I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book published by Wayland as part of their “Inspirational Lives” series about Stephen Hawking, written by Sonya Newland.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book published by Franklin Watts as part of their “Moving Up With Science" series, called Light.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book published by Wayland as part of their “Real-Life Stories” series about Malorie Blackman.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book called “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” written by Kate Pankhurst.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Task maps also available for this book.
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
An activity to help learners develop an understanding of some words in the Scots language. There are 40 words given in Scots which children can translate into English using an online Scots dictionary. An answer sheet is included but answers can vary depending on the context the word is used in and/or the region in Scotland it is used.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book published by Franklin Watts as part of their “Moving Up With Science” series, called Habitats.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading lessons to go with the non-fiction book published by Wayland as part of their “Inspirational Lives” series about Malala Yousafzai, written by Claudia Martin.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book published by Wayland as part of their “Real-Life Stories” series about David Walliams.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work is for reading lessons to go with the non-fiction book published by Wayland as part of their “Watch this Space!” series, called ‘The Universe, Black Holes and the Big Bang’.
The resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 10 reading comprehension questions and a follow-up task for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension.
There is also an answer guide for the comprehension questions.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
Extract from Chapter 29 of The Midnight Gang by David Walliams which can be used for proofreading and correcting to spot punctuation mistakes. Answers included on page 2 of the document.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel/film which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
A resource for one of the fantastic £1 books released for World Book Day 2017.
It contains a list of vocabulary, quality discussion questions and ideas for follow-up tasks for each chapter of the novel. There is a page for each chapter so you can choose how long you would like this unit of work to last for.
I hope you find this resource useful.
Book cover images have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.