The purpose of this unit is to re-write the Jungle Book story in the children’s own words. The unit makes use of visual aids through some youtube videos. There are 17 lesson overviews for this unit and examples of what the children could produce are included to give you an idea of expectations and these can also be used to aid shared writing. This is a good unit to do at the start of the year in either year 5 or 6 as it helps the children to focus on the skills of writing in detail, writing shorter sections each day as opposed to writing a full piece over 1 or 2 lessons. Everything needed to teach this unit is included in the pack or is linked to except the Jungle Book story itself, which can be downloaded online or a physical copy purchased.

These reading comprehension questions are based on the extract about Mozart from the book ‘Pets and their Famous Humans’. The extract is available for free on lovereading4kids. Suitable for year 5 or 6 children.

Suitable for year 3/4. Reading comprehension question based on the free extract available on lovereading4kids book ‘A robot girl ruined my sleepover’.

Reading comprehension questions and asnwers linked to chapter 1 of the book ‘Harriet Versus the Galaxy’ by Samantha Baines. Sutiable for KS2.

Reading comprehension questions and suggested answers based on chapter 1 of the book ‘Tuck Everlasting’ by Natalie Babbitt. There is a mixture of questions types including 3 mark questions and prediction focus questions.

This reading comprehension is suitable for year 5/6. It is based on chapter 1 of the book The Rise of the Shadow Dragons by Liz Flanagan. A free extract is available to download on love reading 4 kids. There are a mixture of question types. The download also includes suggested answers.

5 Quick fire questions based on the prologue of the book The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke and suggested answers. Ideal to use to introduce the book and as a quick fire activity to practise answering comprehension questions speedily.

Flower Power The Magic of Natures Healers by Christine Paxmann Reading comprehension questions and suggested answers. Suitable for KS2. Text not included but can be accessed for free on lovereading4kids

The Ickabog by J.K Rowling Chapter 1 reading comprehension questions. Suggested answers included. Text not included but is availble on lovereading4kids.

The Ickabog by J.K Rowling Chapter 2 reading comprehension questions and suggested answers. Text not included, but available from Lovereading4kids.

Reading comprehension questions based on ‘The Wolf Wilder’ by Katherine Rudell chapter 1 pages 1-13. Suitable for Year 5 and 6. Questions and suggested answers included. Text not included, but can be accessed for free on love reading 4 kids.

The purpose of these free write activities are to give children the opportunity to explore their creativity and imaginations in a less structured way. A planning sheet has been provided that some children may want to complete prior to their free write to help them structure their ideas. Other children may want to use this as a prompt to remember what a good story needs to include. This includes 10 different images with question prompts to promote create thinking and imaginative writing. Ideal for Year 5 and 6.

Guided reading questions based on the lyrics from Moana ‘You’re Welcome’. Includes suggested answers. Song lyrics not included. Suitable for Year 5/6.

Year 5/6 reading comprehension based on the song ‘Out There’ from The Hunchback of Notre Dame’. Song lyrics not included. Suggested answers included.

The Spitting Cobra - Egyptian Chronicle Book 1 by Gill Harvey Reading Comprehension suitable for Year 5 and 6. Suggested answers included. Based on Chapter 1 of the book. Text not included.

Reading comprehension questions based on ‘The Boy in the Dress’ by David Walliams. Questions link to Chapter 1 and are suitable for LKS2. Suggested answers also provided. Text not included.

The Boy Who Sang With Dragons by Andy Shepherd Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers based on the prelude and chapter 1. Suggested answers included. Text not included. Suitable for KS2.

Reading questions based on Chapter 2 of Holes by Louis Sachar Suitable for Year 5/6 Suggested answers included Text not included

Reading questions based on Chapter 3 of Holes by Louis Sachar Suitable for Year 5/6 Suggested answers included Text not included

Reading questions based on Chapter 1 of Holes by Louis Sachar suitable for Year 5/6. Suggested answers included. Text not included.