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Orkney Islands Teacher's Shop

Hi there! I'm a primary teacher living in the beautiful Orkney Islands, surrounded by nature and the sea, which inspire much of my work. With a deep passion for early education, I believe in laying strong foundations, particularly in numeracy, literacy, and the joy of reading. My resources are designed to engage young learners, sparking curiosity and a love for learning through creative and practical activities. Whether it's through playful math challenges or imaginative literacy tasks, my goal

Hi there! I'm a primary teacher living in the beautiful Orkney Islands, surrounded by nature and the sea, which inspire much of my work. With a deep passion for early education, I believe in laying strong foundations, particularly in numeracy, literacy, and the joy of reading. My resources are designed to engage young learners, sparking curiosity and a love for learning through creative and practical activities. Whether it's through playful math challenges or imaginative literacy tasks, my goal
Task Map for any non-fiction text
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Task Map for any non-fiction text

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This versatile task map is designed for use with any non-fiction text, making it the perfect resource for developing essential reading comprehension skills. Each section is structured around key literacy strategies such as prediction, summarising, vocabulary building, and retrieval, while encouraging critical thinking through creative and reflective tasks. With activities like making a fact file or poster, researching further, and reflecting on key concepts, this resource allows students to engage deeply with the text in a meaningful way. Whether you are teaching a science article, historical text, or informational piece, this task map offers flexible activities that suit a variety of non-fiction topics. Ideal for guided reading groups, independent work, or whole-class lessons, this task map can be used repeatedly with different texts to build confident, capable readers.
Task map for any text
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Task map for any text

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This flexible task map is designed to be used with any fiction text, offering a versatile tool for guided reading or independent study. The map includes a variety of open-ended questions and tasks based on Blooms Taxonomy, encouraging learners to make deeper connections with the text and reflect on key themes, characters, and events. Suitable for small groups or individual work, this resource can be used over a week or 2 to 3 reading lessons, depending on your classroom needs.
An Alien in the Jam Factory - Task Maps
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An Alien in the Jam Factory - Task Maps

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Dive into the fun and imaginative world of An Alien in the Jam Factory by Chrissie Sains (Accelerated Reader level 4.6) with these carefully crafted task maps. Designed to cover an entire guided reading block, these four task maps feature a wide variety of tasks that encourage higher-order thinking through comprehension, analysis, and creative responses. The novel is divided into the following sections to support focused reading and discussion: Task map 1: Chapters 1 to 3 Task map 2: Chapters 4 to 7 Task map 3: Chapters 8 to 12 Task map 4: Chapters 13 to end Each task map is designed to be completed over the course of a week (or about 3 reading lessons), making this resource ideal for a month-long guided reading unit.
You're a bad man, Mr Gum! - Task Maps
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You're a bad man, Mr Gum! - Task Maps

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Enhance your reading lessons with these engaging task maps, designed to accompany You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton (Accelerated Reader level 5.4). Each of the three task maps features eight independent tasks, structured around Bloom’s Taxonomy to encourage higher-order thinking. These tasks cover comprehension, analysis, and creative responses, helping learners to deepen their understanding of the novel in a fun and meaningful way. The novel is divided into manageable sections for focused reading and discussion: Task map 1: Chapters 1 to 2 Task map 2: Chapters 3 to 5 Task map 3: Chapter 6 to the end Each task map can be completed in 3 or 4 reading lessons, making this a perfect resource for guided reading groups over the course of three or four weeks.