A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author introduces a character To understand how an author chooses names to help develop characters. To make predictions about a story. To be able to make predictions based on knowledge of the stories an author tells.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how Anne Fine introduces the characters in the story. To identify how an author can write a story within a story. To understand how different layouts can convey different meaning To understand why Anne Fine wrote this book.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author provides background to his characters and plot. To make predictions based on what has happened so far in a text. To be able to draw conclusions about a character’s plan. To trace ideas throughout a whole story

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author creates a sense of mystery. To understand how Michael Morpurgo uses stories within stories To be able to empathise with the central character of a novel. To understand how two stories can have parallels with each other. To understand how a significant event affects characters in different ways. To retrieve information from the text to answer questions and form opinions. To respond to the twist in the tail of the story

A ten comprehension pack designed to support work on Natural Disasters. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text. Comprehensions cover: An introduction to Natural Disasters Volcanoes Pompeii Earthquakes The Lisbon Earthquake The Kobe Earthquake Earthquakes Today The Richter Scale The Mercalli Scale Earthquake Prediction Earthquake Defence

A four comprehension pack designed to support work on Islam. Each comprehension consists of a closed procedure summarising the text, glossary work on words in text and comprehension questions tied to each text. Comprehensions cover: What is Islam? The Qur’an, Mosques and Prayer The Spread of Islam The HAJJ

A four comprehension pack designed to support work on Dinosaurs. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author uses everyday objects as a portal to a fantasy world. To understand how an author uses familiar and unfamiliar words to create a fantasy setting. To understand how an author builds a sense of wonder. To draw conclusions based on what has been read to date. To skim and scan a text to find evidence to support opinions and answer questions. To understand how an author draws on his own life, his beliefs and his experiences. To reflect on a completed text.

Match the dinosaur to its description using clues in texts. Can be carried out as a clozed procedure or as homework

Three resources that can be used to create dinosaur themed displays within a classroom. All three require access to internet for research and require children to make use of multiple web pages to confirm the information.

A five comprehension pack designed to support work on the Tudors. There are two comprehensions per monarch, one for Higher and Middle Ability children, a second for those of lower ability. The comprehensions can be used as stand-alone lessons or set as homework. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, comprehension questions tied to each text, and a sequencing activity based on key dates during the monarch's reign. Comprehensions cover, in chronological order: Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Mary Elizabeth I

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To form and revise opinions about the Romans To make comparisons between past and contemporary entertainment. To make comparisons between today and the past. To use skimming and scanning to find information for research. To gather information in order to write persuasively. To reflect on a completed text

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To identify how the key features of a book can make it distinctive. To use inference and deduction to understand the point of view of secondary characters. To explore the relationships in a family. To draw conclusions about the main character in relationship to the title of the book. To empathise with the main characters’ feelings in a range of situations.