Phase 3, Roll it, Read it Dice Game Mats for Tricky and Decodabale Words.
4 beuatifuly and carfeully designed mats
2 mats with tricky words.
2 mats with decodable words.
Master proper nouns with this hands-on resource!
This engaging pack includes:
• 4 A4 pages of sorting cards (96 cards in total) for sorting common vs. proper nouns like mountain/Mount Everest, holiday/Christmas, language/English
• 2 contrasting example illustrated posters of common and proper nouns
• 3 double-sided worksheets (2 higher, 1 lower level) for reinforcement
Give your students fun practice identifying and using proper nouns correctly through interactive sorting activities and targeted worksheets. Also makes a great classroom display.
Perfect for whole class, small group, or independent work!
Carefully designed, double-sided, Phase 5 phonics mats.
One side has grapheme and memorable clip-art example(s), reverse side has a list of example words (taken from Letters and Sound, Phase 5, Bank of Words).
Each side is laid out in the reverse order - so that when the clip-art side is printed and put back-to-back with the word list side the words are directly behind the image. This helps the learner to find the spelling pattern they are looking for as the mat is ‘flippable’.
No title on the table mat to maximize examples.
Develop reading comprehension skills with this collection of tales from the Brothers Grimm featuring magical elves. Includes three interconnected stories:
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" - The classic tale about a poor shoemaker who receives much-needed help from three young elves.
"The Servant Girl" - A hard-working servant girl encounters elves who gift her gold.
"The Changeling" - A mother cleverly tricks elves to return her stolen child.
This reading comprehension resource includes:
➼ Illustrated, child-friendly versions of each tale faithful to the original Brothers Grimm
For “The Elves and the Shoemaker”:
➊ A 20 question VIPERS comprehension sheet requiring written responses
➋ A 32 question SAT-style multiple choice sheet
➌ A 27 question essential questions plus multiple choice sheet
➍ A lower ability/EAL question sheet with written and multiple choice
For the complete set of three tales:
➎ A 39 question SAT-style multiple choice sheet
➏ A 21 question written response comprehension sheet
Through these engaging fairy tales, students will build key comprehension skills while learning valuable lessons about generosity, caution, and wisdom. The tales connect through the common theme of magical elves impacting human lives. An enchanting addition to any reading curriculum.
The tales are written at a year 4 to 5 reading level, with comprehension questions appropriate for key stages 2, 3 and even 4.
Reading comprehension for the the French traditional tale, “Diamonds and Toads” by Charles Perrault.
In this anti-fairytale, a widow has two daughters. The older daughter, Fanny, resembles her mother and is favored despite being disagreeable. The younger daughter is kind and beautiful like her late father. The younger girl helps a disguised fairy and is blessed with jewels and flowers falling from her mouth when she speaks. The widow wants the same for Fanny, but Fanny insults the fairy and is cursed, causing toads and snakes to fall from her mouth. When Fanny arrives home, she tells her story to her mother and disgusting toads and vipers fall from her mouth The widow, furious, drives her younger daughter out of the house. In the woods, the younger daughter meets a king’s son, who falls in love with her and marries her. In time, the widow is sickened by her older daughter’s vile mouth, and drives her out too. Fanny dies alone and miserable in the woods.
This reading activity resource includes:
A reading passage at a 9-12 year old reading level
A 15-question comprehension sheet (basic factual questions)
A 14-question comprehension sheet (literary analysis questions)
An 8-question comprehension sheet (mix of essential questions)
A 31-question SAT-style multiple choice quiz (2 pages)
A 58-question SAT-style multiple choice quiz (4 pages)
A sequencing and story summary cloze activity sheet
Two crossword versions using 26 key vocabulary words
Answer sheets are also provided.
12 versions of differentiated reading comprehension are available for the classic fairy tale ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, includes more details, and employs additional literary devices. It has a larger word count and spans 4 A4 pages (printable back to back on two pieces of A4 paper). Three versions of comprehension questions are available for this level text:
➊ A classic worksheet with 19 questions (wherein students write answers on lines below the questions)
➋ A classic worksheet with 14 Higher Level Key Stage 3 SAT style questions
➌ A multiple-choice SAT style version with 27 mixed-level questions, each with 3 answer choices.
The middle-level text has a slightly smaller word count and simpler vocabulary. It spans 2 A4 pages in length and is accompanied by three sets of comprehension questions:
➍ A classic 20 question worksheet
➎ A 13 question SAT Style worksheet,
➏ A multiple-choice SAT style version with 24 mixed-level questions, each with 3 answer choices.
The lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading, while keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. It spans 2 A4 pages in length and includes six sets of questions:
➐ A classic worksheet with 14 questions,
➑ A Key Stage 2 SAT style worksheet with 16 questions,
➒ A classic worksheet with 8 easy-to-answer questions,
➓ A multiple-choice Key Stage 2 SAT style version with 14 mixed-level questions and 3 answer choices,
⓫ A cloze activity,
⓬ A word mat and a labelling activity word mat.
Answer sheets are provided for all levels of worksheets.
6-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years, for the fairy tale ‘Cinderella’.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices. It has a larger word count and consists of 3 illustrated A4 pages. It includes four versions of comprehension questions:
➊A classic worksheet with 20 questions (wherein students write answers on lines below the questions)
➋A classic worksheet with 16 questions
➌A classic worksheet with 10 questions with higher-level SAT style questions
➍A multiple-choice SAT style version with 27 questions and 3 answer choices.
The middle and lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading whilst keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. It is single sided. This version includes two sets of questions:
➎A classic worksheet with 17 questions with some vocabulary and author’s purpose questions.
➏A classic worksheet with 12 questions.
All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.
More princess fairy tale reading worksheets:
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and Rose Red
The Princess and the Pea
Explore the Hindu Creation Story in this engaging lesson with:
A vivid illustrated retelling of the ancient myth, bringing Hindu beliefs to life.
5 worksheets for a deeper understanding:
Double sided multiple choice quiz
Double-sided higher level written response
Double-sided lower level written response
Cloze story summary
Hindu Gods in the creation story labeling
This comprehensive lesson aims to engage students with the ancient Hindu creation story, offering fascinating insights into Brahma, Vishnu and Hindu beliefs around creation and encouraging meaningful connections across cultures.
Differentiated worksheets allow diverse ways to deepen and demonstrate knowledge, including sequencing, true or false, symbolism, reflection question etc. Includes answer keys.
Suitable for Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4 , these thought-provoking materials are designed to be engaging and rewarding for students of all ages.
Differentiated reading comprehension worksheets for the fairytale ‘The Fisherman and His Wife,’ which tells the story of a fisherman who catches a magical fish that grants wishes. However, his wife’s greed leads to their downfall, teaching the moral to be content with what you have and not be greedy for more.
The carefully retold story is written at four levels appropriate for readers aged 6 to 11 years old.
The higher level text is double-sided, has a larger word count, features more complex vocabulary, and includes 17 higher level questions.
The middle level text is double-sided, has simpler vocabulary, and includes 13 questions.
There are two lower level texts, both of which have been simplified for lower-level readers and follow the structure of the higher texts. However, one is a shortened version omitting one of the wife’s three wishes. Both lower level texts use mainly decodable and high frequency words. The full version has nine questions, and the shortened version has nine easy-to-read and answer questions.
All four levels come with answer sheets.
Looking for other anti-fairy tales?
The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen
Puss in Boots
The Emperor’s New Clothes
5-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 7 to 14 years, for the classic English fairy tale ‘Tattercoats’ in which Tattercoats, a granddaughter hated and mistreated by her grandfather ever since birth, attends a royal ball in rags with a goose herder who magically transforms her into a princess when she is chosen by the prince. Tattercoats is a traditional English fairy tale first published in 1890 but likely originating much earlier from anonymous folklore storytellers.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices and a larger word count. It includes three versions of comprehension questions:
➊ 19 question classic worksheet (wherein students write answers on lines below the questions)
➋ 10 question classic worksheet
➌ 15 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices.
The middle or lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading whilst keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. This version includes two sets of questions:
➍ 11 question classic worksheet (essential comprehension questions-lower to middle level)
➎ 13 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices (middle-to higher year 6 SAT style).
All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.
Check out some other lesser known fairy tale reading comprehension:
The Swineherd
The Clever Prince
Brave Little Tailor
Katie Crackernuts Scottish Fairy Tale
6 version differentiated reading comprehension suitable for readers aged 11-14 for the classic anti-fairy tale “The Swineherd” by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a poor prince wishes to wed the Emperor’s daughter. He sends her two beautiful gifts, a nightingale and a rose, but the princess rejects them because they are real and natural, rather than artificial. The prince then disguises himself as a swineherd at the palace and creates a musical pot. The princess pays ten kisses for the pot and one hundred kisses for a musical rattle. However, when the Emperor finds out, he casts her out. The prince, realizing that the princess is unworthy of his love, spurns her and leaves her singing dolefully outside the palace.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, some literary devices, and a larger word count. It includes four question versions:
➊A 20-question classic answer key where students write answers on the lines.
➋A 24-question multiple-choice version with three answer choices.
➌A vocabulary worksheet requiring definitions for 12 words from the text to be written.
➍A multiple-choice vocabulary worksheet for 12 words from the text.
The middle-level or lower text has a slightly smaller word count and simpler vocabulary. It comes with two sets of comprehension questions:
➎A classic 16-question worksheet
➏An 18-question multiple-choice question sheet with three answer choices.
All levels of worksheets come with answer keys.
More fiction reading comprehension:
Old Woman in the Forest
Puss in Boots
Brave Little Tailor
Aladdin
5-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 7 to 14 years, for the classic fairy tale ‘The Clever Prince’ (Originally written by Kate Douglas Wiggin in 1906) in which a prince searches far and wide for a bride who is both very beautiful and clever, finally finding her living as a peasant in a cottage in the woods; after testing her intelligence, he realizes she is his equal and marries the peasant girl, making her his princess.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, some extra literary devices and a larger word count. It includes three versions of comprehension questions:
➊ A classic 18 question worksheet
➋ A 16 question worksheet
➌ A 15 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices
The middle or lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading whilst keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact.
This version includes two sets of questions:
➍ A 14 question classic worksheet
➎ A 15 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices
All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.
More fairy tale reading worksheets featuring male main characters:
Brave Little Tailor
Aladdin
Emperor’s New Clothes
Base form, past simple and past participle of irregular verbs.
63 Verbs with illustrations - most commonly used verbs.
Flashcards, sorting cards and worksheets.
V1 V2 V3 version as well as base form, past simple and past participle version.
Complete your verb teaching toolkit with:
EAL Newcomer Essential Verbs
Verb Mats
Verb Tense Memory Games | Past Tense Cards
Differentiated reading comprehension retellings of Aesop’s ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ fable.
Two retellings of the classic fable: one shorter ‘true’ fable at two reading levels and a longer ‘story’ retelling of the fable at three levels. Higher level texts all use more ambitious vocabulary and higher-level questions, middle and lower levels are differentiated to be easier to read and with easier or less questions. All five versions come with answer sheets.
3 double-side, engaging, and effective writing worksheets which students really enjoy.
An interesting but simple three word sentence with a noun and verb is provided; children then rewrite them to make them much more interesting by adding adjectives to the noun, adverbs to the verb and additional information.
My students really love doing these and always come up with delightful, fascinating, improved sentences which help them with longer pieces of written work and their understanding of the power of adjectives and adverbs to make writing come alive.
PDF version (Sasson font) and editable Word version (Comic Sans) uploaded.
Mastering Possessive Nouns: Comprehensive Resource
This comprehensive kit provides educators with a variety of tools to teach possessive nouns effectively:
Instructional Materials:
15 colorful posters/anchor charts illustrating:
• Singular possessive nouns
• Plural possessive nouns (ending in ‘s’ and not ending in ‘s’)
• Possessive apostrophe usage rules
Practice Resources:
6 differentiated worksheets:
• 1 illustrated worksheet for visual learners
• 5 text-based worksheets of varying difficulty levels
Interactive Learning:
1 blank matching poster template for students to create their own examples
Key Concepts Covered:
Distinguishing between plural and possessive nouns
Singular noun possessive rules
Plural noun possessive rules (for nouns ending in ‘s’ and those that don’t)
Correct placement of possessive apostrophes
This resource is designed to cater to diverse learning styles and provide ample opportunities for practice and reinforcement of possessive noun concepts.
Fronted Adverbials Word Mat.
“Fronted Adverbials are words or phrases at the beginning of a sentence which are used to describe the action that follows.
A comma is usually used after the adverbial.”
Fronted adverbials listed under time, frequency, location, manner and degree.