Illuminate your classroom with the spirit of Diwali through this engaging lesson on the Indian festival of lights. Students will gain meaningful insight into the cultural traditions, rituals, mythology, and global celebrations that brighten this 5-day Hindu holiday. Vivid illustrations coupled with clear, engaging text unravel the origins and significance of Diwali. Learn how the demon king Narakasur’s defeat and Sita’s rescue represent the triumph of light over darkness, inspiring the diya lamps, fireworks, and sweets that define this occasion. The reading also highlights unique Diwali practices across India and beyond. Learning is reinforced through differentiated assessment options catered to diverse needs: 4 levels of multiple choice quizzes with various question types 3 written response variations, including a short phrase worksheet for essential understanding A 40-question true/false quiz evaluates both comprehension and critical thinking Enlighten your students with a memorable exploration of Diwali, the festival of lights cherished by Hindus worldwide. This richly illustrated lesson makes an illuminating addition to studies of Indian culture and mythology for years 5-10.

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Differentiated reading comprehension worksheets for the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood This carefully re-told story is written at three levels appropriate for readers aged from 6 to 11 years old. The higher level text is double-sided, has a larger word count and features more complex vocabulary and includes 17 questions, including vocabulary questions. The middle level is double-sided, has simpler vocabulary and comes with two question sheet versions; one with 15 questions, another with 8 questions. The lower level text has been simplified for lower-level readers, but follows the structure of the other two higher texts and is therefore also double-sided but uses mainly decodable and high frequency words and has only 7 essential comprehension questions using easy to read and answer questions. All levels come with answer sheets. More fairy tale reading worksheets: Hansel and Gretel Rapunzel Thumbelina The Ugly Duckling

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

8-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 6 to 11 years, for the classic fairy tale ‘The Old Woman in the Forest’ in which a young girl who gets lost in the woods is assisted by a little white bird who helps her find a ring in an old lady’s house, leading her to meet a handsome prince in the forest and ultimately find true love. The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, some extra literary devices and a larger word count. It includes two versions of comprehension questions: ➊ A 16 question classic answer sheet where students write answers on the lines. It is double sided. ➋ A 16 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices. The middle-level text has a slightly smaller word count and simpler vocabulary. It comes with two sets of comprehension questions: ➌ A classic 17 question worksheet. ➍ A 12 question worksheet. ➎ A 14 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices. The lower-level text has been simplified for easier reading, using mainly decodable and high-frequency words whenever possible, apart from a few essential story words. This version includes three sets of questions: ➏ A 10 question classic worksheet ➐ A 6 question classic worksheet ➑ A 14 question ‘circle yes or no’ worksheet perfect for beginner EAL learners. All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.

10 versions of differentiated reading comprehension for the classic fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’,  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 is 2 A4 pages in length. Three versions of comprehension questions come with this level text: ➊ A classic worksheet with 20 questions that require mid to high-level reading comprehension skills, ➋ A classic worksheet with 15 higher level compound questions. ➌ A multiple-choice SAT-style version with 26 questions that vary in difficulty level, each with 4 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 17 question worksheet ➎ A classic 14 question worksheet ➏ A multiple-choice SAT-style version with 31 questions that vary in difficulty level, each with 4 answer choices. The lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading, using decodable words whenever possible, while keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. It spans 2 A4 pages in length and includes three sets of question sheets: ➐ A classic worksheet with 15 questions ➑ A classic worksheet with 8 very easy questions ➒ A TRUE OR FALSE activity with 20 questions ➓ A multiple-choice style version with a sequencing task and 8 easy questions Answer sheets are provided for all levels of worksheets.

Reading Comprehension for the Brothers Grimm’s "The Bremen Town Musicians" In this classic folk tale, an aging donkey meets up with a worn-out hunting dog, an old cat, and an elderly rooster, all of whom have faced hardship with their masters. Seeking a fresh start, the loyal friends embark on a journey together to Bremen to begin new lives as musicians. After spending the night in a forest along the way, the determined animals follow a light to a cottage inhabited by robbers. By making loud noises together, the clever companions are able to work as a team to scare off the outlaws. In the end, the four newfound friends contentedly take over the abandoned house, seeming to have found their happy new home together. This reading comprehension resource includes: ➼ A reading passage written at an approximate 8-11 year old reading level ➼ A 27-question SAT-style multiple choice quiz ➼ A 15-question comprehension worksheet with factual, sequencing, vocabulary, main idea, and theme questions, plus a ‘write a summary’ prompt With answer sheets

Reading Comprehension for the Brothers Grimm’s “The Bremen Town Musicians” In this classic folk tale, an aging donkey meets up with a worn-out hunting dog, an old cat, and an elderly rooster, all of whom have faced hardship with their masters. Seeking a fresh start, the loyal friends embark on a journey together to Bremen to begin new lives as musicians. After spending the night in a forest along the way, the determined animals follow a light to a cottage inhabited by robbers. By making loud noises together, the clever companions are able to work as a team to scare off the outlaws. In the end, the four newfound friends contentedly take over the abandoned house, seeming to have found their happy new home together. This reading comprehension resource includes: ➼ A reading passage written at an approximate 8-11 year old reading level ➼ A 27-question SAT-style multiple choice quiz ➼ A 15-question comprehension worksheet with factual, sequencing, vocabulary, main idea, and theme questions, plus a ‘write a summary’ prompt With answer sheets

Reading comprehension for the the French fairy 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.

Adverbs of frequency word mats and adverb of frequency worksheets. Also adverb of frequency poster.

A table mat to support children in their spelling and choosing which medial vowel to use.

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.

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.

/igh/ trigraph labeling worksheets. Using 12 extra clear, black and white, clip-art images. Differentiated​ with and without workbank, and wordbank with and without sound buttons.

Six levels of differentiated reading comprehension for the fairy tale ‘Snow White & Rose Red’ by The Brothers Grimm. The tale follows two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red, who live in a forest and befriend a helpful bear that aids them in defeating an evil dwarf. The tale emphasizes themes of kindness, friendship, and the rewards of helping others, making it suitable for readers aged 6-12 years old. The higher-level text is double-sided and features a larger word count, as well as more complex vocabulary. It includes two versions of comprehension questions. The first version comprises 20 higher-level questions, while the second version includes 14 questions. The middle-level text is also double-sided but has a slightly smaller word count and simpler vocabulary. It comes with two sets of comprehension questions - one with 15 questions and the other with 10 questions. The lower-level text has been simplified for easier reading and is single-sided. It mainly uses decodable and high-frequency words. This version also includes two sets of questions - a 9-question version and a ‘circle the answer’ multiple-choice version with 11 questions, which is perfect for EAL learners. All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets. Other Brothers Grimm fairy tale reading worksheets: Rapunzel Rumpelstiltskin Fable: The Mouse, The Bird and The Sausage Cinderella

7-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years, for the fairy tale ‘The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground’, a German fairy tale in which a young man disguises himself as a sheep inside a golden fleece to gain access to a king’s imprisoned daughter, wins her love, and identifies her in duck form to pass the king’s test and marry her. Despite the king’s attempts to prevent suitors from reaching his daughter, the clever young man outsmarts the king and is able to marry the princess. The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices. It has a larger word count is double A4 size. 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 9 questions ➌A multiple-choice SAT style version with 24 mixed level questions and 3 answer choices. ➍A multiple-choice SAT style version with 23 higher level 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 three sets of questions: ➎A classic worksheet with 18 questions ➏A classic worksheet with 10 questions. ➐A multiple-choice SAT style version with 24 mixed level questions and 3 answer choices. All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.

Reading comprehension for the Brothers Grimm’s 'The Golden Goose’ In this classic story of kindness rewarded, a generous but mistreated younger brother named Simpleton shares his meager pancake with a magical dwarf and is rewarded with a golden goose and the hand of the princess. With the help of the grateful dwarf, Simpleton overcomes the unreasonable demands of a biased king and eventually inherits the kingdom. This entertaining fairy tale retelling imparts a moral lesson about how generosity and perseverance can be rewarded. Download includes: ➊ Double-sided eading passage (a faithful retelling of the Grimms version) written at an approximate year 3 or 4 level for readers aged 7-9 years old. ➋ A 31 question multi-choice SAT Style comprehension sheet, including a mix of factual, main idea, detail, sequencing, inference, vocabulary, true or false, cause and effect, and authors purpose questions. ➌ A classic, write the answers on the line, 21 reading comprehension question worksheet. ➍ True or False? Activity with 32 statements. Answer sheets for all versions. *Not to be confused with the Aesop fable “The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs”, which is also available from my shop / via this link * https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12868064

Homonyms, Homographs & Heteronyms PowerPoint & Crossword. Homograph PowerPoint with simple clues and clear (labeled for reuse) clip-art. Each slide is animated: 1st click written clues are presented, 2nd click clip-art is shown, 3rd click answer is revealed - I use it with mini-whiteboards in a quiz game format. 25 common homographs presented (fit, ring, saw, gum, letters, light, train, table, club, watch, calf, coach, jam, dear, wave, cross, bark, park, orange, bat, right, tear, bow, wind, polish) ( - please see a screen shot of 9 of the slides) Also comes with a crossword using 17 of the 25 homographs to use as a homework or reinforcement activity. Differentiated crossword - one with clues and word box of spellings, one with only clues. I use it with ESL grade 2-5 students in an after school club and with my grade 3 (8 & 9 year olds) when we study this in grammar, but would be enjoyed by grades 2,3,4 and 5)

Use these writing frames to help Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 students write stories. 8 story idea writing frames with suggested words to help students write interesting stories. Appropriate possible word choices for characters, and setting and a selection of appropriate key phrases, adjectives and verbs which writers could incorporate into their stories. All or just a few of the words can be used. Although it may seem to a teacher or tutor that the plot is predetermined by the word selection children can write a multitude of different stories by selecting fewer or more words, putting words in different orders and by adding their own extra words and information to create a different story each time. (Differentiation by outcome) Designed to help young writers expand their vocabulary and have fun writing.

114 Opposites (antonyms) flashcards (57 pairs of opposites). Designed so that the opposites cards can be printed back to back and flipped over to reveal the opposite. Perfect for use as antonym flashcards, and as quiz-quiz-trade cards. Could also be used for find the matching opposite in the classroom game and concentration memory game and for opposites display.