Year 5. Reading comprehension pack for Holes by Louis Sachar. Roughly 10 reading comprehension questions for each of the 50 chapters of Holes by Louis Sachar. I have offered the first 5 chapters free so you can see if the style of questions would suit your pupils or style of teaching. All National Curriculum Content Domains are covered throughout all 50 chapters with the headings: Word Meaning, Inference, Summarising, Analysis and Evaluation, Evaluation of Content, Structure and Quality Retrieval, Predicting, Explaining and Exploring, Comparison and Synthesis. They could be used in several ways: as part of reading lessons with Holes as the scheme of work; as a morning activity; as an early finisher activity or as a meaningful filler activity. Every question is supplied with a comprehensive answer which could be used for peer assessment. They were written with Year 5 specifically in mind although could be used for Year 6. Every sheet is written using Word so can be edited and adapted as needed. All are also uniform and ready to be stuck in books if required and ready to go straight away.

Lower Key Stage 2. Reading comprehension questions based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Roughly 10 reading comprehension questions for each chapter. All National Curriculum Content Domains are covered throughout all letters with the headings: Word Meaning, Inference, Summarising, Analysis and Evaluation, Evaluation of Content, Structure and Quality, Retrieval, Predicting, Explaining and Exploring, Comparison and Synthesis. They could be used in several ways: as part of reading lessons with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as the scheme of work; as a morning activity; as an early finisher activity or as a meaningful filler activity. Every question is supplied with a comprehensive answer which could be used for peer assessment for more able students. They were written with Lower Key Stage 2 in mind. Every sheet is written using Word so can be edited and adapted as needed. All are also uniform and ready to be stuck in books if required and ready to go straight away.

Enhance your English lessons with our comprehensive newspaper report resource tailored for Year 5 students in England. Specifically designed to complement your teaching of the adventure story “Holes” by Louis Sachar, this resource is ideal for use after Chapter 4 of the book. The package includes a model text exemplifying a newspaper report, a differentiated success criteria presented in three levels to cater to varying abilities, and a ‘fix it’ activity sheet focusing on spelling, punctuation, and grammar appropriate for Year 5 learners. Upon acquiring the resource, the following activities can be implemented: Reading and Discussion: Initiate a class or group discussion about the features of a newspaper report using the provided model text. Encourage students to share their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the writing. Reviewing Success Criteria: Present the differentiated success criteria to students and task them with assessing the model text accordingly. Students can use colour coding, underlining, or ticking off to indicate the inclusion of all necessary features. Error Correction Exercise: Engage students in a correction activity focusing on identifying and rectifying spelling, punctuation, and verb tense errors in the text. Writing Task: Encourage students to craft their own newspaper report inspired by the model text and self/peer assess their work using the provided success criteria. The resource, conveniently formatted in Word, allows for easy adaptation to suit your teaching needs. If you find this resource beneficial, kindly leave a review and email samantha-hunt@outlook.com with your username and the reviewed resource to claim another resource of equivalent value for free. Enhance your students’ writing skills and engage them in the world of journalism with our Newspaper Report Resource for “Holes” by Louis Sachar.

Year 2. Reading comprehension pack for The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers. Roughly 10 reading comprehension questions for each of the crayons letters to Duncan. All National Curriculum Content Domains are covered throughout all letters with the headings: Word Meaning, Inference, Summarising, Analysis and Evaluation, Evaluation of Content, Structure and Quality Retrieval, Predicting, Explaining and Exploring, Comparison and Synthesis. They could be used in several ways: as part of reading lessons with The Day the Crayons Quit as the scheme of work; as a morning activity; as an early finisher activity or as a meaningful filler activity. Every question is supplied with a comprehensive answer which could be used for peer assessment for more able students. They were written with Year 2 specifically in mind although could be used for Year 3. Every sheet is written using Word so can be edited and adapted as needed. All are also uniform and ready to be stuck in books if required and ready to go straight away.

Year 5. Reading comprehension pack for Holes by Louis Sachar. First 5 chapters. Roughly 10 reading comprehension questions for the first 5 chapters of Holes by Louis Sachar. I have offered the first 5 chapters free so you can see if the style of questions would suit your pupils or style of teaching and you can purchase the other 45 chapters from my shop. All National Curriculum Content Domains are covered throughout all 50 chapters with the headings: Word Meaning, Inference, Summarising, Analysis and Evaluation, Evaluation of Content, Structure and Quality Retrieval, Predicting, Explaining and Exploring, Comparison and Synthesis. They could be used in several ways: as part of reading lessons with Holes as the scheme of work; as a morning activity; as an early finisher activity or as a meaningful filler activity. Every question is supplied with a comprehensive answer which could be used for peer assessment. They were written with Year 5 specifically in mind although could be used for Year 6. Every sheet is written using Word so can be edited and adapted as needed. All are also uniform and ready to be stuck in books if required and ready to go straight away.

Lower Key Stage 2. Reading comprehension pack for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. First 5 chapters. Roughly 10 reading comprehension questions for the first 5 chapters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. I have offered the first 5 chapters free so you can see if the style of questions would suit your pupils or style of teaching and you can purchase the other 25 chapters from my shop. All National Curriculum Content Domains are covered throughout all 30 chapters with the headings: Word Meaning, Inference, Summarising, Analysis and Evaluation, Evaluation of Content, Structure and Quality Retrieval, Predicting, Explaining and Exploring, Comparison and Synthesis. They could be used in several ways: as part of reading lessons with Holes as the scheme of work; as a morning activity; as an early finisher activity or as a meaningful filler activity. Every question is supplied with a comprehensive answer which could be used for peer assessment. They were written with Lower Key Stage 2 specifically in mind. Every sheet is written using Word so can be edited and adapted as needed. All are also uniform and ready to be stuck in books if required and ready to go straight away.

Enhance your English lessons with our comprehensive setting description resource tailored for Year 5 students in England. Specifically designed to complement your teaching of the adventure story “Holes” by Louis Sachar. There are 2 setting descriptions included: the first for Camp Green Lake, which is introduced at the start of the book; the second for Green Lake after chapter 23. The package includes 2 model texts exemplifying a setting description, a differentiated success criteria presented in three levels to cater to varying abilities, and a ‘fix it’ activity sheet focusing on spelling, punctuation, and grammar appropriate for Year 5 learners. Upon acquiring the resource, the following activities can be implemented: Reading and Discussion: Initiate a class or group discussion about the features of a setting description using the provided model text. Encourage students to share their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the writing. Reviewing Success Criteria: Present the differentiated success criteria to students and task them with assessing the model text accordingly. Students can use colour coding, underlining, or ticking off to indicate the inclusion of all necessary features. Error Correction Exercise: Engage students in a correction activity focusing on identifying and rectifying spelling, punctuation, and verb tense errors in the text. Writing Task: Encourage students to craft their own setting description inspired by the model text and self/peer assess their work using the provided success criteria. The resource, conveniently formatted in Word, allows for easy adaptation to suit your teaching needs. If you find this resource beneficial, kindly leave a review and email samantha-hunt@outlook.com with your username and the reviewed resource to claim another resource of equivalent value for free. Enhance your students’ writing skills and engage them in the world of journalism with our setting description resource for “Holes” by Louis Sachar.

2 informal letters for Holes by Louis Sachar. To be completed after chapter 9/18. The first is a letter home not wanting his parents to worry about him and the second is an honest letter explaining what Camp Green Lake is really like. Documents include a model text/WAGOLL of a informal letter, a success criteria that is differentiated 3 ways and a ‘fix it’ activity sheet but spellings, punctuation and grammar aimed at Year 5. Resource also includes why the model text is greater depth at Year 5 along with examples of success criteria. This resource should be used alongside your own planning in a sequence of lessons on the adventure story Holes. Read through the model text. Discuss as a class/pairs what are the features of a informal letter? What do the children like or dislike about this piece of writing? Look through and discuss the Success Criteria. Give children an appropriate criteria and ask them to mark the text given. Does it include all the features? This could either be colour coded, underlined, ticked off etc. Fix the mistake activity; with a focus on spelling, punctuation and verb tense. Write their own informal letter and self/peer mark using the success criteria given. The resource comes in a simple Word format so that it can be adapted if necessary. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email samantha-hunt@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free.