We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
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A huge bundle of 17 non-fiction SATs style reading comprehensions for year 2. The bundle covers the entire Science curriculum for year 2, so is perfect for cross-curricular learning.
Each comprehension booklet has three differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the SATs reading papers from recent years.
The following are included:
Inventors of materials
Materials and forces
Properties of materials
Plants
Staying healthy
Basic needs for survival
How animals change as they grow
Habitats
Microhabitats
The ocean
The seashore
Woodlands
Rainforest animals
Food chains
Minibeasts
Reptiles
Is it alive, dead or has never been alive?
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
The booklet is all about William Caxton, who brought the printing press to England and is a suggested figure in the KS1 history curriculum. Perfect for cross-curricular English and History learning.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who,’ ‘when,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
This resource is a black and white non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘how,’ ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about what activities children can do in the winter. It covers building snowmen, making bonfires and celebrating different festivals.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price. (A colour version is also available via the Blossoming Minds shop.)
A bundle of three comprehension booklets aimed at Year 2.
Differentiated three ways.
Based on the KS1 reading SATs paper.
Inventors theme.
Perfect for cross-curricular learning.
Included in the bundle are:
William Caxton (the printing press)
Tim Berners-Lee (the World Wide Web)
Inventors of materials (from the science curriculum)
PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format.
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A collection of 39 non-fiction reading comprehension booklets for year 2 - one for every week of the school year!
Every booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the SATs reading paper, containing a similar style and range of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience of the test format.
A very wide range of topics is included in the pack to make the booklets suitable for using throughout the school year. They are sorted into the following categories:
Celebrations
1. Harvest Around the World
2. The History of Halloween
3. Bonfire Night Safety
4. Building a Bonfire
5. How to make mince pies
6. Christmas in France
7. Christmas in Italy
8. How to make pancakes
9. Mardi Gras
10. Easter Food
11. Mother’s Day
Countries
China
Japan
Germany
Spain
Historical Figures
Rosa Parks
Florence Nightingale
Tim Berners-Lee
Queen Victoria
Neil Armstrong
Science
Food Chains
Habitats
Keeping Healthy
Materials
Plants
Seasons
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Space
Aliens
Life in Space
Transport
Cars
Planes
Trains
Wildlife
Rainforest Animals
Animal Superheroes
Minibeasts
Ocean Animals
Spring Animals
Perfect for cross-curricular and topic-based learning, whilst also preparing your class for SATS.
Each set of comprehensions is also available individually from our shop.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/blossomingminds
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of 'what,' 'who,' 'how' and 'why' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
This comprehension is all about Queen Elizabeth I. Perfect to use as part of a KS1 history topic or just for general interest for comprehension practice.
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2 all about St Patrick's Day. It includes information about St Patrick's life, St Patrick's Day celebrations around the world and the languages spoken in Ireland. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels with answers.
There are a range of 'what,' 'where,' 'which' and 'how' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets which contain some cute clip art!
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels with answers.
The booklet is all about the artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who painted peasant scenes in Renaissance Holland and is mentioned as a key historical figure in the KS1 history curriculum. Perfect to use as part of a KS1 history or art topic or just for general interest for comprehension practice.
There are a range of 'what,' 'who' and 'why' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format.
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A huge bundle of 13 non-fiction SATs style reading comprehensions for year 2. The bundle covers all the historical figures in the KS1 history curriculum. So the booklets are perfect for cross-curricular literacy and history learning.
Each comprehension booklet has three differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the SATs reading papers from recent years.
The following are included:
Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Christopher Columbus
Neil Armstrong
William Caxton
Tim Berners-Lee
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
L.S. Lowry
Emily Davison
Mary Seacole
Florence Nightingale
Edith Cavell
Rosa Parks
This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class in the days and weeks leading up to Easter.
The bundle contains:
Easter story comprehensions (4 pages)
Spring comprehensions (3 pages)
Maths activity booklet (20 pages)
Phonics activity booklet (20 pages)
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2 all about foods that are eaten at Easter. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘how,’ ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
A great activity for the weeks leading up to Easter.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
A pack of 20 year 2 SATs style non-fiction comprehensions.
This is the second pack we have uploaded and contains a wide range of topics, including:
Asian countries (x3)
Habitats (x3)
Historical figures from the history curriculum (x4)
Space (x2)
How tos (x5)
Living things (x3)
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and a similar layout. Perfect to use in the run-up to SATs as either a start of day activity, a main part of a lesson or to send home to parents for children to practise at home.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy! If you downloaded this last year please download again.
This year 2 SATs style booklet teaches the children about lots of royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes.
The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and include 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘which’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Each booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets.
PDF file format.
You might also like our Year 1 Royal Babies comprehension:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-12101659
This resource contains 6 comprehension activities all about the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be predominantly sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions. Each comprehension can be used individually or you can print out the front cover to create a booklet.
There are six different comprehensions:
The Royal Wedding
Prince Harry
Meghan Markle
The Queen
How to Throw a Royal Wedding Party
The Royal Wedding Day
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format.
(Please note: due to copyright reasons, no pictures of any of the royal family are included. Please also note that this resource was created prior to the Royal Wedding day.)
Celebrate the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with this year 2 SATs-style comprehension booklet!
The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format.
Please note that this resource was created prior to the Royal Wedding day.
A 20 page Football World Cup themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities to help children revise phases 3 - 5.
Perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity, or as a filler for the busy end-of-term period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words.
Each page indicates which phase is included so you will know what your children are covering. Answers are included at the end where applicable.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 42 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘c’ sound. It is the ‘c’ sound pronounced ‘s.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to ‘c’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘c’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with ‘c’ sound
Writing a sentence with ‘c’ sound
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
This resource is a reading comprehension activity covering the part of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit Jesus. I have adapted the bible story to create a descriptive passage for Grade 5 or 6. It is split into three differentiated levels.
Higher Ability
There is a reading booklet of 3 pages (1132 words), followed by 4 pages of questions (14 questions). The passage is very descriptive and includes some advanced vocabulary. The questions are varied and include finding the meaning of words and phrases, drawing inferences, describing characters, ordering the story, true or false questions and multiple choice tick questions.
Middle Ability
There is a reading booklet of 3 pages (965 words) followed by 4 pages of questions (14 questions). This passage is slightly shorter and simpler than the higher ability passage. The questions are varied and include finding the meaning of words and phrases, drawing inferences, describing characters, ordering the story, true or false questions and multiple choice tick questions.
Lower Ability
There is a reading booklet of 3 pages (837 words) followed by 4 pages of questions (12 questions.) This is the shortest, simplest passage, while still challenging the kids. The questions are varied and include finding the meaning of words and phrases, drawing inferences, describing characters, true or false questions and multiple choice tick questions.
There is also a set of answers for each level.
Standards Covered by this Resource:
Grade 5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2 (summarize the text)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 (Higher Ability)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 (ordering the story question)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10 (Higher Ability)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5 (synonyms)
Grade 6
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4