KS2 Discussion prompts Encourage talk for learning across all subjects Sentence stems and tips Share your opinion Agree/Build Challenge Be a good listener Clarify Be a good speaker Summarise Links with our reading skills posters.

Design a bookmark activity sheet for your favourite book. Free. KS2.

Note: these speech bubbles/signs link with our own interpretation of the reading skills taken from the KS2 National Curriculum. See our reading posters for full information on how we have broken down each skill in a child-friendly way.

KS2 Assembly PowerPoint introducing this year’s Earth Day theme, ‘restore the planet’. PowerPoint supporting discussion on and teaching of: our amazing planet the problems our planet faces inspiring Earth heroes small actions we can take to make a difference This assembly introduces 3 good texts that can be used to explore the Earth and its protection, but it is not necessary to have these. You could introduce your own selected texts on the theme to encourage reading. Supporting whole class comprehension resources for ‘Protect the Planet’ by Jess French, ‘Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature’ by AJ Wood and Mike Jolley and ‘Earth Heroes’ by Lily Dyu can be found on our TES shop page or our website. Our resource for ‘Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers’ by Daniel Thompson also inspires a poetry activity abut making a positive change for the benefit of the Earth.

Book review template. Free. KS2. Space for star rating, an illustration, short synopsis and review. More free resources on our website. What should I include in a book review? Provide a summary of the most important events and characters, but be careful not to give too much away! Let the reader know what genre the book would fall under. It could be more than one. Opportunities to hit National Curriculum objectives. Give your opinion on the story and remember to explain your viewpoint. Recommend the story to a particular audience. Is it for thrill-seekers? Lovers of history? Is it a page turning mystery for budding detectives? Mention similar books that might mean somebody would like this one too. Draw an illustration to show a character, setting, important object or even your own front cover design. Would make a nice display for children to share their favourite books.

KS2 Refugee Week Assembly 2021 PowerPoint, age 7+ 14th -20th June Introduce year’s theme is ‘we cannot walk alone’. PowerPoint supporting discussion on and teaching of: What is a refugee? What is an asylum seeker? If you had to leave home with 1 small bag, what would you take with you? The Refugee Week 2021 theme, ‘we cannot walk alone’ an introduction to 3 award-winning KS2 appropriate texts: ‘The Island’ by Francesca Sanna ‘Oranges in No Man’s Land’ by Elizabeth Laird ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf Supporting whole class guided reading resources for ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf looking at the main character Ahmed’s journey to the UK also available.

A character profile proforma. Useful for KS2 reading comprehension. Space to make notes about: First impressions Picture Relationships Backstory Personality Questions Could enlarge to A3. More free resources on our website. myteachinghive Please leave a review if you like the resource. Support us in making more resources. :)

KS2 Poetry Performance Checklist or Scorecard

KS2 & KS3 - Book Review Proforma What did you think of the ending and why? What unanswered questions does the story leave you with? What life lessons did this book teach you? If you could change or improve one thing about the story what would it be? What was the most exciting moment in the story? More free resources when you sign up for free at myteachinghive.

Reading journal activities worksheet Repeat tasks or encourage children to colour in each task as it is completed. Stick in the front of a child’s reading journal exercise book. Upper KS2 Example tasks: Design and draw your own front cover for a book you are reading. Write 5 interview questions for the author of your book or for a character in the story. Make a list of words from a text that you would like to learn and/or use in your own writing. Write a diary entry for one of the characters in the story. Write a blurb for your story. Don’t give too many details away!

FREE Get to know your pupils and find out about their reading habits. How many sustained the habit of reading regularly this summer? How often did they read? What different genres and authors are they reading? How do they feel about reading? Did they get the chance to visit a library or a bookshop? Where is their favourite place to read? Use our free ‘Summer Reading Habits’ worksheet to find out! SPace is also provided for children to design three front covers for their favourite recent reads to help you gain a picture as to what their reading preferences are. Why not blow it up to A3 and keep them in a class folder for sharing?

Get a snapshot of what books your children are enjoying. Space for children to draw a cover design and explain why they enjoyed three recent books.

Independent comprehension activity When you finish reading a chapter of your book, roll the die and try the activities you land on. Use what you have just read to help you. Suitable for all of KS2. Activities: Use bullet points to make a list of all of the key facts in the story so far. How many can you record in 1 minute? Come up with a newspaper headline that summarises an important event that has happened in the story so far. Rewrite a sentence from the text, which contains adverbs. Change the adverbs. How does this change the meaning? Draw and label something that is described in detail in the text, for example, a character, setting or even an object. Think of an adjective that best describes the main character’s feelings. List 2 pieces of evidence that support your idea. Predict Make 3 predictions about what could happen next. Put a star next to the idea you think is most likely to happen.

2 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on chapter one of ‘Rooftoppers’ by Katherine Rundell. Vocabulary, about the author, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: reading fluency, clarifying your understanding, inference 19-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activities Extract included. Suitable for age 9+

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde. Vocabulary, about the author, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: visualise, clarify, fluency, summarise 34-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activities. Extract included. Suitable for age 7+

Based on an extract from chapter 5 of ‘Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow’ by Benjamin Dean. Year 5 & 6 Book recommended age 9+ 10-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint 1 lesson 2 x PDF activities Clarify word meanings Making inferences about characters based on their actions Extract included WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2022 My name’s Archie Albright, and I know two things for certain: My mum and dad kind of hate each other, and they’re not doing a great job of pretending that they don’t anymore. They’re both keeping a secret from me, but I can’t figure out what. Available for £2 on our website. My Teaching Hive.

2 x reading comprehension lessons based on the Prologue and Chapter One of ‘The Girl who Speaks Bear’ by Sophie Anderson. Years 5 & 6 Book recommended age 9+ 23-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint 2 lessons 1 x PDF activity questioning, inference, looking at connections/themes within a text. Extract included. Visit our website for more book comprehension lessons.

based on Chapter 1, ‘Planet Omar’, by Zanib Mian World Book Day whole class reading comprehension lesson Years 4 & 5 Whole book recommended 8+ 9 page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint delving deeper into the text, exploring the main characters and thinking about how their personality and relationship will affect their upcoming journey.  Includes an inference activity and a fun task creating word illustration. Extract not included but available on the World Book Day website. Book is currently £1 as part of World Book Day 2021. Offer your children the opportunity to read diverse, inspirational books as part of the Planet Omar series.

KS2 Whole Class Guided Reading for Human 2.0: A Celebration of Human Bionics by Patrick Kane 38-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 19 x printable PDFs including vocabulary cards, mixed comprehension questions, skill-focsued activities and hands-on activities. In line with the KS2 National Curriculum. Reading comprehension resources for the following topics: The First Prosthesis Eyewear Eye Replacements Bionic Eyes Bionic Limbs Prosthetic hands through the ages The Paralympics Richard Whitehead Beyond Bionics Implantable Electronic Chips Extracts not included. Suitable for ages 7+ More available at my teaching hive co uk

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on chapter one and two of ‘The Wild Robot’ by Peter Brown. Vocabulary, about the author, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: word’splore (exploring how word choices enhance meaning), infer, summarise 28-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDF activities Extract included. Suitable for age 7+