Comprehension activity looking at the lyrics to the Beatles’ song Eleanor Rigby. Questions ask children to think about the meanings of each part of the song. Can be used as part of a poetry unit. Great resource for learning about Britain Since 1948, The 1960s, The Beatles, Songwriting, Famous People, and Liverpool. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Children love listening to the song and completing this activity. PDF and Word files included.

Outstanding qualitynewspaper text about the musician Buddy Holly and the plane crash where Buddy Holly, Richie Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens unfortunately died. Many people refer to the event as the day that music died. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Great cross curricular links for Britain Since 1948, The 1950s, Famous people and famous musicians. PowerPoint presentation and video clip included. PDF and Word version of files included.

Quality comprehension text about the footballer Pele. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups and presentation included. Video clips of Pele's best goals included. Spelling word bank/mat included. Outstanding observed lesson quality resources. PDF and Word files includ

Destination Brazil! Information text about Brazil including the Amazon Rainforest, Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Super resource to learn about the country of Brazil.

Information text about the slum towns of Brazil known as the favelas. Comprehension questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Edited video clip of favelas included. Super resource to aid learning about the culture and country of Brazil. Great geography topic resource.

Information text about the exuberant carnivals (carnavals) of Brazil. Differentiated questions to respond to the text to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Video clip of the Carnivals in Rio included.

Comprehension text about sport in Brazil. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Includes brief information about Pelé, football volleyball and motor racing. Super resource for KS2. PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

A two page biography comprehension text about Sir Isaac Newton. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Excellent text to research a famous scientist. Can support forces and friction work. Includes reference to Newton's law and gravity.

A two page comprehension text summarizing the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Comprehension questions with spaces to respond in full sentences on the pages. Both PDF and Word (for editing) files included (along with an alternate font version.) Super Tudor resource. Would be well suited to KS2.

A two page comprehension text summarizing the classic Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. 24 Comprehension questions with spaces to respond in full sentences on the questions sheets included. Quality Tudor resource. Would suit KS2 children well. Word files (for editing) and PDF files also included.

Newspaper text reporting England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup final. Two page text reporting the 1966 World Cup final. Comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups and PDF and Word files included. Britain Since 1948 or World Cup resource. Good text to identify the features of a newspaper. Two videos included. Short video including highlights of the match (10 mins) and Video of England’s famous last goal included (along with the famous commentary) Children really love learning about this.

Persuasive text persuading people to visit Brazil. Information about many of Brazil’s landmarks such as the Maracana Stadium and the Christ the Redeemer Statue included in the text. Differentiated questions for children to answer responding to the text to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included.

Tudor comprehension activity on 6 short diary entries 'written' by Katherine Howard Henry VIII's fifth wife. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included. Power point presentation of the text and PDF version included

Tudor themed worksheet using adverbs to improve speech and dialogue. Can be used to link synonyms for said. Please check out my other Tudor themed resources in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/oldham30

Both formal language and informal language versions have been included in this letter from Anne of Cleves writing to Henry VIII to accept his proposal of marriage. Children have to highlight which options are formal and then which option is informal. Then the chosen version can be written out in full. Good Tudor resource.

Comprehension activity to identify and discuss features of a letter. Includes an example text where Henry VIII writes to Anne of Cleves to 'ask' for her hand in marriage. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Super Tudor Resource. PDF files and Word files included. Could lead to extended writing opportunity with children writing a reply.

Two activities learning about the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. PowerPoint presentation included to learn about the main points. Activity 1 asks the children to read and complete a Comprehension text about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves ended. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to role play the discussion Henry and Anne would have had when Henry asks Anne for a divorce. The children then write what the characters said in the speech bubbles. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Comprehension task about the first Tudor monarch Henry VII. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Word files and PDF files included.

Cloze procedure where the children will select the correct words to complete a text about the Battle of Bosworth. The children will learn about the battle that ended Richard III's reign and signaled the beggining of the Tudor period. Differentiated to suit 3 ability groups each task is a double page activity to challenge and ends with an extension task to add colour to a Tudor rose.