This explanation text for P3, linking to the topics properties and uses of substances, explains how fireworks work. Each part of the firework is labelled with an expanded caption - hollow chamber, stick, fuse, time fuse, stars, burst charge and propellant. The downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report text for year 3, linking to the topics animals including humans , tells you everything you would like to know about cows. The text features: How they are explosive, why they affect climate change, what they eat and explains what the term ‘chewing the cud’ means. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for year 5, linking to the topics properties and changes of materials, describes the life of historical scientist Alfred Nobel. In 1897 he invented dynamite, which was a lot more stable than nitroglycerin. He went on to invent many other things, including a detonator to make explosives safer and easier to use. Alfred Nobel left most of the money he made to set up the Nobel Prizes. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

An interview with an explosives expert for year 4 and P5, linking to the topics states of matter and properties and uses of substances. Kate Biderdorf brings chemistry to life through her explosive demonstrations. In this interview, she discusses what her job is, how she became so interested in explosions and the best thing about her job. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

A biography text for year 3, linking to the topics animals including humans, on the remarkable scientist Mae Jemison. Mae Jemison trained to be a dancer, engineer, scientist and astronaut! Mae also spends lots of time teaching and encouraging young people to become scientists, no matter what their background. She wants us all to reach for the stars, and she is still doing this herself by leading a project to develop the science and engineering needed to travel to a different solar system in the next 100 years. Mae doesn’t want anyone to be left out. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This explanation text for year 5 linking to the topic properties and changes of materials explains how rocket packs work. Being able to fly is one of the most dreamed-about superpowers, which might explain why inventors have spent so much time working on rocket packs. The text uses key vocabulary such as hydrogen peroxide, nitrogen gas, nozzles and throttle. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for P6, linking to the topic biodiversity and interdependence, investigates narwhals. The text explains why the males and some females have a tusk, what their average lifespan is and why they rub their tusks together. This downloadable reading pack includes: A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for year 5, linking to the topic living things and habitats, investigates narwhals. The text explains why the males and some females have a tusk, what their average lifespan is and why they rub their tusks together. This downloadable reading pack includes: A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

An interview with a scientist who studies insects and their near relatives, such as spiders and ticks, for year 6 . This links to the topic living things and habitats . Jennifer Andon explains when she became interested in insects, what kinds of insects she deals with and the best and worst things about her job. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.

This non-chronological report text for year 6, linking to the topic evolution and inheritance, tells you everything you would like to know about the extraordinary rodent, the naked mole rat. The text features: how they are almost immortal, how they have a litter of up to 30 pups, how they are resistant to cancer and why they don’t feel pain. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This biography text for year P6, linking to the topicproperties and uses of substances, describes the life of historical scientist Alfred Nobel. In 1897 he invented dynamite, which was a lot more stable than nitroglycerin. He went on to invent many other things, including a detonator to make explosives safer and easier to use. Alfred Nobel left most of the money he made to set up the Nobel Prizes. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

An interview with an army GP doctor, called Nics Wetherill, who planned and led a 61-day polar expedition in Antarctica with a team of six women (called the Ice Maidens). The team travelled 1,700 km across frozen snow, 2 km deep, to research the impact of extreme expeditions on women’s bodies. This reading comprehension for year 5 link to the topic living things and habitats This downloadable reading pack includes: A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for year 2, linking to the topic of living things and habitats , investigates the howling members of the canine family, wolves. The text explains why they howl, what they eat, how they keep warm in winter and how many pups they have. The downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This explanation text for year 2 and P3, linking to the topic Everyday materials, explains how umbrellas work. Each part of the umbrella is labelled with an expanded caption - pole, catches, ferrule canopy and much more. The downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for P7 describes Edward Jenner’s life, linking to the topic body systems and cells. Edward discovered that people who had been infected with cowpox didn’t catch smallpox. Within twenty years of its discovery, Edward’s smallpox vaccine had saved millions of lives. In 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been completely wiped out. Today, there are lots of different vaccines available that protect us from many dangerous diseases. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.

This biography text for year 6 describes Edward Jenner’s life, linking to the topic Animals including humans. Edward discovered that people who had been infected with cowpox didn’t catch smallpox. Within twenty years of its discovery, Edward’s smallpox vaccine had saved millions of lives. In 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been completely wiped out. Today, there are lots of different vaccines available that protect us from many dangerous diseases. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.

This non-chronological report for year 6, linking to the topics Animals including humans , investigates llamas. Llamas are domestic animals that live mainly in South America. They are sometimes used to help improve people’s mental health but that’s not their only medical superpower. Scientists have discovered that llamas could help in the fight against diseases such as Covid-19! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

Asthma inhalers are life-saving devices that help millions of people around the world control the symptoms of asthma, a respiratory condition where the airways in the lungs become narrowed, making it harder to breathe. This explanation text for year 6, linking to the topic animals including humans, explains how they work. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This non-chronological report for P7, linking to the topic , investigates llamas. Llamas are domestic animals that live mainly in South America. They are sometimes used to help improve people’s mental health but that’s not their only medical superpower. Scientists have discovered that llamas could help in the fight against diseases such as Covid-19! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.