I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
A three pack of reading comprehensions for year 5/6.
Footsteps in the Attic - spooky short story with accompanying comprehension quiz and answers.
Bonfire Night - short non-fiction opinion piece about the author’s experiences of Bonfire Night as a child. Comes with comprehension quiz and answers.
The Crack at the Edge of the Universe - 10 page novella, teacher written, that tells the short story of a NASA shuttle sent to investigate a mysterious crack at the edge of the universe. Things soon start to go wrong! Accompanied by a comprehension quiz for each two chapters and answers for ease of marking.
All comprehensions can be done as guided reading, whole class guided reading or individually. Questions and answers modeled on the type used in year 6 reading SATS for good practice.
Differentiated into 3 levels of difficulty - addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators, with mixed fractions included for extra challenge.
Answer sheet is included for ease of marking.
1 chilli = 12 questions using simple fractions with different denominators.
2 chillies = 12 questions using simple and mixed fractions with different denominators.
3 chillies = 12 questions using simple, mixed and addition of 3 fractions with different denominators.
This is a new teacher published book about little people called the ‘Lampkeepers’ who lived in lampposts during Victorian times. The story can be read as a standalone to children across the whole primary curriculum or it can be used in conjunction with the chapter-by-chapter comprehension quizzes that accompany it in key stage 2.
The writing is designed to be mostly phonically decodable and uses a range of writing features for good teacher modeling. Incorporated into the writing are many examples of multi-clause sentences, semicolon usage, subordination, use of coordinating conjunctions, use of the subjunctive, exclamatory sentences, similes and metaphors.
The comprehension quizzes are designed around the SAT style questions that children will face in the reading papers - e.g. fact/opinion, true/false, inference, retrieval, synonyms, word comprehension.
All answers are included at the end of each comprehension quiz for ease of marking.
A reading comprehension that tells the story of a World War evacuee who is sent to the Devon countryside. Having been sent to live with the Hardiman’s, Robert discovers that the old man’s longtime ambition is to catch the much sought after ‘Old Percy’ - a huge 40lb pike that has never before been caught.
The reading comprehension consists of twenty marks and provides practice on true/false, fact/opinion, chronological ordering, recall, retrieval and inference.
A file with the answers is also included for ease of marking.
Ideal exercise in the build-up to SATs, or just for a normal reading comprehension exercise in upper KS2. Can also be used as part of a World War 2 topic.
This resource is for year 5 and can be used as either an elicitation task or end of sequence assessment. Learning objectives are as follows:
Can I read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000?
Round any whole number accurately?
Identify the value of each digit in a number up to 1,000,000?
Use, read, write and convert between standard units of length, mass and time?
Convert a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa?
Order decimal numbers from lowest to highest and vice-versa?
Answers are included on p2 for ease of marking and learning objectives are included at the top of p1 for highlighting whether the objective is met or not.
General revision sheets (six different tasks) for children to complete ahead of GPS test. Sheets test knowledge of word classes, tense and was/were.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
A series of 3 challenging problems for greater depth/mastery level year 6s.
All problems are multi-step and require mathematical reasoning and knowledge of area finding formulas.
Use of all 4 operations will be required.
Can be done in groups, pairs or individually. A very good task if you have a pupil/pupils racing on ahead in class and require a holding task or greater challenge to keep them motivated.
Answers included on page 2 for ease of marking (includes workings so sight of certain answers can be observed within the steps).
Good reasoning for SAT practice also.
The Christmas views of a rather grumpy Christmas tree who is dragged indoors every December.
Written in the first person, the story/narrative is accompanied by a comprehension quiz (15 questions) requiring pupils to infer, recall, retrieve, state true or false, state fact or opinion, consider word meaning/comprehension and look for synonyms. Questions are styled to be a good practice ahead of the SAT reading paper.
All answers are included for ease of marking.
Report/documentary style reading comprehension (fictional!) on UFO and alien sightings in Fieldmarsh Forest. Two Spooky accounts, with fact boxes, documenting alien and UFO sightings since 1964. 20 mark question scheme for children to answer. Style of questions modelled on SAT reading papers.
Contains examples of:
True/false
Fact/opinion
Chronological sequencing
Inference
Recall/retrieval
Separate answer sheet file is included for ease of marking.
Hope your children enjoy!
A GPS quiz for Christmas consisting of 20 spellings and 20 Grammar and punctuation questions.
A time filler for that approach to the end of term and a good assessment tool to see how children are doing in GPS by using the Christmas context.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
Quizzes can be done individually, in pairs or in cooperative groups.
3 page story with accompanying 15 mark reading comprehension. Story is about an enchanted wood where 2 children get lost and are guided out by a mysterious white pony. Task can be carried individually, in groups for guided reading or as a whole class.
Questions include:
retrieval
inference
fact/opinion
true/false
word comprehension (synonyms)
Task ideal for expected level and greater depth readers. Lower ability year 5 and 6 may require an adult to prompt.
A short autumn poem with 12 mark reading comprehension to welcome in the autumn term. Five stanza poem describing the author’s feelings about autumn. Question areas include:
retrieval
true and false statements
statements of fact or opinion
word meanings
word comprehension
Answers are included in a separate document for ease of marking.
A two page reading comprehension with photographs. The text is a first person recount of an author’s experiences of visiting a Devon landscape during his childhood. The text is followed by a 20 mark reading comprehension quiz and poses questions in the following categories:
retrieval
Fact and opinion
True and false
Inference
Word comprehension (synonyms)
The format is available in both word and PDF and also comes with the answers for ease of marking.
A short one page of A4 text reading comprehension accompanied by a 10 mark quiz/comprehension.
Text is organised to demonstrate a chronological report - written in the present tense.
Questions are based on:
retrieval
true and false
synonyms
word comprehension
finding and copying information
interpreting information in the text
Task is ideal for individual learning, group guided reading and online learning.
Available in both Word and PDF formats. Answers enclosed for ease of marking.
A one A4 page piece of text that is a chronological report on the behaviour of Milo - a domestic cat. Useful for teaching the elements/features of report writing and basic reading comprehension. Can be used individually or for group guided reading.
Questions based on:
true/false
synonyms
word comprehension
retrieval
Text is accompanied by a 10 mark (7 question) reading quiz. Ideal for the classroom as a quick reading comp or for online learning. Text/questions are available in Word and PDF format, along with answers for ease of marking.
Short 1 page (A4) reading comprehension accompanied by 10 mark quiz. Questions based on:
inference
retrieval
synonyms
word comprehension
fact/opinion
File is loaded in both Word and PDF formats, making it ideal for a short classroom task or for online learning. Answers are included for ease of marking.
Simply titled ‘Bed’, this is a short poem (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available).
Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills in:
retrieval
inference
features of poetry
synonym
word comprehension
Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word and PDF formats for online learning.
Simply titled ‘Sweep’, this is a short (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available).
Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills:
retrieval
inference
word comprehension
synonym
Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word and PDF formats for online learning.
A full four operations workout that provides a workout of multiplication facts to begin with before helping to maintain pupils’ skills in both fluency and application. 6 questions based on arithmetic from basic addition and subtraction to long multiplication and division. 6 questions based on solving word problems with varying amounts of steps.
1 star, 2 star and 3 star sheets. Ideal for self-differentiation or directed. It is also ideal to send for online learning.
Answer sheets are included for ease of marking.
Available as Word and PDF so can easily be assigned electronically.
A full four operations workout that provides a workout of multiplication facts to begin with before helping to maintain pupils’ skills in both fluency and application. 6 questions based on arithmetic from basic addition and subtraction to long multiplication and division. 6 questions based on solving word problems with varying amounts of steps.
1 star, 2 star and 3 star sheets. Ideal for self-differentiation or directed. It is also ideal to send for online learning.
Answer sheets are included for ease of marking.
Available as Word and PDF so can easily be assigned electronically.