This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). The theme for the booklet is harvest around the world and covers Thanksgiving in the USA, rice festivals in Asia, the yam festival in Ghana, a fruit festival in Thailand, the Jewish holiday Sukkot and the harvest moon festival in China. It is a perfect comprehension to use during the autumn term, but could be used throughout the year, as harvest is celebrated at different times of the year around the world. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has two pages of information for the children to read before they complete 2 pages of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also true or false, multiple choice questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are 15 questions in total. The middle and lower ability booklets have the information split into four pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 13 questions and the lower ability has 12 questions in total. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included. PDF file format. You might be interested in: Harvest around the world Comprehension Year 2 Harvest Around the World Presentation

This resource is a fictional comprehension activity for year 1. It tells the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level. Each level contains three short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability 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. This is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. PDF file format.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘qu.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘qu’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘qu’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘qu’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘qu’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘qu’ sound - Revision of common exception words

A FREE resource from Blossoming Minds! This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet aimed at year 2. It is all about microhabitats and looks at the definition of a microhabitat, followed by a short look at three focus microhabitats. Perfect to cover the English and Science curriculum. The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels and answers. The PDF booklets are all in a zip file. Find many more great value comprehensions and many more resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/blossomingminds

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’ 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. This comprehension is all about activities children can do in the spring. It covers woodland walks, pond dipping and making a nature notebook. Answers are also included. There is a colour and black & white version of each of the 3 booklets. (The preview pages show the title page and one of the pages from the middle ability booklet.) PDF file format.

This is a set of three lesson plans to teach children about the fun Jewish holiday of Purim. It is suitable for ages 4-7. The plans are very detailed (9 pages plus resources). These lessons could be taught at any time of the year. Lesson 1 contains a brief overview of Judaism and Purim. Lesson 2 focuses on the story of brave Queen Esther. Lesson 3 teaches the children about how Jewish people celebrate Purim. Each lesson starts with a carpet session. The children then split into five groups for activities. These include drawing, storytelling, dressing up and crafts. Across the three lessons the children have the opportunity to do all of the activities. The plans could be combined into one lesson with the children only doing one or two activities. There are three differentiated levels of objectives. There is an optional 18 slide PowerPoint to accompany the lessons which tells the story of Queen Esther and how Jewish people celebrate Purim. (This is non-editable. Click 'Read Only' to open) No further planning is needed.

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' 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. Answers are also included. This comprehension is all about the Nobel Prize winning scientist, Marie Curie. Perfect for using in March for Women's History Month! PDF file format.

This resource includes 3 differentiated non-fiction comprehension booklets for year 2. Each booklet is all about what children could do to make their Mum happy on Mother’s Day. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading papers. Each booklet contains a title page followed by four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included. There are a range of ‘what’ 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. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. (The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages from the colour and black & white middle ability booklets.) 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’ ‘why’ 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. Answers are also included. This comprehension is all about the athlete, Mo Farah. PDF file format.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Germany and covers German landmarks, food and traditions. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘which,’ ‘where,’ ‘who,’ ‘when’ 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 3-5 questions per page. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. I have also included versions of the comprehensions for Google Slides if you would like your class to complete them on a tablet or computer. To do this both you and the children need internet access and Google accounts. You can choose to use either the printed or digital comprehensions. 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,’ ‘where’ 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. This comprehension is all about France and covers French landmarks, food and famous French figures. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in price

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' 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. Answers are included. This comprehension is all about the explorer, Christopher Columbus. PDF file format. The comprehensions are also available as part of a 5 lesson literacy unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-literacy-unit-christopher-columbus-explorer-5-lessons-12055409

This resource is designed to use with year 2 children in preparation for the SPaG SATs. The activity allows children to practise subordination and coordination, a topic which came up a number of times in recent SPaG papers and sample papers. There are 18 questions for the children to answer. They must read the sentence and tick the correct word to fill the gap. This is how the subordination and coordination questions were formatted in the SATs papers. The activity is differentiated 3 ways, with the higher ability using a wider range of words and the lower ability choosing from only ‘and’ ‘but’ and ‘or.’ Answers are included. PDF file format. ECO version included in the price for cheaper printing.

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' 'why' 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. Answers are also included. This comprehension is all about the tennis player, Serena Williams. PDF file format.