This resource contains five old testament bible story comprehensions. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level. Each level contains five short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures in the lower and middle levels to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions. There are five different stories: The story of creation Adam and Eve Noah’s Ark Jonah and the Whale Joseph These are all in PDF file format. 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 in the centre of the screen to open it. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. No further preparation needed.

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Glimme by Emily Rodda. The Glimme is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open. Example questions include: What is in the glass roofed room in Edge House? Painted panels, Plants or Dragons Why is he renamed Penn? His mum was called Penny, He likes to write or He likes to draw How long does Teller have to complete his mission? 1 year, 1 month or 1 week What special gift does Lone Annie have? She can heal people, She can visit the past or She can see the future (There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.) The quiz is in the zip file. You might be interested in our longer 78 question quiz: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302 You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 78 questions on The Glimme by Emily Rodda. The Glimme is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. There are several questions for each of the 20 chapters. You can use the links to jump to different chapters or back to the main menu. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open. Example questions include: What is in the glass roofed room in Edge House? Painted panels, Plants or Dragons Why is he renamed Penn? His mum was called Penny, He likes to write or He likes to draw How long will Teller have to complete his mission? 1 year, 1 month or 1 week What special gift does Lone Annie have? She can heal people, She can visit the past or She can see the future The quiz is in the zip file. (There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.) We also have a shorter 25 question quiz on this book: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642 You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298

This resource contains 5 comprehension activities all about the weather. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level. Each level contains five short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures in the lower and middle levels to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions. There are five different topics: What is the weather? Let it snow… Breezes, gusts and gales Rain, rain go away Heatwave! PDF file format. 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 in the centre of the screen to open it. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. No further preparation needed.

This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a story adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Twelfth Night. The story is a romance and covers the themes of identity, disguise and love among others. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs. The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page. PDF file format.

This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Florence Nightingale. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Florence Nightingale. The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Florence Nightingale. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The main activity in lesson 2 is a fictional diary reading comprehension, written from the point of view of Florence Nightingale. Again it is in a SATs style and is again differentiated 3 ways. Lesson 3 allows children to gather vocabulary through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own diary accounts as Florence Nightingale. All resources are included that will be needed for the lessons. They are in 3 zip files. The following documents are included: A 12 page detailed plan for 5 lessons (PDF); A 5 slide PowerPoint presentation with Florence Nightingale themed SPaG starters (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.); A 7 slide PowerPoint presentation covering Florence’s childhood, early career, work during the Crimean War and ongoing legacy. (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.); Differentiated Comprehensions about Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF); Differentiated comprehensions on a diary entry written by Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF); (The presentation and comprehensions are also available separately from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-history-presentation-11900339 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-style-comprehension-florence-nightingale-history-11511636 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-s-diary-year-2-sats-style-comprehension-history-11538559)

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. Example questions include: Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander A separate answer sheet is also included. You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz: Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. Example questions include: Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander A separate answer sheet is also included. You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz: Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 44 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit one of the alternative ‘a’ sounds. It covers the ‘a’ sound as in ‘path’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘a’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘a’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘a’ words Phoneme counting Grapheme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘a’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘a’ sound Revision of tricky words (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 43 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘g’ sound. It covers the alternative ‘g’ sound as in ‘giant’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘g’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘g’ words Phoneme counting Grapheme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘g’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘g’ sound (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 42 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ow’ sound. It covers the alternative ‘ow’ sound as in ‘grow’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘ow’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ow’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ow’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘ow’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘ow’ sound (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 40 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ea’ sound. It covers the ‘ea’ sound pronounced ‘e’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘ea’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ea’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ea’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘ea’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘ea’ sound (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 45 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ch’ sound. It covers the ‘ch’ sound pronounced ‘sh’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘ch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ch’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ch’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘ch’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘ch’ sound Revision of tricky words (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 42 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘c’ sound. It is the ‘c’ sound pronounced ‘s.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to ‘c’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘c’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with ‘c’ sound Writing a sentence with ‘c’ sound (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

A 30 page booklet of summer-themed activities aimed at 5-7 year olds. There are a mixture of numeracy, literacy, phonics and general knowledge activities perfect for children to use in the summer. The booklet can be sent home with children to work on independently over the summer or for home education. There is a colour and black & white version of the booklet. Answers for the phonics and maths questions are also included. A fun booklet of enjoyable activities. PDF file format. You might also be interested in the version of the booklet designed for using in school at the end of the summer term with Key Stage 1: KS1 End of year Summer Activity Booklet

I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy! This year 1 comprehension booklet teaches the children about lots of British royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes. This resource contains 3 differentiated booklets. Higher Ability The higher ability booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4-5 questions per page. Answers are included. Middle Ability The middle ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short piece of text (about 3-7 sentences). There are 3-4 trickier words on each page which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. Lower Ability The lower ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short simple piece of text (3-5 sentences). There are 4-5 trickier words on each page with pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. PowerPoint Presentation There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability booklet so that you can go through these comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets. They also show one slide from the PowerPoint. PDF file format. I hope your class enjoy learning some interesting facts about royal babies! You might also like our Year 2 Royal Babies comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11886762

FANTASTIC VALUE Save 68% This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 3 phonemes- 26 sounds! Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections: Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out Reading words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with sound/filling in missing words Writing a sentence Revision of tricky words This resource contains over 1300 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 5 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach!

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘bl.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order Introduction to ‘bl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘bl’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘bl’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with ‘bl’ sound Writing a sentence with ‘bl’ sound Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘cl.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order Introduction to ‘cl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘cl’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘cl’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with ‘cl’ sound Writing a sentence with ‘cl’ sound Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about the human body, with a focus on organs, blood and skin! The PDF booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘where’ 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 with written extracts to read and several questions per page. The higher and middle levels contain 18 questions each and the lower level contains 14 questions. All of the documents are in the zip file. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level and answers are also included.