This resource really helped me teach reading and writing to my Year 1 class. I’ve included a planning overview and learning objectives. The resources are in sequential order and include worksheets and Smartboard resources to help teach each lesson. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies!

The Bronze Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 4. The resources allow students to get in the festive mood for Christmas with ‘The Magic of Christmas’ whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Bronze Pack: • A Text • A comprehension activity with 2 pages of questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use or self marking ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. If you would like to purchase silver pack add on which includes: A presentation A Colouring Page A Wordsearch A Crossword A Just Tick It Activity - For reluctant writers Email me @ bitesizeEducation01@gmail.com For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

Escape from the Mountain of Shadows Embark on a thrilling adventure in Escape from the Mountain of Shadows! This interactive game book puts you in control as you explore a dark, mysterious mountain filled with hidden treasures, strange creatures, and magical artifacts. Every choice you make decides your fate—will you uncover secrets, escape monsters, or find the way out safely? With multiple paths to take, your journey changes each time you read, making every experience unique. Perfect for young adventurers, this story is full of suspense, puzzles, and excitement. Get ready to choose your path and see if you can escape the mountain! What you get: Printable Adventure Game Book with and without QR Codes. An audio version of the Game Book. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education For Newsletters, Freebies, and Resource Updates joing the Bitesize Education community **I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch There are a series of 8 lessons included in the pack. As well as learning objectives, title, word definitions and vocabulary cards for displays / reading areas. All my resources are tried and tested within my own class and I’m really pleased with the results. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies!

For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education This school assembly presentation explores the history and evolution of Halloween, starting with its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and its transformation into All Hallows’ Eve. The presentation highlights key Halloween traditions, including costumes, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating, explaining how these customs developed over time. It also provides important safety tips for children participating in trick-or-treating, emphasising the need to stay with an adult, remain visible, and check treats before eating them. The presentation offers insight into how Halloween is celebrated in different countries, such as the USA, Mexico, and Japan, illustrating the diverse ways people observe the holiday. Additionally, the presentation covers how Halloween has changed over the years, becoming a fun and widely celebrated event with modern twists like costume parties and themed decorations. To add a creative touch, a Halloween poem is included, capturing the excitement and fun of the holiday. The presentation concludes with a reminder to enjoy Halloween safely and celebrate in the spirit of fun and tradition.

George’s Marvellous Medicine - Reading Comprehension I have used this resource with my class and the children have really enjoyed the tasks. Each lesson is based on a chapter from the book. The questions cover a range of different questions types and the activities have an extension task. The resources also include a unit cover and display / working wall resources. E.g. Learning objectives, questions, key words and definitions. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies! Also see my other reading and writing unit - Lost and Found: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=463334&q=lost and found&shop=BitesizeEd

Think you know all about Halloween? Put your knowledge to the test with our Halloween Trivia Quiz! From creepy creatures to haunted history, this quiz is packed with fun and spooky questions perfect for parties, classrooms, or just having some frightful fun with friends. Challenge yourself and see how much you really know about Halloween traditions, myths, and spooky characters! Download the Halloween Trivia Quiz now and let the spooky competition begin! For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education **I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. ** Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

I have used this resource with my class and the children produced some excellent work afterwards. I’ve included a planning overview, session by session worksheets and Smartboard resources. I’ve also included the display board working wall resources that go with the unit of work. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies!

A Day at Sea, The Football Game, and Baking with Mum—introduce young readers to simple, relatable everyday experiences. These stories explore themes of adventure, teamwork, and family bonding in a language that is easy for Year 1 children to understand. Each story focuses on activities that children might encounter in their own lives, such as spending time with family, playing games, and helping in the kitchen. The stories are designed with vocabulary that supports early reading skills, including high-frequency words and simple sentence structures. This helps children build confidence in reading while also expanding their understanding of new words in context. Each story encourages positive emotions, like pride, cooperation, and happiness, making these relatable tales both enjoyable and meaningful for young readers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

This Guided Reading resource is aimed at Year 3 children. The pack includes; a text, questions and answers and a teaching PowerPoint. The resources are ready to go and include learning objectives on the Q&A sheets. All the resources have been tried and test with my own class. The questions focus on the key elements for reading; vocabulary, retrieval, inference. However, the set of resources may also include other skills such as; summarising, predicting, sequencing, and explaining. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies!

The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 2, 3 and 4. The resources allow students to learn about Remembrance Day through poetry whilst developing their comprehension skills. Included in each PDF printable resource: • A teacher presentation to introduce the subject • A Poem • A comprehension activity with ten questions • An extension writing activity • A multiple choice quiz with seven questions • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use • A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning • A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

The Bronze Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 3. The resources allow students to learn about Remembrance Day through the genre of a poem whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Bronze Pack: • A Poem • A comprehension activity with 12 questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

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The Silver Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 4. The resources allow students to learn about Children In Need whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Silver Pack: • A Text • A Teacher Presentation • A comprehension activity with 2 pages of questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use or self marking • A wordsearch • A Crossword • A Colouring Pages ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education Or Try The Bronze Pack I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

The Bronze Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 4. The resources allow students to learn about The Roman Empire and Joining the Roman Army whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Bronze Pack: • A Text • A comprehension activity with 2 pages of questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use or self marking ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

Perfect for classrooms focusing on guided reading and ideal for teaching students in an engaging, meaningful way during Black History Month or any time of the year! Empower your students with a comprehensive guided reading experience featuring influential Black history figures, such as Martin Luther King Jr. **Also Available: ** Simone Biles Lenny Henry Marcus Rashford Floella Benjamin Special Offer: Purchase and review any single lesson or the full bundle, and receive a FREE Stevie Wonder Lesson — this is an exclusive resources not available for purchase! What’s Included? Guided Reading lesson, Comprehension text, Question sheet and Answer sheet Develop these key skills: Fluency and Expression Practice Vocabulary Building Synonym Development True or False Challenges Multiple Choice Quizzes Critical Thinking Exercises: Encourage deeper thinking through the “Answer it, Prove it, Explain it” model, helping students develop their reasoning and evidence-based responses. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

Perfect for classrooms focusing on guided reading and ideal for teaching students in an engaging, meaningful way during Black History Month or any time of the year! Empower your students with a comprehensive guided reading experience featuring influential Black history figures, such as Marcus Rashford **Also Available: ** Simone Biles Lenny Henry Floella Benjamin Martin Luther King Jr Special Offer: Purchase and review any single lesson or the full bundle, and receive a FREE Stevie Wonder Lesson — this is an exclusive resources not available for purchase! What’s Included? Guided Reading lesson, Comprehension text, Question sheet and Answer sheet Develop these key skills: Fluency and Expression Practice Vocabulary Building Synonym Development True or False Challenges Multiple Choice Quizzes Critical Thinking Exercises: Encourage deeper thinking through the “Answer it, Prove it, Explain it” model, helping students develop their reasoning and evidence-based responses. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

The Gold Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 4. The resources allow students to learn about The Roman Empire and Why the Romans Invaded Britain? whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Gold Pack: • A Text • A Teacher Presentation • A comprehension activity with 2 pages of questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use or self marking • A wordsearch • A Crossword • A Colouring Page • A Just Tick it - adaptive resources for reluctant writers • A QR Code Audio (Mp3) version of the text • 16 Bookmarks • A Glossary • A Display Pack ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education Or Try The Bronze Pack Or Try The Silver Pack I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

This Spelling Rules resource is a fundamental part of our spelling programme (UK spellings), designed to teach Years 3 and 4 students essential spelling rules. Through clear explanations and practice activities, students learn the rules that govern word formation, helping them to spell more accurately and confidently. This resource complements other elements of the programme, such as Dots and Dashes for word segmentation, Dictation exercises, and spelling games. By understanding and applying spelling rules, students strengthen their overall literacy skills. Also see: Dictation Units 1 - 8 Dots & Dashes Units 1 - 8 Sight Vocabulary for Years 3 & 4 Spelling Games Years 3 & 4 Spelling Rules Units 1 - 8 Word Changes Units 1 - 8 Supporting Worksheets Units 1 - 8 Look out for future Units Units 9 -14 and special focus skills. For more resources visit my shop Join the Bitesize Education Community to receive news, special offers and freebies!

Uncover the mystery behind your favourite Halloween characters with our Halloween Trivia Poster! Packed with fun facts about witches, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and more, this poster is perfect for classrooms, parties, or Halloween events. Test your knowledge with cool trivia and learn the origins of these spooky figures. Did you know vampires weren’t always afraid of garlic? Or that black cats weren’t always seen as bad luck? Find out more with our fun, frightful facts! Get your Halloween Trivia Poster today and add a spooky twist to your celebrations! For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd