This Classroom Secrets resource Year 5 Reading Skills - Sir David Attenborough resource contains a biography of Sir David Attenborough detailing his life and career from his early interest in nature to his achievements at the BBC and beyond along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 4 Reading Skills - Invading Britannia resource contains an extract from the diary of a Roman soldier as he and his legion prepare to invade Britannia, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 1 Reading Skills - The Normans Win the Battle resource contains a newspaper report about the Battle of Hastings, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and some questions for more in-depth answer practice. This text is intended to be used collaboratively. An adult reads the text, but it includes blue text on each page that should be appropriate for children to join in with during the spring and summer terms.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 4 Reading Skills - An Interview with Sophie Finch resource contains an interview of Sophie Finch, the recipient of the Inspirational Technician STEM award, as part of the Women in Science series along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 3 Reading Skills - Alice Ball’s Discovery resource contains an extract from three diaries related to Alice Ball’s discovery of a cure for leprosy, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 2 Reading Skills - Discover Dinosaurs resource contains an information text all about dinosaurs, containing details about dinosaur types, when they lived, what they ate and their special features, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 2 Reading Skills - Plastic Problem Persists resource contains a newspaper report about plastic pollution and a young boy’s mission to help tackle climate change, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 4 Reading Skills - A Fair Cup resource contains an information text about Fairtrade coffee and the supply chains that Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade farmers are part of, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 1 Reading Skills - Pudding Lane Bakery Fire resource contains a newspaper report about the Great Fire of London, including information about Samuel Pepys, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and some questions for more in-depth answer practice. This text is intended to be used collaboratively. An adult reads the text, but it includes blue text on each page that should be appropriate for children to join in with during the spring and summer terms.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 2 Reading Skills - St. Patrick’s Day Card resource contains a set of instructions on how to create a St. Patrick’s Day card, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 6 Reading Skills - Red Robber Robs Regal resource contains an intriguing newspaper article about a mysterious theft at a stylish hotel along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 6 Reading Skills - The Pooka resource contains an extract from a story about a young girl searching for her dog in a mysterious forest and her encounter with an unusual mythical creature along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 3 Reading Skills - Kindness Is Catching resource contains a newspaper article about Random Acts of Kindness Day and the joy of helping others, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 1 Reading Skills - All About Plants resource contains an information text about plants, including the different parts of a plant and how they grow, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and some questions for more in-depth answer practice. This text is intended to be used collaboratively. An adult reads the text, but it includes blue text on each page that should be appropriate for children to join in with during the spring and summer terms.

Year 2 Reading Skills - Fairtrade This Classroom Secrets resource (pdf) Year 2 Reading Skills - Fairtrade resource contains an information text all about Fairtrade, containing details about the products we can buy to support Fairtrade, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice. This pack includes: Year 2 Reading Skills - Fairtrade information text Reading comprehension questions organised by skill Reading comprehension questions organised by page Written answer practice questions Answer reference matrix for easy marking

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 4 Reading Skills - Caroline Herschel resource is part of the Women in Science focus and contains a biography of the astronomer Caroline Herschel along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

Year 1 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Cookies This Classroom Secrets resource (pdf) Year 1 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Cookies resource contains instructions on how to bake Fairtrade cookies along with a range of questions covering each content domain and some questions for more in-depth answer practice. This text is intended to be used collaboratively. An adult reads the text, but it includes blue text on each page that should be appropriate for children to join in with during the spring and summer terms. This pack includes: Year 1 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Cookies instructions Reading comprehension questions organised by skill Reading comprehension questions organised by page Written answer practice questions Answer reference matrix for easy marking

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 3 Reading Skills - Buzzing Bees resource contains an information text about a few of the different species of bees found in the United Kingdom and their various similarities and differences along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 6 Reading Skills - Forest Tracks resource contains an exciting story of Onni, a young Sami boy living in northern Finland, who enters a race through the cold winter forests along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets resource Year 1 Reading Skills - My Kindness Diary resource contains a short diary entry from a young girl on National Random Acts of Kindness Day along with a range of questions covering each content domain and some questions for more in-depth answer practice.