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Skim and Scan - Smart Reading UKS2
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Skim and Scan - Smart Reading UKS2

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A Skim and Scan activity for UKS2 - children have a designated amount of time to read the text and locate specific words. Bonus activity included. Designed to support speed reading and suitable for SAT practice. Also sized for easy cropping if needed to be stuck into books as evidence. This activity uses a famous scene from Peter Pan that could be accompanied by use of the film for a guided reading session.
Guy Fawkes Reading Activity
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Guy Fawkes Reading Activity

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A fictional last confession from Guy Fawkes, the night before his execution. (This could be used as a model). Students have a skim and scan activity, encouraging a quick response to locating words within the text. This is followed by a series of vocabulary and language questions, similar to SATs style reading questions.
Fantastic Beasts - Monster Match Up
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Fantastic Beasts - Monster Match Up

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Students must match the description of the beast to an image. Could be used as a starter or to support SEN children. Encourages consideration of vocabulary choices to aid description.
Visual Vocab Starters
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Visual Vocab Starters

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Using a range of images, these activities encourage children to develop vocab using synonyms, sentence starters, speaking & listening, and making appropriate word choices. Suitable for KS2 but could be used across other age groups.
Monarchy: Comprehension
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Monarchy: Comprehension

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A KS2 Reading Comprehension based on Queen Victoria’s diary entry for the day of her Coronation. Questions are SAT style and an answer guide is provided.
Funny Vocab Match-Up
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Funny Vocab Match-Up

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Listed in a table that can be easily edited, are a range of unusual and amusing words that are no longer common in todays discourse. Each word is currently matched with a definition but through a quick guillotine could be easily mixed up to provide a challenge. Once matched, they could be used to stimulate a speaking and listening activity.
Mountains - English Activities
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Mountains - English Activities

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15x Reading/English activities linked to mountains for cross-curricula lessons. Includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, posters, data and more to inspire and encourage exploration. Questions involve inference, prediction, explanation as well as speaking and listening. Ideal for starters, guided reading, group work.
Mountains - Compare & Contrast
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Mountains - Compare & Contrast

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Reading Comprehension task with a focus on compare and contrast. This activity features a table of information about 4 mountains. Students have to answer questions based on the info from basic recall to more advanced inference. Answers are included, as are extension activities.
Skim & Scan - Mountains
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Skim & Scan - Mountains

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5 x Reading activities with a mountain theme, ideal for cross-curricula teaching and learning. Each extract is taken from a diary or memoir of a mountain climber, including a report from Mount Everest, and John Muir discussing his own travels. Students have to locate a series of words within the text - like a wordsearch. My class enjoy having a time limit and seeing who can find the most. This resource could be used in Guided Reading, as an English starter or as part of a broader Geography topic to inspire the students.
Animals - Skim and Scan
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Animals - Skim and Scan

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Introduce your class to a range of classic literature with these skim and scan activities. Designed to improve quick recall and retrieval skills, children must locate words - like a literary word search! Included here are 7 x extracts from classic fiction such as Black Beauty, The Wind in the Willows & many more. My class really enjoy using a timer to try and improve their speed. This is aimed at Uks2/3 although it would suit a range of abilities.
Titanic Skim and Scan
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Titanic Skim and Scan

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Reading activities for UKS2 that aids quick recall and other helpful reading skills. Good revision for KS2 SATS. Children enjoy working against a timer (I recommend between 3-5 minutes) and then trying to beat their score. A quick but valuable activity.
Harry Potter: Christmas Writing
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Harry Potter: Christmas Writing

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Four writing activities with a Christmas Theme linked to Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. Text types include: Diary, Setting Description, Instructions, and Letter-writing. Ideal for inspiration, homework, home-schooling, extension activity or whole class writing. Word banks included.
Wizard World: Compare and Contrast
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Wizard World: Compare and Contrast

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Comprehension questions with a focus on Compare and Contrast linked to WIzards. Students must read a table of information about Merlin, Gandalf (The Hobbit/ The Lord of the Rings) and Dumbledore (Harry Potter). Questions begin with basic recall and become harder. Answers and extension tasks included.
Ancient Greeks: Guided Reading Activities
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Ancient Greeks: Guided Reading Activities

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Assorted tasks for guided reading using Greek Myths. Different skills required such as inference, prediction, and explanation etc. Some activities are text based; other use images to suit a range of levels.
Victorian Gothic Reading Activities
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Victorian Gothic Reading Activities

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This resource includes excerpts from 6 Victorian Gothic novels. Each excerpt includes a Skim and Scan activity encouraging students to develop strategies for locating specific words within the text. Additionally, each excerpt has extension activities, requiring students to engage at a deeper level with the text and its Gothic techniques. This booklet is aimed at students studying Gothic Literature and allows for an immersion in the Victorian Gothic. However, this could also be suitable for higher ability students from UKS2.
Changing Monarchy: Compare and Contrast
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Changing Monarchy: Compare and Contrast

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Factfile providing information on six kings and queens of England including: Richard III, Henry VIII, Charles II, George III, Victoria, Elizabeth II. Features information about different aspects of their reign. 1 x worksheet of retrieval questions 1 x compare and contrast questions
Fantastic Beasts - Skim & Scan
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Fantastic Beasts - Skim & Scan

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Six differentiated Skim & Scan activities to aid speedy retrieval skills in preparation for KS2 reading SAT. My class enjoyed having an IWB timer and trying to beat the clock.
Halloween Reading Activities
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Halloween Reading Activities

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Includes 4 x Skim and Scan Worksheets, 1 x Non-Fiction Comprehension (SATS style) with marking guidance, Monster Match Up Vocab worksheet. Ideal for use in Guided Reading or as English Starters.
Creative Writing Booklet
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Creative Writing Booklet

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This booklet features 10 writing prompts to encourage imagination and free writing. Activities include non-fiction, speech, description and much more. They could be used as starters for English lessons, tutoring, homework or as extensions.