These reading comprehension worksheet and activities can be used in the lead up to St Patrick’s Day or for your myths/legends unit. Students can pair up for reading the passages. This product contains two reading passages and a dedicated worksheet on homonyms. Worksheet on homophones: Section A: 7 sentences - students choose and write in the correct word so that the sentence makes sense. Section B: The words that are not used in Section A, students make up 7 sentences of their own. E.g. Section A - Saint Patrick is the patron saint of ___________. (Island/Ireland) Section B - 'Island ’ would be incorrect if used in the above sentence, so in this section students make up a sentence with ‘island’. Text 1: The Evil Black Pig of Monaghan (St Patrick is challenged to get rid of the pig which causes fear and destruction in the village) contains 4 paragraphs Sections A to D. Students can work in pairs to read the story and then answer the 12 questions. Tasks included: Searching for answers in the text, gap filling, multiple choice, adding paragraph headings, word work such as finding a compound word, dictionary work. Text 2: Leprechauns: (Symbol of St Patrick’s Day/Ireland) - Students complete both paragraphs with missing words using the 9 words in the in the word box. Additional work/Early finishers: There are 8 tasks to complete in the second part of Text 2 worksheet which relates to various word and sentence work and putting words into alphabetical order. Answers/Solutions included. Total pages: 11 Thank you for visiting my shop:-) Maths Activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124

This resource focuses on the legend of Saint Patrick and myths. The PowerPoint Presentation includes whole class activities and there are questions at the end of the presentation. Children are encouraged to participate in discussion about the different myths and legends in relation to St Patrick/St Patrick’s Day. The resource contains:- 32 Slides PowerPoint Presentation Flexible detailed lesson plans covering 2 lessons (includes learning objectives and plenaries/closing session). Each PowerPoint slide is referred to in the lesson plans. Lesson 1: Children link the shamrock St Patrick is holding to Irish myths, including leprechaun costumes that they might see on St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Learn the difference between myths and legends. They look at mythical beasts and describing words and phrases. Differentiated worksheets - With support - LA draw their own picture of Cyclops and label the parts with adjectives. MA/HA - Draw own picture of Cyclops or create their own mythical creature and label it with adjectives and and use simple sentences to describe in more detail, e.g. its body was as big as a house. Extension: Complete Patrick’s Day Factsheet (colour in/4 questions). Lesson 2: Previous is lesson reviewed. This lesson focuses on the retelling of myths and sequencing events. Three mythical stories on PowerPoint are read out and children decide which one they like better and what makes them interesting. Discuss what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the stories. Differentiated Activity 1 - Lower Ability children cut out and sequence three pictures and write a simple sentence below each picture called St. Patrick and the Serpent. Middle Ability - Cut out sentences and glue below the correct pictures to tell the story of St Patrick and the Serpent . High Ability - Retell legend of St Patrick and the Serpent. First they draft and then write out neatly. Early finishers: Draw or find a picture of a person whom they regard as a legend and write why. Thank you for stopping by my shop:-) Maths activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124

This product relates different worksheet activities and puzzles on the topic of Wales and their patron saint, St. David. The worksheets are differentiated. Content: Unscramble the 4 symbols of Wales and write the words opposite the pictures. Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Easy) Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Challenging) Reading comprehension worksheet on Wales and Welsh community in Argentina 4 Cut/paste Activity sheets - Children read the sentence, copy it, and then cut out the words and rearrange correctly to make the sentence, then colour in the pictures: daffodil, St David, Leek and flag of Wales. Complete a jigsaw puzzle (colour and b/w) Word Search with Solution Thank you for visting my shop:-) Total download: 18 pages

This product relates to the Legend of St. David and myths. Content: 18 Slide PowerPoint Presentation Lesson Plan 3 Sets of Worksheets The presentation describes myths and legends and that sometimes myths and legends overlaps. Children learn about some of the mythical stories that are passed down from one generation to the next, e.g. why the leek and the dragon are symbols of Wales and the miracles St David carried out, e.g. making the blind see, why David is standing on a hill with a dove on his shoulder, the legend of the boy who tried to steal pigeons, the legend of the corpse candle. Listening and speaking during the presentation. The flexible lesson plan guides you through the presentation or you can just play the presentation which children interact with. Differentiated gap-filling worksheets: Worksheet 1 - Children use the words in the box to fill in the gaps. Worksheets A and B: - Children work in twos and collaborate to complete their worksheet as each child has information the other children needs. There is a teacher’s copy for the worksheets A and B. Early finishers - During the presentation the children are given the opportunity to retell one or two of the legends they like best which they oral retell to the class. When they come to do the worksheets, they recount one of the stories either using a worksheet with story boxes or write a short narrative and draw a picture

This resource is about Advent and is presented in PowerPoint together with a lesson plan and supporting worksheet tasks. For the younger children, you can just play the PowerPoint so that they know something about Advent. Content: 30 Slide Presentation which includes whole class activities - it describes what people do in the lead up to Christmas, the meaning of Advent and children are asked what they do in preparation for an event, e.g. if it their birthday, what do they do to prepare for the big day. Children are encouraged to interact with the presentation. There is a review at the end. Flexible lesson plan with introduction to set the scene, main lesson and recap session. The slides are referred to in the lesson plan. 4 Worksheets Word Search with solution plus associated tasks Worksheets 1 and 2: Children list an activity in each of the baubles. Children who need support can draw pictures to go with their list. The more able children describe their list in more detail using complete sentences and then draw a picture. Worksheet 3: For able writers – You may wish to give this work to more able writers to write about what people do during Advent and/or write how they prepare for Christmas. Early Finishers: Worksheet 4 with Answer Key: For this activity children only tick the pictures that relate to Advent. The second part of the worksheet is for children to complete each of the four sentences in their own words but using the verbs in the box. Word Search: Children can work in twos to find the words in the grid. When the word search is completed there is a ready-made worksheet for the children to put the words in the word search grid into alphabetical order. Hope you enjoying using this product. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This resource relates to Would you rather questions. Children must choose one of the questions posed and have the option of saying why they chose that answer. There are a set of worksheets with follow-up activities and Would You Rather … cards. You can use: before the main lesson as a fun activity, fill in extra time use in circle time/citizenship use as a back to school activity to create conversation use it as a way to get children talking and listening. Some of questions are funny, silly and make children thing about serious issues in a light-hearted way. Content: Teacher Notes 5 Worksheets A to E 52 Cards (laminate to use again and again) A set of Why cards Blank worksheets for children to make up their own Would You Rather … questions Interviewing each other - Select the worksheets you want to use and put children in pairs so that they can interview each other and put a tick next to the question they choose. As a follow-up optional activity, children can write a list of the response of the person they interviewed - please see preview pane. 52 cards - Just shuffle and lay face down on table, players take turns to take a card to read and chose their answer. They must choose one or the other. You don’t have to use all the cards - you can differentiate and select the cards that you want the children to use. Some children may want to write their own questions and so a blank worksheet is included. Thank you for visiting my shop.

This product relates to adverbs of place. If you are teaching adverbs then you could add this resource to your grammar unit on adverbs. Content: Teacher’s Notes Adverbs of place title card 16 whole page display cards or anchor cards (you can enlarge) 50 Adverbs of place flashcards - you can photocopy onto colour card paper Extras: 4 sets of Worksheets to practise using adverbs of place: The worksheets reinforces the use of the adverbs. Worksheet 1: Adverbs of Place Cloze Activity. Students choose a suitable adverb to complete the eight sentences. The adverb that was not used to complete the sentences, the students write their own sentence with that left over adverb in the space provided. Worksheet 2: Adverbs of Place Sentence Sort Worksheet (with Answer Sheet) Students sort out the jumbled words so that the sentence make sense placing the adverb at the end of the sentence. Worksheet 3 – Adding -where or -ward at the end of adverbs of place. Students will see a list of beginning words of adverbs. They should complete each word writing either ‘where’ or ‘ward’ at the end. E.g. if the beginning word is no ____, the student completes the word with ‘where’ to make nowhere. There is a total of 9 words to complete. Once Task A is done, students complete Task B – write 3 sentences with the adverbs ending in -where and 3 sentences ending in -ward. Worksheet 4 – Read and Answer Worksheet (with Answer Sheet). You could pair up students for this activity. First, they read each sentence. Then they answer the question Where? and write down the adverb of place. Word Search (with Solution) – Students find the words listed that go across and down. Suggested use with flashcards to increase vocabulary. Shuffle a selection of cards - ask a student to pick one. Whichever card is picked, show to the whole class or a small group of students to make up a sentence with that adverb of place. Thank you for visiting my shop and hope this resource is useful:)

This product relates to adverbs of degree. I have included a common list of words but there are so many. Use this resource to supplement your teaching of adverbs of degree. You may like to display some of the posters around your classroom. Laminating the posters and flashcards gives them that professional look. Content: Teacher’s Notes Adverbs of degree title card 15 whole page display cards or anchor cards (you can enlarge) 52 Adverbs of degree flashcards - you can photocopy onto colour card paper Differentiated Worksheets 1x Word Search with Solution The 52 adverbs of degree are 4 words to a page - just laminate and cut out. Extras: 6 sets of Worksheets to practise using adverbs of degree: Worksheet 1: Adverbs of Degree Cloze Activity. Students choose an adverb to complete the six sentences. For the second part of the worksheet, students make up a sentence of their own using one of the adverbs that was not used in the cloze activity. Worksheet 2: Adverbs of Degree Modifying Adjectives Worksheet. Students write 9 sentences using the numbered adverb/adjective words in the table. The students can work in pairs if they feel they need help in making up sentences. Worksheet 3 – Adverbs of Degree Modifying Action Worksheet. An explanation is given in the box. Students write 9 sentences using the numbered adverb/action verb in the table. An example is given. Students can draft some sentences on their whiteboard before completing the worksheet. Worksheet 4 – Adverbs of Degree Modifying Other Adverbs Worksheet. Similar to the above task, - A brief explanation is given in the box. Students then write 9 sentences using the numbered degree adverb/other adverbs in the table. Students can draft some sentences on their whiteboards before completing the worksheet. Worksheet 5: Adverbs Focus: Enough, Too and Very Worksheet (with Answer Sheet) In completing this worksheet, students must think about the word order of ‘enough’. The rest of the worksheet is straightforward when the students come to use ‘too’ and ‘very’. The second part of the worksheet requires students to write their own sentences using each of the degree adverbs. Adverbs of Degree Word Search (with Solution) – Students find 14 words listed that go across and down. Worksheet 6: Extension: Rewrite the list in alphabetical order on a separate sheet of paper. Listening and Speaking: As a whole class or small group activity, shuffle a few flashcards and ask a student to select a card. The other students then think of a sentence to say aloud with that word, e.g. extremely difficult The walk to school was extremely difficult. Hope you find this resource helpful. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource is a reading comprehension short story text mainly focusing on adverbs and adverbials used in the context of a story. There are comprehension questions on the text which includes identifying and sorting adverbial phrases and adverbs, describing fronted adverbials. It also includes: Searching for answers (Text-based evidence) Inference and interpreting Vocabulary work re: synonyms for verbs Sentence work re: amending a long sentence. Redraft story text - students use their own adverbs and adverbial phrases to modify the story thus creating their own version. This product is being sold separately: You may only be interested in this reading comprehension which is also contained in my other product on Adverbials which is part of the Adverbs Bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adverbial-phrases-and-fronted-adverbials-12209678 Thank you for your interest in my shop:)

This product reviews adverbs and then focusses on adverbial phrases. It deals with grouping adverbials of manner, time and frequency, place, purpose/reason and adverbials of degree/intensity. Presentation explains how adverbial phrases act as adverbs in a sentence. Also includes fronted adverbials. Learning objectives and success criteria are included in the lesson. Content: • PowerPoint Presentation (36 Slides) • Differentiated worksheet activities • Writing exercises – Tell Us More • Adverb/Adverbial Phrase Mats for reference • Reading text: focussing on adverbial phrases and comprehension questions with PDF fillable worksheets. PowerPoint Presentation (also saved in PDF format) The presentation starts with a quick review of adverbs and their grouping. Worksheets Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases Sort (1) and (2) – Students sort the adverbs and adverbial phrases under the correct headings. Worksheet – Tasks A and B: Match Up activity. Students draw lines to match up a sentence to a suitable adverbial phrase. Worksheet – Using Adverbials (1) – Students write the beginning of their sentences and then tick any of the eight adverbial phrases to finish off. An example is given on the worksheet. Worksheet – Using Adverbials (2) – This worksheet follows on from Adverbials (1) in that students rewrite their sentence but place the adverbial phrase at the beginning remembering to use the comma. Worksheets (2 pages): More exercises on writing fronted adverbials. Extra worksheets 6. Tell Us More worksheets: Students are presented with 8 simple sentences for students to develop into interesting sentences giving more information. E.g. Basic sentence: Peter got up. Using adverbs/adverbials: Early next morning, Peter got up in a hurry. Challenge: Reading story text and completing associated tasks. Also includes comprehension questions - retrieving information, inference, identifying, vocabulary work and creative writing. If you are only interested in the reading comprehension, please click the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-adverbs-and-adverbials-12210210 Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This Saint Valentine’s Day reading comprehension is divided into four sections from A to D with questions below each section. There are not more than 5 questions for each passage. See below for extra activities. All four passages tell the story of Saint Valentine. In the teacher’s notes, I have suggested questions to create interest before handing out the reading comprehension. As a whole class activity, you can read the whole story and then ask questions about what you have read and asking some children/students to summarise, before small and/or independent group work. The reading comprehension requires students to: • Look for evidence in the passages • Make inference • Give their opinion • Select correct answers from multiple choice questions • Correct spelling errors in a paragraph (sight words, phonetically misspelt words and homophones). The extra activities are: Reading two paragraphs and correcting the spelling errors; and Complete a short writing task – Write a sentence or two on what hope, kindness and love mean to them. Optional: You can make the reading comprehension into a booklet. NB: The reading comprehension pages include both UK and US spelling. Thank you for your interest. Be sure to check out my other Saint Valentine resources. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource contains more worksheets, cut and paste activities, colouring and an ordinal number puzzle to put together. Great for homework, independent and group work to reinforce ordinal number concept. Content: Trace over ordinal numbers and words (2 pages) Worksheet – Writing ordinal numbers in words up to 10 Worksheet – Reading instructions to colour correct beads Worksheet - Cloze activity with pictures in a string of beads Worksheet (Cut/paste) Cloze activity with pictures in beads Worksheet – (Cut/paste) Ordinal Numbers Activity (1) Worksheet – Ordinal Numbers In Words Activity (2) Puzzle – Cut/paste puzzle strip ordinal numbers up to 5 Teacher Notes on activities Answer sheets included. **Newly Added: ** Ordinal Number Puzzle Strips up to 10 3 differentiated worksheets - Students complete sentences with ordinal numbers by looking at the stairs which has an item on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth steps. E.g. I can see a _________ on the ________ step. All the sentences are the same structure only the items they see is different in order to complete the gaps. The resources are differentiated. If a learner has difficulty writing then he/she can cut/paste and glue. Take a look at the preview pane. Thank you for visiting my shop:) US Version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ordinal-numbers-worksheets-and-activities-2-12282522 LO: To be able to read and write ordinal numbers To know ordinal numbers tell us a position and/or order in a list

This product relates to apple-themed emotions and feelings. It consists of worksheets, practical activities such as write the room and card matching. You can differentiate the activities to suit different abilities. Content: Teacher Notes with suggested activities Apples Emotion Match Words to Picture Worksheets Write the Room Activity – Students move around the classroom to complete their worksheets. 2 Sets of Emotion/Feelings Apple Cards for write the room Worksheet - Draw feeling expression on apple to show emotion and write a simple sentence. Apple-themed emotion synonyms worksheet Apple-themed Synonym Cards for Practical Match Activity Separate emotion label strips with extra blank labels Black and white worksheets and emotion cards included Some preparation is required: Laminate and cut out cards for different activities in small groups or whole class. The cards are in colour and black and white so that you can print onto coloured card paper. Some students may be able to think of similar words to sad, e.g. unhappy, glum and so I have included a worksheet on synonyms (matching up words with the same/similar meaning) - words that students use everyday. You can incorporate these worksheets and practical activities into your social skills and literacy lessons and hand out the worksheets as homework. You may be interested in Emotions 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12571058 This resource is part of the Apples Bundle. Thank you for stopping by my shop.:)

This product contains four different CVC word work and missing CVC words in sentences activities. Students read simple sentences and choose the correct rhyming CVC word, complete sentences with multiple-choice CVC words and read short poems with rhyming words. Set 1: Worksheets A and B - 10 sentences per sheet Students read each sentence and then match the highlighted word with the correct rhyming word. Students choose one out of the three choices in the box. Set 2: Worksheets 1 and 2: 10 sentences per sheet Students read each sentence and complete it with a suitable word from the box. There is a choice of three words but only one is suitable to complete the sentence. Set 3: Worksheets – Read and Spell Activity (1) – (4) Students read each sentence and then look at the picture representing a CVC word. This is an opportunity for students to sound out each phoneme, blend and then write the CVC word in the space provided to complete the sentence. Set 4: Worksheets – Poems with missing rhyming words A fun rhyming activity. Students can work independently, in pairs or you can make it a small group and/or whole class group activity. Poem activity: In order to fill in the gaps, students look at the picture which rhymes with the word above. Answer sheets are provided together with worksheets with black and white pictures. Thank you for stopping by!:)

This resource relates to CVC phonic word work. These are worksheets you can use to supplement your work on CVC words using the medial vowels a, e, i, o and u. The worksheets are in colour and black and white. **Optional: **I have now included fillable sections. Students can fill in their names, date and then type in the answers in the highlighted sections of the worksheets. Students look at the pictures and then choose from a set of 5 letters to spell the three-letter CVC words. The words are: box, pad, tag, ham, van, cap, rat, bed, peg, ten, vet, wig, win, rip, six, sit, sob, rod, dog, hop, hot, cub, bud, jug, sum, run, cup, cut, web and bug. Thank you for visiting my shop:)