Detailed and comprehensive text on the political and economic context of WW1 and the reasons as to why the war broke out. Ideal for an English/History Year 5 or 6 lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domain 2B (retrieval questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Queen Victoria's intimate diaries provide a valuable and intimate insight into a range of key events that transpired in her life: coronation, Crimean War (Florence Nightingale), death of her husband, Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee. Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 English lesson, guided reading/comprehension lesson, history lesson, homework or intervention/tuition. Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Historical text on Cholera during the Victorian Times and how Joseph Bazalgette stopped the epidemic. Ideal for an English or History/Topic lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes pcitures of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching.

A great non-fiction text analysing the history of aviation by NASA. The text is full of rich language ideal for guided reading, literacy, topic, booster/intervention. The text starts off with the early stages of flight and examines the role pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright played in the development of the aeroplane followed by World War I and the 'first air war' to current day and passenger jets. Differentiated, mark scheme and key words with illustrations to support vocabulary development. Great buy!

High-quality non-fiction text ideal for an English or History/Topic lesson (Victorians, Plague, diseases) whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes pictures of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching.

Great non-fiction text about Inspiring Women who changed the world. In this extract, the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, a suffragette, and Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, are examined. Ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A wonderful novel based on true events by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird. The extract touches on many modern themes: Loss, civil war, refugees. Ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children’s illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Detailed and comprehensive text on the political and economic context of WW2 and the reasons as to why the war broke out. Ideal for an English/History Year 5 or 6 lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A comprehension about the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb as discovered by archeologist Howard Carter. This extract from diary from 1922 extract from his describes the amazing sights that met his eyes. Ideal for an English/History/Topic lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes pictures of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching.