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.

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.

A classic for KS2/KS3 children by J.R.R Tolkien. I have selected the opening chapter where Pippin and Gandalf are travelling. 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 pictures of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching.

A classic Greek mythology short fiction text rich in high-quality language - ideal for an English or Topic/History 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.

A rich non-fiction text with high-quality vocabulary ideal for an English or 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.

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.

An extract from a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Tales from A Scandal In Bohemia. The chapter is from Sherlock Holmes’ encounter with a veiled lady. Ideal for Year 5 - 6 and literacy, whole class reading, topic, intervention or homework. Differentiated comprehensions focusing 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.

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 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.

Great non-fiction text about Inspiring Women who changed the world. In this extract, the lives of Jane Austin and Frida Kahlo 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.

This resources has been recommended by the TES resource team. It has been downloaded 8,096 times. It comes with 10 questions and a detailed mark scheme. There is a 3 mark extension questions. Ideal for a literacy lesson, guided reading or homework. I used a video from the film The Impossible (the wave scene on Youtube) about the 2004 Christmas Tsunami and the children were gripped (plus they actually knew what a tsunami was like) £2.

Yet another great real-life Cotswold Bird leaflet with some wonderful vocabulary. Detailed mark scheme and 10 comprehension questions focusing on an array of skills. Ideal for Guided Reading, Literacy, homework or interventions and boosters. £2

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!

Following his victory in the United States presidential election, 2008, Barack Obama gave his victory speech considered to be one of the most widely-watched and repeated political addresses in history. This extract is part of his famous the speech. Ideal for whole class guided reading and comprehension, whole class literacy, tuition, intervention or Black History Month. Ideal for Year 5 and 6. Differentiated comprehensions focusing on assessment domains 2D, 2B and 2F with illustration of keys words and phrases to support and aid vocabulary development and flashcards with word etymologies (definitions, contextualised sentences origin, root words/prefixes/suffixes/phrases/idioms/word classes)

The original (not abridged) opening chapters of a classic children's novel from Lewis Carroll. Ideal for an English lesson (Year 3 or), guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. It comes with differentiated comprehensions focusing on reading assessment domains: 2B (retrieval) and 2D (inference). Ideal for English (Year 3 or 4) , whole class/carousel guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. 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.

An extract from the famous the chronicles and adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. Ideal for an English lesson (Year 3 or 4), guided reading (whole class or carousel), intervention, tuition or homework.The comprehensions are differentiated and focus on reading domains: 2B (retrieval) and 2D (inference). 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.

I have selected extracts from the opening chapters of E. Nesbit's classic - The Railway Children. I have created a comprehension focusing on assessment domains: 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Ideal for an Year 5 and 6 English lesson, guided reading/comprehension lesson, homework, 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.

A classic novel by Michael Morpurgo. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I and the attempts of young Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home touching on themes: friendship, mourning, loss etc. Ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The 13+ 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.

One of Charles Dickens’ most popular novels and a classic of English children’s literature. The extract is from the chapter in which Charles Dickens describes Ebenezer Scrooge - But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint… Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 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.

William Golding's most famous novel. I have chosen the beginning of chapter 9, where the author describes the island and when Ralph and Jack argue over who should lead the' tribe.' Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 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.