A collection of five non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience. Each booklet contains a title page with helpful words followed by 4 or 5 pages of text with several questions after each piece of information. All of the booklets are in zip files. These are the 5 different topics explored in the comprehensions: Dinosaurs Castles Animal Superpowers Living in Space The Human Body PDF file format There are colour and black & white booklets for the dinosaurs, castles, living in space and human body topics.

This is a pack of four RE plans, perfect for using during the Christmas season. The lessons are aimed at KS1 and are all highly interactive, using a range of enjoyable activities to teach the Christmas story and its messages. The themes that are covered include trust, journeys, gifts and similarities and differences. Each lesson includes a detailed PDF plan with learning objectives, as well as a PowerPoint presentation telling the story. The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. The Christmas story is split into the following lessons: Angel Gabriel visits Mary The birth of Christ The shepherds visit Jesus The Wise Men visit Jesus In total there are 27 pages of lesson plans and worksheets (pdfs) and 93 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. Versions of the PowerPoints are also available separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11730775 You might also be interested in our KS2 lessons on the Christmas story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12506236

A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about animals and wildlife. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience. The following comprehensions are included: Plants Basic needs for survival Staying healthy How animals change as they grow PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price. Please note: Human and animal comprehensions are available in a smaller bundle

This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 4 -7. The four lessons are: 1) Palm Sunday 2) The Last Supper 3) Good Friday 4) Easter Sunday Each PDF plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. All of the lessons contain an engaging starter, a whole class discussion or drama activity, written activity and plenary. Each lesson also includes an animated PowerPoint containing the relevant part of the story. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are templates included which can be used for the literacy and art activities. No further preparation is required. All of the resources for each lesson are in the zip files. Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.