I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
This unit of work has split up the novel into 7 sections so is designed to last 7 weeks however, this can be adapted to suit your learners. Please see the previews of the files to determine the sections of the book.
The resource contains a range of challenging vocabulary, quality discussion questions and a choice of follow-up tasks for each section of the book. I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up the vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task from the choices given to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group, with tasks completed in jotters.
For example:
For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document.
For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils use page 2 of the document, and so on.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Free images used except book covers/images specific to this novel/film which have been used for illustrative purposes. No copyright infringement intended.
There are 5 task maps, each with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo. This book is in the grey book band. Task maps are based on Bloom’s questions and as such the questions/tasks are split into those six categories.
One task map will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons, so I have used this with reading groups over the course of 5 weeks.
The novel is split as follows:
Task map 1: p.7-21
Task map 2: p.22-37
Task map 3: p.38-61
Task map 4: p.62-79
Task map 5: p.80 to the end
Warning! Task map 1 includes a task about making a family tree which you may wish to change depending on the learners in your class.
Task map with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, Conker by Michael Morpurgo. This book is in the lime book band. The task map is based on Bloom’s questions and as such the questions/tasks are split into those six categories.
The tasks will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons.
Task map with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, Friday Surprise by Anne Fine. This book is in the white book band. The task map is based on Bloom’s questions and as such the questions/tasks are split into those six categories.
The tasks will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons.
Task map with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, Mrs Cockle’s Cat by Philippa Pearce. This book is in the grey book band. The task map is based on Bloom’s questions and as such the questions/tasks are split into those six categories.
The tasks will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons.
Two extracts from ‘The Midnight Gang’ by David Walliams which are good examples of character descriptions. Extract 1 is from Chapter 1 and Extract 2 is from Chapter 4. Great examples of character descriptions for imaginative writing.
An activity to help learners develop an understanding of some words in the Scots language. There are 40 words given in Scots which children can translate into English using an online Scots dictionary. An answer sheet is included but answers can vary depending on the context the word is used in and/or the region in Scotland it is used.
Three extracts from ‘The Midnight Gang’ by David Walliams which are good examples of setting descriptions. Extract 1 is from Chapter 6, Extract 2 is from Chapter 9 and Extract 3 is from Chapter 15. Great examples of setting descriptions for imaginative writing.
This resource contains 4 different worksheets to support the teaching of the Read Write Inc Orange Band Book Bag Books Story 10, ‘Birthday party? No, thanks!’. They could be used for independent activities within a reading lesson.
The different activities included within the worksheets are:
Choose the right word (sentences from the book)
Find words with a focus sound from the book
Answer comprehension questions (sentences modelled with blanks for answers)
Draw a picture relating to a topic from the book
Dots and dashes with Green Words
Read and draw words/phrases from the book
Read and write out Red Words from the book
Write own sentences with Green Words from the book
Although this is designed to be an independent activity, children may require some support to read some of the instructions on the sheet.
This resource is intended to be used by schools who have bought and use the Read Write Inc programme and accompanying resources, and pupils will need the book available whilst working on these tasks. These worksheets are not intended to replace any of the teaching elements of the Read Write Inc programme, but can support pupils who have completed the Read Write Inc lessons on this book, perhaps as part of a whole class reading lesson.