Pupils have to read through a chapter from Chapter One and find the mistakes, which consist of: • Contractions (for example: theyll = they ’ ll ) • Missing capital letters • Missing full stops

A4 worksheet containing 3 activities for independent work and a bank of 21 sets of homophones.

This has 2 self assessments on a piece of A4 so can be cut in half and stuck in the pupils'books, following a piece of writing that you want them to assess themselves.

This is a very detailed worksheet and is ideal for use after reading and discussing chapter 7 with your class. It consists of: * 6 comprehension questions * Vocabulary extension - verbs and adjectives * Dictionary Challenge * Modelling a picture based on the text

The main comprehension is A4 sized and contains 19 questions, giving a total of 25 marks (could be turned into a percentage score!), plus a dictionary challenge. The comprehension could be used as an independent task for Y5/6 children or to use in a guided reading session. The second comprehension task is shorter, containing 10 questions to answer, for a total of 16 marks, plus a reading challenge based on a paragraph from chapter one. Could also be used as an independent activity or as part of a group reading. it is half A4 sized, so I have put two comprehensions on one A4 worksheet.

16 questions worth a total of 20 marks. Pupils may write on the worksheet so is ideal for use as an independent task. Could also be used as a teacher prompt sheet when reading the first chapter in guided reading. Landscape A4 worksheet. Reading challenge extension.

Two different Comprehension worksheets suitable for Year 5/6 1 - Ten questions on chapter one plus a vocabulary challenge. Can be stuck in pupils’ books for independent work. Two sets of questions per A4 sheet. 2 - 14 questions and a dictionary challenge on an A4 sheet.

Pupils answer a range of comprehension questions on an A4 landscape worksheet, with 20 marks possible. There is also a reading challenge based on favourite phrases from chapter one, which could be used to stimulate further work or displayed on the Working Wall. Pupils can do this activity independently and will require the book or copies of chapter one.

Pupils have to read a paragraph from chapter one and change the verb tense from present to past tense. The challenge is to carry on the story using past tense. Class discussion on the effect of changing the tense is recommended before attempting the activity!

This is an A4 cloze procedure activity based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. All the missing spaces must be filled with adjectives of the pupil’s choice. It could be used with Year 3 or 4. It could be a homework task to reinforce the use of good adjectives in writing or as a reading / word level task in class. The extension task asks the pupils to carry on the story using their own amazing adjectives!

An A4 worksheet containing a brief text about Francis Drake and the Golden Hinde, followed by 10 questions.

A resource to support a lesson on persuasive writing techniques. Pupils are asked to write a persuasive argument which either supports zoos or is against zoos. I have included a series of bullet - pointed techniques which can be used as criteria for success and to help the pupils with their writing. Also included are a series of free images / posters about zoos.

Four poems to discus and use when teaching similes and poetry. In Word so can be easily adapted and printed for use in the classroom. The Warm and the Cold - Ted Hughes Ages of Man - traditional The Fisherman’s Wife - Amy Lowell Windigo - Sylvia Mark

Eight poems which contain the use of personification and could be used in the classroom in discussion and teaching. City Jungle - Pie Corbett Daffydowndilly - A.A. Milne Tractor - Valerie Worth The Great Water Giant - Ian Souter Jack Frost - C.E. Pike Fog - Carl Sandburg The Windmill - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Snow and Snow - Ted Hughes

This resource consists of : 1 - an original acrostic poem which could be used as a stand alone example of this form of poetry, to be read aloud or used in guided reading. 2 - an A4 sheet with 10 questions which concentrate on the figurative language used in the poem. This could be used as a whole class reading activity or an independent task. 3 - an answer sheet, with marks awarded up to 12 marks. 4 - In addition to the main comprehension, there is a challenge task and extra challenge task!