This guided reading pack for purple book band readers includes an original poem, comprehension questions; grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary work linked to the text; and answer sheets for the teacher. The poem is about a sprout’s Christmas adventure with Santa.

This Classroom Secrets Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 8 from ‘Varjak Paw’ by S. F. Said. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills.

This Classroom Secrets Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about ‘Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets’ by Jeanne Willis. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills.

This Classroom Secrets Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapters 10 and 11 from ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This Classroom Secrets Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 2 from ‘Rooftoppers’ by Katherine Rundell. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

Start of Year 3 GPS (SPAG) Baseline Assessment This Year 3 Baseline SPaG (GPS) Assessment (zip) for the Year 2 Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation objectives will help teachers assess prior knowledge and identify gaps to inform planning. This assessment covers use of punctuation, sentence types, noun phrases, use of suffixes to create nouns, adjectives and adverbs, past and present tense, commas and apostrophes. This pack includes: Baseline SPaG (GPS) Assessments for Year 3. Tracking spreadsheet to help identify gaps in knowledge. Answers included.

Summer Year 4 GPS Assessment This Classroom Secrets Summer Year 4 GPS Assessment Resource Pack (zip) has been created to match our GPS Scheme of work. It is designed to assess pupil knowledge of all the blocks and small steps covered so far in the Summer term. The assessment is similar to a SATs test, with 21 questions linked to all of the small steps in Summer. The pack includes: The Year 4 assessment with 21 questions The mark scheme with content domain coverage, small step coverage and suggested levels A teacher assessment spreadsheet for gap analysis and suggested levels (Emerging, Developing, Expected and Greater Depth)

Summer Year 1 GPS Assessment This Classroom Secrets Summer Year 1 GPS Assessment Resource Pack (zip) has been created to match our GPS Scheme of work. It is designed to assess pupil knowledge of all the blocks and small steps covered so far in the Summer term. The assessment is similar to a SATs test, with 17 questions linked to all of the small steps in Summer. The pack includes: The Year 1 assessment with 17 questions The mark scheme with content domain coverage, small step coverage and suggested levels A teacher assessment spreadsheet for gap analysis and suggested levels (Emerging, Developing, Expected and Greater Depth)

Reading Skills - Varjak Paw - Chapter 27 This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 27 from ‘Varjak Paw’ by S. F. Said. (pdf) What’s included in the pack? This pack includes: Reading Skills - Varjak Paw - Chapter 27 Reading comprehension questions organised by skill Reading comprehension questions grouped into focused sections Written answer practice questions

Reading Skills - Rooftoppers - Chapters 7 & 8 This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about Chapters 7 & 8 from ‘Rooftoppers’ by Katherine Rundell. (pdf) What’s included in the pack? This pack includes: Reading Skills - Rooftoppers - Chapters 7 & 8 Reading comprehension questions organised by skill Written answer practice questions

Year 5 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Fair Approval This Classroom Secrets resource (pdf) Year 5 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Fair Approval resource contains a newspaper about a school as it begins to take on Fairtrade initiatives and wins the FairAchiever award along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice. This pack includes: Year 5 Reading Skills - Fairtrade Fair Approval newspaper article Reading comprehension questions organised by skill Reading comprehension questions organised by page Written answer practice questions Answer reference matrix for easy marking

The Smartest Giant in Town Whole Class Reading Comprehension The Smartest Giant in Town Comprehension includes differentiated questions and activities to be used in a Whole Class Reading session on the book by Julia Donaldson. The story is about a scruffy giant who wants to be look smart. He buys new clothes but on his journey home he meets different animals who need his help (and his clothes). It is a lovely story with Personal, Social and Health Education themes throughout. We recommend using this story for Year 1. This pack includes: The Smartest Giant in Town Comprehension teacher questions and answers relevant to the book, differentiated challenge activities and challenge activity answers.

Differentiated Synonyms Tarsia Jigsaw Puzzle KS1 and KS2 Synonyms Vocabulary Challenge Tarsia Game in six differentiated levels. Children can cut out the tiles themselves and match pairs of synonyms. This pack includes: KS1 and KS2 Synonyms Vocabulary Challenge (Set 1) Tarsia Game Tri-Jigsaw with tiles mixed up for children to cut out themselves. Placemat for children to use as a scaffold. Answers for teachers included.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter eighteen by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Who Let the Gods Out? chapter twenty-six by Maz Evans. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further reading, and grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter twenty-one by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter twenty by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter seventeen by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter thirteen by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.

This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Goodnight Mister Tom chapter twelve by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further grammar and punctuation skills.