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.
10 SATs Style Comprehensions by classic authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Michael Morpurgo, George Orwell, J.M. Barrie, E. Nesbit, Elizabeth Laird and Frances Hodgson Burnett for Year 6 fiction focusing on two reading assessment domains 2B (retrieval quetsions) and 2D (inference) and flashcards with key words and phrases to support vocabulary development. Ideal for intervention, Guided Reading, Homework, Boosters…
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.
The 2018 SATs Maths Arithmetic paper has been carefully analysed (Including scrutiny of the Mark analysis and layout). I have re-created five Year 6 Maths Arithmetic papers to closely resemble the content and layout of the 2018 SATs arithmetic paper. Ideal for Numeracy lessons in the build up to the SATs, Easter and booster groups and homework. Mark scheme included. £2
By far my favourite writing/reading resources! Scott of the Antarctic’s last letter addressed: To my widow. A great piece of writing during Scott’s tragic last hours and days in the South Pole. 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.
FREE additional writing stimuli for Scott’s wife’s response.
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
Opening chapter of a classic novel for KS2. Ideal for Literacy, guided reading, intervention/boosters or homework.
Differentiated comprehension with a mark scheme. Flashcards with Illustrations for keys words by a professional artist, words etymologies (word origins, prefixes/suffixes/root words, synonyms and antonyms) to support and aid language development. Enjoy!!
A must-read for everyone! Why not expose Year 5 and 6 children to such a wonderful text? The opening introduces key themes and characters and therefore younger pupil are able to acess the text. Differentiated comprehensions focusing on assessment strands 2B (Retrieval questions) and 2D (Inference questions). Ideal for whole class guided reading, intervention, literacy, tuition pr homwork.
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.
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)
Treasure Island, a classic from R.L. Stevenson about Jim , a young boy, finding a map showing the location of buried treasure on a remote island and details Jim's first impression of Treasure Island. This comprehension is ideal for an Year 5 or 6 English Lesson and is particularly geared to descriptive writing, also ideal for guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. The comprehension focuses on reading assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inference 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.
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.
A great example of descriptive writing. I have selected Tom's first encounters of the secret garden as the extract. It is ideal for a Year 3/4 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.
Non-fiction report on 19th and 20th century inventions (Telephone, microwave, television etc). 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.
Detailed and comprehensive text on the political and economic context of WW2 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 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.
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.
One of Roald Dahl's most famous novels. 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.
My Name Is Mina is the prequel to David Almond’s award-winning, bestselling first novel, Skellig. I have chosen the opening chapter which is a wonderful description of Mina. 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).
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.