This is a workbook containing comprehension questions for every chapter of Beetle Boy by M G Leonard. I found the questions on the first chapter on here (thank you Abibojo123) and have added the others myself. Hope someone finds it useful.

Three resources based on Simon Bertram’s book, Man on the Moon - a day in the life of Bob. Multiple choice style comprehension with Widgit symbols Times of day match up and questions, created in Widgit Sequencing task - three levels, match pictures to sequenced text, match text to sequenced pictures and sequence both text and pictures. Created for a non verbal group of pupils with ASC with limited understanding and expression.

Two resources based on Oliver Jeffers’ book The Way Back Home. A multiple choice comprehension with Widgit symbols and a sequencing task, differentiated three ways - add pictures to sequenced text, add text to sequenced pictures or sequence both text and pictures. Created for a group of non-verbal pupils in a special school.

A simple comprehension with multiple choice answers supported with Widgit symbols. Created for a group of non-verbal pupils in a special school.

A workbook for the Roald Dahl book Esio Trot. Written for KS3 pupils with ASD in a specialist setting, would suit KS2. It includes a glossary of words from the text.

An activity to illustrate that not all dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time. Pupils stick pictures of dinosaurs on the timeline according to the dates they were believed to be present on Earth. The date information is presented in a table with a separate sheet of pictures for pupils to cut out. There are also some questions for pupils to answer based on the timeline information. There are 2 different timelines, one with the dinosaur dates marked where pupils just stick the correct picture in each box, the other with just the scale so pupils can mark the dates themselves. This resource can be made more challenging for higher ability pupils by giving them squared paper - or graph paper for more accurate date marking - and they draw the scale themselves. Extension tasks can be set to mark other species on the timeline after the dinosaur era. Apologies for the scruffy nature of the answer sheet - it was my test run.

This is a practical activity to demonstrate the basics of forensic entomology to KS3 pupils. I designed this for use in a secondary special school, so the activity is straightforward enough for primary aged pupils, but the content … maybe not so much! You will need white pipe cleaners cut into three different lengths for the maggots and red straws for the pupa cases. I used fat pipe cleaners inside the straws as the pupa containing larvae. Rice or similar is suitable for the eggs. I also scattered a few plastic flies around for effect! You can use puppets/dolls for the “bodies” or photographs of staff/students pretending to be dead - whatever will engage, but not freak out, your students. The life cycle image and some of the wording came from the Year 9 Exploring Science book. This activity ticks some science curriculum boxes but can also be useful for developing fine motor skills, measuring and sorting too. An age appropriate way to target basic skills for older pupils. Hope you find it useful.

A basic multiple-choice style comprehension with answers supported by Widgit Symbols. A story sequencing task that can be used in different ways adding pictures to the text already in the grid, adding text to the pictures already in the grid or a blank grid where text and pictures need to be placed. I created this for my non-verbal ASC pupils in a special school setting. I couldn’t find anything basic enough for their level of understanding and expression.

A simple picture based comprehension supported with Widgit symbols

A multiple choice style comprehension with Widgit symbols based on the book Q Pootle 5.

A short series of activities involving ordering the different Doctor Who characters through the years. First, match the name of the actor (with dates) to the picture. Then, again using dates, match the enemies to the Doctor that first encountered them and create a cut & stick pictogram-style chart. Lastly, a few questions based on the information used during the other tasks. Designed for KS3/4 pupils in a Special School, but would be more suitable for KS2. Would fit with any Science Fiction based theme. All information and images are taken from the Doctor Who website.