Nine days worth of sequenced activities based around the book. Various reading disciplines used.

Two days worth of comprehension based around ‘The Scarecrow’s Wedding’. Both days have a basic and extended set of questions. The first day’s are mainly retrieval based. The second mostly inference based.

16 sequenced activities based around this story, starting from a prediction using the front cover. Includes multiple reading disciplines. Used with a higher ability Year 5 reading group.

Nine activities based around ‘The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog’ Covers chapters 1-6 Includes inference, vocabulary and retrieval based questions as well as two related grammar activities.

Includes questions and activities based predominantly around the Highway Rat but also a similarities and differences activity involving ‘The Scarecrow’s Wedding’. Activities involve skills of vocabulary, sequencing, summarising and identifying true and false statements. There is also a vocabulary grid to discuss with children as a pre-read.

For the original Mr Majeika book, I believe, where he is riding a magic carpet on the front cover. 8 sequenced activities from the start to the end of the book.

5 sequenced activities to take through to chapter 3. Predominantly inferenced based. Used for a lower Year 5 group.

20 sequenced activities based around the story covering multiple reading disciplines. I used this with Year 5 ‘more able’ children.

You will need access to the original book to pair with this resource (Fireflies, Oxford Reading Tree). Four days worth of activities based around the book, mostly identifying the functions of a non-fiction book.

A range of ways to explore and deepen understanding of number value.

Mixture of retrieval and inference based questions from chapter 1 of the story. A following activity of dictionary/synonym work using vocabulary from the book.

Mainly representing numbers using dienes as a pictorial representation. There is also partitioning and identifying a digit’s worth.

Comparing two numbers using the symbols < > = Use of Numicon representation as well as expanded form 2nd part sorting statements into true and false Used previously in Year 2

Initial task to represent 2-digit numbers pictorially Following task to recognise which is greater from 2 numbers, addressing numeral reversal (15 and 51) Progresses to identifying the greater number from two 3-digit numbers

A choice grid of numerals and words (2 and 3-digit numbers). Children to choose two and write their own statement using the correct comparison symbol.

Powerpoint to be shared or printed . Originally used as a drip feed to SPaG lessons. 5 days worth of input to be discussed.

Sorting activity of 2-digit numbers Matching numerals, words and addition number sentences