A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the outbreak of World War II. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World War Two.
When downloaded this resource includes a printable version of the reading comprehension and a PDF with a link that allows you to copy the Google Forms document and save it in your Google Drive.
The activity can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and is easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format.
Time allowance to complete:
5-10 minutes - read through the text individually.
30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
Time allowance to assess:
A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options.
Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :)
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UKS2 World War II Timeline, Reading Comprehension & Writing Digital Mega Bundle
This bundle contains digital resources, either on Google Forms or on Google Slides, that link to your Google Drive. It contains a digital timeline research and sorting activity, fifteen digital reading comprehension activities that timeline World War II and look at the key leaders; two digital biography writing units about both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler; a digital discussion based writing activity about who was the most influential Allied leader from the war; and a digital informational text writing unit about World War II. 34 Online Lessons, or 34 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! The Google Forms and Google Slides activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World War 2. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This bundle contains the following sixteen digital close reading activities: * The Outbreak of War in Europe * World War II (Overview) * Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain * The Blitz of Britain * The Eastern Front * The Attack on Pearl Harbor * The Battle of Midway * The Holocaust * The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day * The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day * Winston Churchill * Adolf HItler * Benito Mussolini * Franklin Roosevelt * Joseph Stalin The activities are online resources, that use Google Forms, and are linked to your Google Drive. They can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. Then, there is a great World War II Digital Research and Sorting Activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events of World War 2. Great for class work, distance learning or home schooling. There are 42 posters or task cards that include many of the key events and periods from the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany to the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There is also a World War II Informational Text Writing Activity. The activity focuses on key facts about the war, and has been split into three separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Also included is the Most Influential Allied Leader - Discussion Based Writing Distance Learning Unit. This resource is a discussion based writing unit discussing who was the most influential Allied leader of World War II: Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin or Franklin Roosevelt. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. And finally there is the Adolf Hitler Biography Writing Unit, and the Winston Churchill Biography Writing Unit. These units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) This activity is an online resource, that uses Google Slides, and is linked to your Google Drive. It can be completed by students online using tablets or computers. If you are unsure how to allow the students to have their own individual copy take a look at the instructional video below: Google Classroom - How to make a copy for each student - Assignment ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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UKS2 World War 1 & World War 2 Reading Comprehension Bundles | Digital & Print
Sixteen reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks about some of the key events from World War 1 and World War 2. The Google Form activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History. When downloaded these resources include printable versions of the reading comprehensions and PDFs with a link that allow you to copy the Google Forms documents and save them in your Google Drive. The activities can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. This bundle contains the following reading comprehension activities about World War 1: 1 – Outbreak of World War 1 2 – Overview of World War 1 3 – Trench Warfare 4 - Battle of the Somme 5 - U.S. Enters World War 1 6 - Treaty of Versailles And the following activities about World War 2: 1 – The Outbreak of War in Europe 2 – World War II (Overview) 3 – Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain 4 – The Blitz of Britain 5 – The Eastern Front 6 – The Attack on Pearl Harbor 7 – The Battle of Midway 8 – The Holocaust 9 – The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day 10 – The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day Time allowance to complete each of the ten activities: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess each activity: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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UKS2 World War II & World War II Leaders - Reading Comprehension Bundles | Digital & Print
Sixteen reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks that timeline World War 2 and teach students about the key leaders of the nations. The Google Form activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World War Two. When downloaded these resources include printable versions of the reading comprehensions and PDFs with a link that allow you to copy the Google Forms documents and save them in your Google Drive. The activities can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. The first bundle contains the following close reading activities: 1 – The Outbreak of War in Europe 2 – World War II (Overview) 3 – Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain 4 – The Blitz of Britain 5 – The Eastern Front 6 – The Attack on Pearl Harbor 7 – The Battle of Midway 8 – The Holocaust 9 – The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day 10 – The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day The second bundle contains the following reading comprehension activities: 1 – Winston Churchill 2 – Adolf HItler 3 – Joseph Stalin 4 - Benito Mussolini 5 - Franklin Roosevelt 6 - Hirohito Time allowance to complete each of the ten activities: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess each activity: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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UKS2 World War 2 Reading Comprehension Bundle | Digital & Print
Ten reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks that timeline World War 2. The Google Form activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World War Two. When downloaded these resources include printable versions of the reading comprehensions and PDFs with a link that allow you to copy the Google Forms documents and save them in your Google Drive. The activities can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. This bundle contains the following close reading activities: 1 – The Outbreak of War in Europe 2 – World War II (Overview) 3 – Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain 4 – The Blitz of Britain 5 – The Eastern Front 6 – The Attack on Pearl Harbor 7 – The Battle of Midway 8 – The Holocaust 9 – The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day 10 – The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day For an example activity, [The Outbreak of War in Europe](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/uks2-outbreak-of-world-war-2-reading-comprehension-and-distance-learning-activity-12457503), comes free in my store. Time allowance to complete each of the ten activities: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess each activity: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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UKS2 Ten September Reading Comprehensions | Digital & Print
A September Google Forms reading comprehension bundle with ten individual activities about key events in September or famous figures that were either born or died in the month. The activities, which come in PDF format too, have an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, are about the following people or topics: * The Outbreak of World War 2 which began on the 1st September 1939 * VJ Day, which officially ended World War 2 on the 2nd September 1945 * The Treaty of Paris which brought to an end the American Revolutionary War on the 3rd September 1783 * Mother Teresa, who died on the 5th September 1997 * Ruby Bridges, who was born on the 8th September 1954 * The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, which took place on the 11th September 2001 * Roald Dahl, who was born on the 13th September 1916 * Theodore Roosevelt, who became president on the 14th September 1901 * Augustus Caesar, who was born on the 23rd September 63 BC * Serena Williams, who was born on the 26th September 1981 The NO PREP informational text activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The resources, which also come in PDF format, allow students to learn key facts about the famous people or topics whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in each of the ten activities: * A Google Forms Activity * A PDF Printable Activity ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource bundle is great for: * Distance learning * Independent work * Homework * Guided reading sessions * Assessment practice * Reading interventions These activities are online resources, that use Google Forms, and are linked to your Google Drive. They can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Time allowance to complete each activity: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 40-50 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ [CLICK HERE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CreativePrimaryLit)
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