Full text of The Magic Treehouse: Dinosaur’s Before Dark with comprehension questions attached to each chapter. Also includes a creative writing prompt based on the text at the end of the document. Perfect for KS1 class reading or for younger KS2 students.

Extract from Roald Dahl’s The Twits broken up into shorter sections with discussion questions on each page. Also includes creative writing task on final page where students describe the face of a character.

The opening extract from Clarice Bean Don’t Look Now by Lauren Child, split up into three sections each with discussion questions. Especially useful for practicing summarising texts. Good for younger or lower ability KS2 and has also been used with very able Year 2.

Warm-up PowerPoint introducing students to ordered instructions and possible features of an instructional text. Can be used before a reading or writing task.

A warm-up, reading task, and writing task based around ‘The Ugly Duckling’. Includes: PowerPoint with warm up game in which students guess fairy stories from clues, speed thinking activity, and bingo activity. Word document with ‘The Ugly Duckling’ split up with discussion questions, and writing task in which students plan their own story with the same moral as ‘The Ugly Duckling’. Suitable for capable Year One students or Year Two, but probably a little advanced for Reception.

Four extracts with ‘right there’ questions testing students’ ability to pick out relevant information from the text. Extracts from: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne Never Say Die by Anthony Horowitz The Outlaw Varjack Paw by S F Said Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling

Two challenging inference extracts designed to bridge the gap between KS2 and KS3. Extracts from: Dracula by Bram Stoker Monster by Walter Dean Myers

A collection of ten comprehension extracts with questions designed to test inference skills in KS2 students. Can also be used as 11+ prep. Extracts from: 1984 by George Orwell Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson Kevin by Catherine Lim Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness The Penalty by Mal Peet The Rise of Wolves by Kerr Thomson Extracts range in length from half a page to two pages.

Comprehension tasks targeted at lower ability/younger KS2 students, focused on developing inference skills. Extracts from: Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling Matilda by Roald Dahl Extracts range from 200-600 words approximately.

Suitable for higher KS2 and lower KS3. Perfect homework activities or extra lesson tasks, compliments wider study of the text well.

Challenging comprehension extracts designed to bridge the Yr6/Yr7 gap. Extracts from: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens The Red Room by H G Wells Extracts all approximately a page in length.

A pack of seven comprehension tasks for higher ability KS2 students. Extracts from: Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Holes by Louis Sachar Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Extracts range between one and two pages in length. Please note that Wolf Brother and Nicholas Nickleby use scanned pages rather than editable text, however the questions are editable on all documents.

A pack of four comprehension tasks for lower ability/younger KS2 students. Extracts from: A Miscellany of Magical Beasts (Giants) by Simon Holland A Miscellany of Magical Beasts (The Pheonix) by Simon Holland Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder Extracts range from approximately 200-400 words.

The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams first chapter split up into smaller extracts on PowerPoint slides with discussion questions for each extract. Perfect to work through as a class, or for use in one to one or small group teaching.

Resources for the opening chapter of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, including: Chapter One broken up into smaller extracts with discussion questions for each extract Comprehension questions on the first chapter Suitable for Year Five and Six, and has also been used for Year Seven

Resources for the opening chapter of Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Includes: Chapter One broken up into short extracts with discussion questions for each extract. Comprehension questions on the extract

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket chapter 1 and 2 resources: Chapter 1 broken up into short extracts with discussion questions Chapter 2 broken up into short extracts with discussion questions Chapter 1 comprehension questions Chapter 2 comprehension questions Suitable for KS2

The opening extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, divided up into short sections with questions attached to each one. Can be converted into comprehension tasks or used for class reading and discussion. I’ve used this resource with able Year Two students but it more comfortably sits at KS2 level.

Extract from The Maze Runner broken up with discussion questions, including PEEL paragraph prompts and a 24 mark question. KS3 level.

Opening extract of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins with discussion questions and PEEL paragraph task.