Literacy and topic resources for students from Year 3 to Year 6. Resources are either free or value for money as I believe that every £ spent should relieve stress, lessen your workload and advance your students' experiences in school.
Literacy and topic resources for students from Year 3 to Year 6. Resources are either free or value for money as I believe that every £ spent should relieve stress, lessen your workload and advance your students' experiences in school.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous Italian astronomer and scientist, Galileo. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about Scientists and World History.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the first person to step foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Ten reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks about ten different non-fiction topics. 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:
1 – Mount Everest
2 – Children of the Industrial Revolution
3 – Roswell
4 – William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
5 – The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
6 – The Great Plague
7 – Martin Luther King Jnr
8 – Abraham Lincoln
9 – Ancient Olympic Games
10 – Mars – The Red Planet
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, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about Mars, which is sometimes called the Red Planet. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about the planets in science.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Four reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks about four key figures from the world of Science. The Google Form activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 learning about famous scientists.
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:
1 – Albert Einstein
2 – Marie Curie
3 – Isaac Newton
4 - Charles Darwin
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, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous scientist and double Nobel Prize Winner for Science, Marie Curie. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous English scientist, Sir Isaac Newton. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous English scientist and father of evolution, Charles Darwin. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous German-born scientist, Albert Einstein. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.
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 :)
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous English scientist, Isaac Newton. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 who are learning about science.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
We also specialise in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the strange crash that occurred in Roswell in 1947.
The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. Students will learn key facts about the mystery whilst working on their comprehension skills.
Included in this PDF printable resource:
A teacher presentation to introduce the subject
An informational text
A comprehension activity with ten questions
Two grammar questions about the text
An extension writing activity
A multiple choice quiz with seven questions
An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
A wordsearch puzzle
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This resource is great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document.
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A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the fourth planet from the Sun, Mars.
The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. Students will learn key facts about the planet whilst working on their comprehension skills.
Included in this PDF printable resource:
A teacher presentation to introduce the subject
An informational text
A comprehension activity with ten questions
Two grammar questions about the text
An extension writing activity
A multiple choice quiz with seven questions
An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
A wordsearch puzzle
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This resource is great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document.
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Four BOOM Card™ reading comprehension activities with comprehension and grammar questions about four famous scientists from history. The digital activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 learning about science or World History.
The individual resources look into:
1 - Albert Einstein
2 - Isaac Newton
3 - Marie Curie
4 - Charles Darwin
Ideal for distance learning, the activities can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resources also come in PDF format so they can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resources come with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and have lots of useful links to support you using the activities.
The activities require NO PREP and have several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the texts to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activities are self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous scientist and mathematician, Isaac Newton. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 who are learning about World History or famous scientists.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more great resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous female scientist, Marie Curie. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 who are learning about World History or famous scientists.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more great resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous evolution scientist, Charles Darwin. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 who are learning about World History or famous scientists.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more great resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous German-born scientist and Nobel Prize Winner, Albert Einstein. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 who are learning about World History or famous scientists.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more great resources.
A BOOM Cards™ reading comprehension activity about the famous Apollo 11 Moon landing where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to step on the lunar surface. The reading comprehension resource is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 in social studies who are learning about U.S. History or World History.
Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resource also comes in PDF format so it can be printed and used in the classroom.
For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.
The activity requires NO PREP and has several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cards™ activity is self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF.
Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more great resources.
This bundle contains ten reading comprehension activities about influential figures from Women’s History, and six biography writing units. The activities focus on Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg, Marie Curie, J.K. Rowling, Amelia Earhart, Mae Jemison, Anne Frank, Queen Elizabeth II, Serena Williams, Cleopatra and Ruby Bridges.
34 Lessons, or 34 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!
Firstly, there are ten reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:
Rosa Parks
Greta Thunberg
Marie Curie
J.K. Rowling
Amelia Earhart
Anne Frank
Queen Elizabeth
Serena Williams
Cleopatra
Ruby Bridges
These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.
Finally, there are six biography writing units about Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg, Marie Curie, J.K. Rowling, Amelia Earhart and Mae Jemison. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.
Good luck, I hope you get some great results!
We specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol.
For more resources visit the Creative Primary Literacy store.
This bundle contains ten reading comprehension activities about influential figures from Women’s History, and six biography writing units. The activities focus on Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg, Marie Curie, J.K. Rowling, Amelia Earhart, Mae Jemison, Anne Frank, Mother Teresa, Serena Williams, Cleopatra and Ruby Bridges.
34 Lessons, or 34 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!
Firstly, there are ten reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:
Rosa Parks
Greta Thunberg
Marie Curie
J.K. Rowling
Amelia Earhart
Anne Frank
Mother Teresa
Serena Williams
Cleopatra
Ruby Bridges.
These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.
Finally, there are six biography writing units about Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg, Marie Curie, J.K. Rowling, Amelia Earhart and Mae Jemison. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.
Good luck, I hope you get some great results!
We specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol.
For more resources visit the Creative Primary Literacy store.
