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Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on former South African president, Nelson Mandela. Perfect for student in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a reading comprehension activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Ideal for students learning about World History, or for Black History Month. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! For more great resources check out Creative Primary Literacy!

This bundle contains three reading comprehension activities about Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling and A.A. Milne; a discussion-based writing activity about who was the greatest children’s author; and three biography writing units about the same authors. 18 Lessons, or 18 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! Firstly, there are three close reading activities, or informational texts, about: 1 – Roald Dahl 2 – J.K. Rowling 3 – A.A. Milne 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. Secondly, there are three biography writing units about Roald Dahl, A.A. Milne and J.K. Rowling. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing who was the greatest children’s author. The unit has 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.

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Two Black History Month bundles with sixteen close reading passages. Each of the sixteen activities come with an informational text, comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch activity. The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The resources allow students to learn about key figures from history whilst developing their comprehension skills. This bundle contains the following activities: Martin Luther King Rosa Parks Muhammed Ali Ruby Bridges Jackie Robinson Frederick Douglass Nelson Mandela Barack Obama Amanda Gorman Jesse Owens Wilma Rudolph Kamala Harris Katherine Johnson Mae Jemison Mahatma Gandhi Pele Included in each PDF printable resource: An informational text A comprehension activity with eight questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A crossword puzzle & wordsearch activity to consolidate learning An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each 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 and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the documents. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Time allowance to complete each activity: 5 minutes - read through the text individually. 40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) 15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE

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