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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.

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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
Anne Fine - The chicken gave it to me - 5 weeks guided reading
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Anne Fine - The chicken gave it to me - 5 weeks guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how Anne Fine introduces the characters in the story. To identify how an author can write a story within a story. To understand how different layouts can convey different meaning To understand why Anne Fine wrote this book.
Roald Dahl - the Twits - half term's guided reading
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Roald Dahl - the Twits - half term's guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To read a book for simple information, events and ideas To understand how an author uses different fonts and styles to help readers To understand how the author implies things by his use of language. To understand the moral of Roald’s story. To decide whether or not Roald Dahl’s punishment fits the crime.
Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful six sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful six sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author uses flashbacks to tell a story. To understand what life was like a hundred years ago. To understand how different viewpoints affect a narrative. To form your own opinions about the main characters and their interaction with a bully. To gain an understanding of how ordinary soldiers felt about one another in the Great War. To understand how a character’s actions can be viewed in different ways.
Roald Dahl - Esio Trot - 4 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Roald Dahl - Esio Trot - 4 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author provides background to his characters and plot. To make predictions based on what has happened so far in a text. To be able to draw conclusions about a character’s plan. To trace ideas throughout a whole story
Jacqueline Wilson - The Were-puppy - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Jacqueline Wilson - The Were-puppy - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To use recall, inference and deduction to form opinions about a central character. To empathise with a central character and his problems. To be able to make predictions based on your understanding of the main character. To use skimming and scanning to find information from a text. To be able to use recall, deduction and inference to form opinions about a text To make predictions based on what has happened in a story to date. To reflect on a completed text.
Jill Murphy - The Worst Witch Strikes Again - 6 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Jill Murphy - The Worst Witch Strikes Again - 6 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To evaluate how effectively an author writes a sequel to the first book in a series. To understand the characters of the two main people in the story. To understand how a new major character can be introduced. To understand how an author chooses words to make a setting seem more authentic. To make predictions at the low point / dilemma of a story. To reflect on a completed text.
Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author reintroduces characters. To use recall to find facts and make deductions about the main characters. To form opinions about characters and justify them using quotes from the text. To understand how additional main characters can be reintroduced in a sequel To empathise with the main character when he is placed in a difficult situation. To use inference and deduction to understand character motives. To reflect on a completed text.
Greek Myths - 4 comprehensions.
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Greek Myths - 4 comprehensions.

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Four weeks of comprehension, dictionary and grammar homework based on the Greek Myths of: The birth of Zeus Theseus and the Minotaur Jason and the Golden Fleece Perseus and the Gorgon
Michael Morpurgo - The Butterfly Lion - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Michael Morpurgo - The Butterfly Lion - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author creates a sense of mystery. To understand how Michael Morpurgo uses stories within stories To be able to empathise with the central character of a novel. To understand how two stories can have parallels with each other. To understand how a significant event affects characters in different ways. To retrieve information from the text to answer questions and form opinions. To respond to the twist in the tail of the story
Natural Disasters - comprehension homework
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Natural Disasters - comprehension homework

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A ten comprehension pack designed to support work on Natural Disasters. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text. Comprehensions cover: An introduction to Natural Disasters Volcanoes Pompeii Earthquakes The Lisbon Earthquake The Kobe Earthquake Earthquakes Today The Richter Scale The Mercalli Scale Earthquake Prediction Earthquake Defence
Dinosaurs - four comprehensions
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Dinosaurs - four comprehensions

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A four comprehension pack designed to support work on Dinosaurs. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text.
CS Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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CS Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author uses everyday objects as a portal to a fantasy world. To understand how an author uses familiar and unfamiliar words to create a fantasy setting. To understand how an author builds a sense of wonder. To draw conclusions based on what has been read to date. To skim and scan a text to find evidence to support opinions and answer questions. To understand how an author draws on his own life, his beliefs and his experiences. To reflect on a completed text.
Dinosaur Activity Pack
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Dinosaur Activity Pack

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A collection of activities, comprehensions and internet research projects ideal for topic work linked to dinosaurs. The pack includes four comprehensions, three internet research led display activities and a skimming and scanning matching activity. There are also two example simplified comprehension activities that could be run for your support groups, while the rest of the class complete the dinosaur comprehensions.
A complete half term's guided reading pack - Fantasy books
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A complete half term's guided reading pack - Fantasy books

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A set of books for KS2 children studying the fantasy genre. Ideal for understanding the fantasy genre, magpie-ing ideas for their own writing as well as introducing some of the greatest children's fantasy authors of the 20th century. A sudden puff of glittery smoke / The Iron Man - LA The Worst Witch - LA / MA The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - MA Harry Potter - HA / MA The Hobbit - HA
Terry Deary - the Ruthless Romans - 6 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Terry Deary - the Ruthless Romans - 6 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To form and revise opinions about the Romans To make comparisons between past and contemporary entertainment. To make comparisons between today and the past. To use skimming and scanning to find information for research. To gather information in order to write persuasively. To reflect on a completed text