Reading activities linked to Superheroes. Students engage with images to infer, predict, explain, describe and recall.

This booklet includes short extracts from Austen’s six major novels (Pride and Prejudice;Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Mansfield Park; and Persuasion). Each extract is followed by discussion questions linked to the extract. The last page requires students to compare and contrast the extracts. Discussion focuses on narrative voice, settings, protagonists, writing style, and vocabulary. Intended to be used as an introduction to Austen and writers of the long nineteenth century.

This powerpoint provides slides that feature talking points and questions linked to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Students are encouraged to verbally use Point, Evidence Explain and offer their opinions on different features of the story.

UKS2 Reading Comprehension using Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Questions linked to vocabulary, inference, prediction, etc. Answers provided.

Ten Skim and Scan activities to aid speed reading using lyrics from traditional Christmas Carols such as Away in a Manger, Good King Wenceslas, O Holy Night etc. Additional vocabulary challenges included. All formatted on word document for easy editing.

Five simple reading comprehensions focused on recall and vocabulary. Countries include: The Netherlands, Lithuania, Japan, Cuba and Ethiopia. 12 extension activities included.

Reading Comprehension based on an extract from the original The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson. Aimed at UKS2. Answers included. Questions based on Vocabulary, Recall, Inference, etc.

Based on the 2021 Christmas John Lewis Advert, this includes a range of questions to be used before, during and after watching. Questions are linked to recall, inference, prediction, summary, explanation. Also includes ideas for further activities. Could be used in whole class Guided Reading or as a stand alone Christmas English lesson. Opportunities for speaking and listening.

Skim and Scan activity to aid quick retrieval. Children need to locate ten words (bonus task included). Suitable for UKS2. Guided reading resource.

Listed in a table that can be easily edited, are a range of unusual and amusing words that are no longer common in todays discourse. Each word is currently matched with a definition but through a quick guillotine could be easily mixed up to provide a challenge. Once matched, they could be used to stimulate a speaking and listening activity.

Five Halloween themed activities based around images, suitable for guided reading. Encourages children to use reading skills: infer, predict, summarise, vocab. Uses images from film and books. Powerpoint can be edited for use with whole class or printed out as independent activity sheets.

A fictional last confession from Guy Fawkes, the night before his execution. (This could be used as a model). Students have a skim and scan activity, encouraging a quick response to locating words within the text. This is followed by a series of vocabulary and language questions, similar to SATs style reading questions.

Skim and Scan activity to aid speedy retrieval skills using an extract from The Secret Garden Children have to locate a series of words within the text, similar to a wordsearch. My class enjoy using an IWB timer to see how quickly then can locate all the words. Additional vocabulary extensions activity included.

A KS2 Greater Depth reading comprehension based on an extract from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Questions are SAT style and an answer guide is included.

Using ‘Inside the Artist’s Studio’, this worksheet encourages deep thinking around poetic function. Ideal for revision.

This resource includes a copy of Browning’s poem and a series of questions aimed at understanding context, form and theme. Ideal for revision.

Six activities to aid drama and/or speaking and listening. These can all be utilised quickly and with minimal resources. Easily adapted to a range of themes. Used with KS2 but relevant to wide range of ages.

A free resource to share on National Poetry day that includes a variety of activities at different levels for KS2 primary, using famous poems. Activities become gradually harder as you work through the booklet. Ideal for a one off lesson or as a homework booklet/home-learning/tutoring resource.

5 x Reading Activities using classic American children’'s stories such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tom Sawyer and Little Women. Each extract includes a skim and scan challenge and other text related questions. Great resource to encourage quick recall and to build text scanning skills.