A seasonal themed reading comprehension linked to the year 2 National Curriculum objectives. Questions direct children to practise inference, deduction, skimming and scanning skills as well as links to different word types. Can be completed individually or as a Christmas Quiz in partners. This resources has been differentiated three ways.

A lesson learning all about polar bears, reindeer and robins. A seasonal activity for a fun and educational Christmas week. Included is a powerpoint presentation with photos, facts and links to short video clips as well as 3 writing pages with word banks to assist with writing up a fact file. There is also a word mat to help with any further writing.

A set of eggs to print off and hide around your classroom/school. In teams children find as many as they can. A reward can be offered to the team who finds the most amount. 6 eggs are ready to print in colour, 6 can be coloured in by the children prior to the hunt and a further 6 are empty for children to draw and colour. Enjoy your hunt! For an education hunt, check out these resources: Year 2 maths egg hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473052 Anagrams hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473017 Interesting words hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473044

Get the children decorating your class with these Christmas paper chains. They will be amazed at how long they can make one as whole class one it if they all work together. Alternatively they can make their own individual ones as a Christmas treat. A great opportunity to teach repeated patterns. Add numbers to the pictures and children can explain the number sequence on the inside. Enjoy! Also check out these seasonal resources: Build a super Christmas sentence https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449268 Christmas Reading story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449074 Christmas Chatterboxes: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449139

Three different chatterboxes for your class to try. One is about Christmas, one is about Christmas animals and one is empty for the children to make their own. Print out on A3 for easier folding. Children will love making these as a Christmas treat and will learn new surprising facts.

An engaging non fiction text about spring differentiated three ways. Text includes statements, questions and exclamations. A range of questions are asked that link to the year 2 National Curriculum. Topic include: Spring babies Spring flowers What is Easter? Weather Written in a simple form for young children to be able to access. Questions challenge children to retrieve information as well as consider their own opinions.

Differentiated word searches for all the class to access. Two word searches explore key Christmas words and two word searches introduce Christmas related adjectives. An excellent way to practise seasonal spellings or as a class treat. Also check out these Christmassy resources: Build a Christmas super sentence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449268 Explore facts about Christmas animals: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449191 Christmas Reading Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11449074