5-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 7 to 14 years, for the classic English fairy tale ‘Tattercoats’ in which Tattercoats, a granddaughter hated and mistreated by her grandfather ever since birth, attends a royal ball in rags with a goose herder who magically transforms her into a princess when she is chosen by the prince. Tattercoats is a traditional English fairy tale first published in 1890 but likely originating much earlier from anonymous folklore storytellers. The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices and a larger word count. It includes three versions of comprehension questions: ➊ 19 question classic worksheet (wherein students write answers on lines below the questions) ➋ 10 question classic worksheet ➌ 15 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices. The middle or lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading whilst keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. This version includes two sets of questions: ➍ 11 question classic worksheet (essential comprehension questions-lower to middle level) ➎ 13 question multiple choice version with 3 answer choices (middle-to higher year 6 SAT style). All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets. Check out some other lesser known fairy tale reading comprehension: The Swineherd The Clever Prince Brave Little Tailor Katie Crackernuts Scottish Fairy Tale

7-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years, for the fairy tale ‘The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground’, a German fairy tale in which a young man disguises himself as a sheep inside a golden fleece to gain access to a king’s imprisoned daughter, wins her love, and identifies her in duck form to pass the king’s test and marry her. Despite the king’s attempts to prevent suitors from reaching his daughter, the clever young man outsmarts the king and is able to marry the princess. The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices. It has a larger word count is double A4 size. It includes four versions of comprehension questions: ➊A classic worksheet with 20 questions (wherein students write answers on lines below the questions) ➋A classic worksheet with 9 questions ➌A multiple-choice SAT style version with 24 mixed level questions and 3 answer choices. ➍A multiple-choice SAT style version with 23 higher level questions and 3 answer choices. The middle and lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading whilst keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. It is single sided. This version includes three sets of questions: ➎A classic worksheet with 18 questions ➏A classic worksheet with 10 questions. ➐A multiple-choice SAT style version with 24 mixed level questions and 3 answer choices. All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.

10 versions of differentiated reading comprehension for the traditional tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’,  suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years. The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, includes more details, and employs additional literary devices. It has a larger word count and is 2 A4 pages in length. Three versions of comprehension questions come with this level text: ➊ A classic worksheet with 20 questions that require mid to high-level reading comprehension skills, ➋ A classic worksheet with 15 higher level compound questions. ➌ A multiple-choice SAT-style version with 26 questions that vary in difficulty level, each with 4 answer choices. The middle-level text has a slightly smaller word count and simpler vocabulary. It spans 2 A4 pages in length and is accompanied by three sets of comprehension questions: ➍ A classic 17 question worksheet ➎ A classic 14 question worksheet ➏ A multiple-choice SAT-style version with 31 questions that vary in difficulty level, each with 4 answer choices. The lower-level text has been simplified and shortened for easier reading, using decodable words whenever possible, while keeping the key details, main plot points, and essence intact. It spans 2 A4 pages in length and includes three sets of question sheets: ➐ A classic worksheet with 15 questions ➑ A classic worksheet with 8 very easy questions ➒ A TRUE OR FALSE activity with 20 questions ➓ A multiple-choice style version with a sequencing task and 8 easy questions Answer sheets are provided for all levels of worksheets.

Reading comprehension for the traditional tale** ‘The Golden Goose’ by the Brothers Grimm.** In this classic story of kindness rewarded, a generous but mistreated younger brother named Simpleton shares his meager pancake with a magical dwarf and is rewarded with a golden goose and the hand of the princess. With the help of the grateful dwarf, Simpleton overcomes the unreasonable demands of a biased king and eventually inherits the kingdom. This entertaining traditional tale retelling imparts a moral lesson about how generosity and perseverance can be rewarded. Download includes: ➊ Double-sided eading passage (a faithful retelling of the Grimms version) written at an approximate year 3 or 4 level for readers aged 7-9 years old. ➋ A 31 question multi-choice SAT Style comprehension sheet, including a mix of factual, main idea, detail, sequencing, inference, vocabulary, true or false, cause and effect, and authors purpose questions. ➌ A classic, write the answers on the line, 21 reading comprehension question worksheet. ➍ True or False? Activity with 32 statements. Answer sheets for all versions. *Not to be confused with the Aesop fable “The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs”, which is also available from my shop / via this link * https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12868064

Reading Comprehension for the Brothers Grimm’s “The Bremen Town Musicians” In this classic folk tale, an aging donkey meets up with a worn-out hunting dog, an old cat, and an elderly rooster, all of whom have faced hardship with their masters. Seeking a fresh start, the loyal friends embark on a journey together to Bremen to begin new lives as musicians. After spending the night in a forest along the way, the determined animals follow a light to a cottage inhabited by robbers. By making loud noises together, the clever companions are able to work as a team to scare off the outlaws. In the end, the four newfound friends contentedly take over the abandoned house, seeming to have found their happy new home together. This reading comprehension resource includes: ➼ A reading passage written at an approximate 8-11 year old reading level ➼ A 27-question SAT-style multiple choice quiz ➼ A 15-question comprehension worksheet with factual, sequencing, vocabulary, main idea, and theme questions, plus a ‘write a summary’ prompt With answer sheets

Basic worksheet. With rule. Decide (based upon the pronoun or noun) whether the being verb should be 'am', 'is' or 'are'...fill in the blank. (1 non-commercial clip-art image of a happy panda...I am happy, yes I am!) Also thrown in a very basic quiz / cloze 1 slide PowerPoint ... all for free!

10 adjectives worksheets; Range of levels from gaining initial knowledge to applying it in sentence writing. Hope that people find them useful. Please rate and comment if you do! Please also see my adjective, nouns and verb flashcards / display cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nouns-verbs-adjectives-display-cards-12216145 And my posters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/verbs-nouns-adjectives-posters-12212892

oa labelling worksheet and ow (making the oa sound) labeling worksheet. Plus an ‘oa’ and ‘ow’ cloze activity. oa = goat, boat, oak, soap, toad, road, etc. ow = slow, snow, blow, yellow, pillow etc. Alternative Spellings for /oa/

Sentences need to make sense. The order of the words in a sentence can change the meaning of the sentence. Students read the two sentences and choose the one that makes the most sense. e.g. Ben ate a hotdog. A hotdog ate Ben. EAL or ESL homework activity.

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two Students have to circle the correct word (homophone) for each sentence. Homework worksheet.

A negative sentence (or statement) states that something is not true or incorrect. Two back:2:back worksheets (4 pages) with a varity of activities used as a homework. Negative Sentences using 'Being Verbs' present and past form on worksheet_1 Negative Sentences using 'other verbs' present and past form on worksheet_2. Please rate and review.

2 basic introductory worksheets for KS1 & ESL student homework. 1: They need to read carefully whether the written answer should be either a synonyms or an antonym. 2: Synonym Sort. with synonyms for good, bad, hot, silent, big, small. Easy to differentiate - just change the words.

Two ways to make the long a sound: ai and ay. One labeling worksheet. One sorting the spellings in correct columns worksheet. Please see my 242 page Phonics Skills Book Phase 3 - Phase 5 resource. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-skills-book-phase-3-phase-5-11872855

Posters for students to set class/school goals, with a space below each for them to list the steps they will need to take to achieve their goals. 4 versions: 3 pdf files with sassoon font: one with lines, one with numbers, and one with numbers and only 2 callout bubbles. 1 word doc with comic sans. I will edit the documents and replace 'my' with the name of the student and print one off for each child in my class. Plus one for myself, so that I can set some personal (teaching) goals for myself. I will also print out a large 'to achieve by xx/xx/xxxx' so that the goals are time sensitive and display this alongside the student's posters. Also included some display headings, quotes, and stars to make a classroom display. (star clipart is 'for reuse from clipartpanda.com)

sh!!!! /sh/ worksheets using 'sh' words Please see my 242 page Phonics Skills Book Phase 3 - Phase 5 resource https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-skills-book-phase-3-phase-5-11872855

/ar/ digraph worksheets; 1)Labelling 9 clear clip-art pictures…arm, jar, star, car, farm, dart, shark, scarf, garden, 2) Cloze sentences worksheet using the same words. 3) Read/Cover/Write/Check table with illustrations. 4) Cut and stick with words broken into individual phonemes for students to spell words under the picture. Please see my 242 page Phonics Skills Book Phase 3 - Phase 5 resource. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-skills-book-phase-3-phase-5-11872855

Plural nouns rules anchor chart for most of the common plural noun rules.

A fun introductory presentation activity about abbreviations. Students can use mini-whiteboards (or scrap paper to make it into a quiz game) - they have to work out the common abbreviations of words or phrases (many they will know already, others they may have to work out) Also thrown in a few challenge questions (How many metres in 1km? etc.) Comes with an accompanying worksheet: Full words or phrases at the bottom of the page have to be used to match the abbreviations at the top (and/or vice versa)

Was and were are the past tenses of verb "to be". 23 easy to read, child friendly sentences with missing were or was. 1- Identify the subject of the sentence. 2- Identify whether it is a singular or plural noun. 3- Fill in the blank in the sentences using ‘was’ or ‘were’ 4- Then on the line at the end write whether the noun was singular or plural. Also thrown in a very brief cloze PowerPoint.

Old fashioned boring plural rules worksheet with 6 rules for changing nouns into their plural form and lots of example words to practice with. Added two mixed versions in 2021 - MA and HA. Possibly good for a homework, or to keep them quiet for 4 minutes in class?