5 way differentiated reading comprehension worksheets for the classic fairytale ‘King Midas & The Golden Touch’
This carefully retold story is written at three levels appropriate for readers aged from 6 to 11 years old.
The higher level text is double sided and features more ambitious vocabulary and includes 18 questions, including vocabulary questions.
The middle level is single sided and has two question sheet versions; one with 14 questions, another with 8 questions.
The lower level text has been simplified for lower-level readers and has two version of questions; one question sheet with 8 questions and another with 7 easier to read and answer questions.
All levels come with answer sheets.
More fairy tale reading comprehension with a moral teaching:
Emperor’s New Clothes
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Mouse, The Bird and The Sausage by the Brothers Grimm
Adverb mats & adverb posters.
Differentiated adverb scaffolds. Some with more adverbs, some with less adverbs. Plus adverbs of manner place mat.
Adverb mats are A4. Adverb posters are A3.
Transport learners into the magic of the holidays with this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s bittersweet tale, “The Little Match Girl.” Vivid illustrations and varied questioning engage learners in years 3 through to year 8 with this timeless story perfect for the Christmas season.
This versatile reading comprehension pack includes:
A beautifully illustrated double sided retelling of the story
Three SAT style multiple choice practice sheets including a mix of factual, main idea, detail, sequencing, inference, vocabulary, true or false, cause and effect,and author’s purpose questions
Five versions of written response question sheets for differentiated engagement
Event sequencing tasks
Cause and effect activity
Story summary cloze activities
Vocabulary-based crossword puzzles using words from the text
Make an impact this holiday season with a rich selection of visual and written materials. Learners will connect with the beloved tale through leveled questions and activities aimed at improving reading fluency and analyzing this touching story. Share this poignant retelling and help students step into the magic of literature this Christmas!
Looking for more holiday reading resources? Check out my other Christmas reading resources:
Night Before Christmas Poem Comprehension
Little Fir Tree Christmas Reading
The Nutcracker Christmas Worksheets
Non-Fiction
Christingles Fun Reading Activities
History of the Christmas Tree Reading
This Buddhism resource includes two differentiated information texts and engaging activities suited for KS2/3 and KS4 introduction.
The download contains two Buddhism information texts - a 2 page basic reading level and a more advanced 3 page text. Both provide an overview of Buddhism divided into sections on The Buddha’s life, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Three Jewels, Buddhist traditions and more.
Also included are:
Multiple-choice quizzes at three difficulty levels to assess comprehension
Differentiated written response sheets with short answer and longer responses
True or false worksheets
Two crossword puzzles using key vocabulary and concepts
A summary activity with missing words for students to fill in
25 pages of worksheets total
Plus answer sheets for all worksheets
With differentiated reading passages, quizzes, and activity sheets, this comprehensive package is ideal for world religions, social studies, and ELA classes. The varied activities aim to engage students and reinforce Buddhism learning. Pick up this useful resource to teach upper primary and middle schoolers about the history, beliefs and practices of Buddhism!
Nativity Comprehension: Advanced Resource for Key Stage 3-4
Explore the Nativity narrative with this carefully researched and written educational resource tailored for secondary school students. Designed for advanced readers (Lexile 1000L–1400L), this pack offers historical, cultural, and theological insights.
Compatible with my lower level Nativity Reading Resources - available individually or as a bundle!
What’s Included:
Comprehensive (double-sided) Historical Narrative Summary: In-depth exploration of the Nativity story, detailing the political, cultural, and religious context of first-century Palestine, including Mary and Joseph’s journey, the birth of Jesus, the significance of shepherds and Magi, Herod’s threat, and the family’s flight to Egypt—highlighting themes of divine purpose, cultural intersection, and human resilience.
Advanced Mixed-Style Activity Sheets: Includes vocabulary matching, sequencing, cloze passages, true/false questions, and analytical written responses.
Two Multiple Choice Quizzes: Includes a 2-page and a 3-page version to assess comprehension with thought-provoking questions.
Two Levels of True or False Questions: Catered to challenge varying levels of critical thinking.
Cloze Summary Exercises: Build vocabulary and reinforce key details.
Crossword Puzzle: Engage learners with a thematic, knowledge-building challenge.
Traditional Written Comprehension Sheets: Encourage reflective, in-depth responses to the text.
Answer Keys Included: Effortlessly mark all activities with complete answers provided.
Perfect for Religious Studies, English, or humanities curriculum enrichment. Supports differentiated learning across secondary school settings.
KS2-3 Nativity Reading Worksheets - The Nativity Story Reading Activities
Looking for more holiday reading resources? Check out my other Christmas reading resources:
Night Before Christmas Poem Comprehension
Little Match Girl Christmas Story
Little Fir Tree Christmas Reading
The Nutcracker Christmas Worksheets
Non-Fiction
Christingles Fun Reading Activities
History of the Christmas Tree Reading
Single-Sided Biography: Saint Nicholas and the Origins of Santa Claus
Double-Sided Biography: Saint Nicholas - In-Depth Reading Resource
Eight Times Table trick of double-double-double.
PowerPoint with an animation showing the double-double-double strategy to help students work out answers when multiplying by 8.
Starts with some easier multiplications (1x8, 2x8, 5x8, 3x8),
Then covers all the x8 facts upto x12,
Then has some trickier numbers to multiply (two digit and three digits)
Includes 7 matching style differentiated worksheets
Also see my Multiplication Strategies pack which includes this trick and other common multiplication strategies;
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mental-multiplication-strategies-11756501
Food Chains - paper chains.
7 different food chains to be made into paper chains:
The Sun - Decayed plants - Worms -Birds - Eagles
The Sun - Algae - Mosquito Larvae - Dragonfly Larvae - Fish - Raccoon
The Sun - Dandelions - Snail - Frog - Bird - Fox
The Sun - Grass - Cow - Humans
The Sun - Leaves - Caterpillars - Birds - Snakes
The Sun - Decayed plant - Worm - Bird - Eagle
The Sun - Grass - Grasshopper - Frog - Snake - Eagle
The timeless story of David and Goliath imparts powerful lessons about courage, faith, and perseverance for all children. In this beautifully illustrated resource, a young shepherd boy named David boldly confronts the mighty Philistine warrior Goliath, embodying unwavering trust in God despite overwhelming odds. His improbable triumph demonstrates that inner strength can overcome even the most daunting adversities.
This culturally and religiously significant tale holds immense importance in Jewish tradition. The informative fact box explores King David’s enduring legacy - revered as a wise ruler over a unified Israel, esteemed scholar, prolific composer of the Psalms, and vital ancestor from whose royal lineage the long-awaited Messiah will arise to usher peace and redemption for humanity.
A variety of engaging reading comprehension activities reinforce key details and higher-order thinking skills:
39-question multiple-choice quiz
Summary cloze passage with word bank
17 written response questions, with a variety of engaging question types, for higher middle school learners
17 written response questions, with a variety of engaging question types, for upper elementary learners
Answer sheets for all activities
Utilize this versatile resource as a Jewish religious education lesson or reading comprehension exercise across curricula. Students will gain meaningful insights into this pivotal biblical narrative while developing crucial literacy skills.
Moses & Exodus of Egypt
Moses & The Burning Bush
Moses in the Bulrushes
Joseph and His Brothers
Queen Esther’s Story of Purim
Story of Creation
Story of Hanukkah
Judaism Information Text
7 way differentiated reading comprehension worksheets for the fairytale ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ at three reading levels suitable for readers aged 6-12 years old.
The higher-level text is double-sided, features a larger word count, more complex vocabulary, and includes two versions of questions: a 21-question higher-level comprehension version and a 14-question version.
The middle-level text is double-sided, includes simpler vocabulary, and has three sets of comprehension question sheets: 15, 11, and 8-question versions.
The lower level text have been simplified for lower-level readers, but still follow the structure of the higher-level texts. It is a slightly shortened version that mainly uses decodable and high-frequency words. There are two sets of questions for the lower-level version: a 10-question version and a ‘circle yes or no’ version, perfect for EAL learners.
All levels come with answer sheets.
More reading comprehension fairy tales:
Rapunzel
Emperor’s New Clothes
Elves and the Shoemaker
Aladdin
Help students understand the traditions and meaning behind Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, with this engaging teaching resource. The double-sided illustrated text retells the story of Rama and Sita, derived from the Ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, and is written at a years 6-8 reading level.
Assessment and differentiation made easy with:
52 question multiple choice quiz with various question types
Story summary cloze activity
Sequencing task
Two levels of written response prompts for differentiation from years 6-11
Answer keys included for all activities.
Bring the traditions and meaning of Diwali alive for your students with this comprehensive resource for teaching the story of Rama and Sita.
Flashcards, differentiated worksheets, illustrated sentences, spelling grids, sorting activities and crosswords.
Spellings for igh (long i): igh, ie, y, i_e, (Phase 5 Week 24)
igh as in light, tight, eyesight.
ie as in pie, fried, satisfied.
y as in dry, cry, deny
i_e as in bike, time, smile
Sorting flashcards, differentiated worksheets (black and white and colour), illustrated sentences, spelling grids and crosswords.
illustrated flashcards/sorting cards (2 versions - 1 version with picture and word on 1 card for sorting, 1 version with separate pictures and words for reading/matching).
Spelling table with word bank.
Illustrated example sentences from P5 W24 Letters and Sound plan document.
Various worksheets (labeling, reading, cloze sentence, sound buttons etc) in black and white and colour.
Alternative Spellings for /sh/
Alternative Spellings for /oa/
Alternative Spellings for /ee/
Alternative Spellings for /or/
Alternative Spellings for /air/
66 differentiate phonics worksheets for phase 3 (weeks 3 and 4)
Consonant digraphs ch, sh, th, ng Vowel digraphs ai, ee, oa, long oo, short oo
Each digraph has:
A variety of differentiated labeling/spelling worksheets (LA / MA / HA).
Choose the word from three words reading worksheet.
‘Find the word’ reading and writing worksheet.
All worksheets designed with reference to the Letters and Sounds Word List.
e.g. All the example /ng/ words use only graphemes taught previously (i.e. during earlier weeks of phase 3 and during phase 2). Therefore all the words used should be fully decodable for the learner.
Very clear black and white clip-art used.
I often photocopy and enlarge to A3 for whole class teaching and modelling of the worksheet
Phonics cooperative partner activity
Phase 3 Set 1 Worksheets
Phase 3 Set 3 Worksheets
Spelling Mats Phase 3 and Phase 5
7 non-chronological reports texts - 7 habitats.
Non-chronological report, non-fiction, fact files.
Carefully researched & written and used in my own classroom.
Non chronological reports are double-sided A4 and include these features:
Topic Title,
Introduction Paragraph,
Subheadings,
Paragraphs,
Fact Boxes,
Bullet point lists,
Glossary,
Factual Language,
Present tense verbs,
3rd person point of view,
(some with labeled diagrams and maps)
Habitat Report titles:
Desert Habitats
Oceans Habitats
Polar Habitats
Freshwater Habitats
Temperate Forest Habitats
Rainforest Habitat
Grassland Habitats
Engage learners and foster a profound respect and understanding of Sikhism through this collection of four pivotal traditional Sikh stories, which illuminate the roots and core principles of the Sikh faith.
Included are the following four traditional Sikh stories:
The Story of Guru Nanak and the Full Bowl of Milk: A well-known tale from the life of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, illustrating his teachings of kindness, humility, and the universality of goodness.
Guru Hargobind’s Justice (traditionally known as Bandi Chhor Divas): Commemorating the release of Guru Hargobind along with 52 Hindu princes from imprisonment in the Gwalior Fort. This event is celebrated by Sikhs worldwide on the same day as Diwali but holds distinct significance in Sikh tradition.
Emperor Akbar Visits Guru Amar Das: Highlighting the humility, equality, and principles of self-sufficiency practiced in Sikhism, particularly exemplified by Guru Amar Das and his langar, where all are welcomed and treated equally regardless of social status.
Guru Nanak’s Needle: Illustrating the spiritual lesson of detachment from material wealth and the importance of focusing on good deeds and virtues rather than accumulating riches.
Each story is written at an approximate middle school reading level, and accompanied by illustrations and “Did You Know?” boxes presenting fascinating facts about the Sikh religion.
Each story comes with:
Double-sided multiple-choice quizzes
Double-sided written response comprehension sheets
Shorter, single-sided written response versions for each story
Detailed marking answer sheets
Complements my Sikh Introduction worksheets superbly!
Also see Sikh Stories Pack B
Buddhist Stories and Jewish Stories
Immerse learners in the profound wisdom and values of Sikhism through this curated collection of four seminal traditional Sikh stories, which shed light on the origins and guiding principles of this faith.
Included in this Pack B are the following four traditional Sikh narratives:
“The Test of Humility: Guru Amar Das Chooses His Successor” - Depicting the virtues of humility, diligence, and devotion embodied by Jetha, who later became Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru.
“Makhan Shah and the True Guru” - Chronicling Makhan Shah’s pious quest to identify Guru Har Krishan’s true successor, which led him to recognize Guru Tegh Bahadur as the rightful Guru, fulfilling a sacred prophecy.
“The Taste of Truth: Guru Nanak and Malik Bhago” - Underscoring the importance of earning an honest livelihood through ethical means, as exemplified by the contrast between the bread of the greedy Malik Bhago and the simple yet wholesome bread of the truthful Bhai Lalo.
“The Birth of the Khalsa” - Recounting the pivotal moment when Guru Gobind Singh initiated the Khalsa, a committed order of pure and valiant Sikhs, during the Baisakhi festival of 1699 at Anandpur Sahib, marking a defining event in Sikh history symbolizing righteousness, equality, and courage.
Each narrative is crafted at an approximate middle school reading level, accompanied by vibrant illustrations and “Did You Know?” insights providing fascinating facts about the Sikh faith.
Furthermore, the resource includes:
Double-sided multiple-choice quizzes
Double-sided written response comprehension sheets
Abridged single-page written response versions
Comprehensive marking answer keys
Also see Sikh Stories Pack A
Buddhist Stories and Jewish Stories
The Nativity Story Comprehension Pack – A Festive Resource for Primary Learners
Engage your students this Christmas season with The Nativity Story Comprehension Pack, designed for Key Stages 2 and KS3. This carefully crafted resource offers two differentiated reading levels (Lexile 500L–700L for younger learners and 800L–1000L for older pupils) to make the story of the Nativity accessible, inspiring, and educational for all abilities. The resource includes a variety of engaging and thoughtfully designed activities to challenge and captivate learners while building essential reading skills. An advanced level version is also available
What’s Inside:
For each level, you’ll find:
Mixed-Style Activity Sheets: Including vocabulary matching, sequencing, cloze passages, true/false questions, and written response tasks.
Two Multiple Choice Quizzes: Perfect for reinforcing comprehension in an interactive way.
Cloze Summary Exercises: Strengthen vocabulary and recall key details.
Two Crossword Puzzles: Fun and engaging practice for every learner.
Traditional Written Comprehension Sheets: Encourage reflective responses to the text.
Answer Keys Included: Save time with complete answers provided for all activities.
This resource is ideal for differentiated instruction, festive homework, Advent lessons, or quiet independent work. Beautifully illustrated and expertly written, this pack brings the Nativity story to life while supporting comprehension skills.
Extend the Learning:
Pair this resource with my other Christmas reading resources to bring even more learning to your classroom:
Christmas Fiction
Little Match Girl Reading Worksheets Christmas Story
Night Before Christmas: A Visit From St Nicholas, Christmas Poem
Little Fir Tree Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Elves and the Shoemaker Reading Comprehension
Legend of Saint Nicholas Christmas Story
The Nutcracker Reading Worksheets
Christmas Non-Fiction
Short Biography: Saint Nicholas and the Origins of Santa Claus - Single Page
Long Biography: Saint Nicholas - Double-Sided Reading Comprehension
History of the Christmas Tree Reading Activities 2 Levels
Christingles Reading Text + Fun Supporting Activities
Engage your students with the timeless lessons of kindness, generosity, and the magic of Christmas. Download now and make the holidays meaningful!
6-way differentiated reading comprehension, suitable for readers aged 6 to 12 years, for the fairy tale ‘Cinderella’.
The higher-level text uses more complex vocabulary, more details, some extra literary devices. It has a larger word count and consists of 3 illustrated A4 pages. 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 16 questions
➌A classic worksheet with 10 questions with higher-level SAT style questions
➍A multiple-choice SAT style version with 27 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 two sets of questions:
➎A classic worksheet with 17 questions with some vocabulary and author’s purpose questions.
➏A classic worksheet with 12 questions.
All levels of worksheets come with answer sheets.
More princess fairy tale reading worksheets:
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and Rose Red
The Princess and the Pea
Lots of words and a few sentences. Students are asked to...
Circle the noun, cross out the adjective and draw a zigzag star around the verb.
EAL/ESL Homework for grade/year 1 or 2.
next, so, because, but, until, before, if, then, until, also, instead of, meanwhile.
Use conjunctions two join to short sentences together.
6 examples with multiple choices of conjunctions.
Followed by a clear example of using the chosen conjunction to make one longer sentence. After this students are asked if the sentence makes sense, finally the Power Point rewrites the new, longer sentence to reinforce the change from 2 short sentences into 1 longer sentence.
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