A bundle of 5 lessons with fairy tale comprehension / guided reading resources for:
- Rapunzel (part 1)
- Rapunzel (part 2)
- Hansel and Gretel (part 1)
- Hansel and Gretel (part 2)
- The Ugly Duckling
For each lesson / story, there is:
- the story (part one of Hansel and Gretel can be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
There is a PDF version and an editable version of each file.
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A non-fiction text on Ants and guided reading / comprehension questions for Year 2 or 3.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a non-fiction text on Ants (part of which can be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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A non-fiction text on Spiders and guided reading / comprehension questions.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a non-fiction text on Spiders (which can be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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A brief lesson plan and worksheets differentiated to 2 levels of difficulty on using conjunctions, plus a page of conjunctions to use for the extension for Year 2 or 3.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each of the following files:
- a breif lesson plan on using conjunctions
- 2 worksheets at 2 levels of difficulty about using conjunctions, with sentences about mini-beasts (part of which can be seen in the preview)
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Jesse Owens biography with comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a biography of Jesse Owens (which can partially be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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Mary Seacole biography with comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a biography of Mary Seacole (which can partially be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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A brief lesson plan, worksheets (the complete version / answers of these can be seen in the preview image) and glossary of terms related to writing biographies.
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A brief lesson plan and 3 word search worksheets on finding irregular past tense verbs.
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Biography paragraphing activity on King George VI.
There is a PDF and an editable version of each file:
- a brief lesson plan
- a paragraphing activity on King George (which can be partially seen in the preview)
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A lesson plan and worksheets differentiated to 3 levels on writing in the past tense.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a brief lesson plan on writing in the past tense
- worksheets with the following differentiation (part of which can be seen in the preview):
Lower ability - verbs to be corrected highlighted in red, with correct past tense replacements given
Middle ability - as above, but correct tense replacements not given
Higher ability - plain text with the incorrect verbs not highlighted
- a corrected version (which can be seen in the preview)
The text is the story of the Frog Prince, with the verbs in the wrong tense.
This lesson is best taught with computers or laptops, but can be completed on paper too.
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Proper nouns PowerPoint, worksheet (the complete version / answers of the worksheet can be seen in the preview image) and extension
There is a a a PDF version and an editable version of each file.
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Gandhi biography comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3.
A zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a biography of Mahatma Gandhi (part of which can be seen in the preview)
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on the Human Life Cycle
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- an explanation text on the Human Life Cycle
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing explanation texts for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following:
- 4 lesson plans on writing explanation texts
- 2 annotated life cycle diagrams to use as a prompt for the children's writing
- a model explanation text about the life cycle of a frog
- a set of explanation text writing frames
- a set of differentiated success criteria for explanation texts
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
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Please note: the 4 lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
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A lesson plan and activities / worksheets (differentiated to 2 levels) on proofreading / sentence construction for Year 2 or Year 3.
The passages of text used are about the life cycle of a sunflower.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
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A lesson plan and worksheet on using commas in a list.
The sentences are on the topic of life cycles.
A writing frame is provided for lower attaining children. Higher attaining children can work without this frame.
There is a PDF and editable version of each file.
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Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Go Fishing)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- instructions on How To Go Fishing
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
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Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Make Salmon Sandwiches)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- instructions on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
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A set of lesson plans and resources for 2 lessons on writing instructions for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following:
- 2 lesson plans on writing instructions
- 2 model examples of instructions
- instructions writing frames
- a set of differentiated success criteria for writing instructions
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
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Please note: the lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
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Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a Recount text (about a school trip)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a recount text about a school trip
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
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