This interview text for P7 explains the work of plant biologist professor Joanne Chory. She recently realised she could play a role in solving the problem of climate change by using her knowledge of biology. Professor Chory explains how plants can be optimised to store more carbon in their roots. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This interview with a tree surgeon for P6 links to the topic biodiversity and interdependence. Pablo Sanchez Moreno is a tree expert who maintains and preserves trees as his job. He explains why it is important to cut away the dead tissue in trees, to plant the right tree in the right place and what you need to become a tree surgeon and get paid to climb trees! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for P4, linking to the topic of biodiversity and interdependence, investigates orangutans, the masters of the treetops in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. This text explains how these mammals are closely related to humans, where they live, what they eat and why they are critically endangered. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This explanation text for year 4, linking to the topic electricity, describes in detail how a cherry picker works. When we want to pick fruit from treetops or safely access tall buildings, we usually use machines called aerial access platforms, also known as cherry pickers. The labelled diagram with expanded captions explains each part of the cherry picker in detail. An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This explanation text for P5, linking to the topic electricity, describes in detail how a cherry picker works. When we want to pick fruit from treetops or safely access tall buildings, we usually use machines called aerial access platforms, also known as cherry pickers. The labelled diagram with expanded captions explains each part of the cherry picker in detail. An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for P4 and P5, linking to the topics of living things and habitats , investigates these prehistoric cats which lived in the Stone Age. The text explains what they used their enormous teeth for, how big they were and where lots of fossilised bones were found. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for year 3, year 4, linking to the topic of living things and habitats , investigates these prehistoric cats which lived in the Stone Age. The text explains what they used their enormous teeth for, how big they were and where lots of fossilised bones were found. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

One of the most famous structures built in the Stone Age is Stonehenge, a massive circle of standing stones in Wiltshire in the UK. This explanation text for year 3 and year 4 describes in detail how it is thought Stonehenge was built. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

In this interview for P4 and P5, Lisa-Marie Shillito explains what it’s like to work as a geoarchaeologist. In her job she uses science to work out how people lived thousands of years ago by examining their rubbish, including poo! Coprolites (fossilised poos) are one of the only types of archaeological material that show what people ate over several days, how healthy they were and how their diet varied seasonally. Lisa-Marie explains her discoveries from the Stone Age. An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

Smoke alarms are essential safety devices that give people early warning of fires and allow them to escape the blaze. This explanation text for year 6 and P7, linking to the topic electricity, explains how the two main types of smoke alarms work. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

In this non-fiction text for year 2 and P3, linking with the topics living things and habitats and biodiversity and interdependence, discover ten animals which change colour. Here are some examples: chameleon, crab spider, cuttlefish and many more. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

In this interview for year 3, year 4, Lisa-Marie Shillito explains what it’s like to work as a geoarchaeologist. In her job she uses science to work out how people lived thousands of years ago by examining their rubbish, including poo! Coprolites (fossilised poos) are one of the only types of archaeological material that show what people ate over several days, how healthy they were and how their diet varied seasonally. Lisa-Marie explains her discoveries from the Stone Age. An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

A non-fiction biography text for year 6 , linking to the topic Evolution and inheritance . Dorothy Garrod was a trailblazing archaeologist whose discoveries changed how we think about human evolution. She uncovered more than 87,000 stone tools and the first Neanderthal skeleton to be found outside Europe. The discoveries Dorothy made were extremely important, and her impact has been recognised with awards, such as the Society of Antiquaries gold medal, and buildings named in her honour. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

A non-fiction biography text for year 4 and P5, linking to the topics states of matter and Properties and uses of substances about Robert Boyle. By encouraging experiments and observation, he laid the foundations for modern chemistry. At the time, carrying out scientific experiments was unusual. Scholars usually just wrote down their ideas and then argued about them, much as the Ancient Greek philosophers had done. Robert pioneered the scientific method. This meant carrying out experiments and observing the results. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

In this non-fiction text for P4 and P5, linking with the topic biodiversity and interdependence, discover ten animals which were alive during the Ice Age. Here are some examples: The woolly mammoth, cave hyenas, megatherium and many more. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

An interview with a food scientist for year 5 and P6, linking to the topics properties and changes of materials and properties and uses of substances. Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart is a biochemist who teaches science to chefs. Her passion for food science stemmed from the fact that science was her favourite subject at school, and cooking was her favourite hobby! Rachel’s main interest was in culinary science (the science of what happens when you cook and process ingredients in the kitchen). This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report text for year 5 and P6, linking to the topic living things and habitats, tells you everything you’d like to know about the tiny sea creature, the Hawaiian bobtail squid. They are the latest animals to join humans on missions into space. They are tiny creatures (about 3 cm long) found in shallow seas around the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Find out why scientists have chosen to take them to live on the ISS. This downloadable reading pack includes: A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

Floating in space might sound wonderful, but without a spacesuit for protection, you couldn’t survive for more than a few seconds. This explanation text for P6, linking to the topic Earth and Space, explains how these amazing protective suits work. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for P6, linking to the topic Earth and Space, explains how important Sir Isaac Newton was. His laws of motion and theory of gravity changed how we understand the universe. Isaac’s theory of gravity helped people understand why planets orbit the Sun, why the Moon orbits the Earth, and how the Moon’s orbit affects tides. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This non-chronological report for year 2, linking to the topics of living things and habitats , investigates ducks. The text explains what they eat, who their predators are, what they are called, and much more. The downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.