Elevate Resources presents this 5-page article on Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday, Uniform Monday Holiday Act, What Presidents are Celebrated on Presidents’ Day?, What is Closed on Presidents’ Day?, Presidents’ Day Celebrations and Traditions) accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning.

Elevate Resources presents this 9-page pair of articles on Fairtrade Fortnight and a selection of Fairtrade products that are available. These are accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons. A great resource to accompany any unit on Fairtrade!

Elevate Resources presents this child-focused four-page article on the fighting between Russia and Ukraine (background, history, how the war began, NATO involvement, worldwide response & aid) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

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Free sample of Elevate Resources article and reading comprehension questions on the Black Death / Bubonic Plague.

Elevate Resources presents this six-page article on the WWF’s Earth Hour (the event’s origins, history, facts, achievements, etc…) accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… + Answers!

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Free sample of Elevate Resources reading comprehension on Mother’s Day around the world.

Elevate Resources presents this four-page article on Mother’s Day Around the World (featuring USA, UK, India, Japan, Thailand, Ethiopia, France, China, Mexico, Russia & Egypt) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

Elevate Resources presents this four-page article on World Health Day (Date, History, Timeline, WHD Around the World, Traditions, Statistics, FAQs, How to Observe, Nurses, & Why WHD is Important) accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… AND Answers!

Elevate Resources presents 5-pages of articles on World Art Day and Vincent Van Gogh (What is World Art Day, How to Observe World Art Day, History of World Art Day, The Man Who Painted Sunflowers, Why is He So Famous?, What Inspired Him?, Why Did He Die So Young?, What Did He Paint?) accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning AND Answers!

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Elevate Resources presents this 8-page resource combining information on World Poetry Day (History, Influential Poets, How to Observe the Day, Famous Quotes About Poetry, and Why the Day is Important) with excerpts from five of history’s most famous poems, accompanied by 22 questions covering a full range of assessment focuses - AND answers!

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Free sample of Elevate Resources reading comprehension on George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

A selection of adaptable question ideas to aid teachers, TAs or parents in their questioning of children when reading books in class, at home or as part of book groups in preparation for end of KS2 assessments. Fully updated to incorporate wording style of questions from 2016 KS2 paper.

Level descriptors for national expectations in writing (working towards the expected standard and working at the expected level) written in pupil friendly language with examples of how to demonstrate each skill included. A very useful resource which has enabled a number of pupils to successfully meet national expectations.

A useful tool to accompany the breakdown of national writing standards and expectations document. The document breaks down the more general term 'cohesive devices' and gives pupils examples to use in their work in order to meet this part of the criteria.

An example of a WAGOLL of good writing for a detective/mystery story using 'The Falcon's Malteser' by Anthony Horowitz as a stimulus.