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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
A collection of 5 non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2. They all focus on the theme of summer and help children to practise their comprehension of instructions. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
The 5 topics explored in the comprehensions are:
How to build a sandcastle
Pond dipping
How to grow a sunflower
How to prepare a picnic
Making lemonade
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains comprehension activities on Germany suitable for using with year 1. There are four different comprehensions:
What to do in Germany
What to eat in Germany
German traditions - Christmas
German traditions - Easter
There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
Each level contains four short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions.
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. This is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it.
Answers are also included.
All of the documents are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
PDF file format.
This is a presentation on the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3.
The presentation covers Berners-Lee’s childhood, his early career, how his invention came about and what he is doing now.
Please note that there are no photos of Tim Berners-Lee included, owing to copyright restrictions.
The last part of the slideshow contains some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Japan and covers key facts, Japanese wildlife, history and culture.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about Asian countries. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
These are the 3 different countries explored in the comprehensions:
India
China
Japan
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class during the summer term.
The bundle contains:
3 x summer themed phonics booklets (20 pages each)
5 x summer themed comprehensions (1 page each)
All about me transition booklet (20 pages)
Mixed activity booklet (summer theme - 30 pages)
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about activities children can do in the autumn. It covers woodland walks, simple autumn crafts and making a nature notebook.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about what happens in the autumn. It covers daylight hours, weather, leaves and wildlife.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about autumn wildlife. It covers deer, fungi and spiders.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
A bundle of 3 autumn themed non-fiction comprehensions, perfect for year 2. They are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and include 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
The three comprehensions are:
What can I do in the autumn?
What happens in the autumn?
Autumn wildlife
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. The theme in this pack is 'Autumn.
There are four different comprehensions:
What happens in the autumn
What to do in the autumn - go for a woodland walk
What to do in the autumn - make a leaf hedgehog
How to go blackberry picking
Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions. Answers are also included.
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2 and includes 3 differentiated levels. The comprehension is all about the harvest festival and covers what it is, its history, traditions and how people celebrate now.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a title page with some helpful words followed by four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet and answers are also included. The higher ability booklet has 13 questions in total. The middle ability has 12 questions and the lower ability has 11 questions.
PDF file format.
All the booklets are in the zip file.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Autumn Wildlife.’ There are four different comprehensions:
Autumn wildlife (general)
Autumn mushrooms
Autumn spiders
Autumn deer
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using in the autumn term. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to go blackberry picking, with differentiated questions.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.
There are a range of 'what, ’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a set of 3 art lessons based around the theme of harvest for Key Stage 1. Children create three pictures based on Van Gogh’s series of wheatfield paintings. The key skills that are taught include creating different tones and shades with paint, pastel and pencil and experimenting with shapes and patterns.
The lesson plans are very detailed and include a list of any resources you will need to get out of the cupboard. There are also details of curriculum links and examples of work from my class. I have included the PowerPoints I used for the series of lessons, which contains information about the artist, examples of the artists’ work around which the lessons are based and information about how bread is made. Also included are templates for the children to use.
All the resources needed for the unit are included:
A 17 page PDF lesson plan with examples of work from my class
A 10 slide animated PowerPoint (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
An 8 slide animated PowerPoint (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
A 3 page PDF document with examples of the artist’s work for the class to work from
3 pages of templates for the children to use
I created this unit of work to use with my year 1 class for a harvest art project. I was so impressed with the outcome and the children’s work made a fantastic display. I hope you enjoy the lessons! They are great fun!
This autumn-themed phonics booklet is aimed at EYFS or year 1 (4-6 yrs). It covers phase 3 sounds and would be perfect for revising the phase during the autumn term.
The booklet is 18 pages. Children could work on it independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
Activities include filling in missing sounds, sound spotter stories and recognising real and fake words among many others.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). The theme for the booklet is Thanksgiving in the USA and is perfect to use with children outside America to teach about the American version of harvest.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has two pages of information for the children to read before they complete 2 pages of 'what, ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions, true or false questions and multiple choice questions. This is a similar layout to KS2 SATs. There are 14 questions in total.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the information split into separate pages with questions on each page. There are 14 questions in the middle ability booklet and 13 questions in the lower ability.
There are colour and black & white versions of the booklets and answers are included.
PDF file format.
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Thanksgiving reading comprehension Year 2
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation
This bundle contains a collection of non-fiction comprehension booklets aimed at year 2. The theme for the booklets is harvest.
The three topics covered are:
Harvest Festival
Harvest around the world
Thanksgiving
Each comprehension includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions, true or false questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet and answers are also included.
Harvest Festival
This comprehension is all about the harvest festival and covers what it is, its history, traditions and how people celebrate now.
The higher ability booklet has 13 questions in total. The middle ability has 12 questions and the lower ability has 11 questions.
Harvest Around the World
This comprehension is all about harvest around the world and covers Thanksgiving in America, rice festivals in Asia, the fruit festival in Thailand and the harvest moon festival.
Each level has 13 questions in total.
Thanksgiving
This comprehension is all about Thanksgiving celebrations in America and covers the history of the holiday and current traditions.
There are 13 questions in the higher ability booklet, 12 questions in the middle ability and 10 questions in the lower ability.
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Thanksgiving celebrations in America and covers the history of the holiday and current traditions. Perfect to use to teach children about the American version of harvest.
It includes 3 differentiated levels. Each booklet has four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read. There are 13 questions in the higher ability booklet, 12 questions in the middle ability and 10 questions in the lower ability. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘why,’ ‘where’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions, true or false questions and some that require more detailed answers.
There are colour and black & white versions of the booklets and answers are included.
PDF file format.
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Thanksgiving reading comprehension Year 3 and 4
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is adapted from the Bible and tells the beginning of the Christmas story, when Angel Gabriel visits Mary.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has two pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
PDF file format.