This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. The booklet is all about woodlands, so is perfect for teaching about the science topic of habitats. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. 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 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,’ ‘where,’ and ‘when’ 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 the seashore and would be perfect for a habitats topic. I hope you find it useful. 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 ‘how,’ ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ 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 activities children can do in the winter. It covers building snowmen, making bonfires and celebrating different festivals.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, with a focus on the science curriculum topic of ‘materials.’ The booklet covers the three inventors covered in the science curriculum: John McAdam, Charles Macintosh & John Dunlop. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘how’ 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. Answers are also included. PDF file format.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, with a focus on the science curriculum topic of ‘materials and forces.’ The booklet covers squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ 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 non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, with a focus on the science topic of ‘materials.’ It includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Each level includes four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. PDF file format.

This is a plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Lent, with a focus on the theme of ‘Giving Something Up.’ The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes details of a group starter, a discussion, a drama activity, a group written activity, a poem writing activity and a plenary game. There are also differentiated targets, a list of resources and curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods. All activities are highly interactive and make the topic relevant to the children’s lives as well as introducing them to some facts about Lent and an event that happened during Jesus’ life. There is a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation which contains details about Lent and the bible story used during the lesson. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) The differentiated templates for the poem writing activity and pictures for the group starter are also included. The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit. You might also be interested in our Assembly and Key Stage 2 lesson plan on Lent - Giving Something Up: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-giving-something-up-ks2-11510182 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-giving-something-up-11514054

A plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Lent, with a focus on the theme of 'Doing Good Deeds.' The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes details of a group starter, a discussion, a game, a simple written activity and a plenary. There are also differentiated targets, a list of resources and curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods. All activities are highly interactive and make the topic relevant to the children’s lives as well as introducing them to some facts about Lent and some events that happened during Jesus’ life. There is a 14 slide PowerPoint presentation covering Lent, good deeds and some events in Jesus’ life. This is non-editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint. The resource for the written activity is also included. The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit. You might also be interested in our KS2 lesson plan and assembly on doing good deeds during Lent: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-doing-good-deeds-ks2-11506425 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-doing-good-deeds-11511539

A plan and resources for an RE lesson, with a focus on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 1. The pdf lesson plan includes a starter, a discussion, a drama activity and a whole class plenary. The theme for the lesson is ‘showing you are sorry.’ There is a 13 slide animated PowerPoint presentation about Ash Wednesday and the resources for the drama activity included. This is non-editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open the PowerPoint. The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit. You might also be interested in our Ash Wednesday assembly and Ash Wednesday lesson plan for KS2: Ash Wednesday Assembly KS2 Ash Wednesday Lesson Plan (Lent)

This resource is a set of non-fiction comprehension booklets for year 2 all about Mardi Gras, the history of Mardi Gras and the celebrations in New Orleans . There are 3 differentiated levels. The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and answers are included. There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘where’ 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 with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. PDF file format.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. The comprehension is all about why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday and what it involves. The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. I have included 3 differentiated levels and answers. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘why,’ ‘how’ and ‘when’ 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.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities all about Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. 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 ‘Pancakes.’ There are four different pdf comprehensions: Pancake ingredients Pancake recipe What is Shrove Tuesday? How to flip a pancake 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 is a plan for a Christmas assembly on the shepherds visiting Jesus, with a focus on giving thoughtful gifts. There is an attached PowerPoint with the story to help you make the assembly more visual. The plan is easy to follow, so is perfect for using at the last minute! I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves an anecdote linked to Christmas today. There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with. All the resources needed are included in the zip file: 4 page PDF assembly plan 21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) No further preparation needed. The PowerPoint is also available separately and with our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11729266 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-ks1-11731759 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11731513