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I have taught for over 10 years and held senior leadership roles as Phase Leader and English Leader. My resources are mostly aimed at Key Stage 2.

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I have taught for over 10 years and held senior leadership roles as Phase Leader and English Leader. My resources are mostly aimed at Key Stage 2.
Key Stage 2 Christmas Worksheets for Reading - KS2 Reading Comprehension
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Key Stage 2 Christmas Worksheets for Reading - KS2 Reading Comprehension

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Are you looking for Christmas worksheets for reading for your class? This set of Christmas reading comprehension questions focuses on the Christmas story, with a Christmas reading passage and 12 task cards, plus KS2 reading challenge cards. The story, Starbright’s Important Mission, tells the Christmas story through the eyes of the star. There are then 12 task cards requiring the children to reflect on their understanding of the story. The task cards focus on skills such as: Be an emotion detective: describe the emotion of the characters at specific points of the story Draw ‘mood journeys’ for three of the main characters Find the evidence to support key information Longer answers, requiring students to quote accurately from the text There are answers provided for each of the reading comprehension task cards. The answers are detailed and thorough, with sample answers where necessary. After the main task cards, there is also an example card, so that the children know what the ‘mood journeys’ should look like. There are also three challenge cards, to extend pupils’ learning if needed. The passages and activities could be printed out and given to students as a pack. This would make it perfect for a Christmas supply teacher lesson. There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to your class.
Theme of a Text Poems and Task Cards
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Theme of a Text Poems and Task Cards

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Determine the Theme of a Poem This download is a determine the theme of a poem set of two poems with accompanying task cards. The two poems each have four task cards with accompanying answer cards related to determining the themes. Included in this resource: 2 poems 8 task cards 6 answer cards (2 activities do not need answer cards)
Figurative and Connotative Vocabulary Reading Comprehension - Poetry
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Figurative and Connotative Vocabulary Reading Comprehension - Poetry

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This no-prep vocabulary reading comprehension activity teaches students about: Figurative language - similes and metaphors / personification / hyperbole Connotative vocabulary There are six poems, which are spring and summer themed, and then six task cards, each with their own accompanying answer card. NO PREPARATION REQUIRED The texts and task cards require no preparation and could be printed out or completed on PowerPoint). The answer slides give students the opportunity to self-check or aid the teacher in their marking. ENGAGING ACTIVITIES The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and ordering activities. Each task card has its own answer card too. Teachers can use these for marking work, or students can use if the task has been set as distance learning. WHAT’S INCLUDED? 6 poems - spring and summer themed 6 task cards 6 answer cards 20 pages total
Poetry Reading Comprehension - Giving Own Opinion
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Poetry Reading Comprehension - Giving Own Opinion

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This poetry reading comprehension supports students in distinguishing their own point of view from the author (or in this case, the poet). There are six poems in which the poet expresses their point of view on a particular topic. the accompanying six task cards then ask students to consider how their own point of view compares. NO PREPARATION REQUIRED The poems and task cards require no preparation and can be printed or completed digitally (on slides). The tasks are open-ended, meaning there is no right or wrong answer. There is therefore no need for an answer key. A RANGE OF POEMS The six poems cover a variety of contentious topics such as: -Not wanting a pet -Only having a small number of friends -Digital books are a bad idea -We must stop throwing away so much waste -Being bored indicates a lack of imagination The poems are written in such a way to encourage students to decide whether they agree or disagree. ENGAGING ACTIVITIES The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and longer, open-ended tasks. WHAT’S INCLUDED? Six poems Six task cards Twelve slides total
Figurative and Connotative Vocabulary Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction
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Figurative and Connotative Vocabulary Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction

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This no-prep figurative and connotative language reading comprehension activity teaches students about: Figurative language - similes and metaphors / personification / hyperbole Connotative vocabulary There are six nonfiction texts, which are endangered animal themed, and then six task cards, each with their own accompanying answer card. NO PREPARATION REQUIRED The texts and task cards require no preparation and could be printed out or completed on PowerPoint. The answer slides give students the opportunity to self-check or aid the teacher in their marking. ENGAGING ACTIVITIES The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and ordering activities. Each task card has its own answer card too. Teachers can use these for marking work, or students can use if the task has been set as distance learning. WHAT’S INCLUDED? 6 nonfiction texts - endangered animals theme 6 task cards 6 answer cards 20 pages total
Exploring a Plotline Reading Comprehension
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Exploring a Plotline Reading Comprehension

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This no-prep exploring a plotline reading comprehension activity teaches students about: Themes of texts Change in a character through a text How emotions change through a story There is a two-page story and then six task cards, each with their own - accompanying answer card. NO PREPARATION REQUIRED The text and task cards require no preparation and could be printed out or completed on PowerPoint. The answer slides give students the opportunity to self-check or aid the teacher in their marking. ENGAGING ACTIVITIES The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are two longer answer cards (pupils must write a paragraph to answer) and shorter activities, which have been designed to suit different students’ learning styles. Each task card has its own answer card too. Teachers can use these for marking work, or students can use if the task has been set as distance learning. WHAT’S INCLUDED? Story (two pages long) 6 task cards 6 answer cards 8 pages total (some pages contain two task cards)
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Tasks Diary Entry
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Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Tasks Diary Entry

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Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Tasks - Diary Entry These reading comprehension diary entry tasks bring a little something different to your reading comprehension lessons. There are three diary entry texts from three members of a class: two classmates and their teacher. Each entry then has a series of comprehension questions (and answers) about the text. Your students will enjoy reading the three diary entries, all based on the first day back after the summer holidays. Each one gives a slightly different perspective of the day. There are ten questions based on each one, with a mix of multiple choice, shorter answers and longer responses required. There is also a bonus set of comprehension questions based on comparisons between all three entries, as a whole. This gives students the chance to evaluate all three texts. What’s included? Three diary entries Three sets of comprehension questions Bonus set of questions based on all three texts
Christmas Short Stories Comprehensions
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Christmas Short Stories Comprehensions

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Looking for Christmas short stories? Or are you looking for Christmas reading comprehension activities for Year 5 or Year 6? Or even a Christmas mystery picture activity? This set of Christmas reading task cards feature short stories, reading comprehension activities and a Christmas-themed mystery picture. What’s included? Child instructions - allows the pack of task cards and mystery picture activity to be handed out for independent pupil work Teacher instructions for ease of use 8 Christmas short stories, each with an associated reading comprehension activity Answers for task cards for student or pupil use Mystery picture table Mystery picture grid template (there is a Christmas-related joke and the mystery picture gives a clue as to the punchline of the joke) Mystery picture answer so that the teacher knows what the children’s pictures should look like The short stories each have a question or task attached to them. These focus on elements such as vocabulary (define the word), determining the themes of a passage, quoting accurately from the text to give evidence to support an answer and answering inference and retrieval questions. The Christmas mystery picture activity can be completed by the class as they complete the task cards. This acts as an incentive for them to get the task cards completed and also adds an element of festive fun! There is a challenge here too, as they must try to work out the punchline of the festive joke, based on the mystery picture. Can they work out what it is? There isn’t much to do! Your students will have Christmas fun, whilst still practicing their reading comprehension skills. This activity would be perfect for an emergency Christmas supply task as everything’s ready to go. Please note that this resource is not editable, due to the need to protect the clip art and font designers’ work. Also check out: Christmas Challenge Slides Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension Key Stage 2 Christmas Comprehension Worksheets Copyright © George and Smudge (I also make products under the name Ellie’s Tales for Learning) You may use this resource for your own classroom only.
Figurative Language Posters and Activities
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Figurative Language Posters and Activities

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**Are you looking for literary elements posters or figurative language posters for your classroom? Would it be great if you also had some literary elements activities to accompany them? **These figurative language posters and activities will really help your class to understand all the literary devices. The resource starts with a pack of 9 literary elements posters, focusing on figurative language. There is a teacher guide, at the beginning, to explain how the posters work. The first poster is an overview poster, where all of the figurative language techniques are listed with a helpful mnemonic device ‘Ms. Aposhi’. This spells out: Metaphors Similes Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia Symbolism Hyperbole Irony There is then an individual poster for each of the figurative language techniques. Each one has three different ways of explaining the literary element: A poem, showcasing the device (with several examples of that specific device used) A symbol to remind students what that device means A definition to help students understand the device These posters all continue with the Ms. Aposhi theme - the poems all link to her. After this, in section 2, there are 8 worksheets for pupils to apply their learning about the figurative language features. These worksheets each have a postcard from Ms. Aposhi. She is on her travels and each postcard has examples of the specific figurative device that the worksheet is focusing on. Pupils must write the passage used and the reasons why this device has been used.
Quoting Accurately from a Text Reading Comprehension Paired Passages
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Quoting Accurately from a Text Reading Comprehension Paired Passages

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Are you looking for quoting accurately from a text practice for your Year 5 or 6 pupils? This set of 6 paired non-fiction texts (3 pairs of passages) will help them to practise the tricky skill of providing evidence to support an answer. The resource can be put together as a quoting accurately booklet, with a front cover and step-by-step instruction page. This would make the booklet perfect for homework, a supply teacher set of lessons or any independent learning day. There are three sets of paired passages: Animal adaptations - All About Animal Adaptations and How Have I Adapted Over Time? Famous Female Inventors and Margaret’s Diary Entry The History of Space Exploration and Come Aboard on a Special Space Journey! There are then six questions for each of these three paired texts (18 questions in the whole resource). Two questions are about the first text, two are about the second and then two are about the pair of passages together. Also included is both passages on one sheet of paper. Not only does this mean less photocopying, but also easier comparison by the pupils. This means you can choose how you want the texts, color, black and white, on individual pages or on a page together. There are all options available to you! An example of the paired questions is: How can you tell that predators are a real threat to wild animals? Answer with evidence from both passages. There is ample space given for pupils’ extended answers for this style of question. Sample answers are then provided. For open ended questions, where there are several plausible answers, sample answers are given. What’s included? Front cover Step-by-step guide: how to quote accurately from the text? 6 texts 18 quoting accurately questions (six based on each set of paired passages Answers The worksheets have been designed to be used in a booklet format, with front cover included. This means it could easily be given for homework, used in a revision workshop or set for a sub lesson. It can be simply printed, copied and handed out to your class. Alternatively, sheets can be printed individually. There is a black and white version of everything included too. Please note that the resource is not editable. This is to protect the fonts and clip art used.
Year 6 SATS Reading Order the Events of the Text PowerPoint and Worksheets Bundle
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Year 6 SATS Reading Order the Events of the Text PowerPoint and Worksheets Bundle

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This is a SATS reading order the events bundle of a Powerpoint, taking Y6 children through the steps of ordering the events in the text and then a pack of worksheets (stories and order the events questions). The PowerPoint resource takes your class through the step-by-step process of ordering the events. There is a modelled activity, where all the steps are modelled with a sample text. Then there are two ‘over to you’ questions for pupils to have a go independently. Ordering the events is an important reading comprehension skill for practising summarising, and one that the children are usually required to demonstrate in Year 6 SATS. At the end, there is a ‘to finish’ task, where pupils need to remember all the steps they have learnt about. Answers are included for each question. What’s included? Step-by-step guide Modelled process 2 independent tasks Answers 22 slides The worksheet pack includes 5 fun stories included in this order the events booklet. There are then 2 order the events questions for each story (so 10 in total). Ordering the events is an important reading comprehension skill and one that the children are usually required to demonstrate in Year 6 SATS. Also included is a guide to remind pupils about the steps that they need to take in order to order the events. This could be enlarged and put on a display or working wall to remind pupils how to order the events in a systematic way. The order the events stories and worksheets are arranged in a booklet, making it perfect for a homework activity or for a supply day as you near SATS. It means that you can just print and go. There are two copies of each story in the pack, so that pupils can use a separate story for each order the events question (meaning they don’t get muddled up). Answers are included for each question. What’s included? Front cover Order the events step-by step guide 5 stories 10 order the events questions Answers
Year 6 SATS Reading Author Purpose Worksheets
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Year 6 SATS Reading Author Purpose Worksheets

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Are you looking for some SATs reading revision for your Year 6 class? Is authorial intent an area they need more practice with? If so, this is the perfect resource. Author’s purpose questions are given alongside 5 different texts - a mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Each question focuses, very specifically on the author’s purpose. To help you to introduce the worksheets, there is also a steps to success guide included, which takes pupils through the important elements of answering an author’s intent question. This can be enlarged to go on a working wall or given to the children as a revision aid. The worksheets have a front cover, too. This means it can easily be given as homework or as a supply activity if you need to be away from your class close to SATs. What’s included? Front cover Steps to success guide to author’s purpose questions 5 engaging texts: -A Garden of Change (poem) -Should We Have Intelligent Doorbells?(a balanced argument) -The Thoughful Present (a story) -The Moment (a poem) -Textile Club Diaries (a series of diary entries) 4 author’s intent questions for each text (20 total) Answers Please note that the resource is not editable due to needing to protect the fonts and clip art.
Year 6 Reading SATS Revision Author Purpose PowerPoint
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Year 6 Reading SATS Revision Author Purpose PowerPoint

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This Year 6 reading SATs author’s purpose PowerPoint takes pupils through the process of answering authorial intent SATs questions. There is then a modelled answer, showing the author’s intention question answered using the steps. After this, there are four texts (two stories, one poem and one non-fiction text) so that pupils can have a go at author’s purpose questions independently. There are three questions for each of these texts and all answers are provided. At the end of the PowerPoint, there is a ‘can you remember the steps?’ slide, for children to talk with a partner and see if they can remember what they have learnt. This slide would be great for enlarging and putting up on a working wall as a reminder of the process. What’s included? 28 slides 5 different texts - fiction/non-fiction/poetry Steps to success Author’s intent questions (13 in total) Answers Summary slide at the end Please note that the slides are not editable to protect the clip art and fonts used.
Year 6 SATS Reading Author Purpose Bundle
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Year 6 SATS Reading Author Purpose Bundle

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This is a SATs reading author’s purpose bundle of a PowerPoint, taking Y6 children through the process of answering author’s purpose questions, and then a pack of worksheets (texts and author’s intention questions). The PowerPoint resource takes pupils through the process of answering authorial intent SATs questions. There is then a modelled answer, showing the author’s intention question answered using the steps. After this, there are four texts (two stories, one poem and one non-fiction text) so that pupils can have a go at author’s purpose questions independently. There are three questions for each of these texts and all answers are provided. At the end of the PowerPoint, there is a ‘can you remember the steps?’ slide, for children to talk with a partner and see if they can remember what they have learnt. This slide would be great for enlarging and putting up on a working wall as a reminder of the process. What’s included? 28 slides 5 different texts - fiction/non-fiction/poetry Steps to success Author’s intent questions (13 in total) Answers Summary slide at the end The worksheet pack includes 5 different texts - a mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. There are then 20 author’s purpose questions focusing very specifically on the author’s purpose. To help you to introduce the worksheets, there is also a steps to success guide included, which takes pupils through the important elements of answering an author’s intent question. This can be enlarged to go on a working wall or given to the children as a revision aid. The worksheets have a front cover, too. This means it can easily be given as homework or as a supply activity if you need to be away from your class close to SATs. What’s included? Front cover Steps to success guide to author’s purpose questions 5 engaging texts: -A Garden of Change (poem) -Should We Have Intelligent Doorbells?(a balanced argument) -The Thoughful Present (a story) -The Moment (a poem) -Textile Club Diaries (a series of diary entries) 4 author’s intent questions for each text (20 total) Answers Please note that the resource is not editable due to needing to protect the fonts and clip art.
First Day of School Reading Comprehension - Short Story Questions and Activities
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Use this first day of school reading comprehension for short story question practice with activities included too. This pack includes 3 short stories for KS2. Each story has a set of comprehension questions for KS2. There is also a set of questions about all the stories, allowing students to compare and contrast the characters across all three stories. It can be really hard to find short stories which really encompass all those complex first day of school feelings! Children may well find themselves nodding along with Kaitlynn’s, Gracey’s or Alberto’s stories (or perhaps even all three), as they empathize with their first day of school emotions! These two-page stories are short enough to be accessible, but long enough to be able to really get a feel for the characters and their situations. The three sets of questions (one for each story) are written to be standards-based. There is a focus on author perspective, inference and retrieval, comparing and contrasting characters and the main ideas of the stories. Here’s what you’ll get: -3 stories: colour and black and white versions -3 sets of questions (one set per story), again in color and black and white -Answers for all questions -Set of questions about all three stories - colour and black and white -Activity sheet about all three stories Your class will love reading the fun first day of the new school year stories and getting to know the characters. You’ll love the assessment opportunity this will give you straight away. It’s a win-win! One of the real benefits of this set of stories and comprehension questions is the fact that there’s also a set of questions about all three stories. This means there can be questions comparing and contrasting characters across stories with a similar theme. It can be really hard to find opportunities to do this, so there is a great chance to do this here. What’s more, the two activities included also focus on the characters. Children must find similarities between two different characters. There is also an activity where they track the mood of a character of their choice. You may wish to give the children more than one copy of this worksheet so that they can cover even more characters. Prep is no problem. Simply print the stories and questions, hand everything out and find out more about what your class knows.
First Day of School Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
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First Day of School Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities

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If you’re wanting first day of school reading comprehension tasks or passages and activities all about the first day of school for KS2, this resource is perfect. This set contains 3 non-fiction first day of school passages for Key Stage 2, with reading comprehension questions about each one. There is also a set of questions about all the passages, allowing the children to compare and contrast the 3 texts. These non-fiction first day of school reading comprehension passages have been written to be interesting for the children and also so there there is plenty of scope varied questions about them. There’s a back to school checklist, a passage about what the first day of school is like in different countries and there is also a text about making the most of a fresh new year (covering activities such as goal setting). The aim was to include three varied passages, structured in different ways, to give students plenty to compare and contrast. Here’s what you’ll get: 3 non-fiction passages: colour and black and white versions 3 sets of questions (one set per passage), again in colour and black and white Answers for all questions Set of questions about all three texts - color and black and white Two activity pages about all three passages Your class will enjoy reading the different passages and seeing if they identify with the subject matter, having just started back at school themselves. You’ll love the assessment opportunity this will give you straight away. The children will get a lot from it and so will you! One of the real benefits of this set of non-fiction back to school passages and comprehension questions is the fact that there’s also a set of questions about all three texts. This means there can be questions asking pupils to comment on the similarities and differences between the passages. There are also questions about which passage they resonate with most. Pupils will enjoy comparing and contrasting the different texts. What’s more, the two activity pages included also give pupils plenty of opportunities to reflect on the passages. They use the passages to decide what to pack in their bag ready for back to school; they give advice to a fictional child who is starting at a new school, using the texts for guidance; they list the parts of the passages that resonate with them and the parts that don’t; and they draw their own ideal back to school portrait and explain how it was influenced by the passages. Preparation is no problem. Simply print the texts and questions, hand everything out and find out more about what your class knows. This would be absolutely ideal for a back to school emergency supply day, as there is a lot for children to do and it is such a low-preparation activity.