1-2 weeks worth of lessons The short story Spiderhands by V.H. Hey with comprehension questions and tasks. Aimed at Y7 but also enjoyed by up to Y11 EAL students. Spiderhands is about a boy who was born with six fingers on each hand - this has advantages and disadvantages. He’s bullied by George Smith, makes friends with Angela, becomes a keyboard player in a band. He lives in England but wasn’t born there, his dad’s in prison, he has a whacky Grandad who lives in a van …