Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 23, 24 and 25 of Letters from the Lighthouse. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-chapter-one-reading-comprehension-12376815

An information text about the Stone Age (extract courtesy of the History channel) that is then linked to three different comprehension activities (suitable for Upper KS2). One activity is based around vocabulary and the other two are based around general comprehension. All three activities include answer sheets.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 24, 25 and 26 of The Boy at the Back of the Class. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One and Two can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-reading-comprehension-chapters-1-and-2-12426422

An information text about the Ancient Maya that then includes a vocabulary activity and a comprehension activity based on the text. Answers are also included for both activities.

An information text about Barcelona that also includes comprehension activities with a summarising task and a sheet of comprehension questions that also includes answers. Can be used as part of reading lessons to support the ability to summarise or retrieve information from a text or as homework/ a general reading task.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 14, 15 and 16 of The Indian in the Cupboard. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-indian-in-the-cupboard-reading-comprehension-chapter-1-12472627

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 11, 12 and 13 of The Indian in the Cupboard. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-indian-in-the-cupboard-reading-comprehension-chapter-1-12472627

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters seven, eight and nine of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for the first three chapters can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12543465

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters sixteen, seventeen and eighteen of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for the first three chapters can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12543465

A pack of reading comprehensions linked to all the teams taking part in the Premier League for the season 2021-22. Included is a fact file for all 20 teams that are competing with information up to date as of the start of the season (information and images courtesy of Wikipedia). Matching each fact file is a comprehension task of 11 questions that links to the text, as well as an answer sheet that is provided, providing 20 different tasks and 220 different questions to help develop comprehension skills. Tasks can be used in a range of ways including as stand alone reading tasks, as a series of reading lessons, as a reading task to be doing when they come in or even for home learning or homework.

A pack of six influential people that includes: Malala Sir David Attenborough Marcus Rashford Tim Peake Captain Sir Tom Moore Greta Thunberg Included for each person is a fact file including information about why they are influential (information and images courtesy of Wikipedia). Each fact file is then matched up with an 11 question comprehension to support development of reading comprehension, as well as an answer sheet. This can be used in a number of ways including as part of a series of reading lessons, the opportunity to focus in on an individual, individual reading lessons or tasks, home learning tasks or for homework. A free copy of the Marcus Rashford resource to see what it looks like can be found at the following link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12567170

A fully-resourced double lesson that focuses on introducing expanded noun phrases. The first lesson focuses on being able to identify the determiner, adjective/s and nouns before taking examples of expanded noun-phrases and placing them in sentences. The second lesson then follows up by working on creating examples of expanded noun-phrases from images and given noun phrases. Each lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint that provides the opportunity to teach, discuss and practice key areas before then moving on to independent activities which include answer sheets where relevant (some don’t due to the open nature of answers.) Images are courtesy of Pixabay.

A fully resourced lesson that focuses on being able to introduce determiners/ articles with the, a and an with a major focus of the lesson then being on whether to use a or an based on vowel and consonant sounds. Included in the resource is: A lesson PowerPoint that can be used for teaching points, discussions and practice before allowing children to complete an independent activity. An independent activity that practises using a and an accurately, both within phrases and within sentences as well as a challenge question. An answer sheet is also included for this. Images are courtesy of PIxabay.

A fully-resourced unit of work linked to information texts about plants with ten lessons looking at identifying features and being able to create written information texts. Included in the 10 lesson sequence is a PowerPoint with all the lessons included within as well as any supporting resources needed. This includes: Lesson 1 - Looking at the organisational features of an information text and identifying these within given examples. There are three different example texts included to support this as well as a modelled example. Lesson 2 - Looking at the important role sub-headings play and then being able to create sub-headings where these have been taken out in example information texts. Included is also a support sheet with potential examples for anyone who struggles. Lesson 3 - Paragraphs - This lesson focuses on being able to sort information based on the topic it has. This will include some practice as well as then being able to sort different sentences into which one of the three paragraphs it would fit into. Lesson 4 - Planning and making notes. This lesson focuses on being able to plan and make notes ready to turn into an information text. Included is a planning sheet, example texts that can be used to gather information (alongside books and internet research potentially) and a model planning sheet that shows how to write in notes and bullet point format. This lesson can easily be extended into two lessons if necessary to gather enough information. Lesson 5 - Writing an introduction Lesson 6 - Writing the first main paragraph Lesson 7 - Writing the second main paragraph Lesson 8 - Writing the third main paragraph Lesson 9 - Writing a conclusion Lesson 10 - Editing and publishing The final set of lessons from lesson 5 onwards follow the same pattern of showing an example of that paragraph style from the text, an opportunity to write one together as a class before then giving children time to write their own paragraph and edit. There is an editing sheet with prompts to support some key areas for children to check. This then finishes with children publishing their work, deciding on the layout they wish to use. To support this, some images are included that they can cut out and use within their finished piece should they wish.

Four lessons (a weeks worth of reading comprehension lessons) focusing on Rosa Parks as part of Black History Month. Included are all the resources needed to teach the lessons over a week: An information text about Rosa Parks A presentation that includes four different lessons with discussions, modelling and examples. Independent activities linked to comprehension skills - vocabulary, sequencing, retrieval and explanation are all focused on. Answer sheets are also included with the different activities.

A fully resourced two week unit on diary writing, linked to the book The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. Included are two weeks worth of lesson PowerPoints, activities and sheets as well as support sheets where required and model extracts that can be used. Answer sheets are also included for any tasks that require them. The ten lesson sequence follows the order as below: Lesson 1 - Features of a diary Lesson 2 and 3 - Past tense Lesson 4 - Writing a diary extract Lesson 5 - Commas in a list Lesson 6 - Writing a diary extract Lesson 7 - Time adverbials Lesson 8, 9 and 10 - Writing diary extracts Each grammar focus lesson ties in to the lesson that follows where the skill will then be applied as part of the diary extract written that day. A link is also included to a version of the story being read aloud. All components of the resource are uploaded as PowerPoints so that any subtle changes that need to be made for your class can be done. Images are courtesy of Pixabay

A weeks worth of fully planned and resourced reading planning (based on 4 lessons in a week) from ‘Diary of a Killer Cat’. Included in the resource are the full set of resources, including lesson PowerPoints, activities for each day and answer sheets where appropriate. The only thing required is a copy of Monday and Tuesday (chapters one and two) for children to access. The week includes: Lesson 1 - Focus on vocabulary Lesson 2 - Sequencing events Lesson 3 - Retrieval Lesson 4 - Explaining answers using because Everything is uploaded as PowerPoints so that any tweaking or adapting can be done as necessary to respond to needs in your class.