Three extracts from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with three sets of differentiated questions attached with each extract. These activities will help children work on a range of comprehension skills using a story many are already aware of and engaged with. Questions range from simple retrieval to commenting on why particular language has been used. ***The extracts used are copyright of the author J.K Rowling.

80 different questions for Chapter One of Billionaire Boy. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end. N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.

A whole class reading comprehension session based on Chapter Four from the Firework-Maker's Daughter. The session focuses on reading the chapter before looking at any vocabulary children are unsure of. Children will then be shown how to pick out key words from questions as well as looking at what question words are looking for. Finally, children will be able to work through one of three differentiated worksheets that check their comprehension skills/ deeper understanding.

A whole class reading comprehension session based on Chapter Five from the Firework-Maker's Daughter. The session focuses on reading the chapter before looking at any vocabulary children are unsure of. Children will then be shown how to pick out key words from questions as well as looking at what question words are looking for. Finally, children will be able to work through one of three differentiated worksheets that check their comprehension skills/ deeper understanding.

Nine English activities linked to the story of The Three Brothers from Harry Potter/ Tales of Beedle the Bard. The story can be found in the book ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ or can be found on YouTube clips from the scene in the Harry Potter film. Activities include: Three reading comprehension activities with answer sheets A definition task linked to words from the story Retelling the story from images Spelling task - spot the mistakes and correct them in the passage Finishing the story - Take the story starter and rewrite it Synonym activity - Replacing underlined words in a passage with synonyms Word class activity - A table to fill in with examples of nouns, adverbs, adjectives and verbs that can be seen in the story.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Charmander with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

A fact file that looks at the origins of Mother's Day in the U.K, focussing on how it began as Mothering Sunday and the religious element of this compared with the modern day version we now celebrate and how they have been confused. Also included are three differentiated worksheets with questions related to the text they have read with the answers included. Written with Year 5/6 in mind but can be used higher up.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Bulbasaur with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Squirtle with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Charizard with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Charmeleon with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Blastoise with three differentiated sets of 11 questions with the answers included.

56 different questions for Chapter Two of Billionaire Boy. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end. N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.

A comprehensive set of resources for anyone to be able to teach a block on writing discussion texts. Planned for Year 5 but very easily adaptable to Year 4 or Year 6. Included are: Full lesson plans for 12-14 lessons, with differentiated activities for children. IWB slides for every lesson that go step by step through the lesson. (N.B. In the shared writing sessions, the example paragraphs just need playing around with to a new topic. Whilst I could have done these, it is more powerful to do them with the class at the time) Resource sheets required for lessons. Word banks for children to use (in the IWB slides for powerful adjectives). A self-assessment/ teacher assessment marking sheet that helps children assess as they write and can then be used for a simple marking sheet to pick out positives and targets for children.

48 different questions for Chapter Two of The Witches by Roald Dahl. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end. N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Ivysaur with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Wartortle with three differentiated sets of 10 questions with the answers included.

A fact file about Robert Oppenheimer that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 10 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Robert Oppenheimer at the same time.

Reading comprehensions related to Pokemon to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Mewtwo with three differentiated sets of 11 questions with the answers included.