A fact file that looks at St David's Day, including a brief introduction to who St David was and how he is celebrated in the modern day. 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.

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

Roman reading task cards that include a mini fact file for children to read before having five questions to answer linked to the text. These are great for warm-up exercises, quick read tasks or an activity for children to do as they come in at the start of the day/ lesson. Included are 15 different cards that link to a range of topics including: Gladiators Colosseum Roman Empire Mount Vesuvius Roman Currency Roman Emperors Augustus Arch of Titus Roman Baths Roman Roads Invasion of Britain - Julius Caesar Invasion of Britain - Caligula Invasion of Britain - Claudius Hadrian’s Wall Iceni Rebellion Each fact file also has an answer sheet provided.

A reading comprehension about Theresa May that children can use in the build up to the 2017 election. It is also useful as a general reading comprehension about important people. Included is: a fact file about Theresa May 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 Theresa May at the same time.

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.

A fully resourced lesson on antonyms and synonyms, including three tiered worksheets and a presentation to use for the lesson. Written with Year 5 in mind but easily usable in other year groups.

A presentation that looks at determiners, focussing on demonstrative determiners and examples of these. This then extends to showing different examples of them in use before getting children to think about their position in relation to the noun and identify determiners themselves in a sentence.

A reading comprehension about Nicola Sturgeon that children can use in the build up to the 2017 election. It is also useful as a general reading comprehension about important people. Included is: a fact file about Nicola Sturgeon 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 Nicola Sturgeon at the same time.

A reading comprehension about Jeremy Corbyn that children can use in the build up to the 2017 election. It is also useful as a general reading comprehension about important people. Included is: a fact file about Jeremy Corbyn 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 Jeremy Corbyn at the same time.

A lesson that focuses on reported speech. Included is the lesson presentation with objectives as well as two different worksheets and a pronoun help sheet. Also included is a generic PowerPoint on speech.

A lesson that works on direct speech and being able to punctuate it accurately. Included is the lesson presentation with objectives and three differentiated worksheets. Also included is a generic PowerPoint that focuses on speech.

The second lesson out of three that focuses on nouns. These have been written with 5/6 in mind but are easily adaptable. This lesson acts as an introduction/ recap of nouns with a recap of common and proper nouns before introducing abstract nouns to children. Included are all the resources needed for the lesson including the plan, slides and differentiated resources.

The third lesson out of three that focuses on nouns. These have been written with 5/6 in mind but are easily adaptable. This lesson acts as an introduction/ recap of nouns with a recap of common, proper and abstract nouns from previous lessons. The focus then shifts to pronouns before children complete activities. Included are all the resources needed for the lesson including the plan, slides and differentiated resources.

A lesson that focuses on Martin Luther, including a presentation and three differentiated comprehension activities. Comprehension activities - A fact file about Martin Luther King Jr. that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 11 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Martin Luther King Jr. at the same time.

A weeks worth of fully planned and resourced reading planning (based on 4 lessons in a week) from ‘Diary of a Killer Cat’. This is the second week following a week of lessons on the Monday and Tuesday extracts. 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 Wednesday and Thursday (chapters three and four) 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.

The second of two lessons that focuses on synonyms and antonyms. These have been written with 5/6 in mind but are easily adaptable. This lesson acts as an introduction/ recap of synonyms and antonyms as well as focussing on adjectives. The activities will help children identify how changing adjectives can create effective sentences. Included are all the resources needed for the lesson including the plan, slides and differentiated resources.

A fully resourced lesson that focuses on homophones whilst also briefly visiting homonyms. This lesson identifies what homophones are, getting children to define different examples of homophones as well as then deciding on which is the correct option when they are used in sentences. Included is the lesson presentation and three differentiated worksheets.