3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on two chapters of ‘Messi Ultimate Football Heroes’ by Matt and Tom Oldfield About the footballer, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: predict, retrieve, summarise, infer, clarify 21-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activity (other activities featured on the PowerPoint slides) Extract included. Suitable for age 7+

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on Aaron Becker, ‘A Stone for Sascha’ . About the author, whole class reading, group discussion Reading Skills foci: predict, infer, retrieve, question, group discussion, exploring themes 23-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 4 x printable PDF activities Extract not included. Suitable for age 9+ Available on our website for £3 or as part of our school subscription.

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on the picture book ‘House Held Up By Trees’ by Ted Kooser Whole class reading, discussion cards, exploring themes. Reading Skills foci: predict, discuss, connect (exploring themes in the story 21-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x PDF downloadable activities. Picture book comprehension Extract not included. Recommended for age 7+ Lesson 1 Firstly pre-teach vocabulary. Children then participate in a discussion about the text considering key question cards. Finally, ask the children to reflect on what kind of story it is and what it makes them think about. Lesson 2 Encourage the children to make wider connections with the the book, exploring the main ideas, topics and issues raised. Children then sort cards they think best represents the key themes in the book in order of importance. If they had to pick just one card, which would they choose? Lesson 2 Children consider what inspired the author to write this story. Then children reflect on their own lives and places which are important to them. Finally, the children explore the work of the award-winning illustrator Jon Klassen as inspiration for their own artwork.

Available with a £2 discount on our website. My Teaching Hive. Whole Class Guided Reading Comprehension resources based on The Explorer by Katherine Rundell An adventurous story to compliment KS2 rainforests topic work. Recommended for Year 5 Appropriate for age 9+ 3 x teaching PowerPoints - 194 pages 108 x PDF documents Vocabulary cards for all 31-chapters Mixed comprehension questions and activities to develop reading skills linked to the KS2 National Curriculum. The book will need to be purchased separately.

5 x reading comprehension lessons based on chapters from So You Think You’ve Got it Bad? A KId’s Life in Ancient Egypt By Chae Strathie. Year 4 Book recommended age 7+ 36-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint 5 lessons 16 x PDF activities Lessons based on: Prediction - the front cover Clothes and Hairstyles - mixed comprehension questions and match the clothing to the era! The Home - retrieval cards, pyramid fact page. Chores and Jobs - create a pyramid of roles in society, retrieval questions, match the definitions. Diet - create a menu, clarify glossary definitions. Extracts not included.

100+ fun, hands-on KS2 comprehension lessons centred around books your kids will love. Includes: 100+ lessons based on extracts from 34 inspirational children’s books. Ready to go teaching Powerpoints, PDF activities and (most) extracts. Reading skills information posters based on the National Curriculum and display materials. Interactive reading record for children with lots of independent activity ideas Easy to follow PowerPoint guide to introduce our whole class reading resources to your colleagues.

KS2 Book comprehension resources Recommended for Year 3/4 Whole Class Reading Lessons Based on extracts from: Werewolf Club Rules, by Joseph Coelho- POETRY A Dangerous Game, by Malorie Blackman - ADVENTURE Hilda and the Troll, by Luke Pearson- GRAPHIC NOVEL Escape from Pompeii, by Christina Balit- HISTORICAL FICTION/PICTURE BOOK Knights & Bikes, by Gabrielle Kent - ADVENTURE The Boy Who Grew Dragons, by Andy Shepherd - FANTASY The Selfish Giant, by Oscar Wilde - CLASSIC Viking Voyagers, by Jack Tite - NON FICTION Each pack contains a detailed teaching PowerPoint and PDF printable activities. Most extracts also included. £35 yearly personal membership - ACCESS TO ALL YEARGROUPS £240 yearly school membership. Support us in growing our resource library and make comprehension lessons FUN!

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on two chapters of ‘Mbappé Ultimate Football Heroes’ by Matt and Tom Oldfield Vocabulary, about the footballer, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: retrieve, infer, discuss 28-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 1 x printable PDF activity (other activities featured on the PowerPoint slides) Extract included. Suitable for age 7+

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on three chapters of ‘Neymar Ultimate Football Heroes’ by Matt and Tom Oldfield About the footballer, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: retrieve, summarise, clarify 26-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDF activity (other activities featured on the PowerPoint slides) Extract included. Suitable for age 7+

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on two chapters of ‘Kirby Ultimate Football Heroes’ by Charlotte Browne Vocabulary, about the footballer, whole class reading, paired reading Reading Skills foci: retrieve, infer, clarify, words’splore 24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activity (other activities featured on the PowerPoint slides) Extract included. Suitable for age 7+

Romans reading comprehension 3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on ‘Escape from Pompeii’ by Christina Balit. Vocabulary, whole class reading, paired reading. Reading Skills foci: predict, infer, connect: explore books with a historical setting. 24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activities Extract not included. Suitable for age 7+

2 x reading comprehension lessons based on the introduction and chapter about the astronaut, Mae Jemison ‘Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories’ by Kate Pankhurst. Years 3 – 5 Book recommended age 7+ 24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint 2 lessons 2 x PDF activities retrieval Extract downloadable at lovereading4kids Lesson 1 Pre-teach vocabulary. Then find out more about women in science before matching the famous scientists with their ground-breaking discovery. If you have time, explore the timeline of women’s rights. Lesson 2 Firstly introduce key vocabulary, asking the children what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement or Segregation. Children then find out more about the life of Mae Jemison and respond to key questions. Finally, what do the children know about female scientists today who are changing the world? Lesson 3 Firstly, ask the children to recap what they have learnt previously about Mae Jemison and consider who else inspires them?

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on ‘Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature’ by A J Wood & Mike Jolley. Ideal for lessons on nature for KS2 Whole class reading, paired reading, pre-teaching vocabulary Reading Skills foci: predict, retrieve and clarify 24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDF activities. Extract included. Suitable for ages 9+ Lesson 1 Firstly, warm up the lesson with a prediction activity and then pre-teach children key vocabulary to maximise pupil engagement with the text. Children then retrieve more key information about ‘Chameleon – Master of Colour’ and end the lesson with a fun chameleon challenge! Lesson 2 Children discuss their understanding of the text, exploring the meaning of unfamiliar words in context. After, children learn more key words before they begin a fun activity, using quick challenge cards whilst learning more about ‘Extraordinary Hunters’. Lesson 3 Finally, children have the opportunity to create their own compendium page, create a factual report about chameleons, or complete a camouflage art task

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on Chapter One of ‘A Secret of Birds and Bone’ by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Vocabulary, whole class reading, exploration of figurative language. Reading Skills foci: exploring the meaning of words and the effect of figurative language, making judgements and inferring, summarising, identifying themes in a chapter. 26-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x printable PDFs Extract not included. Suitable for ages 10+

Based on an extract from chapter 5 of ‘Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow’ by Benjamin Dean. Year 5 & 6 Book recommended age 9+ 10-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint 1 lesson 2 x PDF activities Clarify word meanings Making inferences about characters based on their actions Extract included WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2022 My name’s Archie Albright, and I know two things for certain: My mum and dad kind of hate each other, and they’re not doing a great job of pretending that they don’t anymore. They’re both keeping a secret from me, but I can’t figure out what. Available for £2 on our website. My Teaching Hive.

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on page 5, and pages 18-19 ‘Exploring the Rio Negro’ and the ‘Collector’s Equipment’ of ‘Darwin’s Rival’ by Christiane Dorion. Whole class reading, paired reading, memory game Reading Skills foci: infer, retrieve and summarise 25-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDF activities. Extract not included separately from PowerPoint. Suitable for ages 9+

Bright Bursts of Colour Reading Comprehension by Matt Goodfellow 50-page PowerPoint 26-page PDF activities preteach vocabulary mixed comprehension questions skills-focused activities Recommended for Year 5 and 6 Lesson 1 – poems about being different ‘Chameleon Kids’, page 16 ‘Difficult’, page 57 Lesson 2 – poem about school ‘Missing Lessons’, page 11 and 12 Lesson 3 – poems about relationships ‘David’, page 32 and 33 ‘Broken’, page 72 to 73 ‘The Sky is the Colour of Grandma’s Hair’, pages 74 to 75 Lesson 4 – funny poems ‘A Special Badger’, page 21 ‘Nuts’, page 71 Lesson 5 – review chosen poem

FREE Get to know your pupils and find out about their reading habits. How many sustained the habit of reading regularly this summer? How often did they read? What different genres and authors are they reading? How do they feel about reading? Did they get the chance to visit a library or a bookshop? Where is their favourite place to read? Use our free ‘Summer Reading Habits’ worksheet to find out! SPace is also provided for children to design three front covers for their favourite recent reads to help you gain a picture as to what their reading preferences are. Why not blow it up to A3 and keep them in a class folder for sharing?

Independent comprehension activity When you finish reading a chapter of your book, roll the die and try the activities you land on. Use what you have just read to help you. Suitable for all of KS2. Activities: Use bullet points to make a list of all of the key facts in the story so far. How many can you record in 1 minute? Come up with a newspaper headline that summarises an important event that has happened in the story so far. Rewrite a sentence from the text, which contains adverbs. Change the adverbs. How does this change the meaning? Draw and label something that is described in detail in the text, for example, a character, setting or even an object. Think of an adjective that best describes the main character’s feelings. List 2 pieces of evidence that support your idea. Predict Make 3 predictions about what could happen next. Put a star next to the idea you think is most likely to happen.

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