A two page biography comprehension text about Sir Isaac Newton. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Excellent text to research a famous scientist. Can support forces and friction work. Includes reference to Newton's law and gravity.

Comprehension activity looking at the lyrics to the Beatles’ song Eleanor Rigby. Questions ask children to think about the meanings of each part of the song. Can be used as part of a poetry unit. Great resource for learning about Britain Since 1948, The 1960s, The Beatles, Songwriting, Famous People, and Liverpool. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Children love listening to the song and completing this activity. PDF and Word files included.

Descriptive postcard comprehension text with differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. A short, yet interesting text to look at how to make a short text interesting. Figurative language used to describe the setting. Postcard is from Torremolinos in Spain. Can be used for great cross curricular links with weather, Spain or tourism topics. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Presentation (PowerPoint) included to share and discuss the text. Quality resource.

Information text about Ancient Egypt. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. PDF and Word files included.

Newspaper text reporting England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup final. Two page text reporting the 1966 World Cup final. Comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups and PDF and Word files included. Britain Since 1948 or World Cup resource. Good text to identify the features of a newspaper. Two videos included. Short video including highlights of the match (10 mins) and Video of England’s famous last goal included (along with the famous commentary) Children really love learning about this.

All activities are themed on Ancient Egypt. Children will convert speech into speech bubbles and then for a second task convert speech bubbles into written speech using inverted commas. Includes differentiated first task and then a second task suitable as an extension. Presentation included. Word and PDF files included.

Comprehension activity about the rock band Oasis. Perfect resource to compliment Britain Since 1948 and to learn about 1990s music. The text includes details about the formation of the band, hit albums and singes and their battle for the top of the charts with Blur. Children love listening to the music of Oasis and learning about the band. Word and PDF files included so can be adapted as needed. Differentiated to suit three ability groups. Two page text documenting the history of the band from formation in 1991 to their eventual break up of 2009. Updated with a short paragraph about their reunion and the 2025 concerts.

Challenging comprehension text about the foods that were and were not available in ancient Egypt. Two versions with questions and again with sentence starters. Both Word files and P.D.F. files included.

Comprehension text about ancient Egyptian houses. Colourful text and differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups included. Word and PDF versions included.

A superb Tudor style play-script comprehension. Includes Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The dialogue includes Henry VIII demanding a divorce. Good text to discuss the features of a play script. Differentiated questions to suit four ability groups. Text can lead to extended writing with children writing the next scene that could include Henry's second wife (Anne Boleyn). Both Word files and PDF versions included.

Comprehension activity to identify and discuss features of a letter. Includes an example text where Henry VIII writes to Anne of Cleves to 'ask' for her hand in marriage. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Super Tudor Resource. PDF files and Word files included. Could lead to extended writing opportunity with children writing a reply.

A short play-script with dialogue between Henry VII (Henry Tudor) and Henry VIII (Henry Jr) Useful text to discuss the features of a play-script and differentiated questions to suit four ability groups included. Super Tudor resource.

Two activities learning about the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. PowerPoint presentation included to learn about the main points. Activity 1 asks the children to read and complete a Comprehension text about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves ended. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to role play the discussion Henry and Anne would have had when Henry asks Anne for a divorce. The children then write what the characters said in the speech bubbles. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

A two page comprehension text summarizing the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Comprehension questions with spaces to respond in full sentences on the pages. Both PDF and Word (for editing) files included (along with an alternate font version.) Super Tudor resource. Would be well suited to KS2.

Two activities to learn about the marriage between Henry VIII and Katherine (Catherine) Parr. Activity 1: Comprehension task. The children will read information about Katherine's life and her marriage with Henry VIII and answer comprehension questions responding to the text. This task is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a diary from the perspective of Katherine Parr. This task is a super extended writing activity and it could suit either English or Topic lessons. Planning sheets and PowerPoint presentation included to aid descriptive writing. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Children will learn about the mummification process. This activity will show 8 illustrations of the mummification process. Children can write about each stage in the spaces provided or they can use the differentiated information cards (to suit 3 ability groups) to sort and order. These papyrus information squares will fit the spaces exactly to create a finished text about mummification. Quality activity.

Differentiated activity where children will select or choose appropriate stage directions to fit a Tudor themed play-script including Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The short script covers Henry demanding a divorce from his first wife. The differentiated activity (to suit 3 ability groups) can lead to extended writing with the children continuing the play-script. Accompanying presentation included with embedded fonts. Stage direction word mat examples included and an example text with stage directions added in included as an example. All files formats are Word and duplicated as PDF files.

Comprehension task about the first Tudor monarch Henry VII. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Word files and PDF files included.

Both formal language and informal language versions have been included in this letter from Anne of Cleves writing to Henry VIII to accept his proposal of marriage. Children have to highlight which options are formal and then which option is informal. Then the chosen version can be written out in full. Good Tudor resource.

Short comprehension task about what the ancient Egyptians did for entertainment. Differentiated to suit 3 ability groups. Includes games for adults; children’s games and Egyptian parties. Questions with each paragraph to make them more achievable for the children. Word files and P.D.F versions included.