This pack is to accompany the beautifully-illustrated Rainforest-themed book and has varied questions WITH ANSWERS to aid pupils / students with their understanding of the content. Written by Lynne Cherry and Mark J. Plotkin. (1998 Voyager Books, Harcourt Inc.)

A useful guided reading pack, several questions for each chapter. Will keep a group occupied for a number of lessons. ANSWERS INCLUDED.

This beautiful book by Christopher Edge is for older junior children (ages 9 through to 11) It explores one boy’s quest to come to terms with his Scientist Mother’s death by attempting to re-connect with her by travelling to a parallel universe where she might still exist. There are Science themes explored as well as an often humorous narrative. The pack contains questions - literal and inference/deduction - for each of the 17 chapters. ANSWERS INCLUDED.

A guided reading / comprehension pack on the Industrial Revolution ceramics city of STOKE-ON-TRENT. (UK) This unit is split into 18 exercises, six famous potters (e.g. Wedgwood, Doulton) six personalities (e.g. Robbie Williams, Stanley Matthews) and six towns which make up the city. Questions are mainly literal fact-retrieval type with some deduction required also. ANSWERS INCLUDED.

Set in six rounds (G.B., U.K., England + Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland, E.U. plus a bonus CHRISTMAS round) Clues set out in ‘acrostic’ style e.g. The first letter of the ‘Great Britain’ round might say G : Which G is a city with the largest population in Scotland ? ANSWERS are then revealed on the next page. Could also be used within the family home (parties ?) or office social events etc Most of the questions are easy to slightly difficult though KS2 pupils might need the choice of using I/Pads or working in teams to answer some following research. Mostly Geography with a sprinkling of History + General Knowledge Q’s.

A plan for six lessons on the Potteries, children working in the Potteries and conditions during Victorian times. Four resources which include video links, detailed information and Comprehension questions suitable for UK schools years 3-6 (ages 7-11) but can be adapted/simplified to be appropriate for older, high school students.

Aimed at years 4, 5 and 6 who are reading Berlie Doherty's 'Children of Winter', this set of worksheets encourages the reader(s) to focus their thoughts every 4 or 5 pages by asking reflective questions and comprehension questions. ( a range of literal, inference / deduction and personal opinion types) There are then exercises based on key words from the text.

To tie in with the book, a series of lessons which includes questions about the text (literal and inference / deduction) but also asks the (UK) years 4, 5 and 6 pupils to complete sentence level work, vocabulary tasks and includes thought-tapping and hot-seating scenarios.

A whole range of comprehension questions (literal, inference / deduction) for (UK) Years 5 and 6 with text, sentence and text level tasks also which engage the pupil to reflect on this lovely book.

For UK years 3 and 4, a range of reflective pointers, (things to think about) comprehension questions for each chapter (literal, inference / deduction, some personal opinion) with additional word and sentence level tasks for the children to practise their own writing skills.

A unit of work for Years (UK) 5 and 6. Pupil's sheets as well as staff sheets (answers) Includes comprehension work, text level comprehension questions, sentence level and word level tasks including vocabulary work, character studies. Where the intro asks pupil to compare Long Way Home with Kensuke's Kingdom, you could insert an alternative book here for the children to carry out their comparisons ?

For years 3 to 5, the traditional tale told as one long poem. This unit has text level and sentence level tasks for all pages with children encouraged to think about the story and give suitable responses. Also 'must should and could' level (less able, able and more able) aims precede each new page's tasks.

For (UK) Years 5 and 6. This comprehension pack has text, sentence and word-level tasks for all chapters with many in-depth questions requiring the children to reflect on the content and characters.