Differentiated to 4 levels. Children read a short extract of text and answer questions based on the text. For confident, independent readers - 7 questions to answer - straight forward recall and more complex inference questions For confident readers - slightly shorter extract of text with 7 questions to answer - recall and inference questions For less confident readers/for an adult to read with the children - 3 questions to answer (recall) with a choice of two possible answers for the children to pick from. Complete the sentence with the correct answer also models how to answer a question in a full sentence. For less confident readers - Four pictures from the beginning of the story. Children can retell the story verbally using the pictures/discuss story with an adult. 3 questions to answer using the pictures to help/ Two possible choices of answer, complete the sentence with the correct answer. Also models how to answer the question in a full sentence.

5 simple sentences that are jumbled up . There are pictures to help with the sentence and also clues such as capital letters and full stops to help with sentence order.

Differentiated to 3 levels. Lower Ability - Simple extract of text from the story with 3 questions to be answered. Answers are structured in full sentences and the children choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Can be used as a cloze prcedure or to be copied into books. Middle Ability - Simple extract of text from the story with 6 questions to be answered. Answers are structured in full sentences and the children complete the sentence using the text to help. Upper Ability - Short extract from the story with 7 questions to be answered. No help given in the structure of answers.

Six simple sentences to be corrected using capital letters for names.

Template for writing a party invitation

A set of 12 ORT sentences which can be cut up and and put into the correct order to be copied or stuck into books

10 short sentences to put into the correct order. Clues such as capital letters and full stops are given to help with the word order.

Worksheet comprising of two short paragraphs to be copied correcting all the capital letters for names.

Based on the poem ‘At the Zoo’ by William Makepeace Thackeray a poem prompt sheet to help guide young writers to create their own version of the poem.

Differentiated to 5 levels simple set of 3 or 4 cards with animal names for children to put into alphabetical order Pg 1 alphabetical order to second letter using names only x2 Pg 2 alphabetical order to second letter Pg 3 alphabetical order to first letter using names and pictures 5 cards Pg 4 alphabetical order to first letter using names and pictures 4 cards Pg 5 alphabetical order to first letter using names and pictures 3 cards

Six Dinner Sid comprehension activity. Short paragraph of text from the book for the children to read followed by 3 questions. The children are given help with the structure of how to answer the question and also a multiple choice of 2 answers are given for the children to choose the correct answer.

What am I? animal riddle prompts to help young writers compose their own riddles. Gives them ideas of things to include and how to structure their riddle

Worksheet with two sections. First section use the conjunction and to complete the sentences Second section join two sentences together using and

A short extract from the book The Jolly Postman with six questions for the pupils to answer. Each answer is structured so that the pupils complete the answer as a full sentence

A short extract from the book ‘The Jolly Postman’ the pupils are to answer four questions based on what they have read. Each answer is structured and they choose the correct answer to complete the sentence correctly.

Worksheet has two sections First section fill in the missing conjunction to complete the sentences so that it makes sense. Use either and/but Second section using and/but join the two sentences together so that they make sense