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After being in Education for 10+ years, I recognize now more than ever how busy and stretched teachers are. One of my biggest skills as a teacher is creating resources that are eye catching, clear and helpful.
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Thank you for stopping by my shop!
After being in Education for 10+ years, I recognize now more than ever how busy and stretched teachers are. One of my biggest skills as a teacher is creating resources that are eye catching, clear and helpful.
I will specialize creating materials for general filler activities, English, Humanities and academic writing.
My store is growing, so save this page and come back soon.
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive bitsize reading comprehension that focuses on inference will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
What’s included?
1 x Bitesize Story
5 x Inference Questions
ANSWERS!
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive bitsize reading comprehension that focuses on theme analysis will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
What’s included?
1 x Bitesize Story
5 x Theme Analysis Questions
ANSWERS!
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive bitsize reading comprehension that focuses on setting analysis will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
What’s included?
1 x Bitesize Story
5 x Setting Analysis Questions
ANSWERS!
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive figurative language bundle will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
What’s included?
Information page, examples, application and creative tasks in all resources:
Similes
Metaphors
Onomatopoeias
Personification
Idioms
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive onomatopoeia figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Matching onomatopoeia to meanings
Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - onomatopoeia
Task 3 – Draw the onomatopoeia
Task 4 – Finish the onomatopoeia
Task 5 – Using onomatopoeia in action
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive personification figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Matching personification to meanings
Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - personification
Task 3 – Draw the personification
Task 4 – Finish the personification
Task 5 – Using personification in action
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive idiom figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Matching idioms to meanings
Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - idioms
Task 3 – Draw the idiom
Task 4 – Finish the idioms
Task 5 – Using idioms in action
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive simile figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Matching similes to meanings
Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - similes
Task 3 – Draw the simile
Task 4 – Finish the simile
Task 5 – Using similes in action
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive simile figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Matching similes to meanings
Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - similes
Task 3 – Draw the simile
Task 4 – Finish the simile
Task 5 – Using similes in action
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive alliteration figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Identifying alliteration
Task 2 – Creating alliteration
Task 3 – Completing alliteration sentences
Task 4 – Writing own alliteration
Task 5 – Alliteration in a poem
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive hyperbole figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
What’s included?
Information page
Examples
Task 1 – Identifying hyperbole
Task 2 – Creating hyperbole
Task 3 – Completing hyperbole sentences
Task 4 – Writing own hyperbole
Task 5 – Hyperbole in a poem
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive writing bundle will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
What’s included?
• Acrostic Poem
• Creative Writing - “A Christmas Mission” (Scaffolded)
• Favorite Christmas Recipe (Scaffolded)
• 10 x Creative Writing Prompts (PPT File)
• Letter to Santa…With a Twist!
• Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive acrostic poem will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
6 x A4 Acrostic Poems
Christmas
Mistletoe
Presents
Reindeer
Snowman
Santa
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive creative writing workbook with the prompt “A Christmas Mission” will have your students writing from the perspective of one of Santa’s reindeer. It will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
Information
Word Bank
Planning Scaffold
Story Template
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive write your favorite Christmas recipe activity will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
Information
Word Bank
Planning Pages
Recipe Writing Template
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive creative writing prompt activities will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Perfect for starter or filler activities!
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
1 x PPT File
10 x Slides with various creative writing prompts that have different pictures on each.
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive letter to Santa with a twist activity will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
The twist is… Santa has replied to your letter…put yourself in Santa’s shoes and create a twist in your Christmas story!
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
Information
Word Bank
Planning Scaffold
Letter Template
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive persuasive writing letter to Santa activity will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!”
Why not download this as part of a bundle?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
What’s included?
Information
Persuasive Word Bank
Planning Sheet
Letter Template
Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season?
Christmas
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
General Language
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle
Are you looking for a way to easily assess your class’ English levels at the end of Term 1 (Winter)? This diagnostic test will help you out A WHOLE LOT!
Suitable for 10-11 year olds, this test contains the following sections and question types. Please note, that the volume of this test is large and is better completed over about 2-3 lessons (perhaps a section per lesson!)
This is best used after completing the Start of Year English Diagnostic Test.
Section 1 - Reading Comprehension
Text 1 - Non-fiction: The Winter Sleepers – How Animals Hibernate
Questions 1-4 Literal Comprehension
Questions 5-6 Inference
Question 7 Summary
Question 8-9 Vocabulary
Question 10 Text Features
Text 2 - Fiction: Winter’s Whisper
Questions 1-4 Literal Comprehension
Questions 5-6 Inference
Question 7-8 Summary
Question 9-10 Vocabulary
Section 2 - Writing
Part 1 - Spelling
Question 1 (6 elements) - correct the spelling
Question 2a. Find incorrect spellings in paragraph (x5 words)
Question 2b. Correct the incorrect words from paragraph (x5 words)
Part 2 - Punctuation
Question 3 (5 elements) - add missing punctuation at the end of sentences
Question 4 (2 elements) - identify incorrect used punctuation in sentences
Part 3 - Grammar: Parts of Speech (2 elements each)
Question 5 - nouns
Question 6 - adjectives
Question 7 - verbs
Question 8 - pronouns
Question 9 - prepositions
Question 10 - articles
Question 11 - adverbs
Part 4 - Freewriting
Question 12 Prompt: “Imagine you are going to the North Pole, where Santa Claus is rumoured to live. Write a note to a friend describing your trip. What do you expect to see and do there? How do you feel about visiting such a magical place?”
Section 3 - Language
Part 1 - Synonyms and Antonyms
Question 1 - Synonyms (3 elements)
Question 2 - Antonyms (3 elements)
Part 2 - Prefixes and Suffixes
Question 3 (7 elements) - mixed prefixes and suffixes questions
Part 3 - Figurative Language
Question 4 (4 elements) - highlighting figurative language in a sentence
Question 5 (4 elements) - naming figurative language
Answers included
Are you looking for some Christmas resources?
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Enjoy this free crossword!
What about other language-based activities and workbooks? I have the following available in my store:
Thanksgiving
5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle
4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle
5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension
9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters
7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle
Christmas
6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle
7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle
6 Christmas English Activity Bundle
5 Classic Christmas Stories Reading Comprehension Bundle
Other
Anti-Bullying Week English Bundle
Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes English Reading and Writing Bundle
9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary
Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle
7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle
Reading Strategies Pair of Resources
Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle
13 English Classroom Display Bundle
Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle