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Literacy and topic resources for students from Year 3 to Year 6. Resources are either free or value for money as I believe that every Β£ spent should relieve stress, lessen your workload and advance your students' experiences in school.
William the Conqueror Reading Comprehension Activities | Year 5 or Year 6
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A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the first Norman king of England and victor in the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn key facts about the famous figure whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in this PDF printable resource: A teacher presentation to introduce the subject An informational text A comprehension activity with ten questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz with seven questions An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
KS2 / KS3 Ancient Rome Timeline Display and Sorting Activity
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KS2 / KS3 Ancient Rome Timeline Display and Sorting Activity

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A great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events of Ancient Rome. There are 25 posters or cards that include many of the key events and periods from the founding of Rome to the end of the empire. The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant introduction to Ancient Rome. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. Included in each timeline activity: 25 Full Page Posters with dates for display 25 Full Page Posters without dates 25 Task Cards with dates for a sorting activity 25 Task Cards without dates for a research and sorting activity ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Independent work Homework Group work Research projects Reading comprehension Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out Creative Primary Literacy!
Ancient Egypt Map Activities and Presentation
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Ancient Egypt Map Activities and Presentation

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Explore the Ancient World with our Ancient Egypt Mapping Activities! Step into the incredible early civilization with this engaging Ancient Egypt Map Activity and Teacher Presentation! Designed for Year 3 through to Year 6, students will explore the ancient lands of Egypt, uncover the secrets of places like Giza, Alexandria and Memphis, and trace the mighty Nile River. This comprehensive resource includes: Modern and Ancient Maps to connect past and present. Interactive Mapping Tasks that encourage research and critical thinking. A focus on key geographic features like rivers, city-states, and trade routes. A wordsearch puzzle to reinforce vocabulary and historical knowledge. A detailed Teacher Presentation to guide learning. Aligned with the curriculum and perfect for topic, geography, and history lessons, this activity fosters skills like map reading, research, and spatial awareness. It’s ideal for homeschooling, classrooms, and history enrichment programs. Engage your students with this exciting and educational journey into one of the world’s most influential ancient civilizations! Download now and inspire a lifelong love of history and geography! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
Year 5 or Year 6 Titanic Reading Comprehension Activity | Digital & Print
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Year 5 or Year 6 Titanic Reading Comprehension Activity | Digital & Print

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A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the famous sinking of the Titanic. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History. When downloaded this resource includes a printable version of the reading comprehension and a PDF with a link that allows you to copy the Google Forms document and save it in your Google Drive. The activity can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and is easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. Time allowance to complete: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
UKS2 Children of the Industrial Revolution Reading Comprehension Activity | Digital & Print
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UKS2 Children of the Industrial Revolution Reading Comprehension Activity | Digital & Print

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A reading comprehension activity, or informational text, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about children during the times of the industrial revolution. The Google Forms activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History. When downloaded this resource includes a printable version of the reading comprehension and a PDF with a link that allows you to copy the Google Forms document and save it in your Google Drive. The activity can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and is easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. Time allowance to complete: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 30-40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
LKS2 History - Tutankhamun Reading Comprehension & Biography Bundle
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LKS2 History - Tutankhamun Reading Comprehension & Biography Bundle

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Two great activities that would span five lessons on the life and legacy of the young Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. The bundle is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4 learning about Ancient Egypt. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a reading comprehension activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Ideal for students learning about Ancient Egypt. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! We specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol. For more great activities check out Creative Primary Literacy!
Great Wall of China Escape Room Activity
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Great Wall of China Escape Room Activity

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An Ancient China Escape Room activity about the Great Wall of China. Ideal for Year 5 or Year 6, the activity is perfect for group work, starting a new ancient history topic, team-building activities or for a fun, engaging and interactive lesson. The activity can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills or in Social Studies. The activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room. Included in this resource: Student guidelines for completing the tasks meaning no teacher prep A student answer key to complete as they work through the tasks An informational text or reading comprehension passage A true or false fact sheet & maze A crossword puzzle A timeline activity & answer key A wordsearch puzzle Teacher answer sheets for each task ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ In Task 1 students will read an informational text about the Great Wall of China and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word. In Task 2 students will use the same informational text to complete a crossword puzzle. Within the puzzle there are several hidden letters which will need to be unscrambled on the completion of the puzzle to reveal the second word. In Task 3 students will have to cut out 27 timeline task cards before putting them in order from the earliest date to the most recent. When they have finished their task they can glue them onto the answer key which will reveal their third word. In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word. Students can then complete their student answer key with the four words they revealed before checking with the teacher to see if they have escaped successfully. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Team-building activities Group work Research projects Reading comprehension Emergency sub plans Independent work Introducing a new topic ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
KS2 / KS3 Drama - A Christmas Carol - A School Remix Play Script
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KS2 / KS3 Drama - A Christmas Carol - A School Remix Play Script

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A Christmas Carol (A School Remix) tells the story of a mean, old headmaster, Ebenizer Loops, who runs a dark and miserable school. The teachers are under-paid and over-worked, and the students are not allowed to smile or have fun. It is Christmas eve and his best worker, Bob Bamboo asks for the day off to spend time with his family, and sick child – Petite Pat. Loops almost refuses but decides to just dock his pay for the day. Then, that evening he gets a visit from the previous headmaster – another miserable person called Mr Frown. Mr Frown tells him he needs to change his ways or end up with the same fate as him; he tells him how he will be visited by three ghosts that night. The ghosts visit and show Loops various things that upset him enough to change his ways. After the visits of the ghosts Loops wakes up on Christmas day a changed man and tries to put right all the wrongs he has caused over the previous decades! There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 19 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles for up to 30 students too. I hope you have fun with it, my class had a ball! If you are unsure whether it will suit your class, download a free preview and give it a go! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ I also have some more Christmas play scripts in my store including: A Christmas Carol (A School Remix) Elf A Christmas Carol (A Traditional Version) The Santa Clause The Grinch To save money you can buy all four play scripts in my Christmas Play Script Bundle (saving nearly 40%) - link below: Christmas Play Script Bundle ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out Creative Primary Literacy
Year 5 or Year 6 Greatest Football Player Discussion Writing Unit
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Year 5 or Year 6 Greatest Football Player Discussion Writing Unit

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A discussion writing unit allowing students to research, discuss and write about who is the greatest soccer player of the modern era: Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona or Pele. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which and is perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Included in this PDF printable resource: Three informational texts about the individual players A fact sheet to record key facts about the famous players Two prompt sheets for students to write an introduction and a conclusion A template for students to write up their draft and neat texts ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Creative writing sessions Assessment practice Emergency sub plans The first lesson involves students retrieving facts from informational texts about Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Pele, and writing these onto the included fact sheet. In the second lesson students need to use these facts to write three to four paragraphs about the individual players. In the third lesson students need to use prompt sheets to write up an introduction and a conclusion. In the final lesson your class will need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before writing up their work on a neat copy using the template provided. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Maya Empire Escape Room Activity Bundle | Year 5 or Year 6
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Maya Empire Escape Room Activity Bundle | Year 5 or Year 6

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Four individual Maya Empire Escape Room activities about the following areas of history or famous city-states: Maya Empire Overview Religion in the Maya Empire Advancements of the Maya Empire Chichen Itza Ideal for Year 5 or Year 6, the activities are perfect for group work, starting a new ancient history topic, team-building activities or for fun, engaging and interactive lessons. The activities can be used in English also as they incorporate some ELA skills, or in Social Studies. Each activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room. Included in each of the four resources: Student guidelines for completing the tasks meaning no teacher prep A student answer key to complete as they work through the tasks An informational text or reading comprehension passage A true or false fact sheet & maze A crossword puzzle A timeline activity & answer key A wordsearch puzzle Teacher answer sheets for each task ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ In Task 1 of each activity students will read an informational text and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word. In Task 2 students will use the same informational text to complete a crossword puzzle. Within the puzzle there are several hidden letters which will need to be unscrambled on the completion of the puzzle to reveal the second word. In Task 3 students will have to cut out 25 timeline task cards before putting them in order from the earliest date to the most recent. When they have finished their task they can glue them onto the answer key which will reveal their third word. In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word. Students can then complete their student answer key with the four words they revealed before checking with the teacher to see if they have escaped successfully. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Team-building activities Group work Research projects Reading comprehension Emergency sub plans Independent work Introducing a new topic ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
Nobel Peace Prize Winners - UKS2 BOOM Cardsβ„’ Comprehension Bundle
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Nobel Peace Prize Winners - UKS2 BOOM Cardsβ„’ Comprehension Bundle

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Six BOOM Cardβ„’ reading comprehension activities with comprehension and grammar questions about some of the most famous and influential Nobel Peace Prize winners throughout history. The digital activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 learning about World History. The individual resources look into: Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King Mother Teresa Theodore Roosevelt Malala Yousafzai Barack Obama Ideal for distance learning, the activities can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The resources also come in PDF format so they can be printed and used in the classroom. For first time BOOM Cardβ„’ users, the resources come with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and have lots of useful links to support you using the activities. The activities require NO PREP and have several bodies of texts that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the texts to find the comprehension and grammar answers. The BOOM Cardsβ„’ activities are self-marking, with a teacher answer sheet provided in the PDF. We also specialise in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol. Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
UKS2 Jackie Robinson Biography & Reading Comprehension Bundle | Digital & Print
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UKS2 Jackie Robinson Biography & Reading Comprehension Bundle | Digital & Print

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This remote learning bundle has two online activities that would span five lessons about the American baseball legend, Jackie Robinson. The resources are perfect for Distance Learning in Year 5 or Year 6 and are ideal for students learning about famous sport stars. When downloaded this resource includes printable versions of the activities and PDFs with links that allow you to copy the Google Forms and Google Slides documents and save them in your Google Drive. Firstly, there is a Reading Comprehension Activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task. The resource is a Google Forms activity and is ideal for distance learning. Secondly, there is a Biography Writing Unit. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The Google Slides activity is ideal for distance learning. The first lesson is interactive and involves students reading facts, and then sorting and ordering these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to type four paragraphs. Then, in the third lesson they need to choose the most important facts and include these in an introduction; after this they need to answer several questions before typing up their conclusion. In the final lesson your class will need to check their draft paragraphs before typing up their work on to the template provided. These activities are both online resources that use Google Forms and Google Slides, they are linked to your Google Drive. They can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers. The resources also come in a PDF format, which can be printed. However, the resource also comes in a PDF format, which can be printed. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the Gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Titanic Reading Comprehension & Informational Writing Bundle | Year 3 or Year 4
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Titanic Reading Comprehension & Informational Writing Bundle | Year 3 or Year 4

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An informational writing unit and reading comprehension activities about the Titanic disaster of 1912. The unit looks into the start of the maiden voyage, the crash into the iceberg, the evacuation and rescue attempts, and the ships legacy afterwards. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. Included in the Informational Writing Unit: Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs Writing templates for four draft paragraphs A prompt sheet for students to write their introduction A template for students to write up their neat informational text A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning Included in the Reading Activity: A teacher presentation to introduce the topic An informational text A comprehension activity with eight varied questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz about the text An answer page for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Creative writing sessions Assessment practice Emergency sub plans The reading activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. It also contains a multiple choice quiz, a crossword activity and a wordsearch puzzle to consolidate learning. The Informational Writing Unit is split into three lessons. The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great activities check out Creative Primary Literacy!
Ancient Civilizations Escape Room Activity Bundle Volume 1 | Year 5 or Year 6
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Ancient Civilizations Escape Room Activity Bundle Volume 1 | Year 5 or Year 6

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Four individual Escape Room activities about the following four key civilizatons from ancient history: Ancient Rome Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Mesopotamia Ideal for Year 5 or Year 6, the activities are perfect for group work, starting a new ancient history topic, team-building activities or for fun, engaging and interactive lessons. The activities can be used in English also as they incorporate some ELA skills, or in Social Studies. Each activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room. Included in each of the four resources: Student guidelines for completing the tasks meaning no teacher prep A student answer key to complete as they work through the tasks An informational text or reading comprehension passage A true or false fact sheet & maze A crossword puzzle A timeline activity & answer key A wordsearch puzzle Teacher answer sheets for each task ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ In Task 1 of each activity students will read an informational text and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word. In Task 2 students will use the same informational text to complete a crossword puzzle. Within the puzzle there are several hidden letters which will need to be unscrambled on the completion of the puzzle to reveal the second word. In Task 3 students will have to cut out 27 timeline task cards before putting them in order from the earliest date to the most recent. When they have finished their task they can glue them onto the answer key which will reveal their third word. In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word. Students can then complete their student answer key with the four words they revealed before checking with the teacher to see if they have escaped successfully. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Team-building activities Group work Research projects Reading comprehension Emergency sub plans Independent work Introducing a new topic ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
Martin Luther King Reading Comprehension Activities | Year 5 or Year 6
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Martin Luther King Reading Comprehension Activities | Year 5 or Year 6

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A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 for MLK Day or for Black History Month. Students will learn key facts about the famous civil rights activist whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in this PDF printable resource: A teacher presentation to introduce the subject An informational text A comprehension activity with ten questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz with seven questions An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Year 5 or Year 6 Alan Turing Reading Comprehension & Biography Bundle
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Year 5 or Year 6 Alan Turing Reading Comprehension & Biography Bundle

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A bundle of two resources that span five lessons about the British World War 2 mathematician and Enigma codebreaker, Alan Turing. Perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Firstly, there are reading comprehension activities which come with an informational text, a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which has been split into four separate lessons of reading, sorting and writing. Included in the close reading activity: A teacher presentation to introduce the subject An informational text A comprehension activity with ten questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz with seven questions An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning A wordsearch puzzle Included in the biography writing unit: Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs Writing templates for four draft paragraphs Two prompt sheets for students to write their introduction and conclusion A template for students to write up their neat biography text A crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Creative writing sessions Guided reading sessions Reading & writing interventions Assessment practice Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.
Siddhartha Gautama and the Birth of Buddhism Reading Comprehension | Year 5 or Year 6
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Siddhartha Gautama and the Birth of Buddhism Reading Comprehension | Year 5 or Year 6

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A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, and the birth of Buddhism in Ancient India. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn key facts about Buddhism and Ancient India whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in this PDF printable resource: A teacher presentation to introduce the subject An informational text A comprehension activity with ten questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz with seven questions An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
Zeus Reading Comprehension Activities | Year 5 or Year 6
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Zeus Reading Comprehension Activities | Year 5 or Year 6

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A reading comprehension passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the Greek God of the sky, thunder and lightning, and the the king of the gods, Zeus. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn key facts about Greek Gods and Goddesses whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in this PDF printable resource: A teacher presentation to introduce the subject An informational text A comprehension activity with ten questions Two grammar questions about the text An extension writing activity A multiple choice quiz with seven questions An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
VE Day BOOM Cardsβ„’ Digital Escape Room Activity
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VE Day BOOM Cardsβ„’ Digital Escape Room Activity

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A BOOM Cardsβ„’ Escape Room Activity about the end of World War 2 and VE Day or Victory in Europe Day. The self-marking, NO PREP activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room. Included in this resource: A PDF with a link to the BOOM Cardsβ„’ Activity ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Distance learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Team building lessons Emergency sub plans Reading interventions Ideal for distance learning, the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ For first time BOOM Cardβ„’ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity. In Task 1 students will read an informational text about VE Day and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word. In Task 2 students will complete a crossword puzzle by answering ten questions. Answering these questions correctly will reveal some hidden letters which need to be unscrambled to reveal the second word. In Task 3 students will sort 27 timeline task cards about World War II, putting them in order from the earliest date to the most recent. When they have finished their third word will be revealed. In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word. All of the BOOM Cardsβ„’ activities are self-marking. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE
Robin Hood Reading Comprehension Digital & Print | Year 3 or Year 4
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Robin Hood Reading Comprehension Digital & Print | Year 3 or Year 4

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A Google Forms reading comprehension activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the legendary figure from English medieval folklore, Robin Hood. The NO PREP informational text activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about the legendary figure whilst working on their comprehension skills. Included in this resource: A Google Forms Activity A PDF Printable Activity with crossword puzzle & wordsearch ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: Distance learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions This activity is an online resource, that uses Google Forms, and is linked to your Google Drive. It can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and is easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Time allowance to complete: 5-10 minutes - read through the text individually. 40-50 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) Time allowance to assess: A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options. Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :) ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE