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1 June 2025

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What city has pink blossoms in spring, flashing lights at night, and the busiest crossing in the world?

Explore Tokyo with this engaging reading pack, where young learners journey through Japan’s capital to discover its famous landmarks, traditional foods, and unique seasonal celebrations.
With three clear text levels (Starter, Standard, Stretch), pupils build their reading skills step by step. Early readers focus on retrieving facts and spotting key words. Later levels develop inference, explanation, and thinking about culture and meaning.
Across all levels, students will learn that Tokyo is the capital of Japan, where people speak Japanese and enjoy popular foods like sushi and ramen. They’ll read about famous spots such as Tokyo Tower and Shibuya Crossing, and discover how the city changes through the seasons. From hot, rainy summers to the Cherry Blossom Festival in spring, learners explore why visitors come to Tokyo to see the sights, try the food, and learn about life in Japan.

What’s included:

  • 3 levelled reading texts
  • Matching comprehension questions for each level
  • Full answer key with skill tags for easy marking
  • Black-and-white printable format
  • Traffic light self-assessment for pupil reflection

Perfect for cross-curricular lessons linking geography, culture, and comprehension without needing to leave the classroom!

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Year 2 Comprehension - Capital Cities GROWING Bundle

**What makes a capital city unique? ** From local landmarks to traditional foods, this growing comprehension bundle takes children around the world with age-appropriate texts that build global awareness and reading confidence. Each resource introduces one capital city with a short, accessible text and a matching comprehension set. Children learn key facts about food, landmarks, language, celebrations, and weather in each location, helping them spot both differences and similarities across countries. As a growing bundle, you'll receive all current and future Capital City comprehension packs at no extra cost once purchased. It's ideal for classrooms exploring geography, culture, or global citizenship through structured, differentiated reading tasks. Included so far: 1. Capital City: London 2. Capital City: Paris 3. Capital City: Rome 4. Capital City: Tokyo 5. Capital City: Washington, D.C. 6. Capital City: Cairo 7. Capital City: Nairobi 8. Capital City: Canberra 9. Capital City: Beijing 10. Capital City: Ottawa **What’s included in each pack:** * Differentiated non-fiction text per city * Three tiered comprehension levels (Starter, Standard, Stretch) * Differentiated question sets with skill tags * Black-and-white format for easy printing * Full answer keys * Traffic light self-assessment system **A ready-to-print bundle that brings global learning to life…and it’s still growing!** © Peann Jan 2025 - For classroom use only

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