I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
Twenty five reading comprehension activities linked to the book Letters from the Lighthouse. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
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Twenty six reading comprehension activities linked to the book The Boy at the Back of the Class. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Twenty-one reading comprehension activities linked to the book The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 11, 12 and 13 of Letters from the Lighthouse. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
A free example for Chapter One can be found here:
/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-chapter-one-reading-comprehension-12376815
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Viking Boy. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 16, 17 and 18 of Viking Boy. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Viking Boy. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Ten different worksheets of varying challenge levels to work on being able to use apostrophes for contraction/ apostrophes for omission.
The ten different worksheets vary in challenge to ensure there is something for everyone, including:
A simple matching task
Changing phrases into the contracted form (or vice versa on one work sheet)
Rewriting sentences to change phrases into the contracted form
Sentence level task
Identifying errors
Working on multiple choice reasoning questions
Answer sheets are included for all ten activities.
These are very much ready to print and go as they are with the only requirement being to decide the level of challenge you want to bring to pupils. Worksheets are attached with UK and US spellings.
Alongside the activities, there are two supporting sheets. One is a poster style document that can be used with individuals or for display, whilst there are also support structure strips that can be trimmed and stuck into books to provide a scaffold with support around vocabulary and examples.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters thirteen, fourteen and fifteen of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
A free example for the first three chapters can be found at:
/teaching-resource/resource-12543465
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters ten, eleven and twelve of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
A free example for the first three chapters can be found at:
/teaching-resource/resource-12543465
A reading comprehension that includes a fact file about The Colosseum and is then followed up with three differentiated worksheets that check their comprehension skills (answers included).
A fact file that looks at the origins of Mother's Day in the U.K, focussing on how it began as Mothering Sunday and the religious element of this compared with the modern day version we now celebrate and how they have been confused.
Also included are three differentiated worksheets with questions related to the text they have read with the answers included.
Written with Year 5/6 in mind but can be used higher up.
A presentation that looks at what main clauses (simple sentences) are with children before getting children to identify the subject and predicate within sentences and identifying different types of nouns.
Three different examples of information texts written about plants.
These can be used for a number of purposes, including showing examples of how information texts can be organised differently and how they can include different information, used for learning about plants and flowers or used as part of general reading lessons.
Roman reading task cards that include a mini fact file for children to read before having five questions to answer linked to the text. These are great for warm-up exercises, quick read tasks or an activity for children to do as they come in at the start of the day/ lesson.
Included are 15 different cards that link to a range of topics including:
Gladiators
Colosseum
Roman Empire
Mount Vesuvius
Roman Currency
Roman Emperors
Augustus
Arch of Titus
Roman Baths
Roman Roads
Invasion of Britain - Julius Caesar
Invasion of Britain - Caligula
Invasion of Britain - Claudius
Hadrian’s Wall
Iceni Rebellion
Each fact file also has an answer sheet provided.
A reading comprehension resource that acts as an introduction/ general overview for the religious festival of Hanukkah, considering what Hanukkah is, when it is celebrated, what Hanukkah celebrates and how it is celebrated.
This resource includes:
A fact file about Hanukkah (both in colour and black and white for ink saving purposes)
3 different comprehension activities of differing challenge - answers are included for these
A vocabulary activity that requires definitions to be found for each word provided.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 14, 15 and 16 of Letters from the Lighthouse. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
A free example for Chapter One can be found here:
/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-chapter-one-reading-comprehension-12376815
A reading comprehension resource that focuses on the Five Ks, providing information about the Five Ks and their importance for Sikhs as well as activities linked to this to check understanding.
The fact file includes information about each of the Five Ks separately as well as supporting information about their introduction and importance.
The resource includes:
A fact file about the Five Ks mentioned above (both in colour and black and white for ink saving purposes)
3 different comprehension activities of differing challenge - answers are included for these
A vocabulary activity that requires definitions to be found for each word provided.
A mix of revision fact sheets and work sheet activities with questions linked to SATs style questions. Each worksheet also includes an answer sheet alongside it.
Some of the worksheets also include the KS2 SATs question that the activity is based on as a talking point.
Included is:
A fact sheet on active and passive voice
A worksheet on rewriting sentences from active to passive or vice versa
A fact sheet on commands, exclamations, statements and questions
A worksheet to identify the command from four different choices each time
A fact sheet on conjunctions
A worksheet to find the coordinating conjunction in each sentence
A worksheet to identify the underlined grammatical term in each sentence from multiple choice
A worksheet with sentences that need a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark for each set of 3
A fact sheet about synonyms and antonyms
A worksheet on synonyms to find two synonyms in each sentence
These activities and fact sheets can be used in a number of ways to support revision ahead of KS2 assessments including in class or as homework.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to the first three chapters of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Two reading comprehension activities linked to chapters the first two chapters of The Boy at the Back of the Class. Both chapters have a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.