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 £ spent should relieve stress, lessen your workload and advance your students' experiences in school.
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 £ spent should relieve stress, lessen your workload and advance your students' experiences in school.
A December Google Forms reading comprehension bundle with ten individual activities about key events in December or famous figures that were either born or died in the month. The activities, which come in PDF format too, have an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, are about the following people or topics:
Rosa Parks, who was arrested on the 1st December 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus; the event gave birth to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbor, which took place on the 7th December 1941 and brought America into World War II.
George Washington, the first American president who died at the age of sixty-seven on the 14th December 1799.
The Boston Tea Party, which happened on the 16th December 1773 when the Sons of Liberty group destroyed a shipment of tea; this eventually led to the start of the American Revolutionary War.
The first powered flight by the famous Wright Brothers, which took place on the 17th December 1903.
Vincent van Gogh, the famous Dutch artist, who cut off his left year whilst in a rage on the 23rd December 1888.
Santa Claus, who does his yearly present deliveries all around the world on the 24th December.
The Charles Dickens’ character, Ebenezer Scrooge, who was visited by three ghosts on the 24th December 1825.
Isaac Newton, the famous English scientist, who was born on the 25th December 1642.
The Battle of Trenton, which took place during the American Revolutionary War on the 25th December 1776.
The NO PREP informational text activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. The resources, which also come in PDF format, allow students to learn key facts about the famous people or topics whilst working on their comprehension skills.
Included in each of the ten activities:
A Google Forms Activity
A PDF Printable Activity
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This resource bundle is great for:
Distance learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
These activities are online resources, that use Google Forms, and are linked to your Google Drive. They can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and are easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format.
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Time allowance to complete each activity:
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 :)
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A great digital research and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the most inspirational artists from history. Great for class work, distance learning or home schooling. There are 33 digital and printable posters or task cards that feature many of the prominent figures from art history including Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse.
Included in this PDF printable resource:
A Google Slides version with dates
A Google Slides version without dates
A full page display version
A full page version without dates
A task card activity with dates for students to sort
A task card activity without dates for students to research & sort
The research and sorting activity is differentiated into two levels: with dates and without dates. Lower level students can sort the events using the dates, whilst higher level students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline.
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This activity is an online resource, that uses Google Slides, and is linked to your Google Drive. It can be completed by students online using tablets or computers.
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 :)
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A biography writing unit and a reading comprehension activity about the famous Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. The NO PREP activities cover five lessons and are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.
Included in this PDF printable bundle:
Frida Kahlo Biography Writing Unit
Frida Kahlo Reading Comprehension Activity
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This resource is great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Creative writing sessions
Assessment practice
Guided reading sessions
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
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Firstly, there is a reading comrehension activity; students need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity.
Secondly, there is a biography writing unit. The unit has been split into four separate lessons where the children need to read facts, sort them into paragraphs and then write up these paragraphs into a biography text.
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These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains twelve reading comprehension activities about influential artists from history, and four biography writing units. Ideal for emergency sub plans in Year 3 or Year 4. The activities focus on Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Banksy, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
28 Lessons, or 28 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!
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Firstly, there are twelve reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Frida Kahlo
Salvador Dali
Andy Warhol
Jackson Pollock
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
Banksy
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
These activities require NO PREP and have 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. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.
Then, there are four biography writing units about Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.
Good luck, I hope you find the resource useful!
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A Hispanic History Month bundle of five reading comprehension passages. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity.
The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. The resources allow students to learn about key figures from history whilst developing their comprehension skills.
This bundle contains the following activities:
Frida Kahlo
Pele
Roberto Clemente
Pablo Picasso
Lionel Messi
Included in each PDF printable resource:
An informational text
A comprehension activity with eight questions
Two grammar questions about the text
An extension writing activity
An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
Each with a crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity
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These resources are great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
The activities require NO PREP; they each have 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 documents.
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Time allowance to complete each activity:
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.
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This Mega Bundle includes over 38 Reading Comprehension activities - their normal price is 1.50 each for Individual activities.
Each activity requires NO PREP and 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.
This mega bundle contains the following reading comprehension activities:
Mount Everest
Children of the Industrial Revolution
Roswell
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The Great Plague
Martin Luther King Jnr
Abraham Lincoln
Ancient Olympic Games
Mars – The Red Planet
The Outbreak of War in Europe
World War II (Overview)
Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain
The Blitz
The Eastern Front
The Attack on Pearl Harbour
The Battle of Midway
The Holocaust
The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe
The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender
LeBron James.
Usain Bolt.
Serena Williams.
Lionel Messi.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Birds of Prey - Red Kites
Joaquín Sorolla
The Moon Landing
Nelson Mandela
The California Gold Rush
Marie Curie
Barack Obama
The Great Depression
Mahatma Gandhi
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
Serena Williams
Cleopatra
Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.
Time allowance ( one hour) for each activity:
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.
If you prefer you can buy the whole World War II Collection Reading Comprehension Activity Book, with 10 ativities for just £4.00.
We also have a bundle of four activities in our Sportstars Collection of Reading Comprehension Activities, for just £3.00.
And, an Influential US Presidents Reading Comprehension Book, with four activities for just £3.00.
We also specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. And a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol.
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Another Women’s History Month bundle of ten reading comprehension activities with comprehension and grammar questions, extension tasks, crossword puzzles and wordsearches. The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The resources allow students to learn about key figures from history whilst developing their comprehension skills.
This bundle contains the following activities:
Malala Yousafzai
Katherine Johnson
Amanda Gorman
Mae Jemison
Simone Biles
Sacagawea
Queen Elizabeth II
Frida Kahlo
Kamala Harris
Beyonce
Included in each PDF printable resource:
An informational text
A comprehension activity with eight questions
Two grammar questions about the text
An extension writing activity
An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
A crossword puzzle & wordsearch to consolidate learning
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These resources are great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
The activities require NO PREP; they each have 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 documents.
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Time allowance to complete each activity:
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.
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A Hispanic History Month bundle of five reading comprehension passages. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity.
The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The resources allow students to learn about key figures from history whilst developing their comprehension skills.
This bundle contains the following activities:
Frida Kahlo
Pele
Roberto Clemente
Pablo Picasso
Lionel Messi
Included in each PDF printable resource:
An informational text
A comprehension activity with eight questions
Two grammar questions about the text
An extension writing activity
An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
Each with a crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity
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These resources are great for:
In class learning
Independent work
Homework
Guided reading sessions
Assessment practice
Reading interventions
Emergency sub plans
The activities require NO PREP; they each have 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 documents.
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Time allowance to complete each activity:
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.
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