Years 1-7 Level Differentiated Reading Comprehension Pack - Jamie and the Science Notebook: Weather

Bring science and literacy together with this engaging differentiated reading comprehension pack, part of the Jamie and the Science Notebook series.
In this story, Jamie explores weather and climate across the world — from rain and snow to the water cycle, extreme weather, global climate zones, and the challenges of climate change. Each passage is adapted for a different UK year group (Year 1 to Year 7), providing progression in vocabulary, text complexity, and question challenge.

What’s Included:
• 7 extended reading passages (one for each year group, Y1–Y7)
• A glossary of key scientific vocabulary for each passage
• 10 differentiated comprehension questions per passage
• Complete answer sets for self- or teacher-marking
• A consistent structure that blends storytelling with science learning

Progression through the pack:
• Year 1 – Seasons and simple weather patterns
• Year 2 – How weather changes daily; introduction to rain and clouds
• Year 3 – The water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation)
• Year 4 – Extreme weather: storms, floods, droughts, tornadoes
• Year 5 – Climate zones around the world: polar, tropical, arid, temperate
• Year 6 – Climate change and global warming, renewable energy
• Year 7 – Global impacts of climate change: rising seas, endangered species, human responses

Key Features:
• Engaging narrative format with scientific facts woven into the plot
• Supports KS1, KS2, and early KS3 literacy and science objectives
• Fully differentiated from emergent readers to confident upper KS2 and Year 7 students
• Vocabulary support through tailored glossaries

Curriculum Links:
• Science (Weather, Climate, and Earth Sciences): seasonal changes, the water cycle, weather patterns, habitats, adaptation, global warming, human impact on the environment.
• English (Reading Comprehension): retrieving information, inference, evidence-based answers, summarising, vocabulary development.
• Supports cross-curricular learning by combining scientific knowledge with literacy in a structured, story-based format.

Perfect For:
• Cross-age guided reading
• Progressive skill development in comprehension and scientific literacy
• Teachers looking for high-quality, differentiated resources with cross-curricular impact
• Science and literacy lessons
• International schools, home learning, intervention, or enrichment tasks