A Slice of Thanksgiving | Reading Comprehension | Year 5/6

Bring warmth, humour, and reflection to your classroom this November with A Slice of Thanksgiving — a heartwarming Reading Comprehension Bundle designed to capture the true spirit of gratitude and community.

These two engaging non-fiction texts combine diary-style reflection and playful journalism to explore Thanksgiving through different voices and styles — ideal for cross-curricular reading, writing, and discussion.

Perfect for Thanksgiving week, Autumn literacy units, or cross-curricular English and Social Studies lessons, this bundle builds comprehension skills in vocabulary, retrieval, and inference, while encouraging reflection and empathy.

Texts Included:
A Thanksgiving to Remember – A diary-style recount capturing family traditions, gratitude, and the meaning behind Thanksgiving celebrations.
Turkey Trouble at the Annual Feast! – A lively, newspaper-style report full of humour and excitement, following the chaos of a turkey who steals the show!

What’s Included:
2 Pages of Informative or Narrative Non-Fiction Text (Dyslexia-friendly font)
2 Pages of Reading Comprehension Questions
“Just Tick It” Adaptive Reading Task – ideal for emerging or reluctant readers
Extension Activities for research, reflection, and creative writing
5-Lesson Teaching Presentation (40+ slides, structured and easy-to-teach)
5-Day Lesson Plan with pedagogy notes and teaching strategies
Audio Support of the text (ideal for EAL/SEND/ESL learners)
Answer Keys for all questions and tasks
Assessment Tracker to monitor reading objectives and progress

Why Teachers Love It:
✔ Builds vocabulary, retrieval, and inference skills
✔ Engages students with humour, emotion, and authentic voices
✔ Perfect cross-curricular links with English, PSHE, and History
✔ Differentiated and dyslexia-friendly for inclusive learning
✔ Based on Rosenshine’s Principles for clear, structured teaching
✔ Ready to print and teach — no prep required

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com

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