Comprehension activity about the rock band Oasis. Perfect resource to compliment Britain Since 1948 and to learn about 1990s music. The text includes details about the formation of the band, hit albums and singes and their battle for the top of the charts with Blur. Children love listening to the music of Oasis and learning about the band. Word and PDF files included. Differentiated to suit three ability groups. Two page text documenting the history of the band from formation in 1991 to their eventual break up of 2009.

Comprehension activity. Newspaper text about Pickles, a border collie dog, who found the Jules Rimet trophy after it was stolen whilst on display in London. Super resource learning about this amazing, but true event from the sixties. Differentiated comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups included. PDF and word files included. Video clip of Pickles the dog receiving his medal included.

Reading comprehension task about Tudor houses. Information text about the features of traditional Tudor houses. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included)

Full project booklet to accompany a construction project to make Tudor houses. The comprehensive booklet takes the children through the design process. Projects asks the children to make wooden Tudor houses. We made ours by making the timber frames and then used thin card and paper mache to replicate the wattle and daub, so we made the houses in the same way the Tudors would. The booklet includes a comprehension about Tudor houses. Research pages about models of Tudor houses, 45 and 90 degree corners, joining wood, design brief, concept and final designs, safety, evaluation during and after making and more! Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Two activities to learn about the marriage between Henry VIII and Katherine (Catherine) Parr. Activity 1: Comprehension task. The children will read information about Katherine's life and her marriage with Henry VIII and answer comprehension questions responding to the text. This task is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a diary from the perspective of Katherine Parr. This task is a super extended writing activity and it could suit either English or Topic lessons. Planning sheets and PowerPoint presentation included to aid descriptive writing. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Two activities to learn about the marriage between Henry VIII and his 5th wife Katherine (Catherine) Howard. PowerPoint presentation included to share comprehension text and main points of Katherine’s life. Activity 1 asks the children to read a text about Katherine Howard and complete comprehension questions responding to the text. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a letter to Henry begging him not to execute her. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Two activities learning about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Jane Seymour didn't end Henry's problems. PowerPoint presentation included to go through the main points of why the marriage ended. Activity 1 is a cloze procedure where children choose words to complete information about Jane Seymour. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to role-play the moment when Jane Seymour has just had a baby and Henry walks in. Then the children write what was said by the characters in speech bubbles. This is a really fun activity and the children love taking on the roles of Jane and Henry (especially acting out a sudden death scene) Both PDF and Word files (for editing) are included.

Two activities to learn about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ended. PowerPoint presentation to go through the main points of Anne's life and two engaging activities for the children to complete. Activity 1 is a cloze procedure where children fill in missing words to complete the information about Anne. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a letter (just as Anne actually did) begging Henry to reconsider and not execute her. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. A fun Horrible Histories clip included.

Two activities learning about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon ended. PowerPoint presentation included to go through the main points of why Henry wanted a divorce and why he started the Church of England. Activity 1 asks the children to read through many statements and to then decide if Henry or Catherine would say them. Activity 2 asks the children to role play Henry talking to Catherine demanding a divorce. The children then write what the characters would say in speech bubbles.Quality Tudor resource. Both PDF and Word files (For editing) included.

Easy to follow text on how to make paper snowflakes. Differentiated questions to suit 4 ability groups to accompany the text. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Great cross curricular links with weather, seasons, polar regions etc.

Descriptive postcard comprehension text with differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. A short, yet interesting text to look at how to make a short text interesting. Figurative language used to describe the setting. Postcard is from Torremolinos in Spain. Can be used for great cross curricular links with weather, Spain or tourism topics. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Presentation (PowerPoint) included to share and discuss the text. Quality resource.

Worksheet where children read information about different types of storms including thunderstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes. They will decide what subheading each paragraph should have (to suit an explanation text) and then colour code the statements. The children also have to decide which pieces if information would be suited to an introduction. This can lead to children writing their own explanation text about storms.

Explanation text about thunder and lightning. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Colourful text to identify the features of an explanation text. Includes short contents and glossary. PDF and Word files (For editing) included. Super activity to use for English lessons with great cross curricular links with weather and science.

Explanation text about clouds. Includes what are clouds and types of clouds. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included. A video clip of an explanation about clouds included. Good resource to link to weather topic.