Independent reading activities. Over 120 pages of guided reading activities to save you time and stress! Suitable for children aged 5-6 years old. Year 1 UK. These updated reading activities are designed for children to be able to complete independently, as part of a guided reading carousel or even as homework. I have put together over 120 pages of activities that children can do independently whilst still improving their reading skills and their understanding of books and stories. There is a variety of activities starting with very simple phonics activities for lower abilities. The activities get more advanced for use throughout the school year. Some of the activities are also linked to the year 1 curriculum eg the lifecycle of a sunflower, seasons and keeping healthy. All aspects of the year 1 reading National Curriculum covered.Also perfect for lower ability children in year 2 and up. Included in this product: reading journal book cover year 1 national curriculum statements for assessment guided reading timetable 35 reading comprehensions initial sounds cut and stick b or d cut and stick m or n cut and stick c or k cut and stick missing letters draw the word x 3 2 syllable words draw the caption x 3 mixed up sentences x 6 draw the book cover x 2 draw the characters x 2 draw your favourite part x 2 draw the ending x 2 write the tricky words x 2 find the digraph x 2 write the noun x 2 design a new front cover find the nouns/weather words/plant words reading questions all about the book book review x 2 read and colour x 3 read and draw x 3 describe the setting x 2 draw and describe the character x 2 draw the character x 4 draw the setting x 4 where is cat? inference questions x 4 sunflower life cycle make a foldable book label a snail make a wanted poster decode words x 4 word endings x 2 missing words syllables x 2 sequence story x 2 contractions what happens next?

100 independent reading activities suitable for 6-7 year olds. Save yourself time and stress with this with these no prep reading printables - enough to last you the whole year. These reading activities are designed for children to be able to complete independently, as part of a guided reading carousel, as an independent activity whilst the class teacher is reading with a group or even as homework. This product includes 100 pages of activities that children can do independently whilst still improving their reading skills and their understanding of books and stories. There is a variety of activities including word work, spellings, grammar, cut and paste, word searches, as well as 42 reading comprehensions. Plenty of variety to keep children engaged, as well as covering plenty of different skills. Simply print and go, no prep required. Print the whole product at the beginning of the year and you will always have reading activities to hand. Some of the activities are also linked to the year 2 curriculum eg the lifecycle of a frog, materials, plants, recycling, historical figures. Perfest to use them alongside your topic work. Many aspects of the year 2 reading National Curriculum covered. Also perfect for lower ability children in year 3 and up. Also includes a reading journal cover and a tick list of National Curriculum reading standards for assessment. This will help you keep on track with assessing children’s reading skills. Product Includes: 42 Reading Comprehensions plus My Reading Journal front cover National Curriculum Reading Standards Tick List for Year 2 Find the plant words Find the materials words Prefix Re Suffix -less and -est Build compound words Alphabetical order x 2 Describe dog and cupcake Add Adjectives le at the end of a word - cut and paste activity el at the end of a word - cut and paste dge making the j sound - cut and paste dge making the j sound - drawing activity r spelt wr - drawing j/g - cut and paste c making the s sound - cut and paste al at the end of a word - word search ge at the end of a word - word search n sound spelt with gn/kn - dice game n spelt with gn/kn - cut and paste I can read ing words - cut and paste contractions x 2 recycle materials - cut and paste materials 2-4 syllables sort - cut and paste word sort 2-4 syllables - cut and paste Ordering how to make a pizza - cut and paste Ordering how to make breakfast - cut and paste Little Red Riding Hood ordering sentences - cut and paste Draw fairy tale characters Goldilocks ordering pictures - cut and paste Jack And The Beanstalk ordering pictures - cut and paste 3 Little Pigs ordering pictures - cut and paste Draw a front cover Design a front cover Draw the best part of a story Draw and label characters Review your favourite book All about the book Book review Read and draw x 2 I can make inferences x 3 Make a healthy me poster Make a camping poster Word of the day Write a book quiz Draw the characters Contents page

Whole class guided reading forThe Iron Man - Ted Hughes. This is 4 weeks worth of planning. Each lesson contains 1 PowerPoint and 1 worksheet. This was taught in Year 3 but can easily be adapted for Year 4. Planning uses reading vipers and each week focuses on 1 reading viper. Week 1 - Prediction Week 2 - Vocab Week 3 - Inference Week 4 - Summarise Each lesson’s structure is as follows: A think about it question Vocab with word classes Teacher reads Speed retrieval Independent reading Main task (linked to reading viper) I have labelled page numbers on worksheets and ppt, page numbers may different depending on copy of The Iron Man. Please leave a review if you found this useful. Thank you.

These activities are suited to KS2 for guided reading sessions or for use in English lessons to show response to the text. 4 different worksheets with boxes for ‘wonder’, ‘observe’ and ‘infer’ (the 4 images are different ones from the book) Wonder- Children write questions that come to mind when they look at the image Observe - What can they see - be specific, expand your ideas, explain clearly Infer- Children make inferences using clues from the image 1 worksheet comparing an image of a child from the past with the boy in the story. Encouraging children’s use of inference and also to encourage them to explore the differences between the characters. I will be uploading planning and resources for my entire Flotsam unit shortly. Check out my other resources.

Slides to help children learn how to read words in context as well as a short extract to analyse with children and answer SATs style questions. Also includes a comprehension sheet.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Cliffhanger” by Jacqueline Wilson; specifically, the Corgi Yearling edition published in 2009. I used this text and material with a mixed ability Year 3 class, a Year 4 class and with an EAL group. Each chapter has a diverse set of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Chapters 1 - 5 have these sub-divided into two sets and, have two word detective exercises which allow pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. In addition, the questions are all combined in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint presentations.

Guided reading questions for every Chapter of Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Questions written in KS2 SATs style. Each question is tagged as V I P E R S to show the skill required (Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain/Evaluate, Retrieval, Summarise). There are 5 or 6 questions per Chapter. Ideal for Year 5 and 6 and as SATs preparation. Could also be used Year 7.

This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Included: • Comprehension questions for the first fourteen chapters of the book. • A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions. This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after. This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.

Whole class guided reading for Charlotte’s Web. This is 7 weeks worth of planning. Each lesson contains 1 PowerPoint and 1 worksheet. This was taught in LKS2. Planning uses reading vipers and each week focuses on 1 reading viper. Week 1 - Prediction Week 2 - Vocab Week 3 - Inference Week 4 - Summarise Week 5 - Vocab Week 6 - Inference Week 7 - Summarise Each lesson’s structure is as follows: A think about it question Vocab with word classes Teacher reads Speed retrieval Independent reading Main task (linked to reading viper) I have labelled page numbers on worksheets and ppt, page numbers may different depending on copy of Charlotte’s Web. Please leave a review if you found this useful. Thank you.

Whole class guided reading planning for Stone Age Boy. Reading vipers are used for this planning - a different viper used for each week. Each lesson has a PowerPoint and a worksheet. There are 8 lessons in this pack. Week 1: 4 x prediction Week 2: 4 x vocab

Guided Reading Question Slips & Power Points for The Last Wild up to chapter 18 (Ashley Booth Style - Ready to Use) A complete guided reading resource pack featuring printable question slips and matching Power Points, all written in the popular Ashley Booth style. Perfect for Year 5, with a range of carefully structured question types: vocabulary, retrieval, inference, explain, summary, compare and contrast, and prediction. The question slips are designed to be printed, trimmed, and stuck straight into books - ideal for independent work or group tasks. Power Points are included to guide class discussions in whole-class reading sessions. No prep required - everything you need for rich, engaging guided reading, all in one place!

Whole class guided reading for Kensuke’s Kingdom. This is 6 weeks worth of planning. Each lesson contains 1 PowerPoint and 1 worksheet. Planning uses reading vipers and each week focuses on 1 reading viper. Week 1 - Prediction Week 2 - Vocab Week 3 - Inference Week 4 - Summarise Week 5 - Prediction Week 6 - Vocab Each lesson’s structure is as follows: A think about it question Teacher reads Speed retrieval Independent reading Main task (linked to reading viper) Please leave a review if you found this useful. Thank you.

High quality Powerpoints and activities for each chapter of the book. Used with year 3 and 4. Powerpoints include recap, key vocabulary, discussion questions and activities. All lessons end with a summary and prediction task.

Whole class guided reading planning for Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong. There are 6 weeks worths of planning. All lessons have 1 PowerPoint and 1 worksheet. This guided reading planning uses ‘Reading Vipers’ for each lesson. Each week focuses on 1 reading viper. This was taught in Year 3 but could easily be adapted for Year 4. Each lesson’s structure is as follows: A think about it question Vocab with word classes Teacher reads Speed retrieval Independent reading Main task (linked to reading viper)

This is a guided reading resource for the text Wolves by Emily Gravett. For each week of the term you will find 1 guided reading ‘RIC’ activity ready to print out for the children and display on the interactive whiteboard (ppt). There are 4 RICs in total and therefore enough for 4 weeks (1 per week). RIC stands for retrieve, interpret, choice. There are 3 questions for each image taken from the book to answer. 1 retrieval question, 1 interpret question and 1 choice question. This activity supports children’s understanding of the book and how to unpick it using different lenses.

A guided reading worksheet which explores why many African countries have experienced slow development - links to the Slave Trade and colonisation.

Whole class guided reading planning for the whole book. Aimed at Year 3 but easy to adapt for other year groups. Each week contains 4 days worth of lessons (1 powerpoint and 1 sheet for each day). Reading vipers used for this scheme of work. 12 weeks worth of lessons. Each lesson’s structure is as follows: A think about it question Vocab with word classes Teacher reads Speed retrieval Independent reading Main task (linked to reading viper)

Differentiated guided reading activities based on The magic faraway tree. Suitable for Year 2 upwards. This is a fantastic book to get them interested in reading and magic.

Apollo 13 Plane crash in the Andes Mine rescue in Chile Castaway This collection of four guided reading activities, aimed at children aged 10-13 years old, tests children’s inference and deduction skills. It will also promote lively and engaging classroom discussion as children explore these remarkable stories for themselves. Each activity has questions and answers, with an indication of how many marks are on offer at the end of each question. This is particularly helpful for children preparing for reading tests and exams, encouraging them to give fuller answers where required.

Prompt cards with some questions that could be asked for both familiar and unfamiliar reading.

helpful to students to practice to infer text