Holes Worksheets Units 1–10 | KS2 English | Louis Sachar
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Holes Units 1–10 worksheets for KS2 English, designed to support reading comprehension, inference, character understanding, vocabulary and written responses.
Based on Holes by Louis Sachar, this resource contains the first half of a structured 20-unit scheme of work, covering Units 1–10.
The worksheets provide clear, accessible and purposeful activities to support pupils as they begin exploring the novel, its characters, setting, relationships and key themes.
They can be used alongside the corresponding lesson sequence or as standalone activities for whole-class reading, guided reading, literacy intervention, homework or independent work.
What is included?
Units 1–10
Ready-to-use English worksheets
Reading comprehension activities
Retrieval questions
Inference tasks
Character-focused activities
Setting exploration
Vocabulary activities
Prediction tasks
Scaffolded written responses
Discussion and reflection activities
Structured literacy work
SEN/SEND-friendly support
Skills developed
The worksheets help pupils develop:
Reading comprehension
Retrieval
Inference
Prediction
Character analysis
Understanding setting
Vocabulary
Evidence selection
Explaining ideas
Comparing characters
Discussion skills
Written responses
Independent learning
Themes and ideas
The activities provide opportunities to explore ideas including:
Friendship
Justice and injustice
Identity
Family
Choices and consequences
Bullying
Power
Resilience
Fate
Responsibility
Survival
Belonging
SEN/SEND-friendly support
The worksheets are designed to be clear, structured and accessible for pupils who benefit from additional scaffolding.
These worksheets form Units 1–10 of the complete 20-unit Holes scheme of work, making them ideal for teachers starting a class study of the novel or looking for accessible activities for the first half of their teaching sequence.
A practical, ready-to-use Holes worksheet pack designed to reduce planning time while building pupils’ reading, comprehension and written-response skills.
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