KS2 Active Reading Mega Bundle | 5 Complete Reading Units | 45+ Lessons | Year 5/6

Five rich texts. More than 45 days of structured reading. One consistent Active Reading approach.

Take the planning out of whole-class reading with this substantial collection of five multi-day KS2 Active Reading units, designed to develop confident readers who can discuss, interpret and justify their ideas using evidence.

The bundle includes:

A Smuggler’s Song – Rudyard Kipling
A 9-day poetry sequence exploring vocabulary, retrieval, inference, fluency, prediction, viewpoint and authorial intent.

Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold – J.R.R. Tolkien
A 9-day poetry and fantasy reading sequence exploring Tolkien’s vocabulary, storytelling, imagery, inference and authorial choices.

The Beast Awakens – Joseph Delaney
A 9-day fantasy unit with a particularly strong focus on vocabulary, character inference, changing emotions, prediction and viewpoint.

A Series of Unfortunate Events
A 10-day sequence exploring the Baudelaire children through vocabulary, retrieval, character analysis, prediction, viewpoint and independent comprehension.

The Island at the End of Everything – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
A 10-day atmospheric reading sequence developing vocabulary, inference, fluency, retrieval, viewpoint and analysis of imagery.

Across the collection, pupils repeatedly encounter a familiar Active Reading structure, allowing them to become increasingly confident and independent with core reading strategies while engaging with very different texts and genres.

Skills developed across the bundle include vocabulary in context • retrieval • inference • summarising • prediction • fluency and echo reading • character analysis • viewpoint • sequencing • visualisation • figurative language • authorial intent • evidence-based responses • independent comprehension.

The units also include opportunities to move from reading into writing, with activities such as diary entries, letters, news reports and retelling events from alternative viewpoints.

Ideal for: Year 5 & 6 • UKS2 • Whole-Class Reading • Guided Reading • English Leads • Reading Interventions • Reading into Writing • SATs Preparation • Vocabulary Development • Inference

Over nine weeks of structured Active Reading material that can be taught as complete units or used flexibly throughout the year.