Rainforests KS2 Reading Comprehension Pack

5 KS2 non-fiction reading comprehensions about rainforests around the world: the Amazon in Brazil, the Congo rainforest, Borneo, the Daintree in Australia and the Monteverde cloud forest in Costa Rica. Differentiated: every text has a shorter support version. VIPERS questions, simple language that EAL learners can access, and links to KS2 Geography (rainforests, layers of the rainforest, deforestation). No prep needed.

WHAT’S INCLUDED (25-page PDF)

• 5 non-fiction texts (about 150 words each) with a key-words box on every page
• 5 support versions (about 60 words) with four simple questions each
• 30 VIPERS questions, each labelled: Retrieve, Vocabulary, Infer, Explain, Predict, Summarise
• Word work for every text
• Vocabulary matching and gap-fill
• “Which country?” quiz and comparison chart
• Word search (15 words)
• Persuasive writing task: “Save the Rainforest!” letter with planning frame
• Teacher notes with lesson flow, ways to use it, support and challenge
• Full answer key (3 pages)

HOW TO USE IT

One text a week alongside your rainforest unit, or as guided reading: groups read the level that suits them, then discuss together. Works for reading stations, homework and cover lessons. Every page works on its own.

WHO IT’S FOR

KS2 classes (reading level suits Years 3–4, topic fits Years 3–6) and EAL learners in Years 4–7 (about CEFR A2–B1).

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