I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
I am a primary teacher working in Scotland. I enjoy creating resources for my learners and sharing these to help other teachers. I am especially interested in developing reading resources for First and Second Levels/middle to upper primary. Please review my resources if you do decide to download. Thanks!
You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it.
You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Worksheets to support Read Write Inc Green Band Story 1, On the Bus. The resource contains 4 worksheets which can be used as independent activities during reading lessons.
This resource is intended to be used by schools who have bought and use the Read Write Inc programme and accompanying resources, and pupils will need the book available whilst working on these tasks. These worksheets are not intended to replace any of the teaching elements of the Read Write Inc programme, but can support pupils who have completed the Read Write Inc lessons on this book, perhaps as part of a whole class reading lesson.
I have uploaded the Word version as well as the PDF version, so you can edit the resource as you wish.
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
There are 2 task maps, each with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, Mr Skip by Michael Morpurgo. This book is in the grey book band. One task map will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons, so I have used this with reading groups over the course of 2 weeks.
The novel is split as follows:
Task map 1: Chapters 1 to 3
Task map 2: Chapters 4 to the end
This is a card game to support learners with French weather vocabulary. It could be used as a pairs/pelmanism game, snap game or a simple matching game. Cards have reverse side (which says “Quel temps fait-il?”) so please print double sided if you wish to make use of this. From my experience it can be useful to have the reverse side to prevent any observant pupils having a sneaky read of the card when placed upside down!!
My resource comes as a PDF ready to print, as well as a Word document so you can edit as you wish. The spacing of the cards should be correct so this will save you a lot of work!
I hope you find this resource useful.
This unit of work is for reading to go with the non-fiction book called “Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World” written by Kate Pankhurst.
My resource has split the book into 3 sections which is designed to last over 3 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners. It contains 8 reading comprehension questions and a choice of 3 follow-up tasks for each section of the book. You could use the questions for discussion with a group or use them for written reading comprehension. I have also included answers to the reading comprehension questions to save you even more time!
You will receive a word document and a PDF (for both questions/follow-up sheets and answer sheets) making it easily editable. Please have a look at the preview to see what the files look like.
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You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it.
This resource contains 40 questions about fractions - improper and mixed numbers, equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, and comparing and ordering fractions.
It can be used for practise questions for each area alone, or altogether for revision purposes. There are learning intentions throughout as well as a list of what the resource covers at the start, which you could use for children to highlight/underline as a brief self assessment once completed. Children could complete as a worksheet, however the layout might make it easier to complete in jotters/workbooks. The file is in Word format so it can be changed easily to suit your learners. Answers document also included.
I hope you find this resource useful!
You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it.
You will get files in a Word document as well as PDF format so it is easily editable. This will save you hours of work!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
This resource contains a range of vocabulary and quality discussion questions for each section of the novel. It also includes a choice of follow-up tasks children could complete as they read the book. It is designed to last 7 weeks, however it can be adapted to suit your learners.
I have used it in my classroom following the Highland Literacy Project’s way of organising reading in the upper primary classroom. Children engage in reading 3 times per week:
Session 1 - Pupils discuss the text, read the set pages independently and look up new vocabulary from the pages they have read.
Session 2 - Pupils discuss the pages read with their group and the teacher.
Session 3 - Pupils complete a follow-up task based on their book to demonstrate further understanding.
When I have used this, I have printed a few pages of the document to share between pupils in the reading group. For Week 1, Session 1 - pupils use page 1 of the document. For Week 1, Session 2 - pupils use page 2 of the document. For Week 1, Session 3 - pupils have completed follow-up tasks in their jotters.
I hope you find this resource useful, however you choose to use it!
Worksheets to support Read Write Inc Green Band Story 4, The Spell. The resource contains 4 worksheets which can be used as independent activities during reading lessons.
This resource is intended to be used by schools who have bought and use the Read Write Inc programme and accompanying resources, and pupils will need the book available whilst working on these tasks. These worksheets are not intended to replace any of the teaching elements of the Read Write Inc programme, but can support pupils who have completed the Read Write Inc lessons on this book, perhaps as part of a whole class reading lesson.
I have uploaded the Word version as well as the PDF version, so you can edit the resource as you wish.
Task map with 8 different independent tasks to go along with the novel, The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. This book is in the grey book band. The tasks will usually be enough to cover in a week/2 to 3 reading lessons.
Two extracts from 'The Midnight Gang' by David Walliams which are good examples of character descriptions. Extract 1 is from Chapter 1 and Extract 2 is from Chapter 4. Great examples of character descriptions for imaginative writing.
Extract from Chapter 29 of The Midnight Gang by David Walliams which can be used for proofreading and correcting to spot punctuation mistakes. Answers included on page 2 of the document.
Three extracts from 'The Midnight Gang' by David Walliams which are good examples of setting descriptions. Extract 1 is from Chapter 6, Extract 2 is from Chapter 9 and Extract 3 is from Chapter 15. Great examples of setting descriptions for imaginative writing.
This resource contains 36 questions about decimals - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, comparing and ordering, rounding, and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 or 1000.
It can be used for practise questions for each area alone, or altogether for revision purposes. There are learning intentions throughout as well as a list of what the resource covers at the start, which you could use for children to highlight/underline as a brief self assessment once completed. Children could complete as a worksheet, however the layout might make it easier to complete in jotters/workbooks. The file is in Word format so it can be changed easily to suit your learners. Answers document also included.
I hope you find this resource useful!