This Fact File worksheet is ideal for KS1. You could present the facts on a Powerpoint or I printed off the facts and stuck them around the room. The children had to hunt around the room to find the fact that matched with each question. This really helped them with developing their reading comprehension skills. These facts have been included and can be trimmed. Extra facts are included as decoy facts. Answer sheet and Powerpoint presentation also included.

The purpose of this unit is to re-write the Jungle Book story in the children’s own words. The unit makes use of visual aids through some youtube videos. There are 17 lesson overviews for this unit and examples of what the children could produce are included to give you an idea of expectations and these can also be used to aid shared writing. This is a good unit to do at the start of the year in either year 5 or 6 as it helps the children to focus on the skills of writing in detail, writing shorter sections each day as opposed to writing a full piece over 1 or 2 lessons. Everything needed to teach this unit is included in the pack or is linked to except the Jungle Book story itself, which can be downloaded online or a physical copy purchased.

Mixed reading comprehension questions for year 5/6 based on the lyrics from the song ‘Hakuna Matata’ from Disney’s The Lion King. Suggested answers also included. Lyrics not included but can be freely accessed online.

This would support a World War 2 topic. I used it in line with the book ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’. The children annotated the example text and picked out the features, such as subject specific vocabulary and features of a postcard.

These questions are suitbale for Year 5 and 6. They are based on the section ‘A Note About Wolf Wilders’ from the book ‘The Wolf Wilder’ by Katherine Rundell. Example answers are also included. The text can be accessed for free on the website love reading 4 kids.

Unit of work based on the book “Mr Gumpy’s Outing”. The unit includes a planning overview for a character description based on using a variety of verbs and a newspaper report. Targeted at Year 1 level. The unit includes some of the resources needed. Other resources to support can be found on Twinkl. Learning objectives are included for each lesson and the overview sequences the lessons. 24 lesson ideas in total.

This unit plan is based on the book ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’. It includes an overview of 16 lessons to teach including suggested learning objectives, lesson examples and WAGOLLs. It includes 2 main pieces of work - a persuasive letter and a recipe.

Retrieval questions based on The Big Book of Blue - Fins and Flippers pages. Suitable for Year 1 and 2.

This is a WAGOLL for a diary entry linked to the topic ‘The Titanic’. This is written by a first class passenger when they are in the lifeboat waiting to be rescued.

These questions are SATs style questions suitable for Year 6. There are 8 questions on the mat. (Text not included, but can be downloaded online for free).

These questions are based on the book ‘The boy at the back of the class’ chaper 1 (text not included, but can be found online for free). They are SATS style questions suitable for year 6 and they have a retrieval focus.

The purpose of these free write activities are to give children the opportunity to explore their creativity and imaginations in a less structured way. A planning sheet has been provided that some children may want to complete prior to their free write to help them structure their ideas. Other children may want to use this as a prompt to remember what a good story needs to include. This includes 10 different images with question prompts to promote create thinking and imaginative writing. Ideal for Year 5 and 6.

John Mcadam fact file worksheet and activity. Print off the facts and attach them to the image of John Mcadam. Put them around the room and have the children complete the fact file by moving around the room to locate the facts.

Reading comprehension questions based on lyrics from the song ‘Let it go’ from Frozen, SATS style. Suitable for Y5/6. Lyrics not included. Suggested answers are included.

These SATs style questions are based on the song lyrics ‘How Far I’ll Go’ from the Disney movie Moana. The lyrics and some example answers are also included. Most are 3 mark answers.

Year 6 SATs style reading comprehension questions based on the prologue and chapter 1 of the book Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel. Download includes 12 questions and suggested answers. Text not included but can accessed free of charge on lovereading4kids.

Forgiveness RE Lesson - Power Point and worksheet. This activity is ideally for UPKS2. The powerpoint explains 3 verses from the Bible that link to forgiveness. The children will then complete a worksheet showing their explanations for each of the verses.

The Day the Screens Went Blank by Danny Wallace reading comprehension questions based on Chapter 1. 10 questions included and suggested answers. Suitable for KS2.

The Bear and the Piano Reading comprehension questions based on pages 3 and 4 - Prediction focus

Reading comprehension questions linked to the text ‘The Selfish Giant’.