-KS2 whole class reading comprehension lessons
-reading templates, assemblies and inspiration -
As Year 6 teachers, we found ourselves in need of comprehension resources that bring texts to life.
YES, we want our comprehension lessons to be rigorous in preparation for the SATs, BUT we also want them to be engaging and fun!
Our aim is to get children excited about comprehension lessons, eager to talk about books and confident in interrogating a text.
-KS2 whole class reading comprehension lessons
-reading templates, assemblies and inspiration -
As Year 6 teachers, we found ourselves in need of comprehension resources that bring texts to life.
YES, we want our comprehension lessons to be rigorous in preparation for the SATs, BUT we also want them to be engaging and fun!
Our aim is to get children excited about comprehension lessons, eager to talk about books and confident in interrogating a text.
2 x reading comprehension lessons based on the introduction and chapter about the astronaut, Mae Jemison ‘Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories’ by Kate Pankhurst.
Years 3 – 5
Book recommended age 7+
24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint
2 lessons
2 x PDF activities
retrieval
Extract downloadable at lovereading4kids
Lesson 1
Pre-teach vocabulary. Then find out more about women in science before matching the famous scientists with their ground-breaking discovery. If you have time, explore the timeline of women’s rights.
Lesson 2
Firstly introduce key vocabulary, asking the children what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement or Segregation. Children then find out more about the life of Mae Jemison and respond to key questions. Finally, what do the children know about female scientists today who are changing the world?
Lesson 3
Firstly, ask the children to recap what they have learnt previously about Mae Jemison and consider who else inspires them?
5 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on the prologue and chapter one of ‘The Nowhere Emporium’ by Ross MacKenzie.
Vocabulary, whole class reading, paired reading, inference
Reading Skills foci: retell key events through role play, summarise, exploring the effect of word choices, inferring about characters and settings.
37-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDFs
Extract not included.
Suitable for ages 9+
3 x reading comprehension lessons based on the Prologue and Chapter One of I was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman.
Book recommended age 9+
Great comprehension lessons from texts written by Philip Pullman
26-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint
2 x PDF activity
Predict, Clarify, Infer, Connect
Extract not included.
Lesson 1
The first activity focusses on making predictions using ‘I see, I wonder, I think’. Then children are encouraged to make wider connections with other traditional tales they have experienced.
Lesson 2
The first activity clarifies the meaning of words in context so the children gain confidence exploring the text on a deeper level. This lesson provides a great opportunity to develop vocabulary by discussing unfamiliar words within the context of the text.
Lesson 3
Children begin by connecting the events in the story to their modern-day equivalents. Then children consider what evidence they can find to support a given statement. Finally, children discuss what they would have done if they were in a similar situation, building empathy for the characters.
4 whole class reading lessons based on the Prologues: Ben & Lottie from ‘Voyage of the Sparrowhawk’, by Natasha Farrant
Vocabulary, whole class reading, paired reading
Reading Skills foci: infer, visualise and predict
30-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDFs
Recommended for age 9+
Extract included
Whole Class Guided Reading Comprehension resources based on Survivors by David Long
Story content may be best suited to an UKS2 class due to the extreme nature of each survival story.
Resources for 4 Survivor’s stories:
Juliane Koepcke
Tami Oldham
Aron Ralston
Ernest Shackleton
55-page PowerPoint
25-page PDF document
Pre-teach vocabulary
Mixed comprehension questions
Skills-focused activities
Extract not included
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Reading comprehension resources based on Chapters 20-35 of Varjak Paw by SF Said.
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82-page PowerPoint presentation
Vocabulary cards
Comprehension Questions in line with the KS2 National Curriculum
Reading skill focused activities
For each chapter
A flexible set of resources which could be used for whole class reading, guided reading, individual and group work as well as for home learning.
Text not included.
Suitable for age 7+
Reading comprehension resources based on Chapters 8-19 of Varjak Paw by SF Said.
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93-page PowerPoint presentation
Vocabulary cards
Comprehension Questions in line with the KS2 National Curriculum
Reading skill focused activities
For each chapter
A flexible set of resources which could be used for whole class reading, guided reading, individual and group work as well as for home learning.
Text not included.
Suitable for age 7+
Reading comprehension resources based on Chapters 1-7 of Varjak Paw by SF Said.
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59-page PowerPoint presentation
Vocabulary cards
Comprehension Questions in line with the KS2 National Curriculum
Reading skill focused activities
For each chapter
A flexible set of resources which could be used for whole class reading, guided reading, individual and group work as well as for home learning.
Text not included.
Suitable for age 7+
KS2 Reading Comprehension Resources for The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
Resources for the whole book
7 lessons
63-page PowerPoint
28 PDF document including:
Vocabulary for each of the 7 parts of the story
Mixed comprehension questions
Skill-focused activities
Recommended for age 10+
Extracts not included
Available for £5 on our website or as part of a £35 annual personal subscription at myteachinghive.
A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.
Other resources based on Matt Goodfellow books:
Bright Bursts of Colour - poetry
KS2 Reading Comprehension Resources for Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
Resources for the whole book
16 chapters/16 lessons
113-page PowerPoint
57 PDF document including:
Vocabulary for each chapter
Mixed comprehension questions
Skill-focused activities
Recommended for age 7+
Extracts not included
A laugh-out-loud adventure featuring two loveable foxes.
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A thorough bundle of reading comprehension resources for Varjak Paw by S F Said.
Ready to use
Answers included
PowerPoints and PDFs
Vocabulary
Comprehension Questions
hands-on activities
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Celebrate the women’s world cup with our football school resources!
15 x whole class reading lessons based on 5 biographies in the Ultimate Football Heroes series:
Ronaldo
Mbappe
Kirby
Neymar
Messi
Lessons suitable for any KS2 class and possibly KS3 Year 7 reluctant readers.
3 lessons per book, dipping in to 2 chapters each.
Ready to use PowerPoints, PDF activities and printable extracts.
Whole class reading, paired reading, lots of book talk and hands on activities to support children in practising their reading comprehension skills in line with the National Curriculum.
Reading skills practised:
predict, retrieve, summarise, infer, clarify, feature’splore (exploring the structure of the text), word’splore (exploring the effect of the author’s choice of words.
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KS2 Book comprehension resources
Recommended for Year 3/4
Whole Class Reading Lessons
Based on extracts from:
Werewolf Club Rules, by Joseph Coelho- POETRY
A Dangerous Game, by Malorie Blackman - ADVENTURE
Hilda and the Troll, by Luke Pearson- GRAPHIC NOVEL
Escape from Pompeii, by Christina Balit- HISTORICAL FICTION/PICTURE BOOK
Knights & Bikes, by Gabrielle Kent - ADVENTURE
The Boy Who Grew Dragons, by Andy Shepherd - FANTASY
The Selfish Giant, by Oscar Wilde - CLASSIC
Viking Voyagers, by Jack Tite - NON FICTION
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100+ fun, hands-on KS2 comprehension lessons centred around books your kids will love.
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100+ lessons based on extracts from 34 inspirational children’s books.
Ready to go teaching Powerpoints, PDF activities and (most) extracts.
Reading skills information posters based on the National Curriculum and display materials.
Interactive reading record for children with lots of independent activity ideas
Easy to follow PowerPoint guide to introduce our whole class reading resources to your colleagues.
