Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Character Traits Posters
Remind your students about the difference between external and internal character traits with this set of three classroom posters.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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The Gingerbread Man - Comprehension Worksheet
Develop your students' reading comprehension skills with a well-known fairy tale.
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Comparing Characters Activity Pack
Use this Comparing Characters Activity Pack to help students build deeper comprehension skills by analysing how characters act, feel and speak within a story.
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Story vs Opinion Digital Detective Activity
Use this Story vs Opinion Digital Detective Activity to help students build essential comprehension skills as they learn to identify whether a text is telling a story or sharing an opinion.
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Inference Peg Cards Activity
Use this set of inference peg cards to have students practice looking at an image and making an inference based on prior knowledge.
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Making Predictions Using Comics Activity Pack
Use these comics and matching prediction worksheets when learning about how to make predictions using images, titles and context clues while reading.
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Story Setting or Not? - Sorting Activity
Explore the difference between story settings and non-settings with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Making Predictions With Pictures Prompt Cards
Encourage early reading comprehension by using Making Predictions with Pictures Prompt Cards to help students develop critical thinking and inference skills through visual storytelling
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Story Retell Brochure Template
Explore retelling a story with this brochure template covering the major elements of a retell.
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SCOOP Story Retell Bookmarks
Teach your students how to retell using the SCOOP acronym with these handy bookmarks.
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Retelling Stories Mini Book
Introduce how to retell a story using this easy to follow printable mini-book.
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Story Retell Graphic Organisers (Differentiated)
Help students confidently retell a story with this set of differentiated graphic organisers.
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Story Elements Cut and Paste Worksheets – The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Explore story characters, settings and main events with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets based on a well-known fable.
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Narrative Elements - Worksheet
Practise identifying characters, settings, problems and solutions in fictional texts with this set of worksheets.
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Crabbing at Night - Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Robot Hide and Seek – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Wolfie: A Tell-all Interview – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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The Birthday Ride – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Fiction or Non-Fiction? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use this fiction and non-fiction worksheet when teaching your students about the differences between fiction and non-fiction texts.
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Making Text Connections PowerPoint - Early Years
Help your students become stronger, more thoughtful readers with this Making Text Connections PowerPoint.
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Making Predictions Reading Strategy PowerPoint
Use these Making Predictions Reading Strategy teaching slides when introducing the concept of predicting during reading to your early years students.
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Story Problem and Solution Matching Activity
Match problems with their solutions to enhance your students' knowledge using this problem and solution matching activity.
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Character Emotion Wheel Pack
Help students explore how language can be used to present characters in different ways with this set of character emotion wheel templates.
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Fiction and Nonfiction Sorting Cards
Explore fiction and nonfiction book features with this sorting activity.
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Character Emotions Chart and Worksheets
Explore character emotions in stories using this Character Emotions Chart and matching character Graphic Organisers
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Problem and Solution Worksheets
Explore narrative elements with this set of problem and solution worksheets.
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5 Elements of a Short Story Activity
Explore the 5 elements of a short story using this digital activity with five short stories.
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The Inference Song Classroom Poster
Teach your students about the meaning of inferencing with a song!
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5 Finger Retelling Drawing Flipbook
Help your students understand the different aspects of a retell with this drawing to retell flipbook.
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Retelling Stories Teaching Slides
Teach your students all about the fundamentals of retelling a story with this set of teaching slides.