Reading Teaching Resources for Year 2
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Book Hunt Image and Task Cards
Use this gorgeous illustration with task cards to match to explore different story books.
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Before, During and After Reading Worksheet
A worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Book Study Template
A template for a basic book study for younger students.
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Compare and Contrast - Objects Worksheets
A pack of 5 worksheets comparing and contrasting pictures of similar objects.
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Book Report Mini Book
Have students write about their favourite literature with this fun-sized mini-book.
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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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Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16 page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during guided reading sessions.
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Ultimate Blends Poster Pack
Expose your students to a range of common consonant blends with this set of 20 posters.
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Compound Words Poster Pack
Show your students examples of compound words with a pair of printable Compound Word Anchor Charts.
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Why Bears Have Stumpy Tails – Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Reading at Night Certificate
Give positive feedback to your students for reading at night with this certificate.
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Character Adjective Concertina Template – The Gingerbread Man
Learn how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality with a hands-on craft activity aligned to the English curriculum.
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Caterpillar Alphabet Line - Editable Display
Display the alphabet in your classroom using a Caterpillar Alphabet Line.
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Home Reading Journal - Teal
A journal for your students to keep track of their home reading.
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My Word of the Week Mat
A fun worksheet to use in the classroom when building vocabulary.
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Comparing Story Settings Venn Diagrams
Explore different story settings using this set of Story Setting Comparison Venn Diagram pack.
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Prefixes Interactive Activity
Use this Prefix digital activity in your classroom to support your students as they explore how prefixes change word meaning.
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Music-Themed Book Review Template
Use this music‑themed book review template that matches perfectly with the 2026 Book Week theme Symphony of Stories, inviting students to describe what happens in their chosen book and illustrate a key moment from the story.
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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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Who’s the Audience? Digital Activity
Use this Who’s the Audience? Activity when discussing and identifying the purpose and audience of a variety of different community signs and texts.
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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 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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Main Idea Cut and Paste Worksheet Set
Use these Main Idea cut and paste worksheets with your year 2 students to learn about the main idea and details in a paragraph.
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Rainbow Affixes - Prefix and Suffix Interactive
Define words with prefixes and suffixes with a self-checking interactive game!
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I Have, Who Has Prefix Game
Play an exciting prefix game to help your students identify and define words with the prefixes - pre, re, un, and dis.
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Base Word Sorting Activity
Use this Base Word Sorting activity to help students sort words based on their root words.
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Character and Setting Connections Cut-and-Paste Pack
Explore the connection between characters and settings with this cut and paste activity pack.
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Base Word and Ending Clip Cards
Support your students' understanding of word structure with this Base Word and Ending Clip Cards activity.
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10 - 100 Book Challenge Reading Log Bookshelf Template
Start and track progress through the 100-Book Challenge with a fun reading log bookshelf template!