Reading Teaching Resources for Year 6
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Writing a Simile Poem - Worksheet
Experiment with similes by writing a simile poem about a special person.
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Poetry Analysis Template
A 1 page template for students to use when analysing a poem.
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Critical Literacy Reading Task – Save Gumtree Grove!
Teach critical reading skills with this engaging reading comprehension project that helps students analyse perspectives, evaluate arguments and justify opinions.
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Poetry Analysis Worksheet Pack
Analyse and comprehend a variety of poetry types with a printable Poetry analysis worksheet pack.
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Comprehension Task Cards Summarising
Practise summarising text with these relevant events-based texts.
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The Poet's Lament - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using a poem.
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Note-Taking Practice Worksheets
Use this set of note-taking practice worksheets to help your students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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Phases of the Moon – Comprehension Worksheet
Analyse different moon phases and how their visual appearances change over time with this reading comprehension worksheet.
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Exploring Earthquakes - Comprehension Worksheets
Give your Year 5-6 students a clear, engaging introduction to earthquakes with printable Earthquakes Comprehension Worksheets.
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Australian Immigration – Analysing Infographics Worksheet
Explore Australian immigration trends with your students by analysing a kid-friendly infographic and answering guided questions.
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Fennec Fox Adaptations - Close Reading Worksheets
Read and learn about Fennec Fox adaptations with a set of printable Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Year 5.
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Worksheets
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
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Play Script Template
A template for students to use when writing their own play script.
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Analysing Poetry Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to analyse poetry using the SMILE technique with this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck.
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Cloze Activities Worksheet Pack
Build confidence and strengthen literacy skills with cloze activities in which students fill in missing words to create meaningful texts.
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Student Reading Log Printables
Track home reading with a printable reading log.
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Kangaroo Adaptations – Science and Literacy Worksheets
Discover unique kangaroo adaptations with a printable Reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Year 6 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 6 students.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheets - The History of Electricity
Read to learn about the history of electricity with printable reading comprehension worksheets.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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Biography Examples and Analysis Worksheet
Use these biography examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Back to School Today — Short Poem for Kids
Use this short poem for kids when students return to school. This child-friendly poem discusses feelings that they may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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The Secret Society of Vegetable Venerators – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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Pre- Prefixes Worksheet
Boost students' understanding of the prefix pre- with a printable prefix worksheet.
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Summarising a Story Graphic Organisers
Use these graphic organisers to help students when summarising a story.
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Introduction to Readers' Theatre PowerPoint
An 11 slide PowerPoint template to use when introducing Readers' Theatre to your students.
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Historical Recounts Examples – Comparison Task
Explore historical recounts examples through a detailed comparison of two accounts of the RMS Titanic disaster, helping students analyse how historical events can be represented in different ways in texts.
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List of Figurative Language
Download this list of figurative language to help your students recognise, interpret and use figurative language when reading and writing.
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Critical Literacy Reading Task – School Camp Conundrum
Teach your students how to use critical literacy skills to evaluate texts with this engaging reading comprehension project embedded in a real-world scenario.
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Tropical Cyclone Worksheet Pack - Year 6 Comprehension
Use our Tropical Cyclone worksheet pack to teach your students about natural disasters.
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Country Information Report Project
Get your students to create a high-quality country information report with accompanying text features using this fully scaffolded writing project booklet.