Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources
Students will apply a range of comprehension strategies to locate key information and link ideas when reading a variety of texts. Use this collection of comprehension texts in the classroom for independent and group literacy tasks when teaching different comprehension strategies. Also included are PowerPoints, question cards and comprehension task cards for each of the main comprehension strategies.
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Glorious Grammar Volume 1 - Worksheet Book
50 activities in one booklet which all revolve around learning grammar in the classroom.
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The Loudest Sound in the World – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative about a princess who demands to hear the loudest sound in the world.
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Free Printable Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template pack to encourage your students to research and write about historic figures and more!
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Reading Response Questioning – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise questioning.
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How to Make a Tessellation Artwork Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine procedure article about making a tessellation artwork.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make Fairy Bread
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Letter to the Editor: Social Media – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive article about social media.
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Angry Outbursts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make a Milkshake
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Cross a Road Safely
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Letter to the Editor (Sugary Snacks Ban) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Frida's Fiesta: Open for Business - Inquiry Project
An inquiry project where students get the opportunity to design their own restaurant.
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Frida's Fiesta: Layout Confusion – Projects
A project where students can explore different dietary requirements and the types of food that cater for them.
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Summarising A Story Activity and Bookmark
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to summarise a story.
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Making Inferences - Blank Template
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Colossal Cinemas: Movie of the Times – Project
An inquiry project where students compare and contrast movies from today to a chosen decade.
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Colossal Cinemas: Save the Seat – Project
A project where students interact with grid reference systems for a realistic movie cinema context.
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Colossal Cinemas: Which Flavour Will Be Popular? – Project
A project where students get to design and write a persuasive advertisements for their own popcorn flavour and 3D popcorn container.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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Chinese New Year Comprehension Worksheet
Read and learn about Chinese New Year with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet.
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A Swiss Christmas – Christmas Around the World Mini Book
Introduce your pupils to Christmas in Switzerland with a printable Christmas Around the World mini book
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Christmas Around the World Mini Book – Egypt
Introduce your pupils to Egyptian Christmas traditions with a printable Christmas in Egypt Mini Book.
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Christmas Around the World Mini Book – France
Introduce your pupils to Christmas traditions in France with a printable Christmas Around the World Mini Book.
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Christmas Inferencing Activity and Task Card
Skip the inferencing worksheet and have some fun with a Christmas-themed investigation activity.
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Bat Facts and Opinions Worksheet
Identify facts and opinions with a Halloween worksheet activity about bats.
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The History of Halloween – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Halloween Display – Wrapped Up in a Good Book
Download a printable Halloween display set for your classroom that showcases your pupils’ insightful book reviews with our Halloween-themed classroom display.
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Editable Teacher Forms for the Classroom
Use this collection of teacher printables to organise parent volunteers, receive feedback from supply teachers, keep students up to date on missed work and more!
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Year 5 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 5 magazine.
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Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.
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Reception Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
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Monster Magic - Reading Comprehension Activity
A fun reading comprehension activity in which students follow a set of instructions to create their own magic monster.
- Reading Comprehension Worksheets
- Reading Comprehension Templates
- Reading Comprehension Posters
- Reading Comprehension Teaching Presentations
- Reading Comprehension for Foundation Stage
- Reading Comprehension for Key Stage 1
- Reading Comprehension for Key Stage 2 - Lower
- Reading Comprehension for Key Stage 2 - Upper