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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Spring Is Here Poem – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem about the season spring.
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Humpty Dumpty Off the Wall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Reception magazine (Bonus Issue).
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Nothing to Do – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Reception magazine (Issue 3).
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Reception Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 2)
Issue 2 of our beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
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Decodable Text Worksheets - Single Graphemes (Set 1)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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The Teleporting Trampoline - Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Year 3 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 3 magazine.
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Year 6 Magazine – “What’s Buzzing?” (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.
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Year 6 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 2)
Issue 2 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 6 students.
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What's in My Bedroom? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Bonus Issue).
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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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What's in My Lounge Room? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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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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Year 3 – Week 1 Learning from Home Activity Grids
A set of age-appropriate Year 3 activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
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Home Reading Challenge #1 – Year Foundation – 2
A set of reading activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
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Home Reading Challenge #1 – Years 3-6
A set of reading activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
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Year 4 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 4 magazine.
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Colossal Cinemas: Which Popcorn Popper? – Project
A project where students learn to use imperial and customary units to measure popcorn poppers and the popcorn they produce.
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Novel Study - Chapter Summary Worksheet
A worksheet to help students reflect on their thoughts after reading a chapter in a class novel.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 1 magazine.
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Year 1 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Year 1 students.
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5 Fun Facts About Ants - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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Malala Yousafzai Biography – Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a biographical text.
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Build Your Own Theme Park – Project
A project that gives students the opportunity to learn through building their own theme park.
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5 Fun Facts About Cats - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Replace and Upgrade – Project
A project where students get to decide on a new ride they can design to put into Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Human Histories: World Explorers – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about some world explorers and their achievements.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Wonderful Expansion – Project
An engaging project where students can design their own additional theme for Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a biographical text.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Fresh Start – Project
A project for students to use their literacy skills and creativity to re brand Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Summarising
A set of comprehension task cards to help students summarise when reading.