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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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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Year 2 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 2 magazine.
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Brush Your Teeth
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Malala Yousafzai Biography – Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a biographical text.
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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Common Consonant Digraphs (Set 2)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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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 Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Author's Purpose Pie
A pie that shows the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text.
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Finding the Main Idea - Blank Template
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to find the main idea of a text.
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Figurative Language - Self Portrait Activity
A worksheet using figurative language to describe a student's self portrait.
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Year 6 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 26-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 6 students.
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The Games Arena - Comprehension Board Game
A sport themed board game for students to play when learning about international sporting events.
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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.
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Community Helpers: Fire Fighter – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 3).
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Main Idea or Supporting Detail? – Sorting Activity
An activity for students to determine which of 2 related facts is a main idea and which is a supporting detail.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Burger Bar Backlash – Project
A project where students get to reinvent a theme park burger bar to be more inclusive of different dietary requirements.
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Foldable Inferencing Template
A template for students to use when making inferences.