Reading Comprehension teaching resources for the United Kingdom
ACK Words Sentence Reading Comprehension with Picture Matching
, Not Grade Specific,
Students read decodable ACK sentences such as I can crack the egg, The duck can quack and I will whack it with my bat, and match each of the 14 to its picture.
Author The Connett Connection
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Tags Ack Words, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Reading Comprehension, Literacy Center, Ending Digraphs
Animal Adaptations in the Rainforest Habitat
, Not Grade Specific,
A four-part rainforest bundle combines a slideshow, task cards, an animal-matching card game, and an 82-page workbook covering habitats, adaptations, reading, and writing.
Author Quail Trail Products
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Tags Animal Adaptations, Rainforest Habitat, Rainforest Animals, Ecology, Science Education
Antony and Cleopatra Flipbook Study Guide
, Not Grade Specific,
Forty-nine short-answer questions on Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra fill this flipbook study guide, with a four-page answer key for every question. Forty-nine short-answer questions on Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra are split act by act across the tabs of a cut-and-staple flipbook, with a four-page key answering every one.
Author Educate and Create
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Tags Shakespeare, Study Guide, Antony And Cleopatra, Literature Companion, Comprehension
Brushing Your Teeth Sequencing Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Toothbrushing steps printed down one page, with teeth sets and a toothbrush to cut from the foot of the sheet and use to demonstrate correct brushing to a classmate.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Sequencing, Summarizing, Human Body, Health And Nutrition, Brushing Teeth Sequence, Sequencing Worksheet First Grade
Busy Bees - Reading Comprehension + Answers
, Not Grade Specific,
Five comprehension questions ask students to explain how bees move pollen between flowers, make honey, and support the fruits and vegetables people eat.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Reading, Reading Comprehension, Ela
Cause and Effect – 4-Page Practice Set
, Not Grade Specific,
A four-page picture-matching activity has students examine a cause image and match it to its effect, repeated across the set to build cause-and-effect thinking.
Author KD's Kids School Shop
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Tags Cause And Effect, Language Arts, Worksheet, Visual Learning, Comprehension Strategies
CHARACTER: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organisers
, Not Grade Specific,
Character graphic organisers for any story, from a character map and a trait chart with text evidence to a relationship web, Venn comparison and character sketch.
Author Ibby Resources
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Tags Study, Skills, Character, Literary, Device
Charlotte’s Web: Character Trait Webs
, Not Grade Specific,
Record traits for Wilbur, Charlotte, Fern, Templeton and Avery, then support each choice with a moment from the novel. The book is needed separately.
Author Life with 5 Boys
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Charlotte’s Web: Compare the Characters
, Not Grade Specific,
Use four Venn diagrams to compare character pairs from Charlotte’s Web. Two supplied PDF versions repeat the same four comparisons.
Author Life with 5 Boys
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CONFLICT: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organisers
, Not Grade Specific,
Ten blank graphic organisers guide students through analysing a story's conflict from different angles, from a basic problem/solution chart to a chart classifying conflict as character-versus-nature, -self, -society or -character.
Author Ibby Resources
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Tags Study, Skills, Character, Graphic Organizer, Story Elements
Crossword Puzzle: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
, Not Grade Specific,
The student page presents a large numbered grid with extensive across and down clue lists. Some entries focus directly on the tragedy’s characters, political conflict, themes, and events, while others draw on language, history, geography, science, and popular culture. This mixed clue design demands both literary recall and broader vocabulary knowledge. Page two is labelled as the completed solution and adds explanatory notes for selected entries; none of those responses are repeated in the authored copy.
Author Jay Waggoner
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Tags Crossword Puzzle, Literature Exploration, Vocabulary Enrichment, Educational Resource, Shakespeare
Daily Rebus Puzzles: One Hundred Visual Challenges
, Not Grade Specific,
Decode familiar sayings from pictures and words in one hundred numbered rebus puzzles. Four solution pages provide checking support.
Author Simply Schoolgirl
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Determining Theme Graphic Organiser Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Three blank "Determining Theme" organisers share one seven-box layout — Theme, Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution and Summary — and differ only in the title line at the top, which reads Title of Story on the first, Title of drama on the second and Title of poem on the third.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Reading Graphic Organizer, Summarizing Worksheet, Summarizing Practice, Story Theme, Poetry, Writing Template, Reading Worksheet, Reading Skills
ESL Reading Comprehension + Essay - Doraemon - Japanese Manga + Anime
, Not Grade Specific,
Doraemon's history, from its 1969 manga debut to its status as Japan's official 'anime ambassador,' is traced across a two-page article, followed by 18 comprehension and vocabulary questions and three essay-writing prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Japanese, Anime, Japan, Vocabulary
ESL Genetic Engineering – Reading + Writing Pack
, Not Grade Specific,
An ESL reading passage traces genetic engineering from selective breeding to CRISPR, followed by eleven comprehension questions and two opinion essay prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Engineering, Genetics, STEM, Science, Writing Activity
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Cristiano Ronaldo
, Not Grade Specific,
A biography of Cristiano Ronaldo's rise from Madeira to Manchester United and Real Madrid anchors 17 comprehension questions and two extended essay prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Football, Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sports, Worksheets
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - School Uniform
, Not Grade Specific,
A multi-voice feature article gathers students, teachers, and parents debating school uniforms, followed by seventeen comprehension questions and three argumentative essay prompts on the same issue.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Worksheets, Printable, School, Back To School
Stranger Things – ESL Reading & Writing Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,
Twenty comprehension questions and three writing prompts follow a two-page informational passage tracing the origin, setting, characters, themes, and cultural impact of the Netflix series "Stranger Things," aimed at intermediate-advanced ESL students.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Halloween, Stranger Things, TV Series, Horror, Coming Of Age
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Brainrot
, Not Grade Specific,
A reading passage traces the internet term "brainrot" from Thoreau's 1854 use in Walden to its 2024 Oxford Word of the Year status, paired with 19 comprehension questions and two opinion-essay prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Internet, Activity, Worksheets, Printable, Opinion Writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - BTS - KPop
, Not Grade Specific,
BTS's history and cultural influence anchor a reading passage that leads into twenty-three comprehension questions, two vocabulary tasks, and three extended writing prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, KPop, BTS, Korean, South Korea, Music, Asia
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Horse Riding
, Not Grade Specific,
Equestrianism from 4000 BCE taming through medieval jousting to modern dressage and show jumping fills a two-page ESL reading, followed by fourteen written-response questions including two synonym tasks.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Writing Activity, Reading Comprehension, Worksheets, Printable, Sports, Animals
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on "One Piece"
, Not Grade Specific,
The manga and anime franchise One Piece is the subject of an ESL reading passage paired with comprehension questions and two extended writing prompts.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English, English Second Language, Reading Comprehension, Japan, Japanese, Comics, One Piece, Manga, Reading
ESL TV Series Activity Worksheets on "The Crown" - Season 1
, Not Grade Specific,
Sixteen named figures from The Crown's first season - Elizabeth II, Philip, Churchill, Princess Margaret, Lord Mountbatten, Tommy Lascelles and the rest - each get a four-line description box, alongside a ten-box episode summary grid, series-fact fields and a three-entry diary task.
Author Learning with Alan
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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, TV Series, British History, Royal Family, Queen, Elizabeth II, Worksheets, Printable
Father's Day Reading Comprehension + Answers
, Not Grade Specific,
A short passage explains why Father's Day is celebrated and when it falls, followed by five literal recall questions and a matching answered version.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Fathers Day, Father's Day, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Father's Day Reading , Fathers Reading , Literacy, Fathers Day Reading, Fathers Day Activities