Reading teaching resources for the United Kingdom
Guided Reading Anecdotal Notes – Group Template
, Not Grade Specific,
A guided-reading anecdotal notes template gives teachers a blank student-by-student table for recording observations during small-group reading instruction.
Author Creatively Mrs. B
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Tags Anecdotal Records, Intervention, Guided Reading, Data Tracking, Progress Monitoring, Guided Reading Notes, Teacher Note Template
Harry the Dirty Dog – Picture Book Study Set
, Not Grade Specific,
A companion packet for the picture book Harry the Dirty Dog supplies discussion questions with model answers, craft ideas, and video links, but not the book itself.
Author Simply Schoolgirl
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Tags Harry The Dirty Dog, Picture Book Study, Handwriting Practice, Sight Words, Vocabulary, Art Template, Digraphs, Story Elements, Sorting Activity, Harry The Dirty Dog Activities
Hatchet Discussion Questions by Chapter
, Not Grade Specific,
Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions cover all nineteen chapters and the epilogue of Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet.
Author Journeys In Learning
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Tags Novel Study, Book Companion, Hatchet Novel, Reading Comprehension, Hatchet Question, Discussion, Discussion Questions, Questions, Reading
Health and Hygiene word search, scramble and crossword puzzle
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Three linked puzzles — a crossword, a word scramble, and a word search, each with an answer page — build fifteen health and hygiene vocabulary words like Germ, Sanitiser, and Vaccine.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
Hi, Fly Guy! Literacy Unit
, Not Grade Specific,
Companion worksheets for Hi, Fly Guy! that move from a before-reading can/have/are chart about pets to vocabulary, chapter summaries and a story about the characters' next adventure.
Author Literacy Life
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Tags Fly Guy, Literacy Unit, Graphic Organizers, Fiction Text, Vocabulary
Homophone Matching Cards: Thirty-Four Pairs
, Not Grade Specific,
Match 68 cards into 34 homophone pairs, discussing each spelling and meaning. Pronunciation may vary by accent.
Author SEN Resource Source
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Homophones Worksheets: Pear Pair
, Not Grade Specific,
Three worksheet formats and two illustrated example pages drill the homophones pear and pair.
Author The Connett Connection
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Tags Homophone Worksheets, Homophones, Commonly Confused Words, Multi-meaning Words, Homonyms
How to Brush Your Teeth – Sequencing & Writing
, Not Grade Specific,
Introductory pages explain how-to writing as clear, ordered explanation and provide transition words for beginnings, middle steps, and endings. Separate editing checklists address early and more experienced writers. The activity then offers modelled procedure text, short step cards, sequencing options, and writing pages that let learners reconstruct and explain the process at different levels of independence. New
Author Simply Schoolgirl
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Tags Writing Center, Editing Checklist, Informational, Expository, How-to, Personal Hygeine, Sequencing, Editing, Emerging Writer, New Writer
How to Determine Theme – Student Handout
, Not Grade Specific,
The one-page visual breaks theme analysis into a staged process. It begins by asking readers to notice major topics, offers a broad bank of recurring literary ideas, and then directs attention to the text's main idea before developing theme. The compact format works as a reference during close reading, a presentation visual, or a scaffold beside a written response. It supports reasoning without supplying a theme for any specific text.
Author Gerald's Gem
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Tags Language Arts, Literary Themes, Teaching Resource, Strategy Development, Literature Analysis
How to Make Popcorn Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
The page functions as a text-dependent procedural writing organiser. Learners read the referenced book, discuss how the characters make popcorn, and collaborate on a correctly ordered sequence. Directions prompt transitions such as first, next, then, and last, while a title field frames the final explanation. Since the steps are not printed on the worksheet itself, claims remain limited to the discussion, sequencing, and writing structure rather than the recipe details.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Sequencing
How to Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
The open organiser can be applied to any task that learners know well enough to teach. Partners write a series of ordered steps, add visual and label support, and physically rehearse the procedure to identify missing or misplaced actions. A reminder to use enough detail shifts the goal from merely listing actions to communicating a usable process. The blank topic makes the page adaptable while the verification routine keeps writing grounded in performance.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Sequencing, Essays
I have...Who Has...? Animals Edition
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Thirty-two animals - fox, hedgehog, goose, crocodile, mosquito, panda and more - chain together in a whole-class card loop that runs from a card marked "I have the first card. Let's play!" to one reading "I have the last card. Thank you!"
Author Better Teaching Resources
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Tags Animals, Game, Matching, Nature, I Have Who Has Game Free Printable
I Have...Who Has...? Clothes Edition
, Not Grade Specific,
Clothing vocabulary chain game in the "I have... Who has...?" format, with cards for everyday items from socks and sneakers to trousers, wellies and pyjamas.
Author Better Teaching Resources
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Tags Clothes, Clothing, Matching, Game, Clothes Matching Game
Identifying the Genre of a Story Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Identifying the Genre of a Story introduces genre as a way to group texts by form, purpose, and typical features. Learners examine sample covers and connect each one to a label such as poetry, fantasy, nonfiction, mythology, history, realistic fiction, drama, mystery, fable, or fairy tale. Teacher support is explicitly invited in the directions, making the task suitable for guided discussion of visual and title clues. A completed second page supplies the intended matches for review.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Genres, Genres Worksheets, Genres Worksheet, Genre Worksheet, Reading Genre Worksheet, Genre Worksheet 1
Independent Reading Charts – 6 Expectations Set
, Not Grade Specific,
The set uses one shared independent-reading chart in six stages. Early versions isolate a single behaviour, while later pages add quiet reading, selecting a suitable book, and thinking actively about the text. The fullest chart asks readers to monitor understanding, ask and answer questions, pause to summarise, and remember important ideas. This progression lets a teacher introduce expectations gradually, then display the complete routine once each component is familiar.
Author First in Line
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Tags Reading Charts, Anchor Chart, Independent Reading, Classroom Management, Expectations, Independent Reading Anchor Chart
Independent Reading Poster
, Not Grade Specific,
An anchor-chart poster lists classroom expectations for independent reading, from monitoring comprehension to picking a 'just-right' book.
Author First in Line
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Tags Language Arts Poster, Anchor Chart, Independent, Reading, Poster, Independent Reading Clipart
Informative Essay Introduction Paragraph
, Not Grade Specific,
A five-day informative essay unit teaches the hook-arch-thesis structure for introduction paragraphs, moving students from guided notes to independent practice paragraphs and a multiple-choice assessment.
Author Mrs. Spangler in the Middle
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Tags Informative Essay, Essay Writing, Introduction Paragraph, Writing Process, Google Classroom, How To Write An Introductory Paragraph For An Informative Essay, Intro For Informative Essay, Introduction Informative Essay, How To Write An Intro Paragraph For An Informative Essay, Introduction Paragraph Informative Essay, How To Write An Introduction Paragraph For An Informative Essay, Informative Introduction, Essay, Introduction, Guided Notes, Paragraph Writing
Internet Search Scavenger Hunt: Search Engine Game
, Not Grade Specific,
A 22-item teacher answer key covers scattered trivia facts — presidents, geography, inventions, sports history — intended for an internet search scavenger hunt, but the student-facing question sheet itself is not present in the file, and several answers contain unedited AI-chatbot phrasing.
Author EduPal Learning
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Tags Internet Search, Scavenger Hunt, Search Engine Game, Games, Activity, Research Skills
Introducing Compound Words Anchor Chart
, Not Grade Specific,
A short definition — two words put together to make a new word — anchors five familiar compound-word examples: butterfly, watermelon, baseball, rainbow, and snowman. The first page presents the definition and examples complete for direct display or reference. The second page repeats the same layout with two words of the definition blanked out, turning the chart into a short fill-in check before display.
Author First in Line
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Tags Reading Chart, Reading Anchor Chart, Reading Notebooks, Compound Words, Language Arts, Compound Words Poster
Journalism and News Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puz
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Fifteen journalism terms, from byline to inverted pyramid to embargo, are practised across a crossword, word scramble, and word search with matching answer pages.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
Key Details Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Eight preformatted 'Key Details' question cards, each tied to a named picture book, prompt students to identify characters, setting, and main idea.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Main Idea, Reading Comprehension
Layers of the Earth word search, scramble and crossword
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A word-search grid introduces the terminology visually. The scramble connects each term with a compact description, spanning the crust, mantle divisions, core layers, mechanical layers, boundary names, and processes. The crossword then recombines those ideas through across and down clues, requiring more independent retrieval. Filled puzzle versions support checking. Exact answer positions and clue solutions remain absent from this customer-facing account.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
Learning About Setting Anchor Chart
, Not Grade Specific,
A three-part chart breaks setting into place, time, and environment with example word lists, then repeats the same chart with key words blanked out before a sentence-frame page for applying it to a specific story.
Author First in Line
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Tags Reading Anchor Chart, Interactive Notebook, Story Elements, Reading Lesson, Reading Poster
Leaves and Their Shapes word search, scramble and crossword
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Learners encounter vocabulary describing a single blade or multiple leaflets, fingerlike and featherlike arrangements, edge types, and overall forms such as round, heart-shaped, or narrow. The initial grid builds visual familiarity. Scrambled terms add concise definitions, and the crossword requires retrieval from intersecting clues. Each activity has a completed counterpart, so teachers can review botanical vocabulary without disclosing individual entries in
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword