This content area reading activity, ‘Amazing Mars’ is a science based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to practise retelling a story in their own words.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Amazon Alert!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Amazon Alert!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Amelia Earhart’ asks students to answer questions about the famous American aviator Amelia Earhart. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘America’s Oldest Working Lighthouse’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to think about text conventions, form opinions and recall information.
The report, ‘America’s Wild Mustangs’ describes America’s wild mustang horses, explains where they came from, and describes efforts to preserve them. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘An ACT Adventure’ provides students with factual information about the Australian Alps Walking Track, a mountain trail that stretches across Canberra. It also describes the variety of outdoors adventure activities that can be undertaken in the nation’s capital city. This is a great resource for developing students’ awareness of their own national landmarks …More
The article, ‘An American Architect’ describes the life and career of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It includes the thinking behind his practice, and describes two of his most famous houses. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
The article, ‘An American Conservationist’ describes the life and work of the man who was responsible for the establishment of Yosemite National Park and many other conservation projects in the United States. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘An American Slave’ tells about the life of an American slave who escaped and campaigned to end slavery. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘An Environmental Quandary’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about a woman’s aversion to mice. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘An Even Grander Old Flag’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on the history of the American anthem flag.
This reading comprehension exemplar, ‘Ancient Egyptian Pyramids’ provides a model of a completed reading comprehension worksheet. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and interpret map information.
This content area reading activity, ‘Animal Designations’ is a science based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to interpret charts and draw conclusions from them.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Animal Families’, describes different kinds of animal families. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Animal Feeding in India’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about feeding different animals in India. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall the main idea and the supporting details of the informative text.
This content area reading activity, ‘Animal Racers’ is a science based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to interpret charts and draw conclusions from them.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Animals in Space’, features two informational texts about the use of animals to test the safety of space travel. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to understand the texts and includes questions about drawing a conclusion, detail, reasoning, and comparison/contrast. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘All About Space: Animals in Space’, profiles different animals that have been to space. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Animals Part I’ asks students to match simple sentences to pictures that show different animals. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recognise the association between a picture and a sentence describing it.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Animals Part II’ asks students to match simple sentences to pictures that show different animals. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recognise the association between a picture and a sentence describing it.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Another Star on the Flag’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Puerto Rico and the United States.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Antarctic Shipwreck!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a shipwreck in Antarctica.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Antarctic Shipwreck!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a shipwreck in Antarctica.
This article, ‘Antarctica’, provides information about Antarctica. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical awareness and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Ants’, provides information about ants. It features interesting facts about these tiny insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘Are You Eco-Smart?’, provides tips on how to be eco-smart. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Dinosaurs: Armoured Dinosaurs’, provides information about dinosaurs that have protective armour. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of natural history and includes colourful and engaging images.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Around the World in 20 Days’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about flying around the world in a hot air balloon.
This understanding text exemplar, ‘Asking Questions and Predicting the Future’ provides a model of a completed understanding text worksheet. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and how asking questions will help them clarify or make sense of what they have read and predict what might happen next.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Australia’s Alpine Regions’, describes different animals that live in Australia’s alpine regions. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Australia: Australia’s Icons’, describes famous Australian icons. It features a colourful map displaying where these icons are located and is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian culture and heritage.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Australian Deserts’, describes different animals that live in Australian deserts. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Charles Sturt: Australian Explorer’, provides information about Australian explorer Charles Sturt. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Australia: Australian Explorers’, provides information about the discovery of Australia. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian history and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Australia: Australian National Days’, provides information about Australia’s national days. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian culture and history and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Australian Rock Art’, describes the ancient Aboriginal rock art that is on display in a region of Western Australia called the Kimberley. It provides factual information about this artwork and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This kids news activity, Baby Superb Fairy-Wren Sings For Its Supper’ is about a species of Australian bird using unique calls to keep their babies safe.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Back to the Moon!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about rocket scientists researching the Moon.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Baffling the Enemy’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the role of Native American code-talkers in WWII. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to …More
This article, ‘Bagging Plastic’, provides information about how plastic bags are harming the environment. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Balanced Discussion about Sharks’ supports students to use various strategies to understand opposing letters to the editor about these animals. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at …More
This content area reading activity, ‘Bats’ is a science based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to learn how to use generalisations.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Battle of Trenton’ asks students to answer questions about a battle that took place in America in 1776. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Be More Active’ asks students to answer questions about how to be more active. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This article, ‘Beavers’ is a factual report about the appearance, habitat, and behaviours of beavers. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Become a Challenge Olympics Volunteer’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informative text about volunteering at these games. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Become a Puppeteer’, features a procedural text about how to create puppets, build a puppet theatre, and put on a puppet show. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about making a judgment, sequence, reasoning, drawing a conclusion, vocabulary, visual comprehension, and …More
This article, ‘All About Insects: Bees’, provides information about bees. It includes a labelled diagram of a bee and features colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Beetles’, provides information about beetles. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Big Families: Colonies’, profiles different types of animals that live in colonies. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Big Families: Social Insects’, profiles different types of insects that live and work together. It provides factual information about these insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Endangered: Bilbies’, provides information about bilbies. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Bird Beds’, provides information about bird beds. It profiles different birds and their nests and features colourful and engaging illustrations.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Bird Calls’ asks students to answer questions about budgies. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, make predictions and think about word meanings.
This article, ‘Birds of a Feather’, provides information about feathers. It profiles different birds and their feathers and features colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Birds: Birds That Can’t Fly’, profiles birds that are unable to fly. It provides factual information about these birds and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This report, ‘Blood’ describes what blood is, how it circulates through the body, and why it is essential for life. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This content area reading activity, ‘Blowing in the Wind’ is a science based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to recognise the process of cause and effect in writing.
This article, ‘Botanical Ark’, provides information about rainforest plants that lived during the Dinosaur Age. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental and historical awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
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