This analysing text worksheet ‘Betsy’s Birthday Pony’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about a girl who wants a pony. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in order to ascertain their particular meaning in context, as well …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Betsy’s Birthday Pony’, features a narrative text about a girl who wants a pony and her parents’ clever solution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, making a judgment, validity, vocabulary, emotion, character, and information. Answer sheet provided with file …More
This writing prompt, ‘Beware of Bears’ helps students to write about the steps they would take if they came across a bear. It encourages students to think about safety around wild animals and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This worksheet, ‘Biathlon Profile’ provides a simple graphic for students to explore and organise key information relating to the Winter Olympic sport, the biathlon. The resource asks students to explain what equipment is needed, the history of that sport, the nature of the sport in today’s Winter Olympics and past gold medal winners. It allows …More
This writing prompt, ‘Big Bucks’ helps students to write about what they would do with one million dollars if they won it in the lottery. It encourages students to think about saving and spending money and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This report, ‘Big Cousins’ describes prehistoric animals that were the ‘cousins’ of the elephant. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This multiplication and decimals worksheet, ‘Big, Bigger, Biggest’ asks students to practise multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.
This writing organiser ‘Biographies’ supports students to plan for writing a text that tells about another person’s life.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Biomass’ encourages students to recognise spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
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 data representation worksheet, ‘Bird Study’ asks students to practise with pictographs.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Bird Watching’ encourages students to recognise spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Black Beauty’ asks students to answer questions about a tale of a beautiful black horse. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Black Beauty’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about a story by Anna Sewell. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information, form opinions and make predictions.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Blogging’ encourages students to recognise spelling errors, correct tone, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
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 algebra worksheet, ‘Blotty Bother!’ asks students to practise with addition and subtraction.
In this worksheet, ‘Boat Word Search’ students find hidden boating words.
This worksheet, ‘Bobsledding Profile’ provides a simple graphic for students to explore and organise key information relating to the Winter Olympic sport, bobsledding. The resource asks students to explain what equipment is needed, the history of that sport, the nature of the sport in today’s Winter Olympics and past gold medal winners. It allows students …More
The report, ‘Bonnie Blair’ tells readers about the speed skater who once held the record for the most gold medals won by an American athlete at the Olympic Games. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Bottlenose Dolphins’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, correct tense, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This worksheet, ‘Boxing Profile’ provides a simple graphic for students to explore and organise key information relating to the Olympic Games sport, boxing. The resource asks students to explain what equipment is needed, the rules and scoring of the sport, the history of the sport and past gold medal winners. It allows students to demonstrate …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Boy Meets Horse’, features a narrative text about a boy getting to know and learning to ride a horse. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, sequence, reasoning, vocabulary, theme, predicting outcome, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Braille’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text on the Braille writing system. 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 words in order …More
This reading comprehension activity ‘Brand-name Schools’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about brand name products in schools.
This flag worksheet features the Brazilian flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Bread Makers’ asks students to answer questions about bread making in ancient times. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This writing prompt, ‘Break Time’ helps students to write a letter to their principal explaining why upper primary school students need break time. It encourages students to think about how their body functions and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Break Time’ asks students to answer questions about a short poem, which is about the things that a child likes to do at school. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall details from the poem.
This story, ‘Breakfast’ tells what happens when children surprise their father on his birthday. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Bridges’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This flag worksheet features the British flag in full colour followed by a black and white version for students to colour in the appropriate colours.
This worksheet, ‘British Idioms’ is a great resource when exploring colloquial English. It introduces the importance of understanding idioms and then requires students to illustrate the literal meaning of a selection of British sayings like ‘not my cup of tea’ or ‘the bees knees’. This worksheet provides a great platform for exploring the true meaning …More
This worksheet, ‘British Idioms and Slang’ assists students in identifying British idioms and slang. For example, students can use this graphical scaffold to provide evidence of their learning following the completion of an activity or topic. Alternatively, it can be used effectively in pairs or with a whole class to prompt initial discussion before further …More
This worksheet, ‘British Slang’ helps students to recognise the difference between colloquial English and Standard English. It requires students to match the colloquial language to its meaning in Standard English. This is a great resource for broadening students’ social, cultural and linguistic awareness and could be a useful foundation for further discussion of language usage.
This writing task worksheet ‘Brothers and Sisters’ helps students to practise expository writing. It is aimed at encouraging students plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience. It encourages students to use a checklist to help with the content and …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Bruce Gets a Hand in Art Class’ supports students to predict the outcome of a narrative text about an imaginary hand. It is aimed at encouraging students to ask questions and use their personal experience, along with clues provided in the story to guess what will happen next and consider how …More
This writing prompt, ‘Build Your Own Robot’ helps students to write about what power they would give to a robot if they built one. It encourages students to think about robot design and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Building a Viking Longboat’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informational text about how Viking’s built these boats. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at words in order to ascertain their particular meaning in context, to examine how …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Building a Viking Longboat’, features a procedural recount about the innovative shipbuilding methods of the Vikings. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about importance, vocabulary, sequence, reasoning, predicting outcome, comparison/contrast, visual comprehension, and making a judgment. Answer sheet provided with file …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Building on Flood Plains’, features an informational text about whether building permits should be granted in flood-prone areas. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about fact/opinion, reasoning, cause and effect, comparison/contrast, author’s purpose, importance, persuasion, questioning, genre, vocabulary, and drawing a …More
This writing task worksheet ‘Bullies’ helps students to practise expository writing. It is aimed at encouraging students plan their writing and ask themselves questions to best explain their ideas to the reader using details, examples and their own personal experience. It includes space for students to plan their writing and a checklist to help students …More
This life science worksheet, ‘Bumble Bee’ supports students to identify and name the features of a bee. It supports an understanding of animals.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Burning Daylight’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from a story about a man named Elam Harnish during the Alaskan Gold Rush. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Bus Safety’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, correct tense, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This subtraction worksheet, ‘Butterflies’ asks students to practise subtracting from 20.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘C – Match the Picture’ asks students to write words to match pictures that that start with the letter C. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of the alphabet, sound-letter relationships and word knowledge.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘C – Match the Word’ asks students to identify words and pictures that start with the letter C. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of the alphabet, sound-letter relationships and word knowledge.
This ‘Animal Alphabet: C: Cat’ is an animal themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This geography article, ‘Calgary Stampede’, features factual information about the Calgary Stampede. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This short nonfiction text ‘C: Cango Caves’ features important factual background information relating to the beautiful limestone caves located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the natural landmarks and attractions associated with South Africa and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This Animal Alphabet, ‘C: Carnotaurus’ is a Dinosaur themed worksheet that provides opportunities for handwriting practice.
This short nonfiction text, ‘C: Celtic Cross’ features important factual background information about these ancient stone crosses that have become Icons of Ireland. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Cadet Rings’ asks students to answer questions about the rings that cadets of the United States Coast Guard Academy receive. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.