This fun learning activity, ‘Alien Addition’ shows colourful little aliens whose work is controlled by numbers on their bellies. Students must use addition and subtraction to solve problems for the aliens. An answer sheet is provided and includes accompanying teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
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 Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Baffling the Enemy’, features an informational text about the work of Navajo code talkers in the U.S. Marines during World War II. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about figurative language, comparison/contrast, fact/opinion, detail, sequence, making a judgment, making an inference, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Making Your Own Code’, features an informational and procedural text about constructing different types of cipher codes. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, vocabulary, importance, inference, sequence, visual comprehension, and decoding. Answer sheet provided with file download.
In this story, ‘Nothing To Do’ two bored children are introduced to a novel way of communicating using secret messages. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Poetry worksheet, ‘Ship Talk’, features a light-hearted poem about semaphore, the flag code used on ships. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the poem and includes questions about poem structure, detail, word meaning, figurative language, punctuation, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Other Code Talkers’, features an informational text about members of various Native American tribes who developed codes and sent messages during World War I and II. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, importance, sequence, fact/opinion, reasoning, and drawing …More
This quick reference guide, ‘The Rebus’ provides students with the opportunity to understand how symbols can be used in place of words.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Rosetta Stone’, features an informational text about Young and Champollion deciphering the hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about validity, word origin, parts of speech, meaning, detail, words in context, drawing a conclusion, importance, making …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Two Cultures of the Southwest’, features two informational texts that explore the contrasting cultures of the Navajos and the Zuni. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about characteristics, cause and effect, relationship, drawing a conclusion, and compare/contrast.
It�s that easy!