This history timeline, ‘The Great Fire of London’ features important dates and factual background information about the disaster that struck parts of London in 1666. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of British …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Devastating Waves’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about tsunamis. 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 to ascertain …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Earthquakes’ asks students to answer questions about earthquakes and the San Andreas fault zone. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This analysing text worksheet ‘How to Write an Evacuation Plan’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informational text about coping with natural disasters. 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 examine …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Preparing for a Hurricane’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informative text that lists steps for action. 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 analysing text worksheet ‘The Storm that Claimed Our House’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text. 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 history article, ‘Titanic Mistakes’ features the mistakes that happened before and during the sinking of the famous ship. It provides factual information about the ship’s testing, lifeboats and rescue, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.