This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Best Friend’, features an informational and narrative text about the bond between dogs and humans. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about validity, drawing a conclusion, fact/opinion, cause and effect, and theme. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Figure Skating Controversy’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about controversial judging in this Winter Olympics event. 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 Writing Task worksheet, ‘A Fishing Adventure’, features instructions for students to write a story about a real or imaginary holiday involving fish. It encourages students to plan their writing and to check it for errors. Prompts suggest that the student could describe a fishing trip, a deep-sea adventure, a fish rescue mission, or another …More
This infographic, ‘All About Insects: A Fly’s Body’, features a labelled diagram of a fly’s body. It provides factual information about flies and includes colourful and engaging images.
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Garden Visitor’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about chipmunks. 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 and to look critically at words in order …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Garden Visitor’, features an informational text about chipmunk appearance, diet, behaviour, and life history. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about validity, importance, making an inference, vocabulary, drawing a conclusion, making a judgment, detail, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Great Sea Rescue’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about two ships that collided in New York Harbour. 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, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Marine Menace’, features a narrative and informational text about a boy who is fascinated by ocean creatures, especially the deadly box jellyfish. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about mood, character, emotional reaction, fact/opinion, drawing a conclusion, detail, figurative language, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Maritime Nightmare’, features an informational text about the tragic sinking of the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River in 1865. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about reasoning, detail, imagery, vocabulary, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, sequence, the main …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘A Paiute Princess’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. 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 …More
This predicting text worksheet ‘A Presidential Odyssey’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 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 article, ‘A Snake’s Life’ provides information about the life cycle of a snake as well as various physical characteristics. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the snake’s physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This photo essay, ‘All About Australian Animals: A to Z Australian Animals’, features different Australian animals in alphabetical order. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian animals and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Space: Aboriginal Star Gazing’, provides information about the history of Australian Aboriginal star gazing. It tells an Aboriginal myth about how the Moon first appeared in the sky.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Africanised “Killer” Bees’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about these dangerous bees. 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, as …More
This article, ‘All About Reptiles,’ provides information about different types of reptiles. It features interesting facts about reptiles and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
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 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 article, ‘Annoying Insects’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat, diet and life cycle of the Australian bush fly. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the fly’s habits and life cycle.
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 Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Arctic Quest’, features two texts about the polar explorers Matthew Henson and Robert Peary. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about drawing a conclusion, making an inference, character, detail, reasoning, and comparison/contrast.
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 article, ‘Attack and Defence’ provides information about six different methods used by snakes to avoid danger or to catch prey (ambush, camouflage, threat display, active hunting, decoy, playing dead). It also describes habits, habitat and diet and introduces students to various terms relating to snakes’ habits. The text is supported by colourful and engaging …More
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Attacking the Appendix,’ teaches students about the purpose and features of an appendix. It has students select topics from the appendix of a nonfiction book that match their purpose for reading.
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, ‘Australia’s Most Venomous Snakes’ provides information about six species of venomous snakes found in Australia, their physical characteristics, habits and habitat and their venomous ‘rating’. It also introduces students to various terms relating to venomous snakes’ danger level. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
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 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 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 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, ‘Big Eaters’ provides information about the physical features of snakes that allows some of them to eat large prey, their varied diets, hunting methods and jaw structure. It also introduces students to various terms relating to snakes’ physical features and habits. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
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, ‘All About Animal Homes: Billabongs’, describes different types of animals that make their homes in billabongs. It provides factual information about these animals 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 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 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.
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 article, ‘Venus and Jupiter: Bright Sparks’, describes the planets Venus and Jupiter. It provides factual information about these planets and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Bugs’, provides information about bugs. It features interesting facts about bugs and includes colourful and engaging images.
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 article, ‘Burrowing Mammals’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and life cycle of the bilby and the spinifex hopping mouse. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the animals’ physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Butterflies’, provides information about butterflies. It features interesting facts about these colourful insects and includes engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Caring Mums’, profiles different types of animal mums. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Categories,’ helps students organise information about different aspects of a topic. It is aimed at giving students practice with summarising information from nonfiction texts.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Causal Chain,’ helps students understand the relationship between the cause and the following effects. It is aimed at enhancing students’ comprehension of cause and effect through the use of a visual representation of the actions or events.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Cicadas’, provides information about cicadas. It features interesting facts about these noisy insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
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