Understanding Poetry

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge Please enter your name below: Understanding Poetry Poetry can take many forms. It can tell a story (narrative verse), paint a word picture, or be the format for a play. Poets create experiences that are shared with the reader. To do this...

The Smile

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge Please enter your name below: The Smile Anonymous Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin, when he smiled, I realised I'd...

Reading Test 2 – Advanced Level

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge Please enter your name below: Reading Test 2 - Advanced Level Read the extract from The Rats of Wolfe Island by Alan Horsfield and answer questions 1 to 6. Extract from The Rats of Wolfe Island The next morning was humid as Kingy and I set...

56 Course Format

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge Please enter your name below: The Brave Little Dolphin Deep in the sparkling waters of Coral Bay, a young dolphin named Lila lived with her pod. Lila was smaller than the other dolphins, but she was known for her curiosity and adventurous...

Reading Assessment 3

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge: Test Your Skills 1 Understanding Narratives A narrative is a form of prose writing that tells a story. Its main purpose is to entertain. Writers of narratives create experiences that are shared with the reader. To do this the writer uses...