Add a little mystery and magic to your November literacy lessons with Elsie’s Magical Bonfire Night

This engaging, beautifully illustrated reading resource has been designed with Year 2 pupils in mind. The story features age-appropriate vocabulary, varied sentence structures and opportunities to develop reading fluency and comprehension skills.

What’s included?

A longer, original Bonfire Night themed story, split into manageable sections.

Beautiful illustrations to accompany the text.

A colourful PowerPoint presentation to support shared reading.

Comprehension questions covering all six VIPERS reading domains.

Vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and sequencing activities.

Skills covered:

Developing reading fluency and confidence.

Understanding and explaining vocabulary.

Making inferences using clues from the text.

Predicting what might happen next.

Retrieving key information.

Sequencing events in chronological order.

Explaining answers and developing reading comprehension skills.

Perfect for:

Year 2 English lessons.

Guided reading sessions.

Whole-class shared reading.

November and Bonfire Night themed literacy activities.

VIPERS reading comprehension practice.

Independent reading and follow-up activities.