Bonfire Night Reading Comprehension | Years 5/6

Bring Bonfire Night into your reading lessons with an engaging comprehension resource that challenges Year 5/6 pupils to read closely, explain their thinking and support answers with evidence.

Explore the story behind the celebrations while developing vocabulary, retrieval, summarising and inference skills. Thoughtful questions encourage pupils to move beyond brief answers and build clear, well-supported explanations.

The teaching PowerPoint follows an I do, We do, You do approach, helping pupils progress from teacher modelling to independent reading. Teacher notes provide guidance for leading discussion, explaining answers and addressing misconceptions
Ideal for an autumn reading lesson, guided reading or a seasonal English activity, this resource combines an engaging topic with purposeful reading practice.