Mary Anning Reading Comprehension & Activities Pack | Two Reading Levels

Suggested ages: 5–9. Choose activities to suit reading and writing confidence; younger children may need adult support.

Discover the life of Mary Anning, the remarkable fossil hunter whose discoveries helped change our understanding of prehistoric life.

This 20-page pack combines two reading levels with a range of activities, making it easy to choose the right level of challenge for your pupils. Explore Mary’s childhood, her fascinating fossil discoveries and the challenges she faced, while developing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

What’s included:

• Two reading versions: a shorter text and a more detailed two-page text

• Missing-word activities with word banks

• Reading comprehension questions for each version

• Core and extended vocabulary matching

• A “Find the evidence” activity

• True-or-false questions

• An events sequencing activity

• Teacher notes and answer sheets

Use for guided reading, independent work or alongside topics on fossils, prehistoric life and significant people. Reading and activity pages can be printed in black and white.

Extend the learning

Bring Mary Anning’s discoveries to life with these printable 3D skeleton crafts:

• Build a 3D Plesiosaurus

• Build a 3D Pterosaur

Both crafts are sold separately.

This is a digital download. No physical product will be sent.