Every month, members download a set of weekly extended reading packs for use in tutor time and across the curriculum. The texts in each pack explore a rich variety of topics significant to that time of the year.
- Hot topics from around the world
- This week in History
- Influential people
- Have you ever wondered…?
Week
27
What is NATO?
The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Mackenzie Scott
Have you ever wondered what a stock exchange is?
Week
28
Is politics just for adults?
The First Solar Battery
Robert Oppenheimer
Have you ever wondered why we stopped going to the moon?
Week
29
Are toys just for children?
Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
Sheila Scott
Have you ever wondered how much money a billion pounds actually is?
All-In-One
Documents
All texts in one handy document for easy printing.
Only the Teacher Answer Booklet contains answers to the weekly comprehension check questions.
Subject In
Focus
USA in the 1930s
Unemployment
Hoovervilles and Soup Kitchens
The New Deal
Franklin D Roosevelt
Development Cogs
Have you ever wondered what a stock exchange is?
Is politics just for adults?
Have you ever wondered how much money a billion pounds actually is?
