Wondering how to make KS1 Nim's Island Reading Worksheets more exciting? This Nim's Island by Wendy Orr resource contains a range of in-depth questions. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills.

Nim's Island by Wendy Orr is a fascinating adventurous story about a young girl, Nim who lives on a beautiful island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father, Jack, an iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie and a turtle called Chica.

Use this interesting Nim's island resource to teach the content domains for Year 1 and 2. Each differentiated Nim's Island worksheet contains an answer sheet helping you and your students identify mistakes quickly.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• English Year 1: Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those that they listen to by drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher; discussing the significance of the title and events; making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done; and predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
• English Year 1: Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by being encouraged to link what they read or hear to their own experiences
• English Year 1: Explain clearly their understanding of what is read to them
• English Year 2: Understand both the books that they can already read accurately and fluently and those that they listen to by answering and asking questions; making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done; and predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
• English Year 2: Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.