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Activity Sheets & Puzzles

288 printable activity sheets and 200 word search puzzles, plus story riddles you can play right here on the page.

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Reading log · #1

Little Lights Reading Log

Record every book you finish this week.

  • Book title
  • Author
  • Date finished
  • Favourite sentence
  • Stars out of five
Story map · #2

Little Lights Story Map

Map the story: who, where, the problem and the solution.

  • Characters
  • Setting
  • The problem
  • The solution
  • How it made me feel
New words · #3

Little Lights Word Collector

Collect five brand new words and draw a picture for each.

  • Word
  • What I think it means
  • What it really means
  • My own sentence
  • A picture of it
Character card · #4

Little Lights Character Card

Build a profile for your favourite character.

  • Name
  • Looks like
  • Wants
  • Is afraid of
  • One brave choice
Comprehension · #5

Little Lights Think It Through

Answer in full sentences using clues from the text.

  • Who told the story?
  • What changed by the end?
  • Why did it change?
  • A word the author chose well
  • My own question
Compare · #6

Little Lights Two Book Compare

Put two books side by side and spot the differences.

  • Book one title
  • Book two title
  • Same about them
  • Different about them
  • The one I would re-read
Prediction · #7

Little Lights Prediction Page

Read the first page, then guess what happens next.

  • Clue on the cover
  • Clue on page one
  • My prediction
  • What really happened
  • How close was I?
Sequencing · #8

Little Lights Story Order

Put the story back in order in five steps.

  • First
  • Next
  • Then
  • After that
  • Finally
Book review · #9

Little Lights Book Review

Tell another reader why this book matters.

  • Title and author
  • One line summary
  • Best part
  • Trickiest part
  • Who should read it
Writing prompt · #10

Little Lights Story Starter

Use the lines to write your own short tale.

  • My opening sentence
  • My character
  • The problem
  • The turning point
  • My last line
Feelings · #11

Little Lights Feelings Tracker

Notice how the story made you feel as you read.

  • Beginning I felt
  • Middle I felt
  • Ending I felt
  • The line that moved me
  • Someone I will tell
Setting sketch · #12

Little Lights Setting Sketch

Describe the place, then draw it in the empty box.

  • Where it happens
  • What I can hear
  • What I can smell
  • The weather
  • My sketch

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Story riddles

I have a spine but never walk, I have a jacket but never feel cold. What am I?

The more of me you use, the more of me you have. What am I?

I keep your place without ever reading a word. What am I?

I am tall in the day and short at night, and I hold a small flame. What am I?

I open a hundred doors but I am not a key. What am I?

I speak without a mouth and everyone in the story hears me. What am I?

I grow shorter the longer I work through the night. What am I?

I hold thousands of voices but never make a sound. What am I?