Stretch & Challenge — Open-Ended Tasks for Early Finishers
Twenty open-ended tasks designed for the children who finish first. No 'more of the same' — these are genuinely thinking-required tasks across English, maths, problem-solving and creative writing.
Preview
Page count: 22. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Stretch the most-able children with genuine cognitive challenge, not 'just more questions'.
About this resource
- Subject: English / Language Arts
- Type: Activity Pack
- Grade levels: Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 22
- Date added: 2026-09-25
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books for genuinely-stretching reading
Books that reward the children who race through their work and want more.
Logic puzzles and lateral thinking
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W
What Is the Name of This Book? — Raymond Smullyan
Classic logic puzzles — Y5-6 stretch - A Aha! Insight — Martin Gardner
- D DK Brain Games for Clever Kids — Various
Books for thoughtful Y5-6 readers
- C Cosmic — Frank Cottrell Boyce
- M Murder Most Unladylike — Robin Stevens
- A A Monster Calls — Patrick Ness
- T The Wolf Wilder — Katherine Rundell
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