Pupils write explanatory texts that they enjoy and which allow for their creativity. There is a list of ultimate spy vehicle features for discussion and ideas. There are teaching notes and scaffold frame to ensure you get good explanation text writing results. There are examples of a spy vehicle explanation text written by a Year 6 to give an idea of the end product. There is also an optional extension task included.

This is a recount text, loosely based on Rosen's poem ' The Outing' to teach pupils the features of a recount text with detailed teaching notes. There is also a recount learning mat and scaffold to remind pupils of the features of a recount. There are also two scaffold frame worksheets to fill in to offer additional support to pupils writing school trip recounts.

This is everything you need to teach recount texts and to get children to write successful recounts. There is a recount PowerPoint that uses simple animations to teach recount text features. There are two scaffold planners to provide support for children that need more support to write recount texts. There is also a Minion recount learning mat for display to remind children of key success criteria when planning a writing a recount text.

This is a PowerPoint explaining how to make complex sentences with -ing verbs. It also explains what dangling modifier errors are with an example. There is also an activity making sentences with subordinate clauses starting with -ing verbs and swapping and punctuating the clauses.

This is a PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. The presentation also shows how to punctuate and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. If you look at AWalkerEducation Shop you can find the same presentation available with an added speech punctuation investigation task using a range of well known texts.

A brief worksheet on how apostrophe's change meaning. It is available at 65% reduction as part of a bundle of resources on how punctuation mistakes can cause funny meanings.

A compound sentences PowerPoint that shows co-ordinating conjunctions, including 'for' and 'yet'. It also introduces the use of semi colons for compound sentences.

There are text extracts of BFG & Worst Witch that can be used for children to convert to plays. The BFG sheet is slightly easier than the Worst Witch, if you want to use the two tasks for differentiation. If you prefer, you can use either the BFG or Worst Witch answers sheet as an example starter activity to show how the texts have been changed, before getting pupils to complete the activity on the other text. There is also a sheet outlining the rules for play scripts.

How to read and write explanatory texts. There is a PowerPoint presentation, scaffold frame and worksheets to fill in to write explanations.

Explanatory texts - Non fiction learning mat with connectives to help pupils to write explanations.