A set of fun Valentine-themed shape algebra worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers. Pupils use algebra to crack the code to find the value of the Valentine’s Day objects. Each document comes as a PDF with answer sheets included. Differentiated three ways: • Bronze: simple additions and subtractions • Silver: additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions; multi-step problem solving • Gold: more complex problem solving involving multiple steps; square numbers and cubes included If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other resources you may also like: Valentine-themed ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Differentiated ✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets Differentiated With Answers ✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Differentiated Maths Worksheets ✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets Differentiated with Answers Easter-themed ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Easter Shape Algebra Differentiated Maths Worksheets With Answers ✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers Halloween-themed ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets Differentiated with Answers ✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Differentiated Sheets with Answers Christmas-themed ✦ Christmas Maths Bundle - Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets – Differentiated ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

A list of causal conjunctions and adverbials to help pupils with writing texts such as explanations and discussion texts. Use the word sheet to help pupils identify these connectives when reading texts and then use in their own writing. This vocabulary sheet of causal conjunctions and adverbials is useful for all pupils, particularly those with SEN or EAL. Explanation texts: ✦ Explanation Text Example: How Do Bees Make Honey with Feature Sheet & Answers ✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Explanation Text with Differentiated Templates & Word Bank Non-chronological reports: ✦ Brownies Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack ✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack Other useful resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack ✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ [Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers](Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers) ✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

Reference sheet showing the main punctuation marks used in writing. Print onto A4 for a reference sheet which can be used as a handout or stuck into writing books. Can also be printed onto A3 as a display poster. Each punctuation mark is shown, named and has an example of use. Punctuation marks displayed: • Capital letters • Full stop • Question mark • Exclamation mark • Comma • Inverted commas • Apostrophe • Brackets • Dashes • Hyphen • Colon • Semi-colon • Ellipses Punctuation resources: ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation, Quiz & Activities ✦Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE ✦ Punctuation Mark Matching Activity You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

A list of coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Encourage pupils to identify and write compound and complex sentences using this word mat containing lists of conjunctions. Useful for identifying features of texts and for writing different fiction and non-fiction text types such as stories, letters, diary entries, explanations, discussions etc. Other useful resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Letter to an Ogre Persuasive Text ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text ✦ Ogre-Themed BUNDLE - 4 Example Texts For more resources, visit Helen-Teach’s shop.

An example action text inspired by the novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird, plus feature find with answers and novel extract. Pupils will examine the exciting text extract from the refugee novel, looking for features of an action sequence. After highlighting features and noting examples of those features in a table, pupils will be introduced to an example text written from the point of view of a different character from the book. They can then write their own action text. The action sequence extract is taken from chapters 13 and 14, when Ayesha is taken back across Beirut’s Green Line by Abu Bashir in a United Nations’ ambulance. The model text is written from Abu Bashir’s perspective instead of Ayesha’s. This text can be used as a WAGOLL for writing. The following documents are provided in easily editable Word format and as PDF: • Extract feature find • Extract feature find answers • Feature table • Action text order of events • Example text from Abu Bashir’s point of view The following action text features are identified: • Verbs to show danger or speed • Noun phrases to show danger or speed • Adverbials to show speed • Short sentences • Thoughts and feelings • Show not tell feelings • Similes • Metaphors • Personification • Repetition for effect • Onomatopoeia • Hyperbole If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also like: ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A word bank of 35 common contractions and their full forms. This word list is a useful resource for pupils who are learning about apostrophes and as a word mat when writing non-fiction genres such as diary entries, informal letters and other informal texts, as well as fiction writing, especially dialogue. Contractions are words that are made by combining two words together but omitting some letters and replacing these with apostrophes. Each set of words is presented above the shortened form with its apostrophe for omission. The word bank can be printed onto A4 to be used as a handy desk-top resource or enlarged onto A3 paper and displayed on the wall of your classroom. Other apostrophe resources: ✦ Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets Bundle ✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4 ✦ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Punctuation Activities & Quiz ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 Informal example WAGOLL texts: ✦ Dialogues ✦ Diaries ✦ Informal letters Other useful resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Informal Letter Example Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils practise changing direct speech to reported speech using these differentiated worksheets based on events from the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. A conversation from Chapter 8 of the novel, when Ayesha escapes from the militiamen with the help of the mysterious old man Abu Boutros, must be changed from direct to reported speech. Direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used and includes the use of inverted commas (otherwise known as speech marks or quotation marks). Reported speech (otherwise known as indirect speech) tells you what someone said but does not use the person’s actual words. This activity has been differentiated three ways to cater to a range of ability levels in the classroom. Answers have been provided. The resources come as PDF documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Example newspaper report based on the events of chapters 9 to 14 of the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl when Mrs Twit is tricked into thinking she has the shrinks and is then stretched by Mr Twit and floats into the air. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL to examine the features of a newspaper report. The model report comes with a feature find worksheet with answers. After identifying the features, pupils can write their own report based on the example text by either re-writing the model text, choosing a different event from The Twits or inventing their own incident for the Twits to be involved in. These resources are provided: • Example newspaper report • Feature find sheet • Feature find answers • Planning grid sheet • Newspaper report writing templates x2 The text contains the following genre specific, language, grammar and punctuation features: • Headline in the present tense • Alliteration in the headline • Byline • Date • Lead: introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws (who, what, where, when) • Quotes with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Passive voice • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Similes • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Noun phrases • Present perfect tense • Past perfect tense • Hyphens • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession All resources are provided as editable Word documents and PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack ✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack More resources: ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter Pack ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report Pack ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun Valentine’s Day themed fraction activity. Pupils identify equivalent fractions and colour in the squares to create a Valentine themed pixel picture. These worksheets are differentiated three ways: • Lower ability: Identify equivalent unit fractions • Middle ability: Identify equivalent fractions with a wider range of equivalencies • Higher ability: Add and subtract fractions, then simplify to identify equivalencies Each PDF worksheet comes with full answers. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also like: ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets ✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets ✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets Easter-themed ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Easter Shape Algebra Differentiated Maths Worksheets With Answers ✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers Halloween-themed ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets Differentiated with Answers ✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Differentiated Sheets with Answers Christmas-themed ✦ Christmas Maths Bundle - Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets – Differentiated ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

Two activities involving identifying correctly and incorrectly punctuated possessive nouns. Pupils must look carefully at the sentences to check if the apostrophes have been put in the correct place for a variety of possessive nouns. There are two activities provided: ✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Cards/Quiz: pupils sort the cards into correct and incorrect piles. Great for paired or small group work. Large and small cards are provided, plus a presentation to use to go through the answers or to use as a whole class quiz. ✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Worksheet: pupils identify whether the apostrophes are correctly punctuating the possessive nouns, and then make any necessary corrections; identify possession as singular, regular plural and irregular plural; add missing apostrophes to sentences and write a paragraph including their own possessive nouns. Great as an independent task. This worksheet uses different examples to the cards/quiz. Different formats of possessive nouns are given as examples, including: • Singular possession with one item being possessed • Singular possession with more than one item being possessed • Regular plural possession with one item being possessed • Regular plural possession with more than one item being possessed • Irregular plural possession with one item being possessed • Irregular plural possession with more than one item being possessed Answers to all tasks are included. All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint documents and as PDFs. These activities are suitable for years 4, 5 or 6. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

Get your pupils analysing the characters from The Twits using these differentiated FAST activities. These resources enable pupils to carry out a detailed character analysis. Using the F.A.S.T. technique, pupils will examine the Feelings, Actions, Sayings and Thoughts of Mr and Mrs Twit and other characters from Roald Dahl’s popular novel The Twits to gain an insight into the characters and develop inference skills. Pupils will look at the following categories: F = Feelings: How does the character feel? A = Actions: What does the character do? S = Sayings: What does the character say? T = Thoughts: What does the character think? The activities are differentiated 4 ways to cater for a broad range of abilities in your classroom. • Higher ability: Pupils find evidence from the text to complete the FAST table for a character of their choice (chapter number required) • Middle ability 1: Pupils correctly place 10 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Middle ability 2: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Lower ability: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number not required) • Bonus resource: F.A.S.T. Character Map All resources are provided as easily editable Word documents as well as PDF format. Helpful answer keys are included. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack Visit Helen Teach’s shop for more useful resources.

An example diary text written from the point of view of an ancient Egyptian boy, plus glossary and differentiated diary planning templates. The diary recounts a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian child living in the artisan village of Deir el-Medina, which was known by the villagers at the time as Pa Demi (the village). This village housed the workers who built and decorated the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings during the New Kingdom period, including the tomb of King Tutankhamun. A glossary of key terms used in the model diary entry is also provided, plus three differentiated planning sheets so that pupils can plan and write their own diary entries of an ancient Egyptian child. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other history resources: Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack ✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example ✦ Ancient Egypt | Egyptian Boy’s Diary Example ✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary Stone Age Boy: ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text Pack ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth Pack ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man Pack ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man Pack ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A glossary of key words and phrases related to the nativity story. Christmas vocabulary with definitions and images related to the Christian story of Jesus’ birth. Useful reference sheet for nativity-themed writing. This resources comes as a PDF. Other Christmas resources: ✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets Differentiated with Answers ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE ✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

The classic Christmas poem Old Santaclaus with Much Delight with comprehension questions and writing challenge. Answers to the comprehension questions are included. The accompanying illustrations are also included. This traditional anonymously written and illustrated children’s poem was published in New York in 1821, and was the first to mention and illustrate a Santa character. Note that the final stanza of the eight stanza poem refers to naughty children being beaten by their parents. This resource comes as a PDF and Word document. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Christmas resources you may also be interested in: ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2 ✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game ✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension ✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension ✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Other resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.