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Helen-Teach's Shop provides high quality, great value English and maths resources designed to save teachers' precious time. All materials are created by a teacher with over 20 years of experience.
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A fun loop card game where pupils match the 3D shape names with their pictures. These cards can also be used to play dominoes.
The following resources are provided:
• Match image to name loop cards, differentiated x3
• Match image + name to properties loop cards
A total of 20 polygons are featured on the cards, including the following: cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, and a variety of pyramids and prisms.
The properties of the three dimensional shapes are the number of edges, vertices and faces.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun dominoes game where pupils match the 3D shape names with their pictures and properties.
The following resources are provided:
• Set of 3D dominoes matching pictures to names
• Set of 3D dominoes matching pictures to names and properties
• Set of 3D dominoes matching pictures with different images to names and properties
Each set comes with 28 dominoes. A total of 7 solids are featured on the cards: cubes, cuboids, tetrahedrons, triangular prisms, square-based pyramids, cylinders and spheres.
Properties of the solids include number of faces, edges and vertices.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as 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.
Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun card game where pupils describe the properties of different 3-dimensional shapes to win cards.
The following resources are provided:
• 3D shapes cards, differentiated x3
• 3D shapes information sheets
• Rules sheet
A total of 21 shapes are featured on the cards, both polyhedra and non-polyhedra, including the following: cube, tetrahedron, cone, sphere, cylinder, and a variety of prisms and pyramids.
Properties of the 3D shapes used in the game consist of the number of faces/surfaces, edges and vertices/apexes.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun dominoes game where pupils match the 2D polygon quadrilateral names with their pictures and properties.
The following resources are provided:
• Set of quadrilateral dominoes matching pictures to names
• Set of quadrilateral dominoes matching pictures to names and properties
• Set of quadrilateral dominoes matching pictures with different images to names and properties
Each set comes with 28 dominoes. A total of 7 quadrilaterals are featured on the cards: square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, kite, arrowhead and trapezium.
Properties of the polygons include side length, angle size, lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
You may also be interested in:
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun loop card game where pupils match the 2D polygon shape names with their pictures. These cards can also be used to play dominoes.
The following resources are provided:
• Match image to name loop cards, differentiated x3
• Match image + name to properties loop cards
A total of 24 polygons are featured on the cards, including the following: equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, kite, arrowhead, trapezium, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, nonagon and decagon.
Properties of the polygons include number of sides/vertices; angles; and symmetry.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as 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.
Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
You may also be interested in:
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun bingo game where pupils must recognise the names of different polygons to fill their bingo cards. The game focusses on shape names, and sentences describing features of the shapes.
The following resources are provided:
• 2D shapes bingo cards
• 2D shapes bingo call slips, differentiated x2
• 2D shapes bingo vocabulary sheets
• 2D shapes bingo rules
The following polygons are included: equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, square, rectangle, trapezium, rhombus, parallelogram, kite, arrowhead, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon and decagon.
Resources provided are differentiated to enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
You may also be interested in:
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A fun card game where pupils describe the properties of different polygons to win cards.
The following resources are provided:
• 2D shape polygon cards, differentiated x3
• 2D shape polygon information sheets
• Rules sheet
A total of 30 polygons are featured on the cards, including the following: equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, kite, trapezium, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, nonagon and decagon.
Properties of the polygons include number of sides/vertices; parallel and perpendicular sides; line and rotational symmetry; and angles.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as 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.
Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
You may also be interested in:
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.
A fun bingo game where pupils must recognise the names of different 3D shapes to fill their bingo cards. The game focusses on shape names, and sentences describing features of the shapes.
The following resources are provided:
• 3D shapes bingo cards
• 3D shapes bingo call slips, differentiated x2
• 3D shapes bingo vocabulary sheets
• 3D shapes bingo rules
15 three dimensional shapes are featured, including cubes, cuboids, cylinder, sphere, cone, and a variety of pyramids and prisms.
Resources provided are differentiated to enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful maths resources:
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
Christmas-themed resources
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
You may also be interested in:
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 3 of the novel The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook with feature find, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Chaya.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Chaya or another character such as Neel, Nour or Father.
Resources provided:
• Model character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Diary Entry WAGOLL Pack
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Non-Chronological Report Pack With Model Text, Feature Find & More
✦ The Girl Who Stole An Elephant Character Trait Matching
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Pupils examine the personalities of Chaya, Neel and Nour in this character trait matching exercise.
Pupils match the names of the three main characters from The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook with character traits, evidence from the text, and an explanation (PEE).
The quotes from the text have been provided, character traits with definitions, alongside the explanations.
This resource has been differentiated three ways:
• Higher ability: 9 quotes, character traits and explanations have been provided.
• Middle ability: 9 quotes, character traits with definitions and explanations have been provided.
• Lower ability: 9 character traits with definitions and explanations have been provided.
This activity is a great way for pupils to think carefully about how a character’s personality is revealed by what they do and how they react in a story. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills and familiarises pupils with Point, Evidence and Explanation.
All quotes are taken from chapters 1-16 of the adventure story.
Answer sheets have also been included.
After the matching activity, pupils plan and write a character profile using the writing template provided. This example Chaya character profile can be used as a handy WAGOLL or model text.
All resources come in easily editable Word format and as 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 The Girl Who Stole an Elephant themed resources:
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Diary Entry WAGOLL Pack
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Non-Chronological Report Pack With Model Text, Feature Find & More
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Example Character Profile Text Pack
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✦ Street Child BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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An example informal letter text written from Tom to his friend Petie, plus feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning sheets and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading partway through Chapter 5 of Betsy Byars’s novel The Midnight Fox.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Letter planning, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
The model letter is from Tom to Petie, his best friend back home. It is based on the events that have so far occurred in the story. Pupils read the exemplar informal letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets, and then plan and write their own letters from this part of the story or later on.
The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Hyperbole
• Slang
• Rhetorical questions
• Non-rhetorical questions
• Contractions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Extra information inside commas
• Possessive noun phrases
• Dashes for emphasis
• Subordinate clauses
• Greeting
• Sign-off
The resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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✦ The Midnight Fox Character Comparison Differentiated Activity
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✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
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4 example non-chronological report texts about 4 monsters found in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan with feature find, and differentiated planning and writing templates.
The model information texts are about the following ancient Greek monsters: the Minotaur, Medusa, the Hound of Hades and the Chimera.
The exemplar texts can be used as WAGOLL non-chronological reports to examine before pupils plan and write their own about these or other monsters or gods, such as the Furies, Echidna, Procrustes or the Pit Scorpion.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar non-chronological texts x4
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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✦ Instructions Example Text Pack
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✦ Example Character Profile Text Pack
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✦ The Silver Sword Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 and 2 of the book Flat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown. The WAGOLL text comes with a feature find sheet, differentiated writing templates and word bank.
The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Stanley.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Stanley or another character such as Arthur, Mr Lambchop, Amisi or Sir Abu Hawara.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
All resources are provided in editable Word and 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.
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✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle
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✦ Flat Stanley Fronted Adverbial Worksheets Differentiated
✦ Flat Stanley Punctuation Worksheets Differentiated
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 3 of the fantasy novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan with feature find, differentiated planning and writing templates and word bank.
The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Percy.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Percy or another character such as Grover Underwood, Mr Brunner or his mother, Sally.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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An example character profile text based on information from Chapter 1 of the novel The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the children’s novel describes Tom, the story’s protagonist.
Read the exemplar character profile text and then use the feature find worksheet as a WAGOLL to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Tom or another character such as Aunt Millie, Uncle Fred or Hazeline.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• Extra information inside brackets
• Relative clauses
• Extra information inside commas
• Possessive noun phrases
• Conjunctive adverbs
• Introducing a list with a colon
• Commas in a list
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials
• Subordinate clauses
All resources are provided in editable Word and 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.
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An example diary entry text for The Boy at the Back of the Class written from the point of view of Ahmet, the new boy at school, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Onjali Q. Raúf’s refugee novel The Boy at the Back of the Class.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Show not tell emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry.
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Nine example character profile texts for the following popular LKS2 children’s book characters:
• The Iron Man from The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
• Stig from Stig of the Dump by Clive King
• Mrs Twit from The Twits by Roald Dahl
• The boy from Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura
• Tomas from The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
• The boy from The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf
• The girl from Journey by Aaron Becker
• Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
• Christophe from Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell
These exemplar character descriptions are perfect to use as WAGOLLs during World Book Day celebrations or during guided reading and literacy lessons.
The model character profiles come with feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, plus answer sheets that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils can write their own character descriptions of characters from a book of choice using the Character Profile Templates (also included).
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Rule of three
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the book The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the narrator and friends and their teacher, Mrs Khan based on Chapter 7 of the book.
Differentiated feature find worksheets with answers are included for easy marking and instant feedback.
Resources are differentiated three ways.
Resources provided:
• Example dialogue texts x3
• Feature find worksheets x3
• Answers x3
• Synonyms for ‘said’ word bank
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
All documents are provided in PDF and easily editable Word format.
The following features of dialogue and speech can be found in the example dialogues (depending on level of difficulty):
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause after the words spoken
• Reporting clause before the words spoken
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs/adverbials to show how the words were spoken
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes
• Actions of the characters
• Feelings of characters shown not told
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the end/beginning
• Two or more sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause
• One sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 5 of the historical fiction novel The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the World War II children’s novel describes Joseph, the father of the three Balicki children.
The exemplar character profile text and feature find worksheet can be used as WAGOLL character profiles to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Joseph or another character such as Ruth, Edek, Bronia or Jan.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• complex list with semi-colons
• expanded noun phrases
• fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• extra information inside a pair of commas
• possessive nouns
• relative clauses
• list introduced with a colon
• conjunctive adverbs
• subordinate clauses
• synonyms to avoid repetition
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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An example character profile text based on the beginning of the book The Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. The WAGOLL text comes with a feature find sheet, differentiated writing templates and word bank.
The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Ivan.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Ivan or another character such as child-snatcher Starjik.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features can be found in the model text:
• Commas in a list
• Coordinating conjunction
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Heading
• Possessive nouns with apostrophes
• Relative clause
• Subheadings
• Subordinate clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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