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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.
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A fun example diary entry text for The Twits , writing feature find worksheet with answers, and differentiated planning and writing templates. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 6 and 7 of Roald Dahl’s popular novel.
The diary, written from Mrs Twit’s point of view, describes the day she made wormy spaghetti for Mr Twit.
The following resources are included:
• Example diary text
• Feature find sheet
• Answers
• Differentiated planning templates x4
• Differentiated writing templates x3
The diary text contains these language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• First person
• Past tense
• Past perfect tense
• Exclamatory sentences
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Commas in list
• Apostrophes for contraction & possession
• Brackets
• Dashes
• Hyphens
Pupils can read the example diary entry, identify the features and then write one of the following, including appropriate features in their writing:
• Their own version of Mrs Twit’s diary entry
• Mr Twit’s diary entry for the same day
• A diary entry for the next day without reading the subsequent chapters, using prediction
• A series of diary entries for the following days
• A diary entry for any other day from any character’s point of view, e.g. Mrs Twit, Mr Twit, one of the boys who was stuck to the tree, Muggle-Wump the monkey, the Roly-Poly bird.
All resources are provided as PDFs & editable Word files.
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✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack
✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack
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Example instructional text based on information from Chapters 22 to 29 of the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl.
This exemplar instructional text “How to Trick the Twits” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Twits. The instructions are based on the trick that Muggle-Wump the monkey plays on Mr and Mrs Twit at the end of the book.
The model instructions come with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils plan and write their own instructions based on the example text using the differentiated templates provided.
The following resource are included:
• Example instruction text
• Feature identification worksheet
• Feature identification answers
• x3 differentiated planning sheets
• x3 differentiated writing templates
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Present tense
• Second person
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
Resources come as easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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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
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A set of fun Easter-themed fraction word problems worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
These fun Easter maths problems include adding and subtracting fractions as well as calculating the fraction of an amount.
Three-way differentiation with one worksheet for each level of difficulty.
The method and full answers included.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities.
The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing.
Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets:
• Apostrophes for omission (contractions)
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
The worksheets are themed around Ted Hughes’s popular novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 4 and 5 of the popular novel.
The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing.
Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets:
• Apostrophes for omission (contractions)
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
The worksheets focus on chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the popular novel.
The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing.
Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets:
• Apostrophes for omission (contractions)
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
The worksheets focus on chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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Grammar and punctuation activities for LKS2, each linked to different chapters of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes.
The following resources are provided in this bundle:
• A selection of expanded noun phrase activities, linked to Chapter 1
• Differentiated apostrophe worksheets, linked to chapters 1, 2 and 3
• Differentiated fronted adverbial activities, linked to chapters 4 and 5
Cover these three key Lower Key Stage Two grammar and punctuation topics while studying the popular children’s novel.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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An example informal letter from the point of view of Muggle-Wump the monkey from the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 14-17 of the text.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. The worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features in the model text, pupils can write their own informal letter from Muggle-Wump, the Roly-Poly Bird, one of the boys, Mr Twit or Mrs Twit’s point of view, based on the example text.
The following documents are included in this resource pack:
• Informal letter model text
• Feature identification sheet
• Answers to feature identification sheet
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Differentiated writing templates x3
• Apostrophe word bank
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Second person
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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A set of 6 The Twits themed example texts.
Each model text includes a wide range of writing features for pupils to identify, plus feature find sheet with full answers, enabling children to make a close reading of the text before planning and writing their own versions using the planning and writing templates also provided.
The following example texts are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Diary entry
• Newspaper report
• Informal letter
• Instructions
• Dialogue (differentiated dialogue-writing activities instead of planning and writing templates)
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Pupils will learn how to write an exciting action sequence with this The Hodgeheg themed example text, together with a feature find and answers, boxing up grid, differentiated planning sheets and text extract.
Pupils start by reading the action writing extract from the children’s book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith. The structure is then examined using the boxing up method. A new text is planned by modelling the innovation (completed grid provided). Next pupils will analyse the example text using the feature find grid (answers provided) where they will need to find examples of listed action sequence grammar and language features. Lastly, pupils will plan their own action sequence using the differentiated planning grids and then write their own action sequence.
The following resources are provided:
• Example action sequence WAGOLL text
• Extract from The Hodgeheg
• Action sequence feature find worksheet
• Answers to feature find
• Boxing up grid - completed
• Differentiated boxing up planning templates
Ideas for action sequences:
• Pupils write their own account of Max the hedgehog crossing at the zebra crossing or under the underpass, but with different dangers/obstacles in his way.
• Pupils write about Max to crossing the road using a different method.
• Pupils write about a different animal character crossing the road.
• Pupils write about a different animal character doing something else that is difficult or dangerous, e.g. a duckling travelling across a busy river.
This resource can be used when reading the book The Hodgeheg, or for a standalone series of lessons about action sequence writing.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format.
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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.
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A bundle of character profile resources themed around the popular children’s novel The Twits by Ted Hughes.
This bundle contains the following resources:
FAST Character Analysis Activities
A differentiated character analysis activity using the F.A.S.T. technique showing pupils how to examine a character’s feelings, actions, sayings and thoughts to reveal their traits. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills.
Mrs Twit Character Profile Example Text
A character profile example text which includes relevant language, grammar and punctuation features. This comes with a feature identification sheet to help pupils to read the model text closely before writing their own. The answer key is also included.
Character Profile Planning and Writing Templates
Planning and writing templates so that pupils can use what they have learned to write their own character profile about one of the characters from The Twits such as Mr or Mrs Twit, Muggle-Wump the monkey or the Roly-Poly Bird.
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Pupils examine the personality of Hogarth in this character trait matching exercise.
Pupils match the character traits of Hogarth from The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes with evidence from the text and a definition of that character trait.
The quotes from the text have been provided, alongside the definitions.
This resource has been differentiated three ways:
• Higher ability: 9 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided.
• Middle ability: 6 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided.
• Lower ability: 6 quotes have been provided, with the character traits and definitions combined.
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.
All quotes are taken from Chapter 2 of the text.
An answer sheet has been included.
After the matching activity, pupils plan and write a character profile using the writing template provided. This example Iron Man character profile can be used as a handy WAGOLL or model text.
All resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs.
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A bundle of character profile resources themed around the popular children’s novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes.
This bundle contains the following resources:
Hogarth Character Trait Matching
A differentiated character trait matching activity showing pupils how to examine evidence from the text to identify a character’s traits. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills.
Iron Man Character Profile Example Text
A character profile example text which includes relevant language, grammar and punctuation features. This comes with a feature identification sheet to help pupils to read the model text closely before writing their own. The answer key is also included.
Character Profile Writing Templates
Writing templates for the characters of Hogarth and the Iron Man, so that pupils can use what they have learned to write their own character profile.
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Deepen your pupils’ understanding of the text and get them practising their writing with this The Iron Man themed resource.
Pupils read two example texts based on the children’s science fiction novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. One text is written from the point of view of Hogarth and the other from the perspective of Hogarth’s mother.
After reading relevant section of Chapter 2 (extract included), pupils examine the features of Hogarth’s first person account (answer key included) and then continue either of the example texts or write their own from the point of view of a different character, such as Hogarth’s father, either of the farmers or even the Iron Man himself!
The following resources are included in this product:
• Example text from Hogarth’s perspective
• Example text from Hogarth’s mother’s perspective
• First person point of view Feature Find
• Feature Find answer key
• Extract from Chapter 2 of The Iron Man
All resources come as easily editable Word document and as PDFs.
The extract from The Iron Man has been included. Therefore the resource can be used while studying the novel or as a standalone lesson / group of lessons.
To enhance writing, pupils can role play / hot seat characters to explore their feelings, actions, sayings (what they say) and thoughts prior to writing.
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This collection of verbs commonly used when cooking or writing recipes are useful for pupils writing instructions or recipes and for ESL students speaking or writing about cooking.
The sheets comprise of 30 cooking verbs. Each verb comes with a definition, accompanying photo and sentence containing the key word.
These cards can be printed double-sided onto A3 for a handy help sheet, or onto A4 to be cut into cards and distributed to pupils/students according to ability. They can also be made into booklets or display posters.
The verbs are arranged alphabetically and each word is used as an imperative verb in an imperative sentence.
The resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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Pupils match the literary genres with their definitions and then give examples of each genre.
The activity comes as both a sorting activity and as a worksheet. Answers are included.
Carry out this activity before making predictions about a new text based on its front cover.
The following literary genres are included:
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Fantasy
• Folktale
• Historical fiction
• Informational
• Legend
• Mystery
• Myth
• Poetry
• Science fiction
• Tall tale
Each resources comes in easily editable Word format and as a PDF.
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. The example text is based on Chapter 27 of the novel when Mr and Mrs Twit are stuck to the floor. A feature find worksheet with answers is included, plus differentiated activity sheets and extract.
This following documents are provided:
• Dialogue writing model text
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• Feature answers
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• Activity answers
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• Extract from The Twits
The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version, continue the model text or add punctuation to direct speech.
This resource can be used when studying the The Twits or during a stand-alone dialogue writing lesson.
The model text contains the following features:
• Actual words spoken with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph each time the speaker changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
All documents are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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