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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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Three sets of differentiated worksheets for fun Easter-themed maths lessons. All worksheets include answer pages with solutions.
Each set is differentiated three ways.
The bundle contains:
• x3 coordinate picture worksheets: plot the co-ordinates and join up the points to create an Easter-themed picture;
• x3 shape algebra worksheets: solve the equations to find the value of the Easter objects;
• x3 fraction word problem worksheets: use addition and subtraction of fractions to answer the Easter-themed word problems.
Other useful resources:
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
Valentine-themed
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets Differentiated 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
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A fun, engaging square and cube numbers maths murder mystery for students to solve.
Students identify, add, subtract, multiply and divide squares, cubes and square roots to solve the murder.
Complete answers are provided for all questions.
This resource is suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils.
The question and answer sheets both come as PDFs.
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More maths murder mysteries:
✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful 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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Example newspaper report based on the popular fantasy novel Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. The example text reports on the robbery of Gringotts Bank.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet.
After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text or other events that take place in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report WAGOLL
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Alliteration in the headline
• Byline and date
• Lead: introductory paragraph containing 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Present perfect tense
• Present perfect continuous
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Other Harry Potter themed resources:
✦ WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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Differentiated example diary texts based on the picture bookLila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and Jude Daly with differentiated planning sheets.
The diary entry is written from Lila’s point of view the day she decides to climb the mountain to make it rain.
The exemplar texts can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on the book.
Resources provided:
• Differentiated exemplar diary entry texts x4
• Differentiated planning templates x3
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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Other Lila and the Secret of Rain themed resources:
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Conjunction Activities Differentiated
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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A fun speaking and listening team game where pupils give directions in French for their partner to follow to guess the destination on the map. The game focusses on direction vocabulary and the names of places.
The following resources are provided:
• Maps, differentiated x4
• Vocabulary sheets, differentiated x2
• Destination cards, differentiated x 2
• Rules of the game, differentiated x 2
Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game.
This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets:
• To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding;
• To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help;
• To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures;
• To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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✦ 10 French Role Play Packs BUNDLE
✦ French About Town Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Animals Role Plays & Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animal Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Games Guess Who the Character Is BUNDLE
✦ French Battleships BUNDLE
✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
✦ French Shapes Bingo Differentiated
✦ French Feelings Bingo Game Differentiated
✦ French Rooms Bingo Game Differentiated
✦ French Animals Top Trumps Game
✦ French Pirate Directions Game
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The following products are included in this The Iron Man themed unit of work big bundle:
• Complete 4 week unit of work for Years 3 or 4, with all presentations, resources, including WAGOLLs for writing, and lesson plans
• The Iron Man apostrophes differentiated activities x2
• The Iron Man fronted adverbials differentiated activities x4
• Comprehension tests for each chapter x5
• Chapter by chapter quizzes
• Chapter by chapter summary
• The Iron Man all chapter glossary
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
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Units of Work
✦ 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 | One Week | Year 3/4
Book & Poetry Bundles
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Christophe’s Story 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ A Dangerous Game WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley: WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg: Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Highwayman: WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon: BUNDLE
✦ Ice Palace WAGOLL Writing, Apostrophe & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Find Sheets
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Example Text and Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium: Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land: BUNDLE
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief: Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword: Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Street Child: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Twits: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
Other English Writing Bundles
✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions & Persuasive Letter with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
Comprehension Bundles
✦ Classic Poetry Comprehension Pied Piper of Hamelin BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
Punctuation & Grammar Bundles
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE
History & Science Bundles
✦ Ancient Egypt Example Text Bundle
✦ Mummification Bundle
✦ Ancient Greece Myths & Monsters WAGOLL Writing Bundle
✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report Bundle
Maths Bundles
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths BUNDLE
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ 2D & 3D Shapes Games Maths BUNDLE
✦ 2D Shapes Polygons Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
✦ 3D Shapes Solids Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
English & Maths Games
✦ Fun English Writing Games
✦ 10 Fun Times Tables Games
✦ 15 Fun Maths Arithmetic Games
French Bundles
✦ 10 French Role Play Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animals Role Plays & Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animal Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Games Guess Who the Character Is BUNDLE
✦ French Battleships BUNDLE
✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
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An example character profile text about Rwandan refugee Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell.
This exemplar character description of Christophe is perfect to use as a WAGOLL.
The model character profile comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils write their own character description of Christophe, Jeremy, Miss Finch, Babi, Greg or another character using the differentiated Character Profile Templates (also included).
The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from anyother story.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Commas in a list
• Commas to add extra information
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Hyphens
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Other Christophe’s Story themed resources:
✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the boy and his family when he arrives home after his adventure. Differentiated feature identification worksheets with answers are included – perfect for sharing in class or uploading during online lessons for remote learning.
All resources are differentiated three ways.
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own versions or continue the dialogue.
This resource can be used when learning about the Stone Age in history or studying the Stone Age Boy book.
All documents are provided in PDF and editable Word format.
The texts contains the following features of dialogue and speech:
• 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 every time the speaker/character changes.
• Feelings shown through action
• Sentences split into two by the reporting clause
• 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
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Other Stone Age Boy resources:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
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✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features
✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text Pack
✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth Pack
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
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A fun, engaging time maths murder mystery for students to solve.
Pupils complete time questions to solve the murder.
The following objectives are covered:
• convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks
• calculate the duration of events
• converting from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months, weeks to days
• know the number of days in each month, year, leap year, and other time periods such as fortnight and decade
Complete answers are provided for all questions.
This resource is suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils.
The question and answer sheets both come as PDFs.
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✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Other useful 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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A model diary writing text based on the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The model recount text is a diary entry written from the point of view of the female protagonist.
The diary comes with a feature find task, which asks pupils to search for the following writing features including figurative language and other literary devices, grammar and punctuation:
Language features
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar features
• Mainly past tense
• Present tense (at the end of the diary)
• Future tense (at the end of the diary)
• Present perfect tense
• Past progressive tense
• Passive voice
• First person
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
Punctuation features
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
An answer sheet has been included.
The diary example can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own diary entries based on Journey. Ideas include:
• A diary entry from the next day, describing the later events in the story
• A diary entry from the point of view of the boy
• A diary entry from the point of view of one of the guards or soldiers
• A diary entry from the point of view of one of the girl’s family members
• A diary entry from the point of view of either of the child characters, written after the book takes place
The resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs.
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Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack
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✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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A set of test style comprehension questions based on Chapter 5 of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
This assessment contains a range of SATs style reading questions with a maximum of 18 marks.
All aspects of reading VIPERS have been covered: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation and summary/sequence.
Perfect to assess pupils’ understanding of the chapter in guided reading or English/literacy lessons.
The test comes with an answer sheet.
Other comprehension resources:
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Bundle
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Question Booklet Whole Novel
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 1
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 2
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 3
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 4
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ 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
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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An example diary entry text for The Butterfly Lion written from the point of view of the character Michael, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Michael Morpurgo’s prize-winning novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Text extract from Chapter 1
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Emotions
• Show not tell emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers
• 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 diary text recounts the events from Chapter 1, Chilblains and Semolina Pudding, from the character Michael’s point of view.
Pupils can read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Michael, Bertie, Millie or any other character from the story.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other Butterfly Lion resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Timeline Activity Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Character Sort Activity
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE
✦ Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries Pack
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack
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An example character profile text about the character Lila from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Philip Pullman’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile using the differentiated templates.
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
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Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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✦The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates
✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates
✦Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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Example playscript based on Chapter 6 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar playscript is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 6 of Stig of the Dump when Barney and Stig stop the thieves.
The model playscript comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to complete, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own playscript using an extract from the book (also included) by either re-writing the model text or continuing the script provided.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• List of characters’ names, using commas to separate each item in the list
• Setting the scene, written in the present tense
• Stage directions
• Character names written down the left-hand side of the page, followed by a colon before each line of speech
• Speech – actual words spoken after a character’s name (no inverted commas)
• Character directions within speech, inside brackets
• Character directions not within speech, inside brackets
• Colloquial language (informal language): apostrophes for contraction
• Colloquial language (informal language): informal words/phrases
• Non-standard English
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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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.
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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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A lesson using freeze frames and role play using the context of the Moon landing. Example recount text of Neil Armstrong’s diary from the Moon landing is used in this lesson.
Resources for a whole lesson are included:
• 11 slide Powerpoint presentation with example diary text
• Lesson plan
Suitable for Key Stage 2. Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
All documents available as PDF and easily adaptable Word/Powerpoint documents.
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An example character profile text about the female protagonist from the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The model character profile can be used as a WAGOLL for pupils to read before planning and writing their own versions of the profile.
Differentiated planning and writing templates have been included in this pack as well as a character trait word bank to prompt ideas.
The following documents are included in this resource package:
• Example character profile text
• Character profile planning template, differentiated x3
• Character trait word bank
• Character profile writing template, differentiated x3
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack
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✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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An example diary text from the point of view of Howard Carter recounting his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.
This diary writing pack comes with the following resources:
• Model diary text from the archeologist’s point of view
• Timeline of the discovery of the King Tut’s tomb
• Artefact information sheets detailing some of the discoveries, with pictures
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files.
How to use this pack
Look at the timeline of events leading up to the discovery of the tomb.
Read and examine the features of the WAGOLL diary entry.
Using the artefact information sheets, pupils write their own diary entries for the opening of one of the tomb rooms.
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Ancient Egypt:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example
✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
Stone Age Boy :
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Diary Entries Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Playscript Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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A differentiated character matching activity about the book Children of the Benin Kingdom by Dinah Orji.
Pupils match the name of each key character with a description of that character. The activity is differentiated three ways. An answer sheet is included, plus a teacher information sheet containing facts about every character named in the novel.
The resource is provided as a PDF and editable Word document.
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A French weather forecast speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script.
The following resources are included:
• French weather phrase sheet - differentiated x2
• French weather forecast role play script - differentiated x3
• French weather and temperature symbols - differentiated x2
• French map, labelled
• French weather forecast sign
• Teachers’ guide
Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun weather forecast role play as weather presenters in French. Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the dialogue.
This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets:
• To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding;
• To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help;
• To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures;
• To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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Role plays
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✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Pet Shop Role Play Pack With Script
Games
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