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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.
If you are pleased with your buy, leave a review and receive another resource for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the resource you have reviewed and your chosen free resource, up to the value of your purchased resource.
A fun speaking and listening bingo game where pupils must recognise the names of different feelings/emotions to fill their bingo cards. The game focusses on feeling names, feelings sentences that start with ‘Je suis…’ and ‘J’ai…’ and sentences associated with feelings and emotions.
The following resources are provided:
• French feelings bingo cards
• French feelings bingo call slips, differentiated x3
• French feelings bingo vocabulary sheets
• French feelings bingo rules
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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Other French resources:
✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads
✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ 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
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A fun speaking and listening bingo game where pupils must recognise the names of rooms in the house to fill a line on their bingo cards. The game focusses on room names, items found in particular rooms and actions that take place in particular rooms.
The following resources are provided:
• French rooms bingo cards
• French rooms bingo call slips, differentiated x3
• French rooms bingo vocabulary sheet
• French rooms bingo rules
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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Other French resources:
✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads
✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ 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
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A fun speaking and listening game where pupils win animal cards by calling out animal statistic numbers. The game focusses on animal names and numbers.
The following resources are provided:
• Animal Cards
• French vocabulary
• French numbers sheet
• Rules sheet
Blank cards are provided for pupils to create some of their own French animal cards as an extension.
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 present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.
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.
Other French resources:
✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads
✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ 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
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A fun speaking and listening team game where pupils give directions in French for their partner to follow to find the pirate treasure chests. The game focusses on direction vocabulary, colours and numbers.
The following resources are provided:
• Pirate treasure map
• French vocabulary & rules sheet
• Treasure cards
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.
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 French resources:
✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads
✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities
✦ 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
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An example character profile text about the Iron Man character from the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
This exemplar character description of the Iron Man is perfect to use as a WAGOLL.
The model text comes with a feature find sheet for children to fill in, plus answers.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils write their own character description of the Iron Man, Hogarth, the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon or a character from another book using the template provided.
The language, grammar & 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
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Semi-colons
The sections of this character profile and template include appearance, personality, actions, special skills and picture.
The character profile exemplar is best used after reading the whole novel as it contains information from all five chapters.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
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✦ Iron Man Example Diary Text
✦ Iron Man Dialogue Writing WAGOLL
✦ Iron Man Example Apology Letter
✦ Iron Man Example Non-Chronological Report
✦ Iron Man Example Interview with Hogarth
✦ Iron Man Glossary
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An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Lila from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 2 and 3 of Philip Pullman’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Idioms
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeias
• Alliteration
• Feelings
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Question marks
• Commas in lists
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
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Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile 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
✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack
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A French all about me speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script.
The following resources are included:
• French all about me phrase sheets - differentiated x3
• French all about me role play script - differentiated x3
• French TV show sign
• Teachers’ guide
Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun role play as talkshow presenter and interviewee in French. Topics discussed include name, age, family, pets and hobbies.
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.
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 French resources:
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
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✦ 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
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A French pet shop speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script.
The following resources are included:
• French pet shop phrase sheet
• French pet shop role play script - differentiated x3
• French pet price list with pictures
• French pet accessories price list with pictures - differentiated x2
• French pet shop sign
• French price vocabulary sheet
• Teachers’ guide
Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun pet shop role play as shopkeepers and customers 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.
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 French resources:
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
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
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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.
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 French resources:
✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script
✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script
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
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A playscript example text based on the events of Chapter 3 from the children’s fantasy adventure book Varjak Paw by S.F. Said.
The two pages of script provided in this resource are the beginning of a scene where Varjak’s grandfather, Elder Paw, calls a Family Council.
The WAGOLL playscript comes with a Feature Find worksheet and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type before continuing the scene or writing their own version.
The following files are included:
• Example Playscript (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find answers (Word and PDF)
The following features can be found in the playscript model text:
• Play title
• Scene number
• Scene title
• List of character names
• Stage directions to describe the setting
• Character names followed by colons
• Words spoken by actors
• Character direction within speech inside brackets
• Contractions within speech
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Other Varjak Paw resources:
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six 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 Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
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Example diary entry text for The Iron Man written from the point of view of Hogarth after discovering the Iron Man, plus writing feature find worksheet. This exemplar recount text is perfect as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Ted Hughes’ novel.
The model diary text contains these language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Show not tell feelings
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns/verbs/adjectives to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possessions
• Apostrophes for plural possessions
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Colons
• Brackets
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word files.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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Other popular resources:
✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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A set of three expanded noun phrase activities and a noun phrase poster, all linked to Chapter 1 of The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. These resources develop pupils’ understanding of grammar, creative writing skills and engagement with the novel.
The following resources are included in the pack:
• Noun Phrase Building Activity
• Noun Phrase Identifying Handout
• Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Answers
• Noun Phrase Writing Activity
• Noun Phrase Poster
Noun Phrase Building Activity
In pairs or small groups, pupils build expanded noun phrases using the cards provided.
Two versions of the cards are supplied: a colour version, and a more challenging black and white version. Blank cards are supplied for pupils to change or build on the expanded noun phrases they have completed, or to create their own expanded noun phrases as an extension activity.
Noun Phrase Identifying Handout
Pupils identify the different parts of expanded noun phrases, and find the noun phrases in sentences, with activities getting increasingly more challenging. Example phrases and sentences are taken from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. An answer sheet is provided for quick and easy marking.
Noun Phrase Writing Activity
Pupils create their own expanded noun phrases to describe the Iron Man by adding pre- and post-modifiers using the grid provided. An extension, a paragraph writing activity, is also included.
Noun Phrase Poster
Defines a noun phrase with examples of expanded noun phrases from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. Display the poster on the wall or provide as a desktop reminder.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features
✦ 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
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A fun model instructional text about defeating a dragon, plus feature find worksheet with answers.
Based on the Polish legend of the Wawel Dragon from Kraków, these instructions tell the reader how to defeat the dragon without the use of weapons.
Use this exemplar text as a WAGOLL to examine its features before pupils write their own instructional text. This resource is a perfect model for instructions about mythical creatures such as dragons, ogres or unicorns, but would work well as a WAGOLL before writing instructions about any topic.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the WAGOLL:
• Rhetorical questions
• Alliteration
• Fronted time adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Hyphens
The following resources are provided in this pack:
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn
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Example diary entry text for the Moon landing written as Neil Armstrong, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
Contains the following features: language features such as similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and rule of three; apostrophes for contraction, singular and plural possession; fronted adverbials followed by commas; time conjunctions; chronological order; paragraphs; fully punctuated speech with inverted commas.
The exemplar text recounting the first Moon landing can be used as a WAGOLL for pupils to examine before writing their own diary text.
Files available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
✦ Moon Landing Diary Lesson Plans
✦ Moon Landing Diary Features Lesson
✦ Moon Landing Diary Role Play Lesson
✦ Differentiated Moon Landing Diary Planning Lesson
✦ Moon Landing Diary Writing Lesson
✦ Moon Landing Diary Editing Lesson
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An example explanation text entitled ‘How Do Bees Make Honey?’ plus feature identification sheet, answer sheet, and causal conjunctions and adverbials list.
This fascinating exemplar explanation text describes the process of honey-making by honeybees. Pupils read the model text as a WAGOLL before analysing it and looking for features of explanation writing. The answers to the feature identification sheet are included for easy sharing in the classroom or online if remote learning.
Pupils can then use the example explanation text as a model for their own explanation writing.
This scientific text has cross-curricular links to the following units in the science curriculum:
✎ Year 3: Plants - explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal;
✎ Year 3: Animals Including Humans - identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat;
✎ Year 4: Living Things and Their Habitats - recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways;
✎ Year 4: Animals Including Humans - construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey;
✎ Year 4: States of Matter - identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature;
✎ Year 5: Living Things and Their Habitats - describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals;
✎ Year 6: Living Things and Their Habitats - give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics;
✎ Year 6: Evolution and Inheritance - identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
The features found this text include:
• Chronological order with time conjunctions or adverbs
• Fronted adverbials with a comma after each
• Present tense
• Technical vocabulary
• Diagram/picture with labels
• Captions
• Cause and effect vocabulary
• Passive voice
• Singular possessive apostrophes
• Plural possessive apostrophes
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All files are in editable Word format and PDF format.
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✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the beautiful children’s picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the female protagonist and her elder sister when she is bored and looking for someone to play with.
Differentiated feature find 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 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 after speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause before speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters while speaking
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause in the middle
• One sentence spoken but split in half by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
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A set of three example instructions linked to the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura.
The three exemplar instructions are linked to the illustrations found in the book Stone Age Boy:
• How to make a Stone Age fire
• How to make Stone Age clothing
• How to make Stone Age soup (recipe)
These instructions can be used as WAGOLLs before pupils embark on writing their own instructions based on the illustrations found in the book, particularly on pages 16 and 17, or on their learning of the Stone Age in History or Topic lessons. Instruction and recipe templates have been provided for pupils to use during this writing task.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in pdf format.
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Pupils examine the personality of Ada and other characters in this differentiated character trait matching exercise.
Pupils match the main characters from Children of the Benin Kingdom by Dinah Orji with character traits and evidence from the text.
The quotes from the text have been provided, alongside the character traits and definitions.
This resource has been differentiated three ways:
• Higher ability: 10 characters, quotes and character traits have been provided.
• Middle ability: 10 characters, quotes and character traits with their definitions have been provided.
• Lower ability: 7 characters, quotes and character traits with their definitions 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.
An answer sheet has been included.
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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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Teach pupils about the use of literary devices and figurative language in Alfred Noyes’ poem The Highwayman using these four activities with differentiation.
The classic poem is full of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification. Examples of these and more are explored to give pupils a deeper understanding of the text.
Literary devices and figurative language examples are explored in the following activities:
• Literary Device Match (differentiated x3): pupils match the literary devices with their definitions and examples (ideal as a paired or small group activity). Answers included.
• Completing Similes (differentiated x2): complete the similes using the appropriate noun phrase and then complete an extension activity. Answers included.
• Identifying Literary Devices: pupils find and underline listed literary devices used in every stanza of the poem. Answers included.
• Simile and Metaphor Meanings (differentiated x3): pupils explain the meanings, or match the meanings, of the similes and metaphors from the poem. Answers included.
The following literary devices are covered by these activities:
• Similes
• Metaphors
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• Alliteration
• Repetition
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• Onomatopoeia
• Symbolism
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