Reference sheet showing the main punctuation marks used in writing. Print onto A4 for a reference sheet which can be used as a handout or stuck into writing books. Can also be printed onto A3 as a display poster. Each punctuation mark is shown, named and has an example of use. Punctuation marks displayed: • Capital letters • Full stop • Question mark • Exclamation mark • Comma • Inverted commas • Apostrophe • Brackets • Dashes • Hyphen • Colon • Semi-colon • Ellipses Punctuation resources: ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation, Quiz & Activities ✦Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE ✦ Punctuation Mark Matching Activity Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

A list of coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Encourage pupils to identify and write compound and complex sentences using this word mat containing lists of conjunctions. Useful for identifying features of texts and for writing different fiction and non-fiction text types such as stories, letters, diary entries, explanations, discussions etc. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Letter to an Ogre Persuasive Text ✦ Ogre-Themed BUNDLE - 4 Example Texts ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ [Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers](Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers) ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack ✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text For more resources, visit Helen-Teach’s shop.

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

A template to help pupils to write a profile about a book character. Use this character profile template to write about a character’s appearance (looks), personality (traits), actions and special skills. The character description template can be used by pupils to describe characters from books studied in Literacy and English lessons, read as a whole class text or independently, or to plan and create a new character before writing. The template is ideal to use during World Book Day celebrations. You may also like: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Example Character Profiles BUNDLE with Feature Sheets, Answers & Templates ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Hogarth Character Trait Matching ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Twits FAST Character Analysis Activities Differentiated ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦ All Character Profile WAGOLLs Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

Two activities involving identifying correctly and incorrectly punctuated possessive nouns. Pupils must look carefully at the sentences to check if the apostrophes have been put in the correct place for a variety of possessive nouns. There are two activities provided: ✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Cards/Quiz: pupils sort the cards into correct and incorrect piles. Great for paired or small group work. Large and small cards are provided, plus a presentation to use to go through the answers or to use as a whole class quiz. ✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Worksheet: pupils identify whether the apostrophes are correctly punctuating the possessive nouns, and then make any necessary corrections; identify possession as singular, regular plural and irregular plural; add missing apostrophes to sentences and write a paragraph including their own possessive nouns. Great as an independent task. This worksheet uses different examples to the cards/quiz. Different formats of possessive nouns are given as examples, including: • Singular possession with one item being possessed • Singular possession with more than one item being possessed • Regular plural possession with one item being possessed • Regular plural possession with more than one item being possessed • Irregular plural possession with one item being possessed • Irregular plural possession with more than one item being possessed Answers to all tasks are included. All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint documents and as PDFs. These activities are suitable for years 4, 5 or 6. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ 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 ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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

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

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. It is a way of writing that makes something sound bigger, smaller, better, worse, etc than it actually is. Hyperbole is a type of figurative language. It is a figure of speech and a literary device. This document contains examples of hyperboles. The hyperbole example list can be used to help to understand this literary device, to identify hyperboles within texts and to use hyperboles in writing. Example texts and activities featuring hyperboles: ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack: The Butterfly Lion ✦ Diary Example Text: Boy at the Back of the Class ✦ Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone: Harry’s Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Example Description: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Diary Example Text Pack: The Boy Who Grew Dragons ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 Example Texts Bundles: ✦ Ogres ✦ Unicorns ✦ The Butterfly Lion ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land ✦ Journey ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons ✦ Stone Age Boy ✦ How to Train Your Dragon ✦ The Twits For more resources, visit Helen-Teach’s shop.

Example letter text for Oranges in No Man’s Land written from Doctor Leila to Granny, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading about Ayesha’s return from her dangerous journey crossing the Green Line in Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel * Oranges in No Man’s Land *. The model letter contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Metaphors • Alliteration • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Thoughts and feelings • Present tense • Past tense • Future tense • Past perfect tense • Second person • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Coordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Relative pronouns • Exclamations • Commands • Interjections • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Dashes Pupils can read the example informal letter, identify the features and then write one of the following, including the features in their own writing: • Their own version of the letter from Dr Leila to Granny • A return letter from Granny to Dr Leila • A return letter from Ayesha to Dr Leila The following documents are included in this resource: • Example informal letter • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Differentiated planning templates x3 All resources are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents. Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils practise changing direct speech to reported speech using these differentiated worksheets based on events from the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. A conversation from Chapter 8 of the novel, when Ayesha escapes from the militiamen with the help of the mysterious old man Abu Boutros, must be changed from direct to reported speech. Direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used and includes the use of inverted commas (otherwise known as speech marks or quotation marks). Reported speech (otherwise known as indirect speech) tells you what someone said but does not use the person’s actual words. This activity has been differentiated three ways to cater to a range of ability levels in the classroom. Answers have been provided. The resources come as PDF documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A list of the main events that occur in the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker. This resource can be used by pupils when creating descriptions, diary entries, character profiles and other writing based on the book. Other Journey themed resources: ✦ Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Example Description Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - Whole Term BUNDLE ✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Diary Entries Example Texts Pack Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A card sort to match the six main non-fiction text types with text examples, features and purpose of the non-fiction text genres. Suitable as a paired or small group activity to be completed as a lesson starter or plenary. Non-fiction example WAGOLL texts: ✦ Instructional texts: instructions, recipes ✦ Recount texts: diaries, newspaper reports, biographies ✦ Information texts: non-chronological reports ✦ Explanation texts: explanations ✦ Persuasive texts: persuasive letters, adverts You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of test style comprehension questions based on Chapter 3 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 answers. 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 4 ✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 5 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 ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A glossary of key words related to the mummification process used by the Ancient Egyptians. The glossary can be used during cross-curricular creative writing tasks including the writing of diaries, instructional texts and stories based on mummifying in Ancient Egypt. This resource comes in pdf format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other history resources: Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack ✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example ✦ Ancient Egypt | 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 Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle 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 ✦ 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 All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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

A set of comprehension questions about A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with full answers. The questions refer to the first part of Stave 1 of Dickens’s famous Christmas ghost story. Resources included: • Text extract from Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol • Comprehension questions • Comprehension answers The question and answer sheets come in Word and PDF format. The text extract is in PDF format. This resource is a perfect comprehension check when studying the novel or a great standalone Christmas-themed comprehension activity. 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 Christmas resources: ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2 ✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension ✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension ✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

The Christmas poem Santa and the Reindeer with comprehension questions and additional challenges. Answers to the comprehension questions are included. This children’s poem was written by poet Shel Silverstein. This resource comes as a PDF and Word document. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas resources: ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2 ✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game ✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension ✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension ✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.