An example non-chronological text about Sri Lankan green vine snakes, plus planning and writing templates, and task sheet. Resources provided: • Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text • Non-chronologcial report Feature Find worksheet differentiated x3 • Non-chronologcial report Feature Find answers • Planning sheets differentiated x2 • Writing templates differentiated x2 • Task explanation sheet Pupils read the model information text about green vine snakes, and then examine its features; and then research, plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates. Pupils can create the information text about the same or a different type of snake, or an animal of their choice. These activities can be carried out over several lessons. Structural, language, grammar & punctuation features in the model text: • Heading • Introduction • Subheadings • Bullet-pointed list • Picture/diagram with caption • Glossary • Present tense • Adverbs of degree • Alliteration • Brackets to add a definition • Complex list with semi-colons • Embedded relative clauses • Expanded noun phrases • Fronted adverbials • Modal verbs • Passive voice • Relative clauses • Subordinate clauses • List introduced with a colon • Singular possessive nouns • Plural possessive nouns This scientific text has cross-curricular links to the science curriculum: ✎ 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 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 resources are PDFs and editable Word files. 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 Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary text with feature find worksheet and answers from the point of view of Chaya from the novel The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook. This diary writing pack comes with the following resources: • Model diary text from Chaya’s point of view • Feature Find worksheet • Answers to the Feature Find worksheet • Teacher notes Read the exemplar diary entry based on the events in chapters 5 to 9. Examine the language, grammar and punctuation features found in the text by completing the feature find worksheet. Finally write your own diary entry from the point of view of Chaya or a different character such as Neel, Nour or Chaya’s father. The following writing features, amongst others, are included in the diary entry: • brackets for extra information • colons for emphasis • contractions • dashes to add qualification • emotions/feelings • expanded noun phrases • fronted adverbials with commas • greeting with comma • idioms • modal verbs • relative clauses • repetition for effect • rhetorical questions • singular and plural possession • subordinate clauses • synonyms to avoid repetition All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More The Girl Who Stole An Elephant themed resources: ✦ The Girl Who Stole An Elephant Character Trait Matching ✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Example Character Profile Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example non-chronological report text about brownies, a type of faerie or hobgoblin, plus two activities with answers, and planning and writing templates. Resources provided: • Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Layout activity • Layout answers • Planning template • Writing template differentiated Pupils read the model non-chronological report about brownies, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report on the sheet provided; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates provided. Pupils can research and create the information text about a brownie or a different mythical creature such as a goblin, boggart, dwarf, griffin, kelpie, unicorn or troll. These activities can be carried out over several lessons. Structural, language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text: • Heading • Subheadings • Introduction • Fast Facts section • Did you know? section with bullet points • Paragraphs • Picture with caption • Rule of three • Rhetorical questions • Present tense • Modal verbs • Adverbs of degree • Conjunctive adverbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Question marks • Commas in lists • Complex lists • Commas as parenthesis • Possessive apostrophes • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word 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 resources about myths and legends: ✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE ✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Monster Story Writing 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 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Possessive Apostrophe BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example instructional text entitled How to Catch an Ogre, inspired by the fantasy novel The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, plus feature find worksheets, and writing templates. Resources provided: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated Pupils read the model instructions about how to catch an ogre, and then examine its features; then write their own instructions using the templates provided. Pupils can research and create the instructional text about one of the faeries from Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide, such as a brownie, boggart, goblin, dwarf, griffin, kelpie, unicorn or troll. These activities can be carried out over several lessons. Language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text: • Metaphors • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • Repetition for effect • Rule of three • Exclamatory sentences • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Colons • Inverted commas The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word 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 Spiderwick Chronicles themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack 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 ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of 9 reading comprehension tests with answers for the book Stig of the Dump by Clive King. These nine SATs style assessments are ideal to use after reading each of the nine chapters of the book in guided reading or English. The questions cover the eight reading content domains (2a vocabulary, 2b retrieval, 2c summary, 2d inference, 2e prediction, 2f comment, 2g author choice, 2h comparison) and the six reading VIPERS domains (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Sequence/Summarise). Each test has a range of question types including: • write on the line • tick one or tick multiple • give an answer with evidence • draw lines to show • number the order • true or false • find and copy • impression with evidence These are ideal to confidently assess your pupils’ understanding of Stig of the Dump as well as familiarise your pupils with SATs style questioning. An answer sheet for each test is supplied. All documents are provided as both 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 Stig of the Dump themed example texts with feature identification sheets and answers: ✦ Unit of Work ✦ Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries ✦ Chapter 2: Instructions ✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile ✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter ✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue ✦ Chapter 6: Playscript ✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report ✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article ✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A word bank of alternatives to the word ‘said’. This word list is a useful resource for pupils who are learning to write direct speech and as a word mat when writing fiction, especially dialogues. The synonyms for ‘said’ are grouped into categories to make pupils’ selection of the most appropriate word easier and quicker. The word bank can be printed back-to-back 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 dialogue and direct speech resources: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Worksheets Differentiated ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Quiz & Activities ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Direct Speech to Reported Speech Differentiated Worksheets With Answers ✦ Street Child Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Dialogue Writing Example Text ✦ The Hodgeheg Dialogue Example Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Pack: The Boy at the Back of the Class ✦ Dialogue Example Pack: The Butterfly Lion ✦ Dialogue Example Pack: The Boy Who Grew Dragons ✦ Dialogue Text Examples Differentiated: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ The Twits Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text, Feature Identification & Answers Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Punctuation Activities & Quiz ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Activities with Answers – Whole Term BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Three animal-related activities where pupils must add punctuation to information texts about three animals: badgers, hedgehogs and spiders. Pupils must read the texts and add the missing punctuation, including the following: • Capital letters for the start of sentences • Capital letters for proper nouns • Full stops • Question marks • Commas in a list • Commas in compound sentences • Commas after fronted adverbials • Apostrophes for possession These tasks are useful when learning about or revising punctuation, including sentence punctuation. The non-chronological report style texts help to familiarise pupils with this non-fiction genre, and the subject matter, animals, is of interest to children. The three texts are differentiated by type of punctuation used and sentence structure. Each sheet comes with its own answer key. All resources come as Word documents and 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 popular resources: ✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Ogre Example Text BUNDLE: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report 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 ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

An example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the Beowulf retelling by Michael Morpurgo plus accompanying resources. The differentiated WAGOLL contains a conversation between Beowulf, his father, Edgetheow, and his uncle, King Hygelac, when he decides to travel to Denmark to kill Grendel. It is based on a part of the story containing no direct speech. Differentiated feature find sheets with answers and word bank are also included. This resource contains the following documents: • Example dialogue texts x3 • Dialogue text feature find sheets x3 • Answer sheets x3 • Contractions word bank Pupils examine the model text, completing the feature find sheet, before writing their own version or continuing the dialogue. The resources can be used when studying Morpurgo’s version of the story Beowulf or a different one, such as Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye or Beowulf by Rob Lloyd Jones. All documents available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents. Text contains the following features: • Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side • Reporting clause separated from words spoken with comma, question mark or exclamation mark • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs • Contractions within speech • New paragraph every time the speaker changes • Feelings of characters shown through action • Two sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end • Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause • Split speech: two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause 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 Beowulf themed resources: ✦ Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Character Profile Model Text Pack ✦ Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets Other popular resources: Other popular resources: ✦ 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 Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A Powerpoint presentation about suffixes, plus a suffixes worksheet with answers. The suffixes covered by this presentation and worksheet are -er, -less and -ment. The presentation is provided as in Powerpoint, Smart Notebook and PDF. The worksheet is provided as Word and PDF. 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 grammar & punctuation resources: ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular and Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities & Quiz ✦ 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 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 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

The Highwayman poetry pack containing a verse-by-verse PowerPoint presentation of Alfred Noyes’ poem, a pupil copy of the poem, a glossary and an event sorting activity with answers. Pupil Copy of the Poem A document containing the poem with each part and verse numbered to make it easy to refer to different sections, and space beside the text for note-taking. Poem Presentation The 21 slide presentation is organised with each verse on a different slide. The parts and verses are numbered. Two versions have been provided: one without a glossary, useful for first readings; and one with images or definitions of challenging vocabulary displayed at the bottom of each slide. Glossary A two-page Word/PDF document of words used in the poem, with word class, meanings and images. Sorting Activity The key events sorting activity can be completed individually, in pairs or, ideally, in small groups. This will help pupils to understand the storyline of this narrative poem. Answers have been provided. Each document is available as an editable Word/PowerPoint file and as a PDF file. 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 Highwayman themed resources: ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman: Diary Entries Model Text Pack ✦ The Highwayman: Character Profile Model Text Pack ✦ The Highwayman: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities Other popular resources: ✦ Holes BUNDLE ✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE ✦ Street Child BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

A fun Christmas-themed way for children to learn to identify different types of phrases and clauses (noun phrases, adverbial phrases, main clauses and subordinate clauses). The phrases and clauses all come from popular Christmas carols and songs, including: • Away in a Manger • Frosty the Snowman • Jingle Bells • Little Donkey • Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree • Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer • Santa Claus is Coming to Town • Silent Night • Twelve Days of Christmas • We Three Kings • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • While Shepherds Watched This Christmas carol bingo game can be played with a whole class or in small groups. Pupils can play as individuals, in pairs or in teams. Included in this resource pack: • Playing Rules • Christmas Carol Bingo Scorecards • Bingo Calling Cards • Phrase and Clause Class Answers • Blank Bingo Scorecards • Christmas Carol Phrase and Clause List • Interactive Bingo Wheel Powerpoint Just print and play! 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 ✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension ✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Maths murder mysteries: ✦ 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 ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun Christmas-themed way for children to learn to identify words from different word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs). This Christmas bingo game can be played with a whole class or in small groups. Pupils can play as individuals, in pairs or in teams. Included in this resource pack: • Playing Rules • Christmas Bingo Scorecards • Bingo Calling Cards • Word Class Answers • Blank Bingo Scorecards • Christmas Word List • Interactive Bingo Wheel Powerpoint Just print and play! 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 ✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures 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 ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other popular resources: ✦ 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 Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example mission file text based on Chapter 4 of the action-adventure novel Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz with planning sheet and writing template. The model mission file is written using information from Chapter 4, “So What Do You Say?", of the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL text to examine before pupils plan and write their own mission file based on this chapter or a mission invented by the children themselves. Resources provided: • Exemplar mission file text • Planning sheet • Writing template All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Stormbreaker resources: ✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man 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 ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. All resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Children of the Benin Kingdom themed resources: ✦ Children of the Benin Kingdom: Character Trait Matching Activity Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A pack of 50 differentiated grammar and punctuation worksheets linked to the book The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar. Answers are provided. In this Year 5 and 6 pack, the following topics are covered: • Various comma usage • Speech punctuation • Colons • Semi-colons • Apostrophes: contractions and possession • Dashes • Relative clauses • Changing tenses • Modal verbs • Active and passive voice This pack is ideal for classes studying the exciting pirate-themed fantasy fiction story during English or guided reading lessons. Each set of differentiated worksheets complements a different chapter or set of chapters from the book. All resources come as Word documents and 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 popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

An example instructional text entitled “How to Slay a Hydra”, plus writing feature find worksheet, answers and writing templates. This text about the hydra, a mythical monster slayed by Hercules during his twelve labours, is perfect for any class studying ancient Greece or for those studying one of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians novels. These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Dashes • Heading • Subheadings • Bullet points • Numbered points This example instructional text can be used to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions. The following resources are provided in this pack: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated x2 Documents available as PDFs and editable Word 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 popular resources: ✦ 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 ✦ 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 Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An nineteen-slide presentation explaining how to punctuate direct speech, including lots of examples and do’s and don’ts. This presentation comes as an easily editable Powerpoint presentation as well as in PDF format. The following features of direct speech include: • The difference between direct and indirect speech; • The parts of direct speech; • How different sentence types in speech are punctuated, including inverted commas (speech marks); • The punctuation of several speech sentences; • The punctuation of embedded reporting clauses. 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. PUNCTUATION RESOURCE LINKS More punctuation resources: ✦ 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 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 ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

In this week-long unit of work about the first Moon landing, pupils examine an example diary text written from Neil Armstrong’s point of view recounting the Moon landing; they take part in a role play and learn about the Moon landing; and then plan, write and edit their own diary entries. This resource contains 5 lessons with full lesson plans, differentiation, all required worksheets and handouts (x23), and lesson presentations (x5). Example of resources included: • Lesson presentations x5 (Smart Notebook, Powerpoint & PDF) • WAGOLL diary text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Differentiated planning templates • Diary success criteria • Moon landing timeline • Moon landing vocabulary • Detailed plans for each lesson with differentiation, starters, main teaching and tasks, and plenaries All resources and lesson plans come as both Word documents and in PDF format. All lesson presentations come as Smart Notebook, Powerpoint and PDF files. Suitable for Lower Key Stage 2. Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons. Learning objectives Main objectives: • To identify features from a diary text • To explore the feelings of a character • To plan a diary entry • To write a first draft of a diary entry • To edit a diary entry Year 3/4 English Curriculum objectives: • To plan their writing by discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar • To participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play/ improvisations and debates • To plan their writing by discussing and recording ideas • To draft and write by organising paragraphs around a theme • To evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements • To evaluate and edit by proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency • To proofread for spelling and punctuation errors 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 Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Quiz With 75 Questions ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A differentiated activity where pupils learn more about the characters in Betsy Byars’s novel The Midnight Fox by comparing them. Pupils must sort quotes from the text as well as summarise the differences between two characters from the story: protagonist Tom and Bubba. This resource is differentiated three ways. It comes with instructions, extensions and answers. All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.