Primary English: Fantastic fiction activities

Lesson ideas, classroom activities and displays to immerse KS1 and KS2 pupils in the world of fiction

Tes Resources Team

Image Representing The Different Genres Of Children's Fiction Books for Primary pupils

Allow young learners' imaginations to run wild with these stimulating fiction resources

Fiction is a staple of primary English lessons. Not only do stories encourage creative thinking, but they are also a vital tool for developing students' empathy and understanding of the wider world, as they analyse different characters. From introductory presentations and inspiring fiction display ideas to creative writing tips, immerse your budding bookworms in the world of fiction with this selection of hand-picked resources.

Genre lesson inspiration

Mystery, fantasy, adventure ... There are plenty of genres for pupils to get their teeth stuck into! Learn about the different forms fiction can take before generating discussion about students' favourite books with the help of these engaging ideas.  

Literary Genres Worksheet and Sorting Activity
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Literary Genres Worksheet and Sorting Activity

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Pupils match the literary genres with their definitions and then give examples of each genre. The activity comes as both a sorting activity and as a worksheet. Answers are included. Carry out this activity before making predictions about a new text based on its front cover. The following literary...
Writing Narratives KS1 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
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Writing Narratives KS1 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!

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These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for KS1 children when writing for a range of different narrative genres. The organisers are also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children s kn...
Genre Writing Aids - Mats/Posters
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Genre Writing Aids - Mats/Posters

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Each Mat/Poster contains: Definition of genre, key features, sentences openers, a word bank and characters/settings. Genres included: Science fiction, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy/Traditional Tale and Mystery. Helpful for this objective: Describing settings and characters, using what pupils ...
Book Genre Poster
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Book Genre Poster

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A book genre poster to help children learn about different book genres! For a lesson on book genres and the importance of books follow the link below! For lesson, poster, games and book task sheets, follow the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12614076

Analysing and creating characters

Well-developed characters are one of the most important elements of any fiction book. Walk students through the basics of character analysis and encourage them to write descriptions of different personas using these lesson presentations, templates and word mats.  

Creating Characters - Year 6
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Creating Characters - Year 6

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Creating Characters - Year 6 'Creating Characters - Year 6' is designed to help pupils improve their creative writing skills through effective character creation. It covers many of the curriculum requirements of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition). Content includes: ...
Character Profile
Laura Truepenny

Character Profile

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A sheet for children to fill out for a character. I set this as a homework in preparation for the next literacy lesson.
Describing people & characters - word mats
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Describing people & characters - word mats

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* A brand new resource! * A bundle of word mats for describing people & characters. This download is for a 76 page document which includes description on: - people - emotions including anger, sadness, love and confusion - clothes - shoes - bags - jewellery - skin - moustaches/beards - hair - f...
Y3/4 Guided Reading Character Description - 5 Lessons
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Y3/4 Guided Reading Character Description - 5 Lessons

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This 5 session guided reading unit is all about character descriptions. The included text is based on the character of a fairy, including descriptive vocabulary. Great to study across a week or half term, these sessions are based around reading the text together as a whole class (or group) and pred...
Character Activities
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Character Activities

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Character Activities: These activities can be used with any fiction story you choose that contains characters. Students can choose a character from a story, describe the character using adjectives, complete a graphic organizer that requires students to locate text evidence, and locate details to sup...
Free characterisation activity sheet
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Free characterisation activity sheet

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This activity sheet supports students to create characters when story writing. Perfect to use when running as project about story writing and characterisation. This resource is great for use by parents for home-schooling too. A great way to help make a child s story more engaging to the reader. ...

Writing practice

What better way to enthuse pupils about fiction than to encourage them to write some of their own? Unleash your learners' imaginations by putting pen to paper with these ready-to-use planning templates, writing prompts and lesson activities.  

Story Starters - third person - writing
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Story Starters - third person - writing

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Story Starters for writing lessons in the classroom. They are all for writing in the third person (ie they all contain the names of other characters, rather than using 'I') Print these out and laminate them back-to-back. Hand them out (or children can 'lucky-dip'). Students can then choose...
Story Planning and Writing Bundle
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Story Planning and Writing Bundle

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***Planning a Story*** An English activity to help children to plan a story in a step by step manner. This activity breaks down story planning into small chunks and enables children to plan each stage of the story. The activity encourages lots of talk and children enjoy sharing their ideas about the...
Writing Story Planning
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Writing Story Planning

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16 differentiated worksheets for planning stories. Characters, setting, title, what happened, new words to be introduced into the story, new descriptive words and genre. These can be useful in a mixed ability class or in a composite class. They can be adapted as I have also included a powerpoint p...
Creative Writing: Planning your story
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Creative Writing: Planning your story

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A set of resources to help your students plan their creative writing activity. Worksheets include character, scene, time, plot, and structural planning. Suitable for KS2 or early KS3. 4/5 of the sheets include additional activities.
The Five Key Elements of a Story
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The Five Key Elements of a Story

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Single Infographic on the 5 key elements of a story: 1.Theme 2. Plot 3. Characters 4. Setting 5. Conflict Use this resource to help explain to students what to include/talk about when they are writing a story. The format is PNG.