The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 4 and 5 of the popular novel. The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing. Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets: • Apostrophes for omission (contractions) • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession The worksheets focus on chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant). Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and 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. 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 ✦ 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 ✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5) Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun example diary entry text for The Twits , writing feature find worksheet with answers, and differentiated planning and writing templates. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 6 and 7 of Roald Dahl’s popular novel. The diary, written from Mrs Twit’s point of view, describes the day she made wormy spaghetti for Mr Twit. The following resources are included: • Example diary text • Feature find sheet • Answers • Differentiated planning templates x4 • Differentiated writing templates x3 The diary text contains these language, grammar and punctuation features: • Similes • Metaphors • Hyperbole • Rule of three • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • First person • Past tense • Past perfect tense • Exclamatory sentences • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Subordinating conjunctions • Commas in list • Apostrophes for contraction & possession • Brackets • Dashes • Hyphens Pupils can read the example diary entry, identify the features and then write one of the following, including appropriate features in their writing: • Their own version of Mrs Twit’s diary entry • Mr Twit’s diary entry for the same day • A diary entry for the next day without reading the subsequent chapters, using prediction • A series of diary entries for the following days • A diary entry for any other day from any character’s point of view, e.g. Mrs Twit, Mr Twit, one of the boys who was stuck to the tree, Muggle-Wump the monkey, the Roly-Poly bird. All resources are provided as PDFs & 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. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack ✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack Other resources: ✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Example instructional text based on information from Chapters 22 to 29 of the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. This exemplar instructional text “How to Trick the Twits” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Twits. The instructions are based on the trick that Muggle-Wump the monkey plays on Mr and Mrs Twit at the end of the book. The model instructions come with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. After identifying the features, pupils plan and write their own instructions based on the example text using the differentiated templates provided. The following resource are included: • Example instruction text • Feature identification worksheet • Feature identification answers • x3 differentiated planning sheets • x3 differentiated writing templates The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Alliteration • Similes • Present tense • Second person • Imperative verbs • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Question marks • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Hyphens • Colons Resources come as easily editable 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. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack ✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

How To Train Your Dragon themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of possessive apostrophe activities, focusing on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of the novel. The possessive apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of possessive apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of possessive apostrophes and improve their skills in using possessive apostrophes in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify singular and plural possessive apostrophes, create possessive phrases, add missing possessive apostrophes and write sentences to include different types of possessive apostrophes. The worksheet focuses on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel, How To Train Your Dragon, but can be used at any point after reading Chapter 3. Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. All resources come as easily editable Word documents 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 How to Train Your Dragon themed resources: ✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ Example Explanation Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Fronted Adverbial Pack ✦ Example Character Profile Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text Pack ✦ 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.

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. 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

Example diary entry text for How To Train Your Dragon written from the point of view of Hiccup, plus writing feature identification worksheet, and differentiated planning and writing templates. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading the first four chapters of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel. The diary entry recounts events that take place on Dragon-catching Day and is written from the point of view of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the story’s protagonist. The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Similes • Metaphors • Personification • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Onomatopoeia • Alliteration • Hyperbole • Mainly past tense • Present tense (at the end of the diary) • Future tense (at the end of the diary) • First person • Exclamatory sentences • Questions • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Variety of nouns to avoid repetition • Noun phrases • Subordinating conjunctions • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Brackets Pupils can read the example diary entry, identify the features and then write one of the following, including appropriate features in their writing: ✽ Their own version of Hiccup’s diary entry ✽ A diary written by another character, such as Fishlegs, Snotlout or Gobber ✽ A diary entry for the next day (either without reading the subsequent chapters, therefore using prediction, or after reading the subsequent chapters) ✽ A series of diary entries for the following days The following resources are provided: • Example diary text • Feature identification sheet • Feature identification answers • Differentiated planning templates x3 • Differentiated writing templates x3 All resources are available as PDFs and easily 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 How to Train Your Dragon themed resources: ✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ Example Explanation Text Pack ✦ Possessive Apostrophe Pack ✦ Fronted Adverbial Pack ✦ Example Character Profile Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the popular novel. The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing. Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets: • Apostrophes for omission (contractions) • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession The worksheets focus on chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant). Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and 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. 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 ✦ 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 ✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5) Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils examine the personality of Hogarth in this character trait matching exercise. Pupils match the character traits of Hogarth from The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes with evidence from the text and a definition of that character trait. The quotes from the text have been provided, alongside the definitions. This resource has been differentiated three ways: • Higher ability: 9 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided. • Middle ability: 6 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided. • Lower ability: 6 quotes have been provided, with the character traits and definitions combined. 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. All quotes are taken from Chapter 2 of the text. An answer sheet has been included. After the matching activity, pupils plan and write a character profile using the writing template provided. This example Iron Man character profile can be used as a handy WAGOLL or model text. 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. Other popular The Iron Man themed resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man 7 Example Texts and Glossary ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text With Feature Find ✦ The Iron Man Hogarth Apology Letter With Feature Find ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text With Feature Find Visit Helen Teach’s shop for more resources.

Get your pupils analysing the characters from The Twits using these differentiated FAST activities. These resources enable pupils to carry out a detailed character analysis. Using the F.A.S.T. technique, pupils will examine the Feelings, Actions, Sayings and Thoughts of Mr and Mrs Twit and other characters from Roald Dahl’s popular novel The Twits to gain an insight into the characters and develop inference skills. Pupils will look at the following categories: F = Feelings: How does the character feel? A = Actions: What does the character do? S = Sayings: What does the character say? T = Thoughts: What does the character think? The activities are differentiated 4 ways to cater for a broad range of abilities in your classroom. • Higher ability: Pupils find evidence from the text to complete the FAST table for a character of their choice (chapter number required) • Middle ability 1: Pupils correctly place 10 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Middle ability 2: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Lower ability: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number not required) • Bonus resource: F.A.S.T. Character Map All resources are provided as easily editable Word documents as well as PDF format. Helpful answer keys 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. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack Visit Helen Teach’s shop for more useful resources.

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.

Pupils will learn how to write an exciting action sequence with this The Hodgeheg themed example text, together with a feature find and answers, boxing up grid, differentiated planning sheets and text extract. Pupils start by reading the action writing extract from the children’s book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith. The structure is then examined using the boxing up method. A new text is planned by modelling the innovation (completed grid provided). Next pupils will analyse the example text using the feature find grid (answers provided) where they will need to find examples of listed action sequence grammar and language features. Lastly, pupils will plan their own action sequence using the differentiated planning grids and then write their own action sequence. The following resources are provided: • Example action sequence WAGOLL text • Extract from The Hodgeheg • Action sequence feature find worksheet • Answers to feature find • Boxing up grid - completed • Differentiated boxing up planning templates Ideas for action sequences: • Pupils write their own account of Max the hedgehog crossing at the zebra crossing or under the underpass, but with different dangers/obstacles in his way. • Pupils write about Max to crossing the road using a different method. • Pupils write about a different animal character crossing the road. • Pupils write about a different animal character doing something else that is difficult or dangerous, e.g. a duckling travelling across a busy river. This resource can be used when reading the book The Hodgeheg, or for a standalone series of lessons about action sequence writing. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and 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 Hodgeheg themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. The example text is based on Chapter 27 of the novel when Mr and Mrs Twit are stuck to the floor. A feature find worksheet with answers is included, plus differentiated activity sheets and extract. This following documents are provided: • Dialogue writing model text • Feature find sheet • Feature answers • Differentiated dialogue writing activities x4 • Activity answers • Said synonyms vocabulary list • Extract from The Twits The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version, continue the model text or add punctuation to direct speech. This resource can be used when studying the The Twits or during a stand-alone dialogue writing lesson. The model text contains the following features: • Actual words spoken with inverted commas on either side • Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs • Actions of the characters • New paragraph each time the speaker changes. • Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end • Two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause • Contractions used in speech All documents 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. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack ✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

This collection of verbs commonly used when cooking or writing recipes are useful for pupils writing instructions or recipes and for ESL students speaking or writing about cooking. The sheets comprise of 30 cooking verbs. Each verb comes with a definition, accompanying photo and sentence containing the key word. These cards can be printed double-sided onto A3 for a handy help sheet, or onto A4 to be cut into cards and distributed to pupils/students according to ability. They can also be made into booklets or display posters. The verbs are arranged alphabetically and each word is used as an imperative verb in an imperative sentence. The resource comes as an easily editable Word document and 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. 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.

An example informal letter from the point of view of Muggle-Wump the monkey from the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 14-17 of the text. The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. The worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation. After identifying the features in the model text, pupils can write their own informal letter from Muggle-Wump, the Roly-Poly Bird, one of the boys, Mr Twit or Mrs Twit’s point of view, based on the example text. The following documents are included in this resource pack: • Informal letter model text • Feature identification sheet • Answers to feature identification sheet • Differentiated planning sheets x3 • Differentiated writing templates x3 • Apostrophe word bank The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Similes • Second person • Questions • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Expanded noun phrases • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Commas in a list • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for plural possession • Hyphens • Colons • Brackets • Dashes All resources come as easily editable Word documents 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 Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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 genres are included: • Autobiography • Biography • Fable • Fairy tale • Fantasy • Folktale • Historical fiction • Informational • Legend • Mystery • Myth • Poetry • Science fiction • Tall tale Each resources comes in easily editable Word format and as a 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. 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.

Two activities and a quiz involving identifying correctly and incorrectly punctuated contractions. Pupils must look carefully at the sentences to check if the apostrophes for omission have been put in the correct place for a variety of contracted words. There are three activities provided: ✽ Contractions Quiz: pupils identify whether each sentence is correctly or incorrectly punctuated. This quiz is great to use as a starter or plenary with the whole class with pupils working independently or in pairs. Each sentence contains one or more contractions, or words that are often confused with contractions, that have been correctly or incorrectly punctuated. Each answer is revealed and explained on the next slide. ✽ Contractions Card Sort: pupils sort the cards into correct and incorrect piles. Great for paired or small group work. Both large and small versions are provided, plus an answer sheet. ✽ Contractions Worksheet: pupils select the correct use of omission apostrophes and spelling of the contractions used in sentences. They also add missing contractions to sentences. Great as an independent assessment task. ✽ Contraction Word Bank: can be used by SEN or lower ability pupils to support them while carrying out these activities. This word bank is also a useful reference sheet for independent writing activities. As well as common contraction use, these resources also look at the following errors in contraction use: • Confusing it’s with its • Confusing who’s with whose • Confusing they’re with there or their • Confusing plural nouns with contractions ending with ’s Answers to all tasks are included. All documents available as easily editable Word/Powerpoint documents as well as PDFs. These activities are suitable for years 3, 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. You may also be interested in: ✦ Singular and Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities & Quiz ✦ 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

An example character profile text about the female protagonist from the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker. The model character profile can be used as a WAGOLL for pupils to read before planning and writing their own versions of the profile. Differentiated planning and writing templates have been included in this pack as well as a character trait word bank to prompt ideas. The following documents are included in this resource package: • Example character profile text • Character profile planning template, differentiated x3 • Character trait word bank • Character profile writing template, differentiated x3 The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. 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 Journey themed resources: ✦ Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Example Description Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Journey by Aaron Becker: Example Writing Bundle ✦ Example Description: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Dialogue Text Examples Differentiated: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ 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 Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A punctuation mark matching activity with three levels of differentiation. Pupils match each card showing a punctuation mark symbol with an explanation of its use and an example sentence or sentences. An answer sheet is included. This activity helps pupils to remember the names of punctuation marks and how they are used. It can be used when introducing new punctuation marks to a class in lower key stage two or as a revision activity for upper key stage two (or even KS3). This activity is ideal as a starter or plenary for an English/literacy lesson or punctuation lesson. The cards have been differentiated three ways: • Lower ability: The example sentence displays the featured punctuation in red. • Middle ability: The featured punctuation is missing, with its position indicated by a red rectangle. • Higher ability: The featured punctuation is missing. An ideal activity for pupils to carry out in pairs or small groups. The following punctuation marks with definitions and examples are included: • Capital letters • Full stops • Commas • Question marks • Exclamation Marks • Apostrophes • Inverted commas • Brackets • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons The cards have been organised to make it easy for teachers to reduce the selection of punctuation marks, depending on the needs of their class or individual pupils. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as 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. You may also be interested in: ✦ Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets Bundle ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities & Quiz ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation: Worksheets ✦ Semi-Colons Bundle ✦ Colons Bundle ✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4 ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.