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.

A set of comprehension questions about the classic ballad Babes in the Wood. 17 questions with a total of 20 marks. This resource comes with the following: • Babes in the Wood poem • Comprehension questions • Comprehension answers Due to the subject matter, this guided reading resource should be used with Year 6 and above. The comprehension includes a variety of question types including a 3 mark ‘What impression’ question. All resources come as editable Word documents 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: ✦ 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 ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of comprehension questions about the classic poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, with full answers and glossary. 24 questions with a total of 30 marks. The questions and extract cover stanzas 1-6. This resource comes with the following: • Pied Piper of Hamelin poem extract with illustrations • Comprehension questions • Comprehension answers • Glossary This resource is suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 pupils. It is perfect for guided reading or Year 6 SATs practice. The comprehension includes a variety of question types including a 3 mark ‘What impression’ question. All resources come as 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. Save with a bundle: ✦ Classic Poetry Comprehension Pied Piper of Hamelin BUNDLE 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 Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of comprehension questions about the classic poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, with full answers and glossary. 19 questions with a total of 26 marks. The questions and extract cover stanzas 7-11. This resource comes with the following: • Pied Piper of Hamelin poem extract with illustrations • Comprehension questions • Comprehension answers • Glossary This resource is suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 pupils. It is perfect for guided reading or Year 6 SATs practice. The comprehension includes a variety of question types including a 3 mark ‘What impression’ question. All resources come as 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. Save with a bundle: ✦ Classic Poetry Comprehension Pied Piper of Hamelin BUNDLE 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 Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A list of conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases to help pupils with writing texts such as explanations, non-chronological reports and discussion texts. These words are often punctuated with semi-colons. An example has been included. Use the word sheet to help pupils identify these connectives when reading texts and then use in their own writing. This vocabulary sheet of conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases 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 grammar and punctuation resources: ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE 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 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the fun fantasy book. 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, 3 and 4 of Andy Shepherd’s book, The Boy Who Grew Dragons . 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. Other The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed resources: ✦ Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Letter 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 ✦ 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 ✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5) Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A ten-slide presentation explaining how to use possessive apostrophes, 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 usages of possessive apostrophes are illustrated: • To show possession by a singular noun; • To show possession by a regular plural noun; • To show possession by an irregular plural noun; • To show possession by a proper noun; • To show possession by a proper noun ending in ‘s’. 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 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 ✦ 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

An eight-slide presentation explaining how to use semi-colons, 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 usages of semi-colons are included: • To separate items in complex lists; • Between two main clauses that are related; • Before a conjunctive adverb. 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 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 ✦ 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 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Iron Man. The example text reports on the events in Chapter 3 of the book when the Iron Man digs himself out of the hill. The model newspaper report comes with two feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, one for layout features and one of language and grammar features, plus answer sheets. Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in Chapter 3 or a different event from later on in the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report • Feature find sheets, x2 • Feature find answers, x2 • Newspaper report planning template • Newspaper report writing templates x2 The features in the text include: • Headline in the present tense • Byline • Date • Introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws • Quotes, with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Alliteration • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Fronted adverbials • Possessive nouns All resources come as both 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. 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 & Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth & Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A list of the main characters in the book The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo with brief descriptions, illustrations from the book and chapter information. This resource is a useful reminder to pupils about the names and roles of the characters in the story. It can be used as a reference sheet or displayed in the classroom to help pupils to understand the novel as they read. The characters are listed in order of appearance in the novel and split onto three separate pages, so that each page can be introduced to pupils after reading, avoiding spoilers. • Page 1: Chapters 1 and 2 • Page 2: Chapters 3 and 5 • Page 3: Chapter 7 This resource comes as a PDF. Other Butterfly Lion themed resources: ✦ Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Timeline Activity Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Pack ✦ Character Sort Activity 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 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: 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 ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A pack of twelve non-chronological report resources, including vocabulary, features, planning and writing sheets and activities, themed around humpback whales. The following resources are included: Humpback Whales Vocabulary Vocabulary about humpback whales. This resource can be used in two ways to familiarise pupils with the subject specific vocabulary: 1) cut out and match the words, definitions and images; 2) use as a word mat during the planning and writing process. Humpback Whales Vocabulary Wall Display Display the key words and matching images around the classroom with this resource. Identify Features: Tense and Sentence Types Pupils identify different sentence types and tenses from an example introduction and Did you know? section from a non-chronological report about giant pandas. With answers. Humpback Whales Matching Sentences Match the beginning and ends of sentences about whales. This activity makes pupils familiar with the sentence structure of a non-chronological report and facts associated with whales. They then order the sentences, identify the relative clauses and finally write about humpback whales. With answers. Re-Order Sentences Elephants Organise the sentences about elephants into the appropriate section. Then order the sentences to make a paragraph. With answers. Humpback Whales Organising Information Into Paragraphs Three paragraphing activities: firstly, identify which section each fact about whales belongs in; secondly, write a paragraph using the facts provided; lastly, draw a diagram using information provided. With answers. Humpback Whales Notes to Plan Pupils organise notes about whales and into a planning grid. The answers are provided. A larger planning grid is also provided to add additional notes from pupils’ own research. Non-Chronological Report Planning Sheet 4 Sections A planning sheet for a non-chronological report with title, introduction and four additional paragraphs. Non-Chronological Report Planning Sheet 5 Sections See above, with five additional paragraphs. Non-Chronological Report Writing Template A template to use to write a non-chronological report. It includes sections for the title, introduction, four sections with subheadings, diagram and picture. Non-Chronological Report Sentence Starters A handout to use when writing a non-chronological report containing useful sentence starters. Non-Chronological Report Checklist A checklist to use when writing a non-chronological report. All resources are PDFs and 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. Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Two example diary texts from the point of view of Theseus and Ariadne from the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. This diary writing pack comes with the following resources: • Model diary text from Theseus’ point of view • Model diary text from Ariadne’s point of view • Feature Find worksheets for both diary entries • Answers to the Feature Find worksheets Read both exemplar diary entries. Examine the language, grammar and punctuation features found in the texts by completing the feature find worksheets. Finally write your own diary entries from the point of view of any characters from the myth, such as Theseus, Ariadne, King Minos, King Aegeus or even the Minotaur! The following writing features, amongst others, are included in the diary entries: • rule of three • alliteration • repetition for effect • modal clauses • synonyms to avoid repetition • conjunctive adverbs • ‘that’ omitted • possessive noun phrases • colons to replace ‘because’ • colons before a list • semi-colons for clarity • contractions • coordinating conjunctions • fronted adverbials • relative clauses • subordinate clauses • expanded noun phrases 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. Other history resources: Ancient Greece: ✦ Ancient Greek Monsters Example Non-Chronological Report Text Pack ✦ Ancient Greek Monsters Example Instructional Text Pack Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ 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 Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A list of the main characters in the book The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman with brief descriptions and images. This resource is a useful reminder to pupils about the main characters in the story. It can be used as a handout or displayed. This resource comes as a PDF. Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile 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 ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils must match up the two parts of sentences from the text that have been cut in two. Five sentence matching activities are provided, one for each chapter of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes. After reading each chapter of the novel, in pairs, pupils match up the beginning of the sentence with the correct ending, reading them aloud to check that they sound complete. Benefits for this activity: • Encourages pupils to discuss how they know which parts to put together • Leads to pupils to spot patterns in sentence structure • Gives the opportunity for pupils to re-read sentences many times over • Helps pupils attune their ears to the sound of a sentence • Helps children recall the events of the story • Provides the opportunity for children to pay close attention to the grammar of sentences including tense • Helps pupils recognise sentences in their own writing in order to demarcate them using the correct punctuation All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. Answers for all 5 sentence matching activities are provided. 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 ✦ 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 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example instructional text based on the book Lila and the Secret of Rain plus feature find sheets and differentiated writing templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading David Conway and Jude Daly’s picture book. Resources provided: • Exemplar instructional text WAGOLL • Feature find worksheets • Feature find answers • Writing template differentiated x4 • Teacher notes The exemplar text is a set of instructions that describe how to make it rain. Pupils read the model instructions, examine the features of the text and and then write their own instructions using the differentiated writing templates. 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 Lila and the Secret of Rain themed resources: ✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Conjunction Activities Differentiated 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 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.