A set of three expanded noun phrase activities and a noun phrase poster, all linked to Chapter 1 of The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. These resources develop pupils’ understanding of grammar, creative writing skills and engagement with the novel. The following resources are included in the pack: • Noun Phrase Building Activity • Noun Phrase Identifying Handout • Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Answers • Noun Phrase Writing Activity • Noun Phrase Poster Noun Phrase Building Activity In pairs or small groups, pupils build expanded noun phrases using the cards provided. Two versions of the cards are supplied: a colour version, and a more challenging black and white version. Blank cards are supplied for pupils to change or build on the expanded noun phrases they have completed, or to create their own expanded noun phrases as an extension activity. Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Pupils identify the different parts of expanded noun phrases, and find the noun phrases in sentences, with activities getting increasingly more challenging. Example phrases and sentences are taken from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. An answer sheet is provided for quick and easy marking. Noun Phrase Writing Activity Pupils create their own expanded noun phrases to describe the Iron Man by adding pre- and post-modifiers using the grid provided. An extension, a paragraph writing activity, is also included. Noun Phrase Poster Defines a noun phrase with examples of expanded noun phrases from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. Display the poster on the wall or provide as a desktop reminder. 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. 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 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: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device 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. You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils add missing punctuation to paragraphs from Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. Pupils read the paragraphs 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 • Inverted commas • Apostrophes for contractions • Apostrophes for possession The worksheets have been differentiated three ways. Answer sheets have been included. These worksheets are useful when learning about or revising punctuation, including sentence punctuation. The paragraph extracts help to familiarise pupils with the text, making the activity useful to carry out before text-based writing such as diary writing. 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 Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Differentiated Worksheets Other popular resources: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

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. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Quiz With 75 Questions ✦ 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 worksheets to help pupils spell four sets of commonly confused homophones that contain apostrophes of contraction. Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. The sets of homophones covered by these worksheets are: • There, their and they’re • Your and you’re • Its and it’s • Whose and who’s These worksheets are suitable for KS2 pupils and cover the following National Curriculum objectives: Year 3 and 4 • To spell further homophones • To spell words that are often misspelt Year 5 and 6 • To continue to distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint 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. 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.

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. 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.

A fun model instructional text about defeating a dragon, plus feature find worksheet with answers. Based on the Polish legend of the Wawel Dragon from Kraków, these instructions tell the reader how to defeat the dragon without the use of weapons. Use this exemplar text as a WAGOLL to examine its features before pupils write their own instructional text. This resource is a perfect model for instructions about mythical creatures such as dragons, ogres or unicorns, but would work well as a WAGOLL before writing instructions about any topic. The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the WAGOLL: • Rhetorical questions • Alliteration • Fronted time adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Hyphens The following resources are provided in this pack: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers 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. If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following: ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Fun and engaging model persuasive letter about a dragon problem plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers. Based on the English legend of the cockatrice dragon from Wherwell, Hampshire, the sender of this letter asks the recipient for help to defeat the dragon that is terrorising their school. The WAGOLL persuasive formal letter contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Similes • Emotive language • Flattery • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Relative clauses • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Implied relative pronouns • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Exclamation marks • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Semi-colons • Colons • Dashes • Hyphens This example persuasive text can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter. Works well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures, fictional creatures (e.g. The Iron Man, characters from Alice In Wonderland) or as a stand-alone lesson. Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. The letter can easily be edited to include the name of your own school, headteacher, pupils etc. Answers for the feature find worksheet 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. You may also be interested in the following: ✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns ✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A French restaurant speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script. The following resources are included: • French restaurant phrase sheet • French restaurant role play script - differentiated x3 • French restaurant menu • French restaurant menu glossary • French restaurant sign • French price vocabulary • Teachers’ guide Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun restaurant role play as waiters and customers. Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the dialogue. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily 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 French resources: ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Weather Role Play With Script 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.

Differentiated card sort activity and differentiated worksheet to teach pupils about different word classes (also known as parts of speech) used in grammar. Differentiated Card Sort Pupils work in small groups, pairs or individually to match different words to the word class they belong to. Answers are included. Differentiated Word Class Worksheets Pupils work independently to categorise words from given sentences into word classes. Answers are included. The word classes covered by these activities are: • Nouns • Verbs • Adjectives • Adverbs • Determiners • Prepositions • Pronouns • Conjunctions Suitable as a paired or small group activity to be completed as a lesson starter or plenary. All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint 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. 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.

A fun speaking and listening bingo game where pupils must recognise the names of rooms in the house to fill a line on their bingo cards. The game focusses on room names, items found in particular rooms and actions that take place in particular rooms. The following resources are provided: • French rooms bingo cards • French rooms bingo call slips, differentiated x3 • French rooms bingo vocabulary sheet • French rooms bingo rules Resources provided are differentiated to enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game. All documents have been provided as easily 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 French resources: ✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads ✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script You may also be interested in: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ 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.

A fun speaking and listening game where pupils guess who their opponents’ characters are in French. This version of the game focusses on vocabulary to describe shapes, such as number of sides, corners, symmetry and colour. The following resources are provided: • Shape character sheets, differentiated x3 • Vocabulary sheets, differentiated x3 • Rules of the game Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily 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 French resources: ✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script 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.

A fun speaking and listening game where pupils use shape names to sink their opponents’ battleships. This version of the game uses shape names along with numbers, colours and sentence starters. The following resources are provided: • Shape and number battleship boards x3 • Shape and colour battleship boards x3 • Shape and sentence starter battleship boards x3 • Vocabulary sheets x3 • Rules of the game Resources provided are differentiated to enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily 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 French resources: ✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Animals ✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads ✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script You may also be interested in: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ 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.

A French about town speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script. The following resources are included: • French about town phrase sheets - differentiated x3 • French about town role play script - differentiated x3 • French street signpost • Teachers’ guide Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun role play as two people meeting in French. Topics discussed include locations (e.g. the park, the library, the swimming pool etc), how they will travel there (e.g. by train, by bike, on foot etc), where the place is and what they will do there. Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the dialogue. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily 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 French resources: ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script 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.