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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the boy and his family when he arrives home after his adventure. Differentiated feature identification worksheets with answers are included – perfect for sharing in class or uploading during online lessons for remote learning.
All resources are differentiated three ways.
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own versions or continue the dialogue.
This resource can be used when learning about the Stone Age in history or studying the Stone Age Boy book.
All documents are provided in PDF and editable Word format.
The texts contains the following features of dialogue and speech:
• 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 every time the speaker/character changes.
• Feelings shown through action
• Sentences split into two by the reporting clause
• 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
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Other Stone Age Boy resources:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
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✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text Pack
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✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
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Example interview article based on Chapter 8 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King. This exemplar interview write up with Barney’s sister Lou is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 8 of Stig of the Dump.
The model interview article comes with a feature identification worksheet, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class, enabling pupils to become confident in the genre before an independent or shared writing activity. A planning sheet and interview article template have also been included.
After identifying features, pupils plan and then write their own interview article based on the example text by continuing the interview with Lou, or writing an interview for Barney or Stig. This provides the perfect opportunity for the children to role play before they write.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Idioms
• Show don’t tell
• Commands
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
All resources come both as editable Word documents to easily adapt for your class and in PDF format.
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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Seven example texts corresponding to each chapter of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant), covering a range of fiction and non-fiction genres to be used as models for writing, plus glossary.
• Chapter 1: fisherman’s diary entry
• Chapter 2: Hogarth and family’s dialogue writing
• Chapter 3: Hogarth’s apology letter
• Chapter 3: Instructional text
• Chapter 4: Hogarth interview
• Chapter 5: Iron Man non-chronological report
• Chapter 5: Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon non-chronological report
• All chapter glossary
These model texts are perfect to use as WAGOLLs. Each exemplar comes with a feature identification worksheet so that pupils can identify language, grammar and punctuation features before writing their own texts based on the model.
The worksheets all have answer sheets for teachers to upload for home or remote learning or to share with pupils in class.
A glossary with pictures for all chapters of the novel is also included in this bundle to support EAL and SEN pupils and to encourage tnew vocabulary use when writing.
All resources come as editable Word documents that can easily be adapted for your class, and as PDF files.
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✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
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✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
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✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
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Example instructional text for The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant), particularly suitable for use when reading Chapter 3 of Ted Hughes’ novel, plus a writing feature identification worksheet with answer sheet.
The model instructional text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Commands
• Questions
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Variety of nouns/verbs to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
These exemplar instructions are perfect to show to pupils as a WAGOLL. Pupils read the model text, identify the features and then independently write instructions for their own plan to stop the Iron Man. The answers for the feature identification worksheet have been included so they can be shared easily in class or remotely.
All documents are supplied in PDF and editable Word documents.
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Example instructional text based on information from Chapter 2 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar instructional text “How to Build a Fireplace” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 2 of Stig of the Dump.
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 write their own instructions based on the example text with the help of the extract from the book (also included).
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rhetorical questions
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Commands
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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Example character profile text based on information up to Chapter 3 from the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar character description of Stig is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 3 of the text or beyond (not to be used before this point due to spoilers).
The model character profile comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils can write their own character description of Stig, Barney, Lou or any other book character, using the Character Profile Template (also included).
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Rule of three
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own.
Resources come as editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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An example informal letter from the point of view of Barney from the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 4.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet, 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, pupils can write their own informal letter from Barney or Lou’s point of view, based on the example text.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Exclamatory sentences
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Use of synonyms to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for double contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Apostrophes for joint possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King. It is based on Chapter 5 of the novel, when Barney speaks to the Snargets in Stig’s cave, but in the example, Stig has the ability to speak English and joins in the conversation. A writing feature identification worksheet, answer sheet and extract from Stig of the Dump are included.
Use the WAGOLL before pupils write their own versions or continue the model text.
This can be used when studying the novel Stig of the Dump or during a stand-alone lesson.
All documents provided as Word and PDFs.
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 to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph every time the speaker changes.
• Feelings of characters shown through action
• Sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• 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
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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An example newspaper report based on Chapter 7 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 7 of Stig of the Dump.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature identification worksheet, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class, enabling pupils to become confident in the genre before an independent or shared writing activity.
Planning sheet and newspaper report templates have also been included.
After identifying features, pupils write their own newspaper report based on the example text by either re-writing the model text, choosing a different event from Stig of the Dump to report or inventing their own adventure for Barney, Lou and Stig.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Byline
• Date
• Introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws (who, what, where, when)
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Alliteration
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials
• Present perfect tense
All resources come both as editable Word documents to easily adapt for your class and in PDF format.
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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An example apology letter text for The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) written from the point of view of the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon in Chapter 5 of the book, plus feature find worksheet with answers.
The model letter of apology contains the following language, grammar & punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphor
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Adverbs
• Expanded noun phrases
• Variety of synonyms to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
This exemplar letter is perfect as a WAGOLL to show to pupils, who can read the text, identify the features and then write their own apology letters using the planning grid.
All documents are supplied as PDFs & Word files.
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✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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Example apology letter text for The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) written from the point of view of Hogarth in Chapter 3 of the book, plus writing feature find worksheet, with answers.
The example letter of apology contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Subordinate clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Adverbs
• Expanded noun phrases
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
This exemplar letter is perfect to show to pupils as a WAGOLL. Children can read the text, identify the features and then write their own letters of apology using the planning grid included. The answers for the feature find worksheet have been included so that they can be easily shared with pupils.
All documents are supplied as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel
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An example Conquering the Monster Tale with feature identification worksheet (plus answers) and planning worksheet for pupils to create their own story.
The story is based on the structure of the second half of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes when a monster (Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon) appears and causes problems, the monster is difficult to defeat, is defeated by the Iron Man, and all is well again.
Pupils read the exemplar story as a WAGOLL.
Pupils identify the features from the text.
Pupils identify the structure of the story.
Pupils compare the structure of the example story with the Iron Man (or any other conquering the monster tale)
Pupils plan their own story based on the structure of the example text.
Pupils write their own story including features previously identified.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the text:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials with comma after each
• Commas in lists
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Present perfect tense
• Past perfect tense
• Past perfect continuous tense / past perfect progressive tense
• Question marks
• Exclamation marks
• Contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Inverted commas
• Colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
All documents come in two formats: editable Word documents and PDFs.
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This bundle contains resources to enable your pupils to write a story about a monster.
The following resources are included:
• Example story to read
• Feature identification worksheet to help examine the language, grammar and punctuation features of the story
• Answers to the feature identification worksheet
• Structure sheet to help pupils to understand how the story is structured
• Planning sheet to enable pupils to plan a story based on the exemplar
• Monster body parts word bank to help pupils to create a character for their own story
• Feelings vocabulary sorting activity to help pupils to describe the protagonist’s emotions in the story
All resources come as both editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ 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
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A two page example recount text entitled “An Ogre Encounter” plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers.
This fun and engaging 450 word ogre-themed recount WAGOLL contains the following features:
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Rhyming
• Rhetorical questions
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Modal verbs
• Past progressive tense
• Synonyms
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
This example recount text can be used as an exemplar to examine the features of recount writing before pupils embark on writing their own recount. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included as a separate document.
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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Four fun, engaging ogre-themed example texts that children will love to use.
The example WAGOLL texts included in the bundle are:
• a set of instructions: How to Catch an Ogre;
• a persuasive letter: Letter to an Ogre;
• a non-chronological report: All About Ogres;
• a recount: An Ogre Encounter.
All texts include a variety of language, grammar and punctuation features. A tailored feature identification worksheet is provided with each text so that children can find the writing features within the text. Answers to these activity sheets are also given.
The texts can be used as exemplars for the particular genre of writing, as part of a unit about mythical or legendary creatures or as fun, engaging stand-alone lessons!
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text - with Feature Identification Worksheet (plus answers)
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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Unicorn texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Persuasive Letter - Why We Need a Unicorn - with Features Worksheet & Answers
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text: How to Tame a Unicorn (with Feature Sheet & Answers)
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions and Persuasive Letter
Other texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Werewolves, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE, each with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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The classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas with comprehension questions and writing challenges. Answers to the comprehension questions are included on a separate document.
The traditional poem, written by Clement Clarke Moore and also known as A Visit from St. Nicholas, comes with a glossary of tricky words.
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More Christmas resources:
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension
✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures
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✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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Three sets of differentiated worksheets for fun Christmas-themed maths lessons. All worksheets include answer pages with solutions.
Each set is differentiated three ways.
The bundle contains:
• x3 coordinate picture worksheets: plot the co-ordinates and join up the points to create a Christmas themed picture;
• x3 shape algebra worksheets: solve the equations to find the value of the Christmas objects;
• x3 fraction word problem worksheets: use addition and subtraction of fractions to answer the Christmas themed word problems.
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More Christmas resources:
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension
✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension
✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A
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Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Maths Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Maths Worksheets
✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Halloween-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Worksheets
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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A set of fun Christmas-themed fraction word problems worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
Problems include adding and subtracting fractions as well as calculating the fraction of an amount.
Method and full answers included.
Three-way differentiation with one worksheet for each level of difficulty.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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More Christmas resources:
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures
✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Night Before Christmas Comprehension
✦ Old Santaclaus Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A
Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Maths Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Maths Worksheets
✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Halloween-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Worksheets
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Three example texts based on The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant) to be used as exemplars or WAGOLLs.
The texts cover the following genres:
• Diary entry
• Dialogue writing
• Non-chronological report
Each of the texts comes with a feature identification sheet so that pupils can identify the language, grammar and punctuation features, plus answers.
Each text comes as an editable Word document and as a PDF.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
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✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, 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
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A three-page example non-chronological report based on The Iron Man novel (also known as The Iron Giant) entitled “All About the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon” plus a feature find worksheet with answer sheet.
This fun non-chronological report is about the character of the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Use the exemplar as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own non-chronological report about one of the novel’s characters such as the Iron Man, Hogarth or the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon. Perfect for the study of chapters 4 and 5.
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar text contains the following genre-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The feature find worksheet looks at the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Facts
• Commands
• Questions
• Exclamations
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
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✦ Example Diary Text
✦ Dialogue Writing Example
✦ Example Apology Letter from Hogarth
✦ Glossary for the Whole Novel
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