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Three sets of differentiated worksheets for fun Halloween 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 Halloween themed picture;
🕸 x3 shape algebra worksheets: solve the equations to find the value of the Halloween objects;
🕸 x3 fraction word problem worksheets: use addition and subtraction of fractions to answer the Halloween themed word problems.
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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
Christmas-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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Nine example character profile texts for the following popular LKS2 children’s book characters:
• The Iron Man from The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
• Stig from Stig of the Dump by Clive King
• Mrs Twit from The Twits by Roald Dahl
• The boy from Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura
• Tomas from The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
• The boy from The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf
• The girl from Journey by Aaron Becker
• Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
• Christophe from Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell
These exemplar character descriptions are perfect to use as WAGOLLs during World Book Day celebrations or during guided reading and literacy lessons.
The model character profiles come with feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, plus answer sheets that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils can write their own character descriptions of characters from a book of choice using the Character Profile Templates (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
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✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet
✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
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A set of Christmas-themed maths and comprehension activities for UKS2.
Included in this resource bundle:
Maths
• Christmas algebra differentiated maths activities with answers
• Christmas fractions differentiated maths activities with answers
• Christmas co-ordinates differentiated maths activities with answers
Comprehension
• Night Before Christmas poetry comprehensions with answers
• Old Santaclaus poetry comprehensions with answers
• Santa and the Reindeer poetry comprehensions with answers
• A Christmas Carol comprehension with answers
Bonus resource
• Christmas Carol Bingo Game
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Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
Valentine-themed resources
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
Easter-themed resources
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
Halloween-themed resources
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
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This bundle contains three example instructional texts about three mythical creatures:
• Ogres
• Unicorns
• Hydras
The following resources are included in this bundle:
How to Catch an Ogre
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
How to Tame a Unicorn
• Model instructions
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
How to Slay a Hydra
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
Pupils will love reading about these mythical creatures and then examining the features of the texts, before writing their own!
These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Onomatopoeia
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Exclamatory sentences
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular and plural possession
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Bullet points
• Numbered points
All files come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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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
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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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 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
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✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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Fun and engaging 3 page example persuasive letter – “Why We Need a Unicorn” – plus writing feature identification worksheet.
800 word persuasive letter contains the following features:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Rhyming
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Emotional language
• Flattery
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
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 identification worksheet included.
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✦ 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
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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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✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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A set of fun Halloween-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 and as an editable Word document.
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Other Halloween maths resources:
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Worksheets
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
Christmas-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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A fun Valentine’s Day themed fraction activity. Pupils identify equivalent fractions and colour in the squares to create a Valentine themed pixel picture.
These worksheets are differentiated three ways:
• Lower ability: Identify equivalent unit fractions
• Middle ability: Identify equivalent fractions with a wider range of equivalencies
• Higher ability: Add and subtract fractions, then simplify to identify equivalencies
Each PDF worksheet comes with full answers.
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✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
Easter-themed
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Differentiated Maths Worksheets With Answers
✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
Halloween-themed
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets Differentiated with Answers
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Differentiated Sheets with Answers
Christmas-themed
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets – Differentiated
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
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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.
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Christmas resources you may also be interested in:
✦ 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 resources:
✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
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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.
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Christmas resources you may also be interested in:
✦ 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 resources:
✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
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Three animal-related activities where pupils must add punctuation to information texts about three animals: badgers, hedgehogs and spiders.
Pupils must read the texts 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 in a list
• Commas in compound sentences
• Commas after fronted adverbials
• Apostrophes for possession
These tasks are useful when learning about or revising punctuation, including sentence punctuation. The non-chronological report style texts help to familiarise pupils with this non-fiction genre, and the subject matter, animals, is of interest to children.
The three texts are differentiated by type of punctuation used and sentence structure.
Each sheet comes with its own answer key.
All resources come as Word documents and PDFs.
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✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
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An example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the Beowulf retelling by Michael Morpurgo plus accompanying resources.
The differentiated WAGOLL contains a conversation between Beowulf, his father, Edgetheow, and his uncle, King Hygelac, when he decides to travel to Denmark to kill Grendel. It is based on a part of the story containing no direct speech. Differentiated feature find sheets with answers and word bank are also included.
This resource contains the following documents:
• Example dialogue texts x3
• Dialogue text feature find sheets x3
• Answer sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
Pupils examine the model text, completing the feature find sheet, before writing their own version or continuing the dialogue.
The resources can be used when studying Morpurgo’s version of the story Beowulf or a different one, such as Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye or Beowulf by Rob Lloyd Jones.
All documents available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Text contains the following features:
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause separated from words spoken with comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs
• Contractions within speech
• New paragraph every time the speaker changes
• Feelings of characters shown through action
• Two sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Split speech: two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause
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✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
✦ Character Profile Model Text Pack
✦ Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities BUNDLE
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A fun Christmas-themed way for children to learn to identify different types of phrases and clauses (noun phrases, adverbial phrases, main clauses and subordinate clauses).
The phrases and clauses all come from popular Christmas carols and songs, including:
• Away in a Manger
• Frosty the Snowman
• Jingle Bells
• Little Donkey
• Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Silent Night
• Twelve Days of Christmas
• We Three Kings
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• While Shepherds Watched
This Christmas carol bingo game can be played with a whole class or in small groups. Pupils can play as individuals, in pairs or in teams.
Included in this resource pack:
• Playing Rules
• Christmas Carol Bingo Scorecards
• Bingo Calling Cards
• Phrase and Clause Class Answers
• Blank Bingo Scorecards
• Christmas Carol Phrase and Clause List
• Interactive Bingo Wheel Powerpoint
Just print and play!
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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
✦ 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
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures
Maths murder mysteries:
✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers
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A example instructional text entitled “How to Slay a Hydra”, plus writing feature find worksheet, answers and writing templates. This text about the hydra, a mythical monster slayed by Hercules during his twelve labours, is perfect for any class studying ancient Greece.
These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Bullet points
• Numbered points
This example instructional text can be used to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions.
The following resources are provided in this pack:
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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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
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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
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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.
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Three fun, engaging dragon-themed example texts that children will love to use.
The example WAGOLL texts included in the bundle are:
• a set of instructions: How to Defeat the Wawel Dragon;
• a persuasive letter: Letter About a Cockatrice Dragon;
• a non-chronological report: All About Knucker Dragon
All texts include a variety of language, grammar and punctuation features. A tailored feature find worksheet is provided with each text so that children can identify 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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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.
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