Text Types Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Narrative Writing Poster
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
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Exploring and Building Narrative Characters PowerPoint
Use this editable PowerPoint template when teaching younger students about how to build a character for a narrative text.
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Thinking of You Letter Templates
Encourage kindness with this ‘thinking of you’ letter and greeting card template set, designed to help students express support for others.
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Friendly Letter Example Pack
Download this friendly letter example set featuring five model letters with labelled and unlabelled versions, perfect for teaching students the structure of a friendly letter.
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Letter Writing PowerPoint
Download this letter writing PowerPoint to teach students about the purpose, audience and structure of letters through an engaging and easy-to-follow presentation.
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Parts of a Letter Worksheet
Download this parts of a letter worksheet to help students identify key letter-writing components and essential vocabulary.
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Animal Information Report – Writing Craftivity
Use this animal-themed writing and craft activity to teach your early years students about informative writing.
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Information Report Wheel Template
Put away those information report worksheets and replace them with this engaging wheel template!
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How to Make A Jam Sandwich – Procedural Writing Craftivity
Teach your students all they need to know about procedural writing by exploring how to make a jam sandwich!
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How to Make Fairy Bread Flipbook
Use this “How to Make Fairy Bread” procedural writing activity to help familiarise your students with the structural elements of procedure texts.
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How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae Interactive Activity
Use this “How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae” procedural writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedure texts.
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Sequence a Procedure Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these procedural writing examples to teach your students about sequencing instructions in a logical order.
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Writing About Animals and Characteristics Activity Pack (F-1)
Help your young students read and write about features of animals with a printable Animals and Characteristics Write the Room activity.
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Polar Bear Craft Template
Pair a polar bear craft and informational writing to create a fun winter animals classroom display.
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Penguin Craft & Writing Template
Research and write about penguins and their adaptations, then create a fun penguin craft to display student work.
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Spider Writing Worksheets - Year 1
Differentiate writing instruction in year 1 with a group of leveled informational writing prompts about spiders
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Narrative Elements - Worksheet
Practise identifying characters, settings, problems and solutions in fictional texts with this set of worksheets.
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Mother's Day Writing - Letter Template
Write letters to the special women in your students' lives with a printable Mother's Day letter template.
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Happy Mother's Day Writing Prompt - Super Mum Craft Template
Celebrate the women in your students’ lives with a Happy Mother's Day Writing Prompt and Craft to show them just how “Super” they really are!
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Earth Day Craft and Write
Create a fabulous Earth Day display with a printable Earth Day craft activity.
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Grandparents Day Fingerprint Tree Craft
Show grandparents love and appreciation on Grandparents Day with a printable fingerprint tree art project and letter.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Fun Letter Ideas for Kids
Share fun letter ideas with your students using this engaging article featuring six creative tips to make personal letters more exciting and expressive!
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Personal Recounts Worksheet - My Wonderful Weekend
A simple text and worksheet to use when exploring personal recounts.
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Simple Recounts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing a recount.
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Simple Informative Texts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing informative texts.
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Build an Animal Fact File – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these animal fact file cut-and-paste worksheets as a precursor to information report writing.
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Simple Persuasive Texts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing persuasive texts.
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"Simon Says" Instruction Cards
A set of 24 instruction cards to use when playing "Simon Says".
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Procedure Writing – Printable Recipe Book Template
Download this printable recipe book template to use when teaching procedural writing to your early years students.
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Exploring Procedural Writing Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to write a procedure using this detailed slideshow targeted at lower primary school students.
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My Two Homes Activity
Use this ‘My Two Homes’ activity to explore diverse family structures and encourage students to explore all the places they can call ‘home.’