Text Types Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Write About It! Pumpkins - Differentiated Writing Prompts
Differentiate writing instruction in year 1 with a group of levelled informational writing prompts about pumpkins.
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Objects in the Sky – Vocabulary Cards and Writing Templates
Create a vocabulary and writing center with a word wall and writing templates that cover objects in the sky.
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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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Recycling Writing Prompts
Show off your procedural writing skills with a pack of recycling writing prompts.
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Easter Vocabulary Cards and Writing Station
Get writing with this Easter-themed writing pack for the early years.
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Easter Bunny Writing and Craft Activity
Create a cute bunny craft and get creative with a fun writing activity.
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St. Patrick's Day Writing Prompts
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and write imaginative stories using a collection of narrative writing prompts.
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Easter Bunny Craft & Writing Activity
Make writing exciting this holiday season with this one-of-a-kind Easter Bunny classroom resource!
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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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St. Patrick's Day Illustrated Vocabulary Word Wall
Help your young students learn and write about St. Patrick’s Day with an illustrated word wall and writing prompts.
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Farm-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Build vocabulary and writing skills with this ocean-themed writing activity.
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How to Carve a Pumpkin - Accordion Book
Get crafty and inspire potential pumpkin carvers to write with a “How to Carve a Pumpkin” accordion book.
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Ocean-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Build vocabulary and writing skills with this ocean-themed writing activity.
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My Dream Story Writing Prompt Template
Dream up some great stories using this creative story-writing prompt.
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Grandparents Day Writing Craft
Celebrate Grandparents Day in the classroom with a craft activity and writing prompt.
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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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Adorable Animal Finger Puppets Template
Download a set of 12 animal finger puppets to use when teaching poetry, creating narratives and more.
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing about their ideal world.
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Narrative Booklet Template – Pirate Theme
A pirate-themed booklet for students to use when publishing their narrative texts.
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Comparison of Text Types Posters
A poster comparing the structure and language features of various text types.
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Pirate Ship - Writing Template
A printable pirate themed writing template to use in the classroom.
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Creating an Imaginary Animal - Descriptive Language Activity
A creative activity to introduce students to descriptive and comparative language.
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Picture Writing Prompts
Introducing the perfect picture writing prompts to encourage creative writing in your primary students! Explore 60 visual prompts made just for the primary classroom.
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Instruct Me!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how procedures provide instructions about completing a task.
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Procedural Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of procedures.
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Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
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Guided Writing - How To Make Fruit Salad
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
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Procedural Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.
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Simon Says!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore action verbs, common nouns and adverbial phrases in procedures.
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Publishing a Recipe Book
A 60 minute lesson in which students will publish a simple recipe for bush stew.
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Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for bush stew.
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Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.