Text Types Teaching Resources for Year 6
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Biography Structure Sorting Worksheets
Teach biography structure with engaging sorting worksheets that help students understand the key sections of a biography using authentic text examples.
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Advertisement Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about advertisements, including an annotated example.
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Forms of Poetry Teaching Slides
Explore the different forms of poetry with your students using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck.
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Biography Template Pack
Download this biography template pack to help students structure engaging biographies with differentiated layouts suited for various writing projects.
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Persuasive Text Example Pack with Analysis Task Cards
Use this persuasive text example pack with accompanying task cards to teach your students how purpose, structure and language features work together in strong persuasive texts.
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Kangaroo Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students to write a kangaroo information report using this fact file, graphic organiser and writing scaffold.
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Natural Disasters Report – Mini Book Template
Download this natural disasters information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Exaggeration and Hyperbole Sorting Activity
Explore examples of hyperbole with your students using this set of 24 sorting cards perfect for your collaborative group work.
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Elements of Poetry Teaching Slides
Explore the key elements of poetry with your students using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck perfect for your poetry writing unit.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
Use this writing project to guide your students through the process of researching and constructing a persuasive speech about a significant global issue
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Persuasive Letter Prompts Task Cards
Use these persuasive letter prompts to get your students writing convincing persuasive letters on a variety of topics.
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Write a Biography Project
Engage students in an enriching biography project that guides them through researching and writing about a famous person.
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Olympic Host City Bid – Speechwriting Project
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of being the host city for the Olympics in this inquiry and speechwriting task.
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Harmony Acrostic Poem Template
Print an acrostic poem template for kids to celebrate Harmony Day or Harmony Week in your classroom.
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Narrative Setting Circularama Templates
A set of circular diorama templates that combine to create three scenes.
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Write a Short Story – The Tale of Transformation
Get your students analysing and writing a story with a lesson with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Write a Persuasive Letter Project
Help your students write a persuasive letter to their school principal with this engaging project that builds essential writing skills while making learning meaningful.
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Persuasive Devices Crossword
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with an engaging crossword puzzle.
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What Causes the Seasons? Explanation Text Writing Task
Use this scaffolded writing task to have students write about how seasons change.
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title – Differentiated Writing Activity
Print a differentiated literacy activity using dice and a chart to create a silly book title and storybook.
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Writing a Simile Poem - Worksheet
Experiment with similes by writing a simile poem about a special person.
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Write a Biography PowerPoint
Use this age-appropriate biography PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of biographical texts.
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Biography Timeline Template
Download this biography timeline template to help students organise key life events for a person's biography with a clear, structured format.
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Types of Poetry Posters with Annotations
Use this set of 9 annotated posters when introducing structured forms of poetry to your students.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Informative Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' informative writing.
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The Moon Landing - Historical Recount Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about the structure of a historical recount.
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Write a Short Story – The Discovery or Invention
Get your students analysing and writing an invention story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Write a Short Story – The Quest
Get your students analysing and writing a quest story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources Poster Pack
Introduce your students to examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information with a printable set of anchor charts.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 6
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Play Script Template
A template for students to use when writing their own play script.