Writing Teaching Resources for Year 5
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What Happened Next? Alice in Wonderland Writing Template
Finish the Alice in Wonderland story in your own words.
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Gold Miners' Bulletin Project
A creative writing newspaper project in which students design and write the front page of an imagined newspaper from the Australian Gold Rush era.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 5
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Irregular Verbs Relay
An active relay race game in which students spell out irregular verbs.
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Growth Mindset Advice Dice Game
A dice game in which students are given a challenging scenario and give advice using Captain Yet's optimistic solutions.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
A pennant banner template for students to record biography research.
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BUMP! Irregular Plural Nouns – Board Game
A board game to practise forming irregular plural nouns.
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Comical Chronicle Worksheets - Year 6
A set of 9 ad-lib style stories for students to complete.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
Use this NAPLAN-style rubric to assess students’ biography writing as you prepare students for Year 5 tests.
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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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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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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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Poetry Vocabulary Words – Word Wall
Display and discuss vocabulary related to poetry and figurative language with a set of 30 word wall cards.
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Narratives Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Narratives' display board.
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Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
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Personal Response Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about personal responses, including an annotated example.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Collective Nouns Match Up Activity - Objects and People
A pack of 32 cards to use when learning about collective nouns.
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Collective Nouns Match-Up Activity - Animals
A pack of 32 cards to use when learning about collective nouns.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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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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Editing Symbols Chart
Use this editing symbols chart to help simplify the proofreading process for your students.
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Guided Writing Group Progress Tracker
Use this resource to track the progress of students during guided writing groups.
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Movie Review Worksheet
A movie review worksheet for students to complete after watching a film.
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Movie Character Study 3D Popcorn Box Template
A movie review activity that students can make into their own 3D popcorn box.
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Australian Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 Australian animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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What's the Word? Mother's Day Descriptive Words
Describe the amazing mums in your students' lives with the help of a printable list of Mother's Day words.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Writer's Notebook Poem
A poem to be used explaining what a writer's notebook is all about.
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Sport Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sport themed writing prompts for the middle and upper years.
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Writer's Notebook Cover Page
A cover page to be used for student's journals.
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Procedural Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.