Writing Teaching Resources for Year 5
- Free Plan
Free Persuasive Writing Display Banners
Create a fun persuasive writing classroom display with these fun looking display banners.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 5
A visual display for your classroom to help students 'bump up' their persuasive writing.
- Plus Plan
Explanation Texts Teaching Slides
Teach the explanation text with confidence using this comprehensive slide deck that helps students understand the purpose, structure and language features of explanation texts.
- Plus Plan
Explanation Writing Project – Body Systems
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about a human body system.
- Plus Plan
Writing Narrative Texts Teaching Slides
Teach your students the features of narrative texts using this detailed slideshow targeted at upper primary school students.
- Plus Plan
Write a Diamante Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a diamante poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Write a Ballad Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a ballad with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Grammar Crossword
A crossword with clues for various grammar concepts.
- Plus Plan
Gold Rush Writing Prompt – A Letter From the Goldfields
Download this Gold Rush writing prompt where students explain life on the Australian goldfields during 1852.
- Plus Plan
Writing a Narrative – Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
- Plus Plan
Introduction to Historical Recounts Teaching Slides
Use this age-appropriate, visually engaging slide deck to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of historical recounts.
- Plus Plan
Roll to Create a Musical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing musical stories during Book Week 2026 with this engaging and interactive dice game.
- Plus Plan
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
- Plus Plan
Emotive Language Task Cards
Get students exploring emotive language examples with this set of task cards perfect for your persuasive writing unit.
- Plus Plan
What Is a Noun Group? Teaching Slides
Answer the question “What is a noun group?” with this engaging slide deck designed to help primary students use descriptive language correctly in their writing.
- Plus Plan
Topic Sentence Starter Examples Slideshow
Spark creativity with this topic sentence starter examples slideshow that provides your students with writing prompts across three writing genres.
- Plus Plan
Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this Persuasive text with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
- Plus Plan
Explanation Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this explanation text with annotations to help students identify the structure of an explanation.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Explanation Writing Project – Natural Processes
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about a natural process.
- Free Plan
Persuasive Vocabulary Word Wall
Help your students enhance their persuasive writing skills with a set of 40 persuasive vocabulary word cards.
- Free Plan
Play Script Template
A template for students to use when writing their own play script.
- Plus Plan
Narratives Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Narratives' display board.
- Plus Plan
Write a Colour Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a colour poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Grammar Word Search with Solution
A word search to help your students learn a variety of grammatical terms.
- Plus Plan
Dependent Clause Worksheets
Explore how a dependent clause can show purpose, time, reason, concession and condition with this engaging set of worksheets for Year 5 students.
- Plus Plan
Write a Short Story – Overcoming Obstacles
Get your students analysing and writing overcoming obstacles short stories with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
- Plus Plan
The Penalty Kick - Write a New Ending to a Story Activity
Promote resilience and boost narrative writing skills with a football-themed ‘Write a New Ending to a Story’ reading prompt and writing activity for National Simultaneous Storytime 2026.
- Plus Plan
Parts of Speech Colouring Activity - Back to School
Use this Parts of Speech Colouring Activity as a back to school review activity with your students.
- Plus Plan
Irregular Plural Nouns Worksheets
Teach irregular plural nouns with this engaging set of 9 activity worksheets designed to reinforce key grammar concepts while keeping students motivated and on-task.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Unlock persuasive writing paragraph starters with this ready-to-use slide deck designed to inspire confident, well-structured writing.