Styles/Genres Teaching Resources
With such a large number of different text types, it can be difficult for students to learn and remember the corresponding purposes, structures and language features for each one. Use this extensive text types collection to assist your students when working with the different text types. Some of the educational resources available include posters and display banners to visually represent text types in your classroom, as well as learning activities including worksheets, activities, games, unit and lessons plans and PowerPoint presentations.
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NightyNite Napping Pod – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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The Cautious Carnival – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Letter to the Editor (Huckle Finn Park Disgrace) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Persuasive Writing Worksheet - Would You Rather?
A worksheet for students to use to write an persuasive composition.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Persuasive Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Imaginative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Persuasive Sentence Worksheet
Some persuasive sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
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Figurative Language - Sorting Worksheet
A sorting worksheet using similes, personification, metaphors and onomatopoeia.
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Figurative Language - Self Portrait Activity
A worksheet using figurative language to describe a student's self portrait.
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Picnic Fractions Worksheet (Halves)
An activity for students to use when learning about halves.
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Year 4 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 4 magazine.
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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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Year 6 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) - Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 6 magazine.
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Famous Faces Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive 'Who Am I?' trivia quiz about some of the world's most famous people.
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Bring Your Characters To Life Poster
A poster to remind your students to add detail and description to their writing to bring their characters to life.
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Advertising Word Wall Vocabulary
Word wall vocabulary cards to expand your students' advertising vocabulary.
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Figurative Language Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching figurative language.
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Onomatopeia Writing Prompt – Template
A writing template for students to use when learning about onomatopoeia.
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Story Leads To Hook Your Readers
How to hook your reader: 11 techniques to open your story with a bang and grab your reader's attention!
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Farm Yard Sounds Match-Up Activity
A set of eight farm animal cards with matching animal sound cards.
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First, Second and Third Person Narration Posters
A set of three posters and a title page examining first, second and third person narration.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
A set of 28 figurative language example cards to use in a sorting activity.
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Figurative Language Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used in multiple ways when teaching figurative language.
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Developing Procedural Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of procedure texts.
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iFoundit 4 – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Narrative Vocabulary Word Wall
A set of words to help your students when writing narrative texts.
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Simple Persuasive Texts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing persuasive texts.
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Persuasive Vocabulary Word Wall
A set of words to help your students when writing persuasive texts.
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Procedure Writing Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to procedure writing.
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Year 1 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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