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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Interpret Figurative Language Poster
A poster highlighting how to interpret figurative language when reading a piece of text.
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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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Story Building Dice Activity
A set of 3 dice to use when to generating ideas for creative writing.
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Facts and Opinions - Caterpillars
A fun activity for students to use when identifying facts and opinions about caterpillars.
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Informative Writing - Animal Research Task
An 8 page booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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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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Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
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'Facts About...' - Informative Texts Worksheet
A fact finding scaffold to use when introducing informative writing in the classroom.
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Exploring Informative Texts PowerPoint
A 23 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of informative texts.
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Simple Informative Texts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Complete Set)
A set of 5 sorting activities to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Butterflies)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Baleen Whales)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Crocodiles)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Penguins)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Frogs)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Persuasive Writing Checklist - Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their persuasive writing.
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Simile Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a simile poem.
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Narrative Prompts Posters
A set of 20 posters to display as narrative story prompts for students.
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Win a Trip to the Moon – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Biography Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use when writing biographies.
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Onomatopoeia Word Wall Vocabulary Cards - Blank
Blank word wall vocabulary cards for brainstorming activities.
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Metaphors Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of metaphors.
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Liquid Ice – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Novel Study - Alternate Story Ending Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to write an alternate ending to a shared class story.
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'Pick Three' Writing Inspiration Worksheet
A worksheet to use when students need writing inspiration for a narrative piece.
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Shape Poem Template – Crescent Moon
Practise writing a shape poem with this crescent moon template.
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Simile Poster for Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching similes.
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Shape Poem Template – Recycling
Practise writing a shape poem with this recycling bin template.
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Pentagonal Me Getting to Know You Worksheet
A worksheet to use when getting to know students.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Stick Person Graphic Organiser
A simple and effective graphic organiser that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping and planning writing responses.
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