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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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree – Year 1 Procedural Writing Activity
Practise sequencing and writing procedural texts with an interactive ‘How to Decorate a Christmas Tree’ slide deck and differentiated writing prompts for Year 1 students.
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Easter Diary Writing Activity
A cute diary entry writing activity.
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Christmas Writing Prompts for Year 1 Writers
Celebrate Christmas time and practise those writing skills with your Year 1 writers.
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Using Linking Devices in Narrative Paragraphs Worksheets
3 worksheets teaching students how to link ideas when writing narrative paragraphs.
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Writing a Narrative – Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Imaginative, Persuasive and Informative Paragraphs PowerPoint
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint Template to use when teaching your students about the structure of imaginative, persuasive and informative paragraphs.
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My Monster Story Template
Use this simple story template to get your students writing simple narratives based on a sequence of events.
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Story Ideas Sentence Starter Pack
Help your pupils choose a topic to write about with this set of 36 character, setting and compilation task cards.
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I Am Poem Template for KS2
Get to know your pupils and create reflective poems with a printable ‘I Am…' Poem template.
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To My Teacher... Worksheet
Get to know your pupils a bit better using a ‘Letter to Teacher’ template.
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Procedure Texts Writing Scaffolds
Use this procedural writing scaffold to guide your pupils towards writing high-quality procedure texts.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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How to Build a Snowman - Procedural Writing Worksheets
Explain how to build a snowman with a pack of printable Year 1 writing activities.
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Mysterious Story Setting Background Posters
A set of 3 mysterious story setting posters for students to use in a variety of ways.
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Writing a Simile Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a simile poem.
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Personification Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of personification.
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Persuasive Techniques Posters
A set of 12 persuasive techniques posters with examples of different methods.
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Writing a Limerick Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a limerick.
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Writing a Haiku Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a haiku poem.
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Writing an Autobiographical Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an autobiographical poem.
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Writing an Ode Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an ode.
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Writing a Colour Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a colour poem.
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Writing an Acrostic Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an acrostic poem.
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Forms of Poetry Posters with Annotations
A set of 9 annotated posters to use when introducing structured forms of poetry.
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Poetry Poster With Annotations
A poster about poetry, including an annotated example.
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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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Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
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Narrative Prompts Posters
A set of 20 posters to display as narrative story prompts for students.
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Roll and Find – Figurative Language
An activity for students to identify and interpret figurative language.
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Simple Language in Persuasive Writing Poster
A poster to introduce students to the use of simple language in persuasive writing.
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