Examining literature
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Character Adjective Concertina Template – The Gingerbread Man
Learn how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality with a hands-on craft activity aligned to the English curriculum.
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Story Elements Cut and Paste Worksheets – Jack and the Beanstalk
Explore story characters, settings and main events with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets based on a well-known fairy tale.
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Narrative Elements Flipbook
Teach your students about narrative elements with this double-sided flipbook.
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Types of Characters - Poster
Remind students about the types of characters that can be found in stories with this colourful classroom poster.
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Figurative Language Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
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Narrative Setting Prompts Posters
A set of 2 posters giving ideas for the setting of a narrative.
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Individual Idiom Posters
A set of posters showing idioms and their meaning.
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Row Row Row Your Boat – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Row Row Row Your Boat” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Story Elements Cut and Paste Worksheets – Little Red Riding Hood
Explore story characters, settings and main events with this set of cut-and-paste worksheets based on a well-known fairy tale.
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Narrative Elements Graphic Organisers – Landscape
Encourage your students to write and draw about various story elements with this set of differentiated graphic organisers.
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Free Character Traits List
Teach your students to analyse characters more effectively by providing them with a list of character traits.
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Year 3 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 3 magazine.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
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Year 2 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 2 magazine.
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Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
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Developing Characters Poster Pack - Show, Don't Tell Feelings
A set of 16 posters about developing and describing characters when writing stories.
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Poetry Comprehension Worksheet
A generic poetry comprehension worksheet.
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Jack and Jill – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Jack and Jill” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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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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Story Elements Worksheets – The Ants and the Grasshopper
Practise identifying the story characters, settings and main events with this set of worksheets based on a traditional tale.
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Story Elements Worksheets – The Fox and the Grapes
Practise identifying the story characters, settings and main events with this set of worksheets based on a traditional tale.
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Inside Trait or Outside Trait? Interactive Game
Explore the internal and external traits of story characters with this interactive digital game.
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Character or Not? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Explore the difference between characters and non-characters with this cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Hey Diddle Diddle Sequencing Activity Cards
Read and retell the story within the Hey Diddle Diddle tale with a set of retelling sequencing cards.
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Humpty Dumpty Sequencing Activity Cards
Read and retell the story within the Humpty Dumpty tale with a set of retelling sequencing cards.
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Year 4 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 4 magazine.
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Novel Study – Points of View Worksheet
Analyse the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text with this set of three worksheets.
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Book Report Mini Book
Have students write about their favourite literature with this fun-sized mini-book.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Storytelling
A worksheet to help students understand storytelling through poetry.
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Character Adjective Concertina Template – Blank
Learn how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality with a hands-on craft activity aligned to the English curriculum.
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Character Development - Fakebook Page Template
Use research and creative writing skills to design a social media profile for fiction or nonfiction persons.
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Betty Botter – Tongue Twister Poster
Use this “Betty Botter” tongue twister poster to teach your youngest students about word play and alliteration.