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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Onomatopoeia Word Wall
A set of 39 onomatopoeic vocabulary word cards.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Biographies can be interesting and fun to write... with a little bit of inspiration and help to get them started!
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Year 1 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 1 magazine.
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Biography Timeline Template
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
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April Writing Prompts - Key Stage 1
20 writing prompts for April with corresponding writing sheets.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Replace and Upgrade – Project
A project where students get to decide on a new ride they can design to put into Five Wonders Theme Park.
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March Writing Prompts - Key Stage 1
20 writing prompts for March with corresponding writing sheets.
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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February Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for February with corresponding writing sheets.
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January Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for January with corresponding writing sheets.
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Assessment Rubric - Poetry
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Assessment Rubric - Informative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' informative writing.
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Writing a Friendly, Personal Letter Poster
An educational poster showing students how to lay out a personal letter.
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December Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for December with corresponding writing sheets.
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November Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for November with corresponding writing sheets.
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October Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for October with corresponding writing sheets.
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July Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for July with corresponding writing sheets.
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Informative Writing - Fact Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing informative writing.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Cars
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Research Skills Worksheets - Note Taking
A set of 6 worksheets to help students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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June Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for June with corresponding writing sheets.
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September Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for September with corresponding writing sheets.
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August Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for August with corresponding writing sheets.
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Exploring Procedural Texts PowerPoint
A 17 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of procedural texts.
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Writing Informative Texts PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of informative texts.
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May Writing Prompts - Lower Primary
20 writing prompts for May with corresponding writing sheets.
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Developing Informative Writing Skills PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of informative texts.
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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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Figurative Language - Football Worksheet
A worksheet using figurative language to describe football.
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Factual Texts Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the factual text types, including annotated examples for each.
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Literary Text Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the literary text types, including annotated examples for each.