The Interactive Area

Hi there, you've made it! Thanks for visiting the Interactive Area of Teachingpets. Here you can explore a range of resources and games on the web. First you need to decide which area you would like to visit. Just click on the area below and you'll soon be there!

Fiction Writing

Story Planner - A method to record the developments in a story

Story Planner 2 - Identifying the problem and resolution - a plan

Packed Lunch Land - An original idea for a story. A great piece of work for extended writing.

Writing a book review- A list of points to enable a child to write a book reiew

A template for a story - A framework to explore the way any information book is constructed. A good approach for looking at the features of non-fiction big books.

Writing an alternative opening - A format for developing pupils understanding of how to create an alternative opening

Fantastic characters - A worksheet to analyse the characters in Fantastic Mr.Fox (Assembly Link)

Story Plan - A simple but effective plan for writing a story

A plan to deal with a problem - A story plan dealing with problem, complication and resolution of a story

The Paper Bag Princess -Exploring the features and characters in this popular story

How to Teach Poetry Writing at Key Stage 1 - a really useful book with great examples and strategies

How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum at Key Stage 1 - good ideas and advice to promote writing

 How to Teach Fiction Writing at Key Stage 2 - this book covers many areas. Very good starting points

How to Teach Poetry Writing at Key Stage 2: - a comprehensive guide to developing pupils writing

 

 


Exploring Fables

Fable Plan - A plan for starting to identify the features of a fable - character virtues

Fable Plan 2 - A plan for starting to identify the features of a fable - character virtues (Year 3)

Fable Plan - A plan for starting to identify the features of a fable - character virtues (Year 4)

Fable Plan - A plan for starting to identify the features of a fable - character virtues (Year 5)

 

Non-Fiction Writing

Exploring Explanation Texts -exploring the features of any Explanation texts.

Analysing an advert - A format for analysing an advert

Information Texts - A simple structure to use when looking at the features of information texts (PDF )

Information Texts 2- Looking at the different features of infromation texts (PDF )

What makes a team! - A great idea for writing a recipe for making a team

 

English Resources for Teachers...Key Stages 1 and 2...Word level

Have you remembered? - A reminder sheet for pupils relating to punctuation (contributed by Charlotte Bran)

What are you scared of? - An exercise to explore different phobias. A good introdction to writing a poem

What are you scared of ? -A look at the differerent phobias (answers)

 

English Resources for Teachers...Key Stages 1 and 2...Poetry

Cinquins - Examples of Cinquins - Poems with a difference

 

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