Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators
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Embark on a magical journey with our 'Belonging and Identity in Fairytales’ unit for Foundation-level students. Dive into classic tales like...
Embark on a captivating voyage into the world of storytelling with our ”Narrative Writing" unit. Designed for young learners, this imaginati...
This wonderful unit focused on Inferring Character Traits is the perfect unit to introduce your students to how they can begin inferring cha...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been a favourite with children for over 50 years. This unit is designed to help you bring an exciting range...
This Celebrating Book Week (Early Years) has been designed to be used with any book week theme and different texts. This unit will assist in...
This unit is great to use in conjunction with reading the text ‘Wombat Stew’. The unit includes numerous resources to practise sequencing, w...
This unit is great to use in conjunction with reading the text ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy’. The unit includes numerous resources, to practise sequenci...
This unit is great for reinforcing the concepts within the story ‘Brown Bear Bear what do you see?’ The provides sequencing, matching, sente...
This resource provides a fun and engaging way for students to develop their writing skills through imaginative Halloween-themed prompts. Eac...
Join us for an enchanting journey in the 'Belonging and Identity in Fairytales' presentation! Together, we'll explore the magical realms of...
This engaging presentation is the perfect resource to assist you with introducing the structure of a narrative as well as the different proc...
This Inferring Character Traits Presentation makes for a wonderful introduction to the idea that you can learn about characters by looking a...
The presentation is designed to be used along with a class reading of ‘The Gruffalo’. It introduces the author (Julia Donaldson), the plot o...
This Celebrating Book Week (Early Years) has been designed to be used with any book week theme and is a great way to get your students excit...
This set of colourful and motivational reading bookmarks includes themes such as I Love Reading, My Reading Goal, and Genre Explorer. Ideal...
This full display set includes a bold “Book an Adventure” banner, bunting, and editable PowerPoint letters to create a vibrant classroom or...
This bold and eye-catching classroom banner displays the slogan “Book an Adventure” and is ideal for Book Week celebrations or setting up a...
This printable bunting display features the slogan “Book an Adventure” and is perfect for classroom or library decoration during Book Week o...
This fun and engaging bingo-style reading challenge encourages lower primary students to explore books in creative and playful ways. Each bi...
This worksheet helps students practise story sequencing and summarising. Kindergarteners use pictures, Year 1 students write simple sentence...
Celebrate student achievements with 3 colourable black-and-white awards for Best Costume Idea, Most Books Read, and Reading Superstar. Perfe...
This versatile book report template allows students to write a blurb, give a rating and recommendation, summarise the book, and reflect on t...
Celebrate the enchantment of reading with this magical banner. Ideal for classrooms, it motivates students to explore the wonders of books....
Inspire curiosity and learning with this vibrant banner. Perfect for classroom decor, it encourages students to discover the endless possibi...
Ignite students' imaginations with this captivating banner. Highlight the excitement of reading with a design that promises adventure in eve...
These Halloween-themed writing template worksheets are designed to inspire young students to engage in creative writing.
The Character Collage Kit is a versatile resource designed to ignite creativity and storytelling skills in students. With a diverse selectio...
The "Storytelling Cards" resource is a versatile tool designed to ignite creativity and enhance narrative skills in students. With a collect...
The Storybook Passport, along with its adorable boarding passes, is your ticket to a world of imagination and exploration! This interactive...
Embark on a journey through the Storybook Adventure Map, a whimsical guide to the realms of storytelling. Navigate Character Cove, Setting S...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
Explore storytelling assessment with our 'Fairytale Belonging Marking Rubric.' Tailored for Foundation-level students, it evaluates themes,...
Unleash creativity with 'Planning My Fairytale’ planning worksheet! Students design their enchanting stories, focusing on belonging and iden...
Students embark on an imaginative adventure as they roll the dice three times to weave together unique fairytales. From crafting characters...
Students explore their unique identities by pondering questions such as 'What makes me special?' and 'How do I handle challenges?' This refl...
Students delve into the depths of fairytales, exploring the unique qualities, feelings, and experiences of key characters. Through this enga...
A simple yet effective collage worksheet for students to either draw or cut out images of the people, places, things and traditions that mak...
Inspired by Goldilocks and the Three Bears, students get to reflect on the things that make them feel 'just right' in terms of belonging and...
Inspired by The Ugly Duckling, this worksheet asks students to reflect on a moment where they have felt out of place. Students then identify...
In this enchanting activity, students are invited to imagine themselves as Cinderella at different points in the story. They'll craft diary...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet can be coupled with the story mapping worksheets to assist students in writing a retell of the events in ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy’. S...
This worksheet is a fun way to explore the verbs in the story of ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy’. Students identify the action of each character, and writ...
This cut and paste worksheet makes great practise for word recognition and sentence structure. Students simply cut out the missing words and...
This worksheet can be coupled with the story mapping worksheets to assist students in writing a retell of the events in ‘Wombat Stew’. Stude...
This worksheet requires students to recall the details from the story to correctly match up the animals and the ingredients they convinced D...
This cut and paste worksheet makes great practise for word recognition and sentence structure. Students simply cut out the missing words and...
If you are looking for a comprehensive way to assess and analyse your students’ narrative writing, then this rubric is for you. The rubric a...
Help your students bring their narratives to life by designing a play! Students can choose cast members and the roles they will play, as wel...
This fun and interactive worksheet is a great writing prompt for your students who need a little inspiration to get writing. Students simply...
This student reference card gives your students a simple and clear understanding of the purpose of narratives, as well as the elements that...
Discover endless storytelling possibilities with our "Roll into Adventure" dice nets. Roll to unveil unique character and setting combinatio...
Mix and Match Character and Setting Cards can be incorporated into daily routines or utilised during specific writing-focused sessions. With...
Our three vibrant posters, ‘Narrative Writing Transition Words’ are packed with kid-friendly transition words and phrases. From story beginn...
Use this assessment to gauge student understanding of how to infer character traits. Students must recall what they have learnt about analys...
This Inferring Character Traits Quiz makes for a wonderful whole class activity to have open discussions around character traits and how we...
A simple and hands on character collage template for students to cut out images from magazines, or to draw a character with a speech bubble....
Students read or listen to the short story passages and make inferences about the character’s traits by reviewing the character’s actions, w...
Students read or listen to the short passages to infer the character trait based off the character’s words, actions, thoughts and feelings. ...
Students read the small passages to cut and paste the correct character emotion to the passage. Understanding and being able to tell a chara...
This wonderfully versatile resource can be used for individual learning, small group, or whole class lessons for students to practise inferr...
This is a fantastic way for students to develop their understanding of character traits as they match the character trait to the trait descr...
This simple Character Traits student reference card makes for a great visual reminder for students that they can infer character traits base...
This simple Character Traits display includes some character traits as well as a simple, easy to understand trait description for students t...
This set of 4 posters makes a fantastic visual reference for your students to understand how they can begin to make inferences about charact...
This worksheet is a fun little puzzle to finish off your unit or use for fast finishers along the way. This resource is part of a larger...
This worksheet is a fun little puzzle to finish off your unit or use for fast finishers along the way. This resource is part of a larger...
Have your students cut and colour these Gruffalo characters and glue them on skewers or paddle pop sticks to create Gruffalo puppets. They c...
These Gruffalo pieces can be cut and pasted on a paper bag, paper plate, or piece of construction paper for your students to complete their...
This page can be used for any written work. This resource is part of a larger Gruffalo unit, which focuses on retell skills, rhyming and...
In the story of the Gruffalo, the little brown mouse creates the Gruffalo to scare away the other characters. In this worksheet, your studen...
In this worksheet, students match up the descriptions of the Gruffalo from the story with a picture through cutting and pasting. This res...
In this worksheet, students trace the interwoven paths of the characters from the Gruffalo, helping with their fine motor and handwriting....
In this worksheet, students trace the getaways of the characters from the Gruffalo, helping with their fine motor and handwriting. This r...
In this worksheet, students translate ‘The Gruffalo’ from a British forest filled with woodland creatures, to a more familiar setting. Th...
This fantastic game is a great little fast finisher or rations activity for your students. Get Away From the Gruffalo is a straightforward d...
In this worksheet, students match pictures of characters with rhyming words. This can be used on its own, or as a simpler alternative to ‘Gr...
In this worksheet, students match up words that formed rhyming couplets in the story. For a simpler version of a rhyming worksheet for pre-r...
In this worksheet, students reflect on their favourite part of the story, retelling it through writing and drawing. This resource is part...
In this worksheet, students extend the story even further, writing and drawing what happens to Gruffalo after he flees the little brown mous...
In this worksheet, now that students have focused on the sequence of the story, they create their own retell of the beginning, middle and en...
In this worksheet, students sequence a series of scenes from the Gruffalo. This resource is part of a larger Gruffalo unit, which focuses...
This worksheet overlays the chronology of The Gruffalo on the mouse’s trip through the woods, helping kids visualise the retell. This res...
In this worksheet, students begin flexing their retell and comprehension muscles by putting the story’s character introductions in order....
In this worksheet, students cut the character names from the bottom sheets and match them with the characters above. Let them colour the cha...
This colouring page will keep them busy for a while. Use it for fast finishers or for some quiet focus coming out of a break. This resour...
This title page is a fun inclusion if you choose to reproduce this unit as a workbook for your students. This resource is part of a large...
This card reintroduces students to the characters in the storybook, and lets them colour and paste it into their books. This resource is...
In this worksheet, students draw a picture of their favourite part of the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This activity was created as...
For this worksheet, students need to colour and sun out a set of scenes from Eric Carle’s ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and assemble them in the...
This pack is great to use for an orientation day or the beginning of a new school year. The pack includes all the necessary items to welcome...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, specifically for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will a...
This worksheet will assist in reading comprehension, retell through sequencing, character recognition, setting, problem and solutions within...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will assist in read...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will assist in read...
This worksheet will assist in reading comprehension, retell through sequencing, character recognition, setting, problem and solutions within...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will assist in read...
This worksheet will assist in reading comprehension, retell through sequencing, character recognition, setting, problem and solutions within...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit created for Book Week 2020, for early years shortlisted books. This worksheet will assist in read...
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is great for using the knowledge from the story to graph to then record data. Students will have the opportunity to practise t...
This resource is a great for finding, reading and practising to say the main key words from the story, ‘Wombat Stew’.
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is a great early inferencing activity, whereby students will need to use their prior knowledge and information from the story...
This resource is great for reinforcing knowledge of characters from the story, by drawing them. Students will have to think about what the c...
These ‘Wombat Stew’ puppets are great for practising retell. Students may stick them to pencils, straws or paddle pop sticks to create puppe...
These ‘Wombat Stew’ puppets are great for practising retell. Students may stick them to pencils, straws or paddle pop sticks to create puppe...
These ‘Sentence Builder’ worksheets are great for reading and ordering words to create sentences that reflect events from the story. The wor...
These ‘Read and Trace’ worksheets are great to practise reading words from the story in a sentence, tracing and writing small words.
These sequencing cards are great for practising the retell strategy after reading. Use these sequencing cards as a class, in rotation groups...
These sequencing cards are great for practising the retell strategy after reading. Use these sequencing cards as a class, in rotation groups...
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is great for using the knowledge from the story to graph to then record data. Students will have the opportunity to practise t...
This resource is a great for finding, reading and practising to say the main key words from the story, ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is a great resource for reflecting on the story and assisting with the retell strategy.
This resource is a great early inferencing activity, whereby students will need to use their prior knowledge and information from the story...
This resource is great for reinforcing knowledge of characters from the story, by drawing them. Students will have to think about what the c...
These ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy Puppets’ are great for practising retell. Students may stick them to pencils, straws or paddle pop sticks to create p...
These ‘Mrs Wishy-Washy Puppets’ are great for practising retell. Students may stick them to pencils, straws or paddle pop sticks to create p...
These ‘Sentence Builder’ worksheets are great for reading and ordering words to create sentences that reflect events from the story. The wor...
These ‘Sentence Builder’ worksheets are great for reading and ordering words to create sentences that reflect events from the story. The wor...
These ‘Sentence Builder’ worksheets are great for reading and ordering words to create sentences that reflect events from the story. The wor...
These ‘Sentence Builder’ worksheets are great for reading and ordering words to create sentences that reflect events from the story. The wor...
These ‘Read and Trace’ worksheets are great to practise reading words from the story in a sentence, tracing and writing small words.
These sequencing cards are great for practising the retell strategy after reading. Use these sequencing cards as a class, in rotation groups...
Use this resource to respond to your favourite fairy tale story through summarising main events and justifying why it is your favourite.
These masks are great for building on oral language and retell comprehension skills for The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Print this resource ont...
Goldilocks and the Three bears MasksThese masks are great for building on oral language and retell comprehension skills for Goldilocks and...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for The Three Billy Goats Gruff. This...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for The Three Billy Goats Gruff. This...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for Little Red Riding Hood. This reso...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for Little Red Riding Hood. This reso...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. T...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. T...
These visual sequencing cards are a great resource for building on oral language and sequencing skills for The Three Little Pigs. This resou...
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is great for reinforcing content from the story ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See?’
This worksheet is part of a larger unit called Celebrating Book Week (Early Years), created to celebrate Book Week, shortlisted books and fe...
A read-aloud storybook of The Three Billy Goats Gruff
A read-aloud storybook of The Gingerbread Man.
Our Book Review templates provide the structure needed for students to write detailed and informative reviews of books they have enjoyed. Us...
Use this resource to encourage students to report on books they have read. Feature these book reviews in your classroom reading corner.
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