Examining Literature

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  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    English Unit: Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants

    This unit invites students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery, symbolism and connotation shape meaning in stories. Using Leila and the Blue...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Answer

    The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Suggested Answers booklet offers sample responses for all key activities across the unit. These includ...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Visual Storytelling

    This worksheet guides students through the process of creating a symbolic visual storyboard for a new scene inspired by Leila and the Blue F...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Colour With Meaning

    These differentiated worksheets explore how colour impacts meaning, mood and symbolism in storytelling. Aligned to Leila and the Blue Fox an...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Creature Clues!

    This worksheet guides students to explore the symbolic meaning of animals in literature and film. Students analyse the role of the fox in Le...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Picture This!

    This worksheet supports students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery is used in written and visual texts. Using Leila and the Blue Fox and M...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Strong but Silent

    This worksheet helps students analyse visual storytelling in the short film Migrants. Through structured observation, symbolism identificati...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Symbols in Stories

    This worksheet set helps students in Years 3-6 compare symbols from Leila and the Blue Fox with those in other texts or films. Through scaff...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Symbol Spotters

    This worksheet introduces the concept of symbolism through imagination and discussion. Without relying on text or visuals, students explore...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Teaching Notes

    The Teaching Notes page supports the implementation of the Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Imagery and Symbolism Unit for Years 3-6. It ou...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Leila and the Blue Fox and Migrants - Title Page

    The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants unit title page introduces students to the theme of visual storytelling through rich imagery, symbolis...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    English Unit: Creating Characters and Settings

    Students discover how authors use language to create unforgettable characters and bring settings to life. Through fun games, colourful poste...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    My Character’s Big Day Marking Rubric

    A clear, easy-to-use assessment rubric for evaluating student work on character and setting development. Includes four criteria across four...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    My Character’s Big Day

    A fun and creative end-of-unit assessment where students bring together everything they have learned about character, setting and narrative...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Creating Characters and Settings that Shine Quiz

    This interactive quiz revisits key concepts from the unit on character and setting development. It features ten multiple-choice questions de...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Build Your Story

    This planning worksheet helps students bring together everything they have learned about character and setting. With guided prompts and chec...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Story Starter Boost

    Give students the spark they need to launch into narrative writing with this scaffolded story starter page. Using a structured prompt and th...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Setting Snapshots

    This engaging worksheet invites students to explore setting through a sensory lens. Using a series of polaroid frames, students draw or desc...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Wish You Were Here

    Transport your students into vivid story worlds with this sensory postcard activity. Students choose a setting and describe it using sight,...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Actions Speak Louder

    This engaging worksheet helps students develop characters by showing how feelings can be revealed through actions. Students choose a charact...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    What Would They Say?

    This creative worksheet encourages students to explore character voice through dialogue. Using their Mix and Match Character and Setting Fli...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    My Character and Setting

    This engaging worksheet supports students in using their Mix and Match Flipbook to practise writing vivid descriptions of characters and set...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Mix and Match Character and Setting Flipbook

    Unlock endless storytelling possibilities with this interactive Mix and Match Character Flipbook! Designed to spark creativity and support c...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Setting the Scene Through Text

    Unlock endless storytelling possibilities with this interactive Mix and Match Character Flipbook! Designed to spark creativity and support c...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Character Traits Through Text - Sorting Game

    Help your students infer character traits using evidence from short text extracts. This engaging sorting game encourages students to think c...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Creating Characters and Settings - Student Reference Card

    This student-friendly reference card supports young writers in bringing their stories to life by showing, not telling. It breaks down how au...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Words That Show: Character and Setting - Posters

    Bring characters and settings to life with this vibrant poster pair! These colourful displays show how authors use descriptive language to r...

  • Resource Year: 2

    Creating Characters and Settings that Shine - Presentation

    Step into the exciting world of storytelling with this engaging presentation that helps students bring their writing to life! Through vibran...

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    English Unit: Just Tricking! by Andy Griffiths

    This five-week narrative unit explores Just Tricking! by Andy Griffiths, engaging students in reading, analysing, and writing humorous stori...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Just Tricking! Answers

    The Suggested Answers booklet provides clear sample responses for all core activities in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It offer...

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