made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

something that is known to be true or proved

special characteristics that belong to a text

similarities and differences between two things

Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts

English

In this unit, pupils learnt to write descriptive sentences about characters. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by joining two simple ideas together using 'and'.

In 'Anna Hibiscus', pupils were introduced to expanded noun phrases to describe characters and settings. In this unit, pupils will build on this as well as use commas in a list. 

Looking after pets: reading and writing

made up stories which did not happen in real life

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Identify the key features of a non-fiction text.

Identify the key features of a fiction text.

What do both fiction and non-fiction texts always have?

a smaller title that helps to organise information on a page

a page at the beginning of a book that tells you where to find information

Which of these are characters from the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'?

What are the hand-drawn or painted pictures in a story book called?

Put these key parts of a story in the order they usually go in.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.