This worksheet contains a range of different sentence types which then need to be matched with the correct description of that type of sentence. The aim is to help pupils understand different types of sentence and when they might be used.
Varying sentence openings
This is a worksheet for pupils to fill in to help them consider how grammar can be used differently in an opening sentence and the impact this has on the reader.
The Tree Giant
‘The Tree Giant’ is a one-page story written by Pie Corbett to demonstrate an example of a ‘recount’ or ‘information report’. This resource could be used as a starting point for non-fiction report writing when combined with the Talk for Writing approach.
Meerkat Mail KS1 Unit
Meerkat Mail is a KS1 cross-curricular unit of work underpinned by the Talk for Writing approach. It has been written by Talk for Writing trainer Carol Satterthwaite.
Talk for Writing through ICT
This blog is from the Improving Reading and Writing Through ICT conference. Here you can watch Pie model shared writing and provide an online writing tutorial for pupils in Bolton.
How to plan writing progression year-on-year
This document is a teaching guide looking at which types of words and what level of grammar should be introduced at each year of the primary curriculum. The document has been updated in line with the 2016 grammar test requirements in England.