Year 1Read and Respond

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Cook up a Character

Welcome to the character kitchen, where all story book characters begin their lives. Can you add all of the ingredients to the bowl to

make a brand new character to add to your story.

Their hair is...

My character’s name is...

An in

terest

ing fa

ct ab

out t

hem..

They

live...

My character wears...

Their fac

e is...

The last thing...

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Create a Comic

Think of a story you have read or one that is from your own imagination. Create a comic strip all about it, with pictures and

captions that will wow our readers?

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Twinkl-Town’s Most Wanted

Make a wanted poster all about a villain. Include what they look like and what they have done.

WANTED!

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Wish You Were Here

Think of a place you’ve been to or a place you’ve read about in a story. Write a postcard from your fantasy setting. Don’t forget to describe everything you can see so we feel like we are there too.

Design the front of

your postcard here.

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Dear Diary

Pretend to be a character from a story you have read and write a diary entry about the events that happened to them. Don’t forget to

use lots of adjectives to describe their emotions.

Dear Diary,

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Knowing Me, Knowing You

Think of the main character from your favourite book. Write down what they are thinking, what they are saying and what they are

feeling.

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Pick of the Day

Write an honest book review about your latest read.

Title:

My favourite part of the book:

What the book was about: A short recap of the plot:

Author:

A picture of the characters:

I would give it:

stars

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Quest for the Best

Collect all of the most exciting, ambitious words you read and write them on this page. Make sure that you sort them into the correct

category.

Words which describe good characters:

Words which describe how people move:

Words which describe how someone talks:

Words which describe bad characters:

Words which describe settings:

Great words I’d like to remember:

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Judging a Book’s Cover

Think of a story you’ve just read. Design a new front cover for the book, including a fabulous illustration, the title of the book and the

author’s name.

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Code Breaker

Using the tricky alphabet code below, can you hide information about the story you have just read by making it top secret? Swap the letters on the top row for the letters on the bottom row to hide

the words forever.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

z t e f p u k j a o m y h i c s d l r b v x q g n w

Find the real letter and swap it for the letter underneath

My name is The story is called The main character is

I liked The setting is

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