Year 1 'Paddington': reading and writing worksheet

“Who, where and what happens” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 English unit “'Paddington': reading and writing”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 26 to 29 of the year, 10 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Who, where and what happens

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · English · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can tell who is in a story, where it happens and what happens.

A Look back3 min

1.
A story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Circle the missing word.
endbeartreebus
2.
Which word should start with a capital letter? Circle it.
thebearsat.
3.
Which mark ends a sentence that tells something? Circle it.
full stopquestion markcomma

B Watch me, then you4 min

Read this short story: Bo the bear finds a ticket at the station. Then find who, where and what happens.

A railway station platform with a clock and a bench

Watch me

Who is in it? A bear called Bo.

Where is it? At a station.

What happens? Bo finds a ticket.

Now you

1.
Zara and a dog walk by the sea. Where is the story? Write it.
2.
Ali has a red kite. Who is in the story? Write it.

C Your turn7 min

Read each one. Answer the question in the box.

1.
Mo the cat sits by the pond. Which word is the character? Circle it.
Mo the catthe pondsits by
2.
Mo the cat sits by the pond. Which word is the setting? Circle it.
Mo the catthe pondsits by
3.
Paddington is a bear. Put each card under Character or Setting.
PaddingtonPaddington StationMrs Brownthe Brown house
Character Setting
4.
Put these three events about Mo in order. Write 1, 2 or 3 in each box.
1. Mo sleeps in the sun.
2. Mo finds a ball.
3. Mo plays with the ball.

Say it out loud: Point to the who and the where in each question. Say them out loud.

D Spot the mistake3 min

A small bear sitting on a suitcase on a busy station platform

Kit says: “Paddington Bear is a real bear, and he lives at Paddington Station.”

1.
Is Kit right? Explain why.

E Think deeper4 min

Make up your own short story.

1.
Write a short story with one character, one setting and one thing that happens.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Who, where and what happens · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. end If your child picks a word that is not a part of a story, point to the three boxes and say the last part of a story is the end.

2. the If your child circles bear, ask: is it the first word of the sentence? Read the sentence aloud and point to the first word.

3. full stop

B

1. Look for: Names the sea or the beach, a place by the water, in a few words.

2. Look for: Names Ali, or Ali and the kite, as the character in the story.

C

1. Mo the cat If your child circles the pond, ask: is the pond a who or a where? A character is a who.

2. the pond If your child circles Mo the cat, ask: where does the story happen? A setting is a where.

3. Setting: Paddington Station, the Brown house · Character: Paddington, Mrs Brown If a place is under Character, ask your child: is this a who or a where? A place is a setting.

4. 1 Mo finds a ball. · 2 Mo plays with the ball. · 3 Mo sleeps in the sun.

D

1. Look for: Says no, because Paddington Bear is made up but the station is a real place. If your child says yes, ask: can a real bear talk and wear clothes? Then ask which part of the story is real.

E

1. Look for: A short story with a named character, a place, and at least one thing that happens.

Words to use

Say“Who is in the story? Where does it happen? What happens first?”

Instead of“Just read the story to them and move straight on.”

After the sheet

Using three objects from the kitchen, have your child tell a short story: who, where and what happens. Swap roles after.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

9 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Comparing two stories(with a plan)
Facts about Floella(with a plan)
Who Am I?(with a plan)
Feeling more than one thing(with a plan)
Feelings and Paddington(with a plan)
Describing Paddington Bear(with a plan)
Describing London like Paddington(with a plan)
Postcard from Paddington(with a plan)
Postcard from Paddington(with a plan)

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