A bundle of activities perfect for teaching passive voice in Year 6.
‘Passive voice’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation. Including a range of activities allowing children to identify active and passive voiced sentences, re-writing sentences in the passive voice and understanding what makes a sentence passive.
‘Passive voice’ cards. Subject, verb and object cards which can be used in small group or paired work to create sentences in the active or passive voice and encourage discussion.
‘Impersonal passive’ word mat. Impersonal passive is a great way to get passive voice into formal writing, this word mat is perfect to support children using this.
National Curriculum Links
Year 6 statutory content to be introduced – Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence
Pupils should be taught to develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by using passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence.
**Differentiation**
* Identifying passive and active voice sentences, re-writing the verbs in a sentence to make it passive.
* Identifying passive and active voice sentences and re-writing sentences in the passive voice in single and multi-clause sentences.
* Identifying passive and active voice sentences and re-writing sentences in the passive and active voice in single and multi- clause sentences. Writing their own sentences.
