Literacy Booklet

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
My reading activity booklet

On ‘Rumpelstiltskin’
Name: …………………………………………….
Teaching group: ……………………………....
Teacher: ………………………………………….
You will use this activity book for one literacy lesson each week. All the
activities will be based on the book we will be reading together.
Each piece of work you do will be marked to see if you are following 3
important literacy rules;
 Capital letters at the start of every sentence

 The correct punctuation at the end of every sentence (!?.)
 Writing in full sentences
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Name: ______________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________________
Capital Letters and Full stops
1) Put a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.

2) Put a full stop at the end of a ‘telling’ sentence.
A)
1) rumpelstiltskin helped the millers daughter
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2) the millers daughter had to spin the straw in to gold
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3) the king was surprised to see all the gold
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4) the millers daughter gave rumpelstiltskin a ring
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5) the millers daughter became the queen

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B)
On the back, try and write 5 sentences of your own!
Check through your work to make sure you have the capital letters and
full stops in the right place!
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
RUMPELSTILTSKIN FAIRY TALE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE
A P O O F R M N I B O B B I N
L L S N I P S E E R H T E R A
W S H O R W A C N E T E D D M
S P I N S T R A W T U W O A E
S I E E T M I L M P A Q I E L
O N R T C A E K N R T D S L T
R N I E H D D C F T E I O T T
H I E G I R E E E N M D Y K I
I N N R L N G N T O A H C A L
T G B G D H I S R B N A E A U
T W I F U K L P D A S U G H G
T H R E E V I S I T S T E O R
C E O U L D S N L R E L L I M
P E I N S T R E G A U D W I N
T L O G O L R E T H G U A D D
Rumpelstiltskin FAIRY TALE WORD LIST
BOBBIN MAIDEN
BRIDE MILLER
CASTLE NECKLACE
DAUGHTER PROMISE
DWARF QUEEN
FIRST CHILD RING
GOLD SPIN STRAW
GUESS SPINNING
NAME WHEEL
KING THREE SPINS
LITTLE MAN THREE VISITS
Draw a character from the book and write 5 sentences to describe the
character underneath.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
My characters name is: ________________________________________
Settings
What is a setting?
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________________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Draw a setting from the book.
What is your setting? __________________________________________
Write a sentence to describe it.
________________________________________________________________
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Timeline of events
What is a timeline of events?
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________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Task 1: Put the images in the correct order to show the events of
the story. (You will be given a separate sheet of paper to work on)
Task 2: In the boxes below, draw a timeline of events to show

your morning routine.
Fill in each speech bubble to make a suitable conversation

between the two characters.
1 2
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
3 4
Main events
The main event

of a book is the
section that makes the ending occurs the way it does.
For example, in Cinderella, the main event could be when she

loses her glass slipper at the ball as this it is this event that helps
Prince Charming find Cinderella and marry her.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
TASK: Draw the main event from the book and write why you
think it is. Remember, as long as you can back up your point with
a good reason, you cannot be wrong!
Character development
Character development is a fancy way of saying how the character

changes as the story goes on.
Have a think about how you have changed since you started
Thomas Cowley and write 3 sentences to explain how you’ve
changed.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Now think about the Millers Daughter. Draw a picture in each

box below to show how she changed during the story and write a
sentence to explain each drawing.
What happened next?
Once you understand how the characters develop, you can then
think about what happens after the story has finished.
TASK 1) What do you think happened after the story finished?

Write your ideas in the box. Make sure you write down evidence
from the story to support your ideas.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
TASK 2) Imagine you are a ‘fly on the wall’ in the Millers house.
Write a script to show a conversation that might take place
between the Miller and his daughter (now the Queen) to discuss
what happened with Rumpelstiltskin.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Character descriptions
Underneath each characters picture

write at least 3 descriptive
sentences about their appearance,
behaviour and feelings.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
1)
2)
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
3)
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Comparing characters
Comparing characters is a very important skill when discussing

books and other texts in English. It will help you analyse and
explore things from different points of view and understand why
character act the way they do.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
TASK: Use the boxes below to compare the Miller and the King.
Think about the way they talk, the way they dress and how they
live.
Final writing task
Imagine you are a newspaper reporter. You have been asked to

write an article exposing Rumpelstiltskin and his devious schemes.
When writing your report, make sure you include the following;
 Accurate facts about Rumpelstiltskin from the book

 At least one quote from a character about him and his
actions
 Lots of verbs and adjectives
 A picture of Rumpelstiltskin
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
You can write the article on the computer or by hand. If you

choose to hand write it, you must make sure your handwriting is
clear and as neat as possible.
Your articles deadline is: _____________________________________
Good luck!

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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________

My reading activity booklet

 Capital letters at the start of every sentence

Capital Letters and Full stops

1) Put a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.

1) rumpelstiltskin helped the millers daughter

2) the millers daughter had to spin the straw in to gold

3) the king was surprised to see all the gold

4) the millers daughter gave rumpelstiltskin a ring

5) the millers daughter became the queen

On the back, try and write 5 sentences of your own!

RUMPELSTILTSKIN FAIRY TALE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE

Rumpelstiltskin FAIRY TALE WORD LIST

My characters name is: ________________________________________

Draw a setting from the book.

What is your setting? __________________________________________

Write a sentence to describe it.

Task 2: In the boxes below, draw a timeline of events to show

Fill in each speech bubble to make a suitable conversation

The main event

For example, in Cinderella, the main event could be when she

Character development is a fancy way of saying how the character

Now think about the Millers Daughter. Draw a picture in each

What happened next?

TASK 1) What do you think happened after the story finished?

Underneath each characters picture

Comparing characters is a very important skill when discussing

Final writing task

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter. You have been asked to

 Accurate facts about Rumpelstiltskin from the book

You can write the article on the computer or by hand. If you

Your articles deadline is: _____________________________________

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