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Diary entry – 8 of the best writing resources and worksheets for KS2 English

Get primary kids writing great diary entries with this selection of activities, classroom ideas and other resources…

1 | KS2 SATS TAF writing evidence – diary recount

In this writing task, pupils are asked to write a diary, recounting a key historical event. This could be used within a history topic, with pupils writing about a key event in history.

This resource pack includes:

• Personal writing skills checklist: for pupils to write their own writing checklists to encourage independent editing
• Diary Recount writing skills checklist: a list of features, without modelled examples, for pupils to use as a checklist for editing writing.
• How to Write a Diary poster: a poster for display with the key features of diary recounts.
• Jed’s Day Trip: a picture prompt for writing
• Sequencing cards: an activity to help pupils organise their own ideas for writing
• Diary Recount Planning Sheet: to support pupils when planning and organising their ideas
• Teacher Assessment Sheets: for teachers to use to assess pupils against the year 6 writing TAF statements which could be placed in pupils books as a record of evidence seen

Get all this here.

2 | A Christmas Carol diary writing

In this resource pack pupils in Year 5 and year 6 can explore characters’ viewpoints using extracts from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

They will read two extracts from this classic text and explore Scrooge’s view of Christmas at the beginning and end of the story and compare these viewpoints with his nephew’s.

In the writing tasks, pupils will write diary entries in the role of Scrooge (or another character) describing the events, and his view of them, from the two extracts provided.

Check it out here.

3 | Topical Tuesdays diary exercises with The Week Junior

If you’re not familiar with Topical Tuesdays, these weekly resources feature a news story from The Week Junior , and a series of reading and writing activities to accompany that story.

There are a whole host already available, some of which include diary writing tasks, like these:

• Imagine you are your own parent or carer and write a diary entry for a typical day of looking after you
• Write a diary entry as if you had found a tree in a lonely wood that had a tiny door in it
• Imagine you are one of the brothers who broke a world rowing record for crossing the Atlantic and write about the day you finally arrived at Antigua
• Imagine you are a Martian who wakes one day to find a strange vehicle from Earth trundling around in your back garden
• Imagine you are an archaeologist 4,000 years in the future and have just discovered the remains of the house you are living in today
• Imagine you are a detectorist who has discovered a hoard of treasure
• Imagine you are a robot with feelings, and write about the day you were programmed to do a handstand
• Imagine you live in a country like Barbados, and write a diary entry about a day where Queen Elizabeth comes to visit your town.
• Write an imaginary diary entry for the day you’re about to have organ donation surgery

Take a look at the entire Topical Tuesdays series here.

4 | Diary entry examples

If you’re after a whole selection of model texts for KS2 diary entries then head over to Literacy Wagoll where you’ll find everything from Anne Frank and ‘My first day at school’ to Hades – God of the Underworld.

See the full collection here.

5 | Year 4 diary writing

This diary writing lesson from BBC Bitesize focuses on writing the diary entry of a person from history. Use a video about Grace Darling, a heroic lighthouse keeper’s daughter, and the three activity ideas to help children plan, write and review their diary entry.

6 | Year 6 diary writing

Use another BBC Bitesize activity to teach your Year 6 pupils how to use the features of diary writing in their own work. First watch poet Michael Rosen explain how to write a recount, then watch a video about why diaries were so important in WWI.

Now it’s your pupils’ turn to write a diary entries from the perspective of Emmeline Pankhurst and Ibn Battuta.

7 | Diary writing worksheets

For a nice selection of printable diary entry worksheets then here you’ll find things like a Scottish soldier in Macbeth , nursery rhyme characters, a Stone Age Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid .

See the selection here.

8 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid diary template

This activity provides a framework for children to write their own diary entry across two days in the style of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.

It is divided up into times of the day, so they’re only writing short sections for each rather than being given one long piece to do.

Get it here.

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Year 3 Reading Skills – Buzzing Bees

This Year 3 Reading Skills - Buzzing Bees resource contains an information text about a few of the different species of bees found in the United Kingdom and their various similarities and differences along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

Year 3 Reading Skills – Legionary Life

This Year 3 Reading Skills - Legionary Life resource contains an extract from the diary of a Roman citizen at different stages of his training to be come a legionary, along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

Year 4 Reading Skills – The Tragedy of Icarus

This Year 4 Reading Skills - The Tragedy of Icarus resource contains an extract from the diary of Daedalus recounting the events of the myth where he and his son, Icarus, escape from Crete along with a range of questions covering each content domain and questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

Rainforest Diary Year 5 Geography Comprehension Whole Class Guided Reading

Year 5 Geography Comprehension Whole Class Guided Reading text in the form of a diary entry about a journey through a rainforest, with facts about the environment and a detailed account of the trip.

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Year 5 Tour de France Guided Reading - My Time On The Tour Whole Class text is a diary from a crew member of a team competing in the Tour de France.

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Anglo-Saxon Resources KS2 - Whole Class Guided Reading in the form of a diary written by a young man in Anglo-Saxon times about an attack on the village.

Howard Carter’s Diaries (Y5m/Y6s) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y5m/Y6s readers in the form of diary entries written by Howard Carter as he discovers Tutankhamun's tomb. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

The Diaries of Mary Anning (Y5m/Y6s) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y5m/Y6s readers in the form of diary entries written by Mary Anning, the woman who discovered many fossils. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

The Unsinkable Giant (Y4m/Y5s/Y6e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y4m/Y5s/Y6e readers in the form of diaries entries from a 3rd class passenger on board the Titanic. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

The Cabin Boy (Y4m/Y5s/Y6e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y4m/Y5s/Y6e readers in the form of a diary recount about a young boy who is a cabin boy for Captain Blackbeard. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

Travelling with Columbus (Y1m/Y2d/Y3e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y1m/Y2d/Y3e readers in the form of a diary entry written by a sailor who travelled with Christopher Columbus. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

Amun’s Ancient Egyptian Diary (Y2m/Y3s/Y4e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y2m/Y3s/Y4e readers in the form of a diary written by an Ancient Egyptian boy. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

Toland’s Diary (Y2m/Y3s/Y4e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y2m/Y3s/Y4e readers in the form of a diary about the slave of a Viking family. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

The UFO (Y3m/Y4s/Y5e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y3m/Y4s/Y5e readers in the form of a story about a UFO sighting. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

Laura’s Diary (Y1m/Y2d/Y3e) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y1m/Y2d/Y3e readers in the form of a diary about a girl's experiences of advent. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

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A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Black Book Band Readers in the form of a diary about a child who experiences an earthquake and loses everything. Months later, the children in the village receive shoeboxes at Christmas from people in the UK. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

The Journey (Purple) Guided Reading Pack

A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Purple Book Band Readers in the form of a diary about a boy who travels to safety from Somalia, where he faces danger, to the UK where he finds safety. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

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A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Y5m/Y6d readers in the form of a diary about a visit to the Roald Dahl Museum. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

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A Guided Reading Pack aimed at Black Book Band Readers in the form of a diary about a girl who visits the ancient city of Pompeii with her family whilst on holiday. Text, teacher questions, follow-up work, vocabulary activities and SPAG activities included.

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Elections Guided Reading Pack for Y5m/Y6s readers. Includes text, oral teacher questions, follow-up work, related SPAG work and related vocab work.

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This annotated diary entry highlights all the key language and layout features and provides plenty of helpful explanation. It's perfect for helping children get to grips with the features of different non-fiction text types, and could also be used as a handy guide when pupils are writing their own diary entries. A version of the diary entry without notes is provided on a separate page so there is the option for children to make their own notes, which they can then compare to the annotated version.

• Key Stage: Key Stage 2
• Subject: English
• Topic: Themes and Conventions
• Topic Group: Reading
• Year(s): Years 3-4
• Media Type: PDF
• Resource Type: Worksheet
• Last Updated: 23/10/2023
• Resource Code: E2WAE79
• Curriculum Point(s): Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books.

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Diary Writing Checklist Success Criteria KS2

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Worksheet/Activity

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21 February 2022

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A handy checklist to support the independent writing of a diary entry. Used with my Year 6 class but very transferable throughout KS2.

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