The Storybook Portal | Iconic Games Year 5

WORDS · VOCABULARY

Fairy-Tale Word Magic

Strong words help the reader picture exactly what is happening.

TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

A precise verb tells us how an action happens. Compare these two sentences.

PLAINThe wolf went towards the house.→STRONGERThe wolf crept towards the house.

Why is “crept” stronger? It tells us the wolf moved slowly and quietly, so the sentence creates a clearer mood.

WE DO ONE TOGETHER

The pig looked through the crack in the door. Which word creates the clearest picture?

Choose the word that tells us how the pig looked.

YOU TRY · RESTORE FIVE STORY WORDS0 / 5 restored

went

The wolf ___ towards the straw house.

said

“Open the door!” the wolf ___.

looked

The little pig ___ through the window.

nice

The pigs built a ___ brick house.

scary

The forest became dark and ___.

USE ONE STRONG WORD IN YOUR OWN SENTENCEWrite a fairy-tale sentence that helps the reader picture the action or mood. Restore all five words, then write your own sentence.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Complete this deeper Year 5 mahi as part of the mission — not as an optional extra.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

CHECK THE CORE IDEA

‘The forest whispered a warning’ is…

APPLY ITWrite one original simile, metaphor, personification, or sound image that fits this week’s setting. USE ITExplain what picture, feeling, or emphasis your figurative language creates. TRANSFER ITChoose a different example connected to this week. Explain how the same word skill helps you understand, spell or communicate the idea more precisely.

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

READING · INFERENCE

Clues in the Bears' Cottage

Good readers combine story clues with what they already know.

TEACH · WHAT IS AN INFERENCE?

WHAT THE STORY TELLS ME＋WHAT I ALREADY KNOW＝MY INFERENCE

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CLUEThe smallest bowl is empty and the spoon is still warm.

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INFERENCESomeone probably ate the porridge recently.

READ THIS FIRST

The Quiet Cottage

Three bears returned from a walk and stopped at the cottage door. Something felt different. The smallest bowl was empty, and a warm spoon rested beside it. One chair had tipped sideways and the smallest chair had a cracked leg. Upstairs, two beds were neat, but the smallest blanket was rumpled into a heap. A faint trail of muddy footprints led from the bedroom towards the back door. “Someone has been here,” said Papa Bear. Baby Bear listened. From somewhere beyond the garden came the snap of a twig.

WE DO · FIND EVIDENCE

Which clue proves somebody has disturbed the cottage? Tap a strong clue.

Find three clues that show someone has been inside.

YOU TRY · MAKE A PREDICTION

WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?Use at least one clue from the passage to support your prediction. Collect three useful clues, choose the supported feeling, then explain your prediction.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Complete this deeper Year 5 mahi as part of the mission — not as an optional extra.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

READ FOR EVIDENCE

The cottage door is open. Three bowls are on the table, but only the smallest is still warm. Muddy footprints lead from the back door towards the river, and a torn blue ribbon is caught on a low branch outside.

Fluency check: read the source aloud once at a natural pace, pausing where the punctuation tells you to.

CHECK THE CORE IDEA

Which inference is strongest?

EVIDENCEUse one exact detail from the source as evidence. Explain what that detail helps you infer. THINK DEEPERName one conclusion the source does NOT justify, and explain why the evidence is not strong enough for it. SYNTHESISEState the most important idea in your own words, then use a second detail from the source to strengthen your explanation.

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

WRITING · NARRATIVE

Write Your Storybook Adventure

Your story needs a beginning, a problem and a solution — plus dialogue that sounds like a character speaking.

TEACH · BUILD THE STORY IN THREE PARTS

1BEGINNING

Who is there? Where are they? What is the mood?

2PROBLEM

Something changes, disappears, blocks the path or goes wrong.

3ENDING

Your character makes a choice that solves the problem.

DIALOGUE MODEL“Where did the path go?” Maia whispered.

Speech marks hold the exact words. The speaking verb tells us how the words were said.

WE DO · BUILD AN OPENING

CHARACTER SETTING FEELING

Choose three ingredients and we will build a model opening.

YOU TRY · WRITE THREE SHORT PARAGRAPHS

PARAGRAPH 1 · ENTER THE WORLDIntroduce the character, setting and mood. PARAGRAPH 2 · SOMETHING GOES WRONGCreate the problem and include dialogue. PARAGRAPH 3 · SOLVE IT OR ESCAPEShow the character making a choice that leads to the ending.

Dialogue line 1Dialogue line 2

Complete all three story parts and add two lines of dialogue.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Complete this deeper Year 5 mahi as part of the mission — not as an optional extra.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

YOU TRY

Write a story scene with a clear viewpoint, a problem, at least one piece of figurative language and a change by the end.

Minimum guide: 120 words. Quality matters: make the reasoning, evidence or design decision clear.

□ answers the exact task□ uses specific detail□ ideas are connected□ reread and improved

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

MATHS · FRACTIONS + TRANSFORMATIONS

Storybook Geometry

The illustrations have slipped out of place. Repair all five picture spells.

1

STORY FRACTIONSTwo of eight panels show the wolf. Tap the wolf panels.

2 out of 8 can also be simplified.

2

SLIDE THE COTTAGEMove the cottage without turning or flipping it.

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Slide the cottage, then name the transformation.

3

MAGIC MIRRORChoose the picture that is reflected across the mirror line.

A reflection flips across a mirror line.

4

TURN THE KEYGive the key one quarter-turn clockwise.

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A quarter-turn is 90 degrees.

5

FAIRY LIGHTSHalf of 12 stars need to glow. Tap the correct number.

How many is half of 12?

0 / 5 picture spells repaired

Complete every spell to restore the Storybook Geometry page.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Complete this deeper Year 5 mahi as part of the mission — not as an optional extra.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

CORE YEAR 5 QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1A 90° rotation is a…QUESTION 2A reflection across a mirror line changes orientation but keeps… CHALLENGE 1What type of angle is 135°?CHALLENGE 2Lines that meet at 90° are called…CHALLENGE 3Lines that stay the same distance apart and never meet are called…CHALLENGE 4A net made from six equal squares can fold into which 3D shape?

SHOW THE REASONINGChoose one problem above. Explain how you solved it or how you checked that your answer was reasonable.

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

APPLIED · SEQUENCING + VISUAL STORYTELLING

Rescue the Missing Ending

The last page has disappeared. Build exactly six panels so another reader can follow the adventure.

TEACH · A STORYBOARD IS A STORY IN PICTURES

Each panel moves the action forward. Captions, dialogue, size, position and close-ups help the audience know what matters.

WORLD→PORTAL→ENTER→PROBLEM→SOLUTION→ENDING

CHOOSE YOUR STORY WORLD

Choose a world to set the mood.

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ORDINARY WORLDWhere does your character begin?

2✦

PORTAL APPEARSWhat strange or magical thing appears?

3✦

ENTER THE STORYHow does your character step into the fairy-tale world?

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THE PROBLEMWhat goes wrong?

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THE SOLUTIONWhat clever choice solves the problem?

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THE ENDINGHow does the adventure finish?

EXPLAIN ONE VISUAL CHOICE

Which tool would help the audience notice the most important moment?

Choose a world, fill all six panels and explain one visual choice.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Complete this deeper Year 5 mahi as part of the mission — not as an optional extra.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

YOU TRY

Choose an ending that resolves the main problem and matches the clues already established. Explain why it fits better than one alternative.

Minimum guide: 90 words. Quality matters: make the reasoning, evidence or design decision clear.

□ answers the exact task□ uses specific detail□ ideas are connected□ reread and improved

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

GAME BREAK

Play the challenge and follow the instructions inside the game. Complete at least one challenge successfully to finish this Game Break.

GAME · CREATIVITY

Quick Draw: Storybook Sprint

Open the book, reveal a surprise prompt, then draw it before the timer reaches zero.

YOUR CHALLENGEOpen the storybook to begin.

00:30

Open a surprise storybook challenge

The drawing page stays closed until you are ready. Open a challenge, then sketch before the 30-second timer reaches zero.

Start a challenge, draw at least one mark, then finish your page.

YEAR 5 DEEP DIVE · REQUIRED Finish the game, then prove the learning in the final rounds.

Do the main mission first, then complete this section. It is deliberately more independent than Year 4 and is part of your weekly homework workload.

YEAR 5 GAME CHECK

Finish the game first, then use the learning from this week to clear these three final rounds.

Forest ‘whispered’?

90° turn?

Best inference uses…

Complete this final Year 5 application when you are ready.

Week 6 Check In

07 · Clubhouse

This part is about your own learning. There are no right or wrong feelings.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Reflect on independence, challenge level and the next useful Year 5 practice step.

YOUR MISSION

Which earlier clue did you use to make your ending feel earned?

TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Choose what feels true for you, then write one thing you understand better now.

STEP 1Choose how the week felt.
STEP 2Write one thing you understand better now.

How did this week feel?

There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what feels true for you.

One thing I understand better now is…