War Horse Writing Pack | Year 5/6 English | SEN-Friendly Resources

An accessible and engaging War Horse writing pack for upper KS2 English, designed to support pupils studying Michael Morpurgo’s classic novel while developing confidence with creative, descriptive and extended writing.

This SEN-friendly pack contains 10 visually structured writing resources that can be used alongside the study of War Horse. The activities are ideal for helping pupils organise ideas, develop written responses and engage with the characters, events, settings and themes of the novel.

Suitable for Year 5 and Year 6, these resources are particularly useful for mixed-ability classes, SEN and SEND learners, intervention groups and pupils who benefit from clear, manageable and scaffolded writing activities.

The pack can be used for:
• War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
• Year 5 English
• Year 6 English
• Upper KS2 English
• Creative writing
• Descriptive writing
• Narrative writing
• Extended writing
• Character and setting work
• Novel study
• Reading response activities
• World War One writing
• SEN and SEND support
• Mixed-ability teaching
• Scaffolded writing
• Guided writing
• Independent work
• Literacy intervention
• Homework and cover work

War Horse provides excellent opportunities for pupils to explore themes including friendship, loyalty, courage, conflict, separation, compassion and the impact of war while developing important reading and writing skills.

The visual format helps make writing tasks more accessible and manageable for pupils who require additional structure and support. Resources can be displayed during whole-class teaching, printed for individual pupils or incorporated into a wider War Horse scheme of work.

A practical, ready-to-use KS2 English resource for teachers looking for engaging and accessible War Horse writing activities that save planning time and support confident independent writing.

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