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Book review blank templates (Set of 2). KS1 and KS2.

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

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24 May 2022

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Set of two Book review blank templates. KS1 and KS2. A quick review resource for pupils to use to comment on books they have read in class, as part of World Book Day or library events. Space to write a short summary, draw a favourite character and rate the illustrations and text difficulty. Great to use in a class library for pupils to share ideas about their favourite fiction and non -fiction texts.

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Space for star rating, an illustration, short synopsis and review.

What should I include in a book review?

Provide a summary of the most important events and characters, but be careful not to give too much away! Let the reader know what genre the book would fall under. It could be more than one. Opportunities to hit National Curriculum objectives. Give your opinion on the story and remember to explain your viewpoint. Recommend the story to a particular audience. Is it for thrill-seekers? Lovers of history? Is it a page turning mystery for budding detectives? Mention similar books that might mean somebody would like this one too. Draw an illustration to show a character, setting, important object or even your own front cover design.

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How do you write a book review in KS2?

Writing a book review in Key Stage 2 (KS2) involves summarising the book, giving your opinion, and recommending it to others. Teacher's use different methods and prompts to encourage children to build upon their review-writing skills and present their review in a clear and comprehensive format. 

What are the four steps to writing a book review in KS2?

• Start with the basics
• Title and author Encourage your child to begin by stating the title of the book and the author’s name.
• Genre   They can mention the type of book it is, like adventure, mystery or fantasy.  
• Summarise the story
• Overview Ask your child to give a brief summary of the story, covering the main characters, setting and key events without giving away the ending or important twists.  
• Share their opinion
• Likes and dislikes Help them talk about what they liked and didn’t like. This could be anything from the storyline and characters to the illustrations and the way the author writes.
• Favourite parts Encourage them to mention their favourite part of the book and why it stood out to them.  
• Make a recommendation
• Who would like this book They can suggest who might enjoy the book, such as children who like exciting adventures or funny stories.
• Rating It’s fun to give the book a rating out of 5 stars to show how much they enjoyed it.

How will this book review template help your KS2 child?

This teacher-created book review template will help your child practise their review writing skills at home. They will be able to use the structure and the prompts within the template to create a book review and build their confidence with this style of activity, which they will almost certainly come across at school. 

For more support with KS2 English, check out our hub page , or try a new challenge such as our Year 4 proofreading worksheet. 

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Book review template – Free printable resources for KS1 & KS2

Think Fantastic Mr Fox is, well, fantastic? Wish Gangsta Granny could be retired? Help children express their views on fiction and non-fiction alike with these book review templates, worksheets and resources…

A book review is a great way for children to learn to communicate their thoughts and ideas about books they read. These book review template resources will help make students’ reviews the best they can possibly be.

You shouldn’t require children to write a book review every time they finish a book (this can be seen as punishing them for reading ). However, these templates will make it easy for children to write their review in a succinct and structured way.

Why not keep the book reviews in your classroom reading corner or library to help children choose a book based on their peers’ recommendations?

Free book review templates

How to write a book review, alternatives to writing book reviews.

Writing book reviews enables pupils to offer opinions based on first-hand experiences. This free download, most suitable for KS1, contains three separate book review templates to choose from.

Use these free ‘My Favourite Book’ review worksheets to encourage children to talk about and recommend their favourite book to others. At the same time they’ll be improving their language and writing skills.

With this adaptable resource you can choose how many worksheets you use. Use only the first page to create a brief overview of a book. Alternatively, extend the activity by looking at character descriptions and developing higher-order thinking.

Book review templates from Plazoom

Create a love of reading in your school by using this set of fantastic free book review templates from literacy resources website Plazoom.

There are three templates in all – suitable for KS1, LKS2 and UKS2. Use them to create a class or school collection of book reviews. This will encourage discussion about book choices and help pupils develop a love of reading.

Also included is a ‘Fantastic Reads!’ bookmark. Students can write on these and place them inside books on display in your classroom or school library. This will highlight books to pupils that are recommended by their peers and create a real buzz around reading in your school.

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These reading comprehension worksheets from Oxford University Press help pupils to track the plot of whatever book they’re reading and take note of new vocabulary. They can also note down characters’ emotions, attributes and relationships.

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One for younger students, this nifty one-page review template asks children to fill in the key information, recap the plot and talk about what they liked and disliked. They can tick whether the reading difficulty was too easy, hard or just right.

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On the other end of the scale, this seven-page PDF framework helps children go into greater detail with their review. It asks about things like setting, tone, who the protagonist is, and personal things like why the child chose this book.

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For a handy and concise list of things to consider when writing a book review, check out this BookTrust post . In it, author Luisa Plaja offers her top tips for how to write a brilliant review of the latest book you read – whether you liked it or not.

• Offer more opportunities for peer-to-peer recommendations , including book talk sessions. These should be child-led and allow for spontaneous recommendations.
• Help your class to create their own book trailers – these are short, animated adverts designed to encourage people to read a certain book.
• Write book reviews but give them a purpose by publishing them in your school newsletter , or similar.
• Try filming each other giving book reviews and share them with other classes in school.
• Make a ‘Book Talk’ wall in your classroom and add pictures of authors, ‘wow’ words and reviews so that anyone who’s stuck for what to read next can easily find some ideas.

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Book Review Template

Our book review template is a fresh and new approach to writing book reviews! Use as a book review template for KS1 or a book review template for Ks2 – works for all ages, and is NOT at all boring! Children will love writing book reviews using this book review sheet. So fun, and we’ve given this some real thought so it works for all abilities too. Possible uses:-

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• morning work activity

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