Christmas procedural writing for Year 2 to Year 5 (KS1 and KS2): children write clear how-to instructions about festive topics they already love.
Pupils learn the features of instructions (goal, materials, numbered steps and time connectives such as first, next, then and finally), then plan and publish their own Christmas instructions: how to decorate a Christmas tree, make hot chocolate, build a gingerbread house or wrap a present. Everything is ready for a December writing unit with no extra preparation.
What’s included (24 pages)
- Mini-lesson on instruction writing: goal, materials, steps and sequence words
- Sequence words page and a model text
- Picture sequence cards
- “Plan My Writing” organisers
- Published writing pages in two line styles (handwriting lines for younger writers, standard lines for older pupils)
- Writer’s checklist and teacher marking rubric
- Ornament writing craft for a Christmas display
Ideas for using this Christmas procedural writing pack
- December English lessons on instructions (non-fiction writing)
- Guided writing groups and writing centres
- A festive classroom display or working wall
- Homework or cover lessons in the last weeks of the autumn term
Year groups: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 (KS1 and KS2; US Grades 1-4). The two line styles make it easy to differentiate across the class.
Format: printable PDF. Prints on A4 (choose “Fit to page”) or US Letter. English.
Updated November 2026.
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