This resource includes: 1 lesson plan focusing on how to write instructions for making a potion. 1 sheet of possible ‘Potion Items’ 3 sheets of time connective suggestions for laminating 1 sheet of imperative verb suggestions Link to a BBC Video on Features of Instructional Writing, using a potion focus! This lesson ties in well with Topics such as: Harry Potter A Kind of Spark Witchcraft and Wizardry This lesson is secondary to the introduction of instructional writing and relies on some previous knowledge of layout, features and structure!

Rather than differentiation, many schools are thinking more in terms of scaffolding in the current climate. The attached documents include: a ppt used for CPD a guidance document containing a range of strategies that can be used to scaffold work for children.

With this clear sheet your students will 100% understand what they need to do in their Foundation or Higher speaking test plus some advice. This sheet explains in PLAIN English how to tackle the role-play, photo card and conversation. With a role-play and photo card prototype we have added notes and advice to provide timings, procedure and instructions. PERFECT to give to your students as they prepare for the test and provide answers to the most common questions about the test. Easy to tweak into another language. UNPROTECTED word document.

Year 1 Writing Planning based on writing instructions about planting a seed. Teaching sequence and resources included.

Pupils can use this worksheet as a template for planning a set of written instructions.

EXAMPLES FOR WORKING AT GREATER DEPTH USEFUL FOR MODELLING AND INPUT SESSIONS. PPT Presentation for writing a set of fictional instructions (How to Make a Superhero). Models an example of ‘Working at the expected standard’, where elements of higher-level punctuation are present. Word Document included with 5 examples of fully written instructions, both for working at greater depth and working at the expected standard. Includes Success Criteria for instructional writing as it pertains to this fictional instructional writing.

Instruction Writing - Dinosaur English Planning Suitable for KS1 Ever wondered How to Take Care of Your Dinosaur? Well with this planning, your children will write you some instructions! The hook for this lesson is for children to find a dinosaur egg alongside the book How to Take Care of Your Dinosaur by Jason Cockcroft, as well as an unusual envelope. This plan includes 5 days of planning with the below WALTs: Make predictions. Identify key features of instructions. Write our instructions. Write our instructions. Follow a set of instructions (a lovely end where the children will test out each other’s instructions on their own pet dinosaur!) This plan includes 4 levels of differentiation; Red 1 - SEN children Yellow 2 - Main task with a scaffold Green 3 - Main task Blue 4 - Greater depth/ mastery challenge Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com Looking for more English Planning around the theme of dinosaurs? Check them out below! Writing an Adventure Story! Change a Story Non-fiction Writing - Information Leaflet for a Class Museum Persuasive Letter - Don’t let a T-Rex read a book! Roarsome Poetry Writing Need a FREE Medium Term Plan for the topic ‘Dinosaurs’? Check this one out! © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

Create your own firework! Two lessons (1. reading activities and planning 2. Independent write) **Children will write their own set of instructions on how to create a firework of their own design. They will take ideas and inspiration from the book but can let their imagination run wild! ** Ideal to be used after reading chapter 1 of The Firework Maker’s Daughter although could be used at any point when studying the book. Includes: WAGOLL example text with linked reading activities. Planning ideas and examples with a planning sheet to complete. Two Powerpoints to aid teaching. Teacher’s Notes Children really enjoyed this activity and produced high quality pieces of writing.

An engaging and detailed staff CPD session on explicit vocabulary instruction - this lasts between one hour and 90 minutes depending on whether departments are given time at the end to consider their tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary words. I delivered this in my role as Literacy Coordinator and was told by the headteacher that it was the best internal CPD that he had seen delivered. This session covers: Why you need a whole-school approach to vocabulary The Matthew Effect Tier 1, 2 and 3 words and what this means. Approaches to vocabulary instruction - morphology, etymology and the Frayer model. Modelled examples of how to teach new vocabulary. Advice for further reading. Please note that I have provided some suggestions in the notes section of the slides about how to guide discussion. Similar Resources * Staff CPD on Whole-School Reading Strategies * A bundle of whole-school literacy resources including this CPD, CPD on Reading Strategies and resources for implementing a Word Root of the Week in your school. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

Hookes Law instructions for a ks3 class including a table to enter data into and a graph with axis ready to plot data onto. I would practise the experiment first to check what sort of extensions your springs get and then change the scale on the graph axis in the powerpoint version of the work sheet if you need.

I have uploaded my 3 week Bog Baby unit which includes SPaG, reading and writing lessons leading towards writing instructions on how to catch a Bog Baby. Differentiation of tasks is evident. VIPERS reading sessions include prediction, inferring and retrieval, with some ‘stand alone’ reading lessons included away from the topic.

Do you coach, lead, or inspire teachers? Now you can help empower teachers and build capacity with the Instructional Coach PowerPoint Guide. Product includes a 34-slide PowerPoint that address roles of the instructional coach, onboarding, coaching cycle components, sample questioning stems, setting smart goals, and coaching tips and tricks! This is a must-have resource for any coach or leader!

8 different sets of instructions that are aimed at different ability children, showing different ways in which instructions can be set out for day to day tasks as well as showing how detailed instructions can need to be for a simple task like cleaning your teeth.

Download our popular ten-lesson unit of work based on reading and writing instructional texts with a Romans theme. Pupils will make a chocolate Roman road and then create instructions based on becoming gladiator champions! The ten lessons in this unit aim to give children the opportunity to understand the features of instructions as a genre. In the first week, children will engage with the text type by following instructions to make edible Roman roads out of biscuits, chocolates and custard! There is also a grammar focus on using prepositions and imperative verbs. In the second week, pupils will use drama to develop ideas and extend their vocabulary. They will then plan their own set of instructions about becoming Roman gladiator champions and they will then have the opportunity to draft, edit and present their final instructions. The English objectives covered in this unit are: - To give and follow verbal instructions - To use prepositions - To read and follow written instructions - To identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning - To use a range of imperative verbs - To prepare a group performance - To make a plan for my writing - To write my own instructions - To edit my writing - To make decisions about how to present my writing The PDF file contains ten lesson plans and all accompanying pupil resources. Perfect to link literacy and history in your Romans topic! You may also like: Roman Britain Planning Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Pack Romans Planning Bundle of all three planning packs .

Two simple instruction sheets for two different styles of bird feeders - cheerios and apples. Sheets include widgit symbols to support reading and are simple to follow with minimal steps. Could be used during craft, CDT lessons. Cheerios task is brilliant for fine motor skills!

Sheet 1 - sandwich making sequence (wrong order) - put them in order. Sheet 2 - photos in correct order - write instructions. Sheet 3 - completed instructions with photographs.

Writing task - a set of instructions on how to mummify a pharaoh Download includes: Two week English planning Mummification fact sheet Useful vocabulary sheet PowerPoint to support teaching which includes an example (WAGOLL) Blank planning sheet Publishing sheets

The symbols can be cut up into cards . The symbolscan be introduced after the concepts have been taught concretely through reading/following instructions. The cards then can be part of a wall dispay to remind pupils of the key features. They can also be used to help organise a piece of writing or visual reminders of the success criteria for a piece of work. Submitte by Melanie B.

This worksheet is designed to test wether children are paying attention, are they reading the instructions properly. This is a fun task but the message is serious; students not reading questions properly and not answering what was asked is a significant issue affecting test results. It is a fun starter or ending task suitable for any classroom based lesson.

Examples of how to write a recipe with a good example and a bad one to compare and contrast.

Literacy The lesson (KS3 SEN) focused on being able to write instructions using imperative verbs or bossy verbs! The starter quiz (uploaded on PDF) is NOT my own but I have uploaded it as that is what I used as a starter. Feel free to jazz it up!