Food Chains: Who Eats What? | Explanation Writing Pack | Year 3/4

This fully resourced two-week explanation writing unit explores the science of Food Chains and how energy moves through a habitat. Pupils will learn about producers, consumers, predators, and prey, while developing the skills to write a well-structured explanation text using clear scientific vocabulary and grammar features.

Designed around Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, the unit provides a step-by-step approach to writing, guiding pupils through model texts, grammar application, structured planning, and independent writing. It is ideal for integrating science and literacy or as a stand-alone writing unit.

This pack includes:

• 10 detailed lessons with clear learning objectives and teacher modelling
• A two-page WAGOLL (model text) with annotated teacher notes
• Over 110 editable teaching slides
• 17 pupil worksheets aligned with each stage of the writing process
• Sentence stems, writing scaffolds, and success criteri
• Grammar focus: conjunctions, fronted adverbials, and expanded noun phrases
• Audio version of the WAGOLL for accessibility and EAL learners
• Dyslexia-friendly font and layout
• Quizzes, retrieval tasks, and assessment tools included

Perfect for writing across the curriculum, this unit links directly to the KS2 science topic of Animals, Including Humans. It supports scientific understanding and writing fluency, and can be used for whole-class instruction, small-group interventions, or independent writing assessments.

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