Spinning Through Space | Explanation Writing Pack | Year 5/6

This fully resourced explanation writing unit explores the awe-inspiring topic: Spinning Through Space – How the Earth, Moon and Sun Work Together. Pupils will learn how Earth’s rotation creates day and night, how its tilted orbit causes the seasons, and how the Moon affects tides and lunar phases—all while developing a detailed and cohesive explanation text.

This pack is ideal for combining science and literacy, allowing pupils to strengthen their writing through a fascinating, real-world context. The unit follows a clear sequence using Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction with modelled examples, scaffolded tasks, and progressive writing support.

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 criteria
• 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

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