Lions are a popular topic for children when writing a non-chronological report. Here I have provided materials that will help you to capture your children's attention. Here is a resource that both challenges the upper ability and helps children who are emergent writers to achieve in class. An extensive bank of writing frames and activities for writing a non-chronological report on these majestic animals. Useful for class projects or cross-curricular links. It will supplement your unit of work. Extra stand-alone writing frames and activities to fit in with your planning or extension or project work *** Updated November 2018 Ready to go writing frames This Pack includes: * Detailed 5 days worth of planning * Detailed information on the lion * Kid safe videos for lions (for flip the classroom activities) * Pre input activities * Lions in the wild * Lions in captivity * Question cards * 'What if' questions to encourage discussion *Mini Flip books (differentiated) and varied * Detailed word mat - one with vocabulary / one blank * Writing frames for all aspects of writing a non-chronological report *Question generator writing frames *Facts about the lion – different approaches *Heading and subheading and topic planner *Non-chronological report planner - different versions *Step by step sub-heading planner *Themed writing paper for display or creative writing *Distributions of lions past and present * Original clip art for display or role-play *Report writing checklist * Pros and Cons – differentiated versions * Supports EAL * ICT linked activities using a range of programmes such as Skitch, Popplet etc It can also be used as a persuasive writing follow-on. Supports the following curriculum standards for Year 3: En3/3.4 Vocabulary, grammar & punctuation En3/3.3a Plan their writing by: discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar discussing and recording ideas En3/3.3b Draft and write by: organising paragraphs around a theme using simple organisational devices En3/3.3c Evaluate and edit by: assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences En3/3.3d proofread for spelling and punctuation errors En3/3.3e read their own writing aloud, to a group or the whole class, using appropriate intonation and controlling the tone and volume so that the meaning is clear.