a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey

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Identifying features of an explanation text in preparation for writing

Understanding and ordering how bees make honey

Writing the introduction of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Planning the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

In 'How Bees Make Honey', pupils learnt how to use ordering devices to explain the process of bees' honey-making chronologically. In the next unit, pupils will revert to writing out of chronological order in a non-chronological report with subheadings.

In 'The Stone Age', pupils used subheadings to maintain cohesion. In this unit, pupils will write the steps of bees' honey-making process chronologically with ordering devices. 

In this unit, pupils research how bees make honey in order to write a clearly-presented explanation text. Pupils focus on writing facts using subject-specific vocabulary within Year 3 level sentence structures. Pupils learn to join two ideas of cause and effect across more than one sentence.

How Bees Make Honey: explanation text

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What adjectives would be suitable to describe 'nectar' in an explanation text?

Match the verb to the most appropriate adverb for describing the honey-making process. 

Which is an appropriate verb choice to describe how the bee puts the nectar into honeycomb cells?

a naming word for a person, place or thing

An adverb describes and adds extra detail to a verb.

Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey

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