KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of certain non-fiction writing conventions from the Year 3 unit 'The Portia Spider: non-chronological report'. Here, pupils write their first explanation text in this curriculum, using the paragraphing structure of an introduction, themed sections and conclusion. Pupils include a variety of formal fronted adverbials and a range of causal conjunctions in their writing. Year 3 level sentence structures are reviewed and applied. This unit prepares pupils for more explanation text writing in the Year 3 unit, 'Mummification: explanation writing'.

1. Identifying features of an explanation text in preparation for writing
2. Understanding and ordering how bees make honey
3. Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey
4. Writing the introduction of an explanation text about how bees make honey
5. Planning the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey
6. Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey
7. Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey
8. Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey