Year 3 Non-fiction Unit 2 – Instructions

Teaching sequence phase 2

Phase 2: Oral rehearsal; analysis; note-making and drafting (6 days)

Teaching content:

• Decide on curricular focus, for example Year 3 technology or another curriculum subject or theme.
• Children plan a logical sequence for the activity and orally rehearse and refine the detail of instructions. Record the activity with a digital video camera for reference.
• Using rehearsal session notes, for example video footage and diagrams, children draft the instructional sequence.
• Children research or create appropriate illustrations and graphics to support the instructional sequence.
• Include some spelling sessions during this period drawing on appropriate objectives from Spelling bank: Key Stage 2 spelling objectives

Learning outcome:

• Children can orally produce instructions, evaluate their effectiveness and develop them into a chronological sequence.