FREE Mini-scheme: The Twits: Instructions

This free writing instructions KS2 English planning pack invites you and your class to enter the rather revolting world of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'!

Use these three writing instructions KS2 lessons to first analyse different sets of instructions and identify common features, before challenging your class to plan and write their own instructions, inspired by events in 'The Twits'.

Download this Year 4 English planning pack now, and receive everything you need (detailed plans, engaging presentations, differentiated worksheets and activity ideas) to teach three fantastic Twits-themed lessons!

Features of Instructions

In this Features of Instructions KS2 lesson plan, based on Roald Dahl's 'The Twits', your class will begin by exploring different examples of instructions, identifying the main features of this genre.

In their independent activities, your Year 4 class are challenged to demonstrate their understanding by annotating given instruction texts, and discussing the purpose of each feature.

This Features of Instructions KS2 lesson pack includes a comprehensive plan, a set of engaging slides and differentiated worksheets to suit all abilities within your class.

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Planning Instructions

In this 'The Twits' lesson plan, your Year 4 children will first recap on the main features of instructional texts by playing a game entitled, 'Odd One Out'.

Children will then discuss the importance of these features before using this knowledge when planning their own set of instructions, based on a particular event from 'The Twits'.

This Year 4 English lesson on planning instructions includes an easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, and printable, differentiated worksheets.

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Writing Instructions

Use this Fronted Adverbials Year 4 lesson plan, themed around Roald Dahl's 'The Twits', to show your class how to make their instructions interesting and engaging for the reader by varying the sentence structure.

As a class, they will explore different examples of fronted adverbials, and discuss the effect their use can have on both sentences and a text overall. Children are then challenged to apply this knowledge and understanding to write their own set of instructions inspired by an event in Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.

This ready-to-teach Fronted Adverbials Year 4 lesson pack includes a detailed plan, a slideshow presentation for the teaching input, and differentiated worksheets and activity ideas.

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