TheLearnDenYear 3 · English
Assess And Improve Structure
Year 3 learners practise using headings and subheadings to structure writing.
The activities include Identify the Features of Instructions, Identify the Purpose and Audience of a Text, Understand the Structure and Layout of a Formal Letter, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Identify the Features of Instructions
- Identify the Purpose and Audience of a Text
- Understand the Structure and Layout of a Formal Letter
- Use Headings and Subheadings
- Write a Set of Instructions
- Write a Thank You Letter
Checked learning resources
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How to Write Instructions
YouTube — Twinkl · Video · Opens on the provider website
Primary video models identifying and writing instructional text with a title, equipment or ingredients, imperative verbs and ordered steps.
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Recognising Purpose and Audience
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 video models identifying why a text was written and who it is intended for, then links those decisions to language and form.
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What Is Standard English?
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 concept video contrasts formal standard English with informal spoken choices and links register to audience.
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Fiction vs Non-Fiction Text Features
Twinkl · Video · Opens on the provider website
Primary video identifies headings and subheadings as navigation features of non-fiction texts.
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Instruction Writing Templates
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 templates provide structured independent practice for identifying and writing instructional text with a title, equipment or ingredients, imperative verbs and ordered steps.
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Instruction Text Teaching Wiki
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
KS2 teaching explains identifying and writing instructional text with a title, equipment or ingredients, imperative verbs and ordered steps, including headings, numbered steps, imperative verbs and time connectives.
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Writing for Purpose and Audience
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 writing guidance explains adapting form, tone and vocabulary for a reader and purpose.
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Purpose and Audience Activity
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 practice asks pupils to identify purpose and audience and adapt a text for a new reader.