TheLearnDenYear 3 · English
Understand Structure And Purpose
Year 3 learners practise understanding instructions recipes and playscripts.
The activities include Read and Understand Instructions for a Game, Read and Understand Instructions in a Recipe, Understand the Conventions of Playscripts, 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
- Read and Understand Instructions for a Game
- Read and Understand Instructions in a Recipe
- Understand the Conventions of Playscripts
- Understand the Conventions of Written Instructions
Checked learning resources
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How to Write Instructions
YouTube — Twinkl · Video · Opens on the provider website
Primary video models reading game instructions and locating equipment, rules and ordered steps.
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Reading and Performing Scripts
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 3 video sequence teaches cast lists, stage directions, dialogue and how playscripts are presented and performed.
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Instruction Writing Templates
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 templates provide structured independent practice for reading game instructions and locating equipment, rules and ordered steps.
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Instruction Text Teaching Wiki
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
KS2 teaching explains reading game instructions and locating equipment, rules and ordered steps, including headings, numbered steps, imperative verbs and time connectives.
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Plays and Playscripts
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 teaching identifies the layout and conventions of playscripts.
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KS2 Playscript Writing Template
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 template provides practice using character names, dialogue and stage directions.
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Reading and performing scripts
Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 3 English resource matched to understanding instructions recipes and playscripts.