Year 1 - English
Writing instructions for how to make a sandwich
Following and writing instructions to make a sandwich: reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils practise following and writing instructions. They first design a sandwich and look at the features of instructions, before writing their set of instructions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write a sequence of instructions in order.
Key Notes
- Re-reading what has been written so far will help to know what instruction will come next.
- Each instruction should be numbered followed by sequencing language, such as '4. Finally,'.
- Each instruction should include a verb to tell the reader what they should be doing.
- Command sentences in non-urgent instruction pages start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
- Reading your writing back and checking the success criteria helps to check that our writing makes sense
Vocabulary To Learn
- instruction: tells us to do something
- command: a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark
- verb: a doing or a being word
- sequence: following the order in which a series of events happens
- simple sentence: a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not recall what they have written so far.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Re-reading what has been written so far will help to know what instruction will come next. Each instruction should be numbered followed by sequencing language, such as '4. Finally,'.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'instruction'
tells us to do something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not recall what they have written so far. Correction: Spend time in the lesson re-reading what they have written so far. Then, refer back to when you made the sandwiches to sequence the final instructions.
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