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Year 2

Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report

I can make a plan for writing about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals.

New
New
Year 2

Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report

I can make a plan for writing about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
  2. A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
  3. Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
  4. Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
  5. Hedgehogs have thousands of spines that they use to protect themselves from predators.

Common misconception

Children may write in full sentences in their plan.

Model to the children how to use bullet points for notes and give them lots of examples.

Keywords

  • Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

  • Notes - written out of full sentences

Supplement pupils' knowledge on hedgehogs with additional videos, images and research.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are reasons to use an apostrophe?
Correct answer: for possession
Correct answer: for contraction
for a question
Q2.
What word means to own something?
Correct answer: possess
contract
punctuate
Q3.
Which of these shows the correct use of an apostrophe for possession?
a bats wing
Correct answer: a bat's wing
a bats' wing
Q4.
Which of these are nouns that might belong to a bat?
Correct answer: wing
hedgehog
Correct answer: diet
Correct answer: eyesight
Q5.
When we write, we always try to...
use only words beginning with vowels.
Correct answer: vary our sentence types.
write as fast as possible.
Q6.
Which of these are reasons why you should read your sentences out loud once you've written them?
Correct answer: to edit and improve them
to read them in funny voices
Correct answer: to check they make sense

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the purpose of a plan?
to write out the whole report for practice
Correct answer: to organise ideas, thoughts and the information you want to include
to practise our handwriting
Q2.
What does nocturnal animals mean?
Animals that sleep at night and are active in the day.
Animals that are awake in the night and day.
Correct answer: Animals that sleep during the day and are awake at night.
Q3.
How many spines do hedgehogs have on their backs?
500-700
Correct answer: 5000-7000
50-100
Q4.
Hedgehogs have an excellent sense of...
Correct answer: smell
sight
hearing
Q5.
Why are hedges, bushes and shrubs perfect homes for hedgehogs?
Correct answer: They provide cover and a place to be hidden from predators.
They are exposed to humans and weather.
Correct answer: They attract insects which hedgehogs like to eat.
Correct answer: Their thick vegetation and tangled branches make them a great nesting spot.
Q6.
Which animals does a hedgehog like to eat?
Correct answer: insects
Correct answer: spiders
foxes
badgers
Correct answer: worms