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Spark Curiosity and Improve Writing and Reading with This Fossil-Themed Literacy & Science Bundle!

Perfect for Year 3 and 4 , this 2-week cross-curricular resource combines explanation writing with scientific discovery, all centered around the question: How Are Fossils Made?

Designed using Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, this resource helps students become confident informative writers while exploring how fossils form, what they reveal about the past, and the wonder of prehistoric life.

What’s Included – Writing Unit:

• 10-Day Writing Sequence (with grammar integration)
• Model Text (WAGOLL) with detailed teacher annotations
• 110+ Editable PowerPoint Slides for modelling & direct instruction
• 17 Printable Student Worksheets
• Grammar focus: noun phrases, conjunctions, compound & complex sentences
• Audio Version of the model text (ELL & accessibility-friendly)
• Sentence stems, task guidance, and writing scaffolds
• Dyslexia-friendly font throughout

What’s Included – Reading Comprehension Pack:

• 2 Pages of Non-Fiction Text (with dyslexia-friendly font)
• 2 Pages of Reading Comprehension Questions
• “Just Tick It” Adaptive Reading Task (2 pages – great for emerging readers)
• Extension Activities for challenge and creativity
• 5-Day Teaching Presentation (40+ slides)
• 5-Lesson Plan based on pedagogy and reading theory
• Audio version of the reading text
• Answer Keys for all tasks

Supports scientific thinking and writing clarity
Editable, print or digital use
Built using best practice instructional strategies
Created by a classroom teacher to save you planning time

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