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Engage your KS2 students with this free sample lesson on understanding and analysing instructional texts. Through interactive activities, students will learn to spot key features of instructions, apply reading strategies, and give detailed, evidence-based answers. Perfect for Years 3-6, this lesson builds comprehension and critical thinking skills, laying the groundwork for writing clear instructions.

This sample is part of a full 10-lesson KS2 Instructions Writing Unit, available here: KS2 Instructions Writing Unit: 10 Outstanding Lessons.

What You Get

• Detailed lesson plan with clear objectives, success criteria, and differentiation ideas
• Interactive PowerPoint with visual aids and guided tasks
• Three differentiated texts (Salad, Berry Smoothie, How to Make a Pancake) with tailored questions for varying ability levels
• Editable resources for easy classroom use

Learning Objectives

• Answer questions about instructional texts with confidence
• Identify key features of instructions and explain their purpose
• Use reading strategies to understand and analyse texts
• Provide detailed answers supported by evidence from the instructions

Who It’s For

• KS2 teachers (Years 3-6) teaching English, reading, or writing skills
• Educators seeking engaging, curriculum-aligned comprehension lessons
• Primary schools aiming to boost critical thinking and text analysis

Why It Works

• Engages students with interactive, hands-on activities
• Supports LKS2 and UKS2 curriculum goals for reading and writing
• Offers differentiation to meet diverse learner needs
• Builds skills for both analysing and writing instructional texts

Great For

• Introducing instructional texts in English lessons
• Enhancing reading comprehension and evidence-based answers
• Preparing students for writing their own instructions

Instant download. Fully editable. Ready to teach.

Tags
KS2 instructions lesson, instructional text analysis, Years 3-6 English, primary reading comprehension, KS2 writing skills, LKS2 reading lessons, UKS2 text analysis, primary teaching resources, differentiated English lessons, critical thinking KS2, non-fiction reading, English curriculum