How to Make a Margherita Pizza: Instructions for Year 3/4

About this unit:

This is a ten-lesson unit of English work based on the reading and writing of instructions. It is intended for Lower Key Stage 2. This unit follows the 2014 National Curriculum objectives which are outlined below. The English objectives covered by this unit are highlighted in yellow.
The ten lessons in this unit allow children to explore, discuss and understand instructions writing. During the first week children will plan, write and edit instructions based on making a margherita pizza. However, before this process begins the teacher will model how to prepare the pizza using the model instructions. This allows children to experience instructions in real life. In the second week, children will use their instructions from the previous week to make their own pizza. In addition, children will create an instructions PowerPoint based on this process. Children will be able to adapt and improve their written instructions whilst making their own pizza and this learning will be reflected in their final PowerPoint presentation. Sample pictures of a margherita pizza have been included with this resource and can be found in a separate Word file.

What is included?

• A sheet with the National Curriculum English objectives for Y3/4 which are highlighted to help track and assess the progress of the class; to track coverage of the English curriculum and to show what objectives the unit covers.
• NEW Printable child-friendly learning objectives for children’s books.
• Instructions planning for ten days including possible D&T cross-curricular links.
• NEW Now includes a PowerPoint containing the lesson structure and learning activities for all ten lessons of the unit which can be presented to the children. The PowerPoint design and content can be adjusted to suit the needs of a class.
• Instructions texts that children could read and discuss including a simplified version for lower-achieving children.
• Boxing-up plans for instructions (differentiated on two levels with writing frame included for lower-achieving children).
• Success criteria for instructions (differentiated on three levels).
• Margherita pizza pictures in a separate Word file.

The photographs taken in Resource 12 are of the finished margherita pizza.