Non-Chronological Report Writing

Year 3 EnglishWriting3 pages

About this worksheet

Pupils write a non-chronological report about an animal over these three Year 3 pages. The sheet explains that reports use subheadings, the present tense and the third person. Pupils pick an animal, such as a red fox or a hedgehog, and complete sentence frames under Appearance, Habitat and Diet. A fourth section asks them to choose their own subheading. The answer key gives a model report on the red fox. The sheet follows two England National Curriculum writing composition objectives.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - composition

โ€œDiscussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammarโ€

The opening explains the features of a report, and the red fox model in the answer key gives pupils a finished example to compare with.

Writing - composition

โ€œIn non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices [for example, headings and sub-headings]โ€

Every section sits under a subheading, and question 7 asks pupils to write one of their own.

What's inside this worksheet

Animal Reports: Writing Under Subheadings

A short explanation of non-chronological reports, with the reminder to write 'it hunts', not 'it hunted'.

Subheading: Appearance

Two frames, starting with "A ________ is a fascinating creature that is famous for its ________."

Subheading: Habitat

Pupils say where the animal makes its home and why it chooses that environment.

Subheading: Diet

Pupils describe what the animal mainly eats and how it hunts or searches for food.

Your Own Subheading

Pupils choose a subheading, such as Fascinating Facts or Dangers, and finish the sentence "Interestingly, these animals are highly unusual because".

How teachers use it

Science link

Set it at the end of a unit on animals, when pupils have enough facts for each frame.

Model first

Read two or three of the red fox answers aloud before pupils start, so they can see what a finished frame looks like.

Next lesson

Once the frames are done, ask pupils to rewrite their sentences as a full report under their four subheadings.

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