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An informational writing unit about Ancient Egypt. The unit focuses on key facts about the history of the ancient civilization that dated from 3100 BC until the Roman invasion of Cleopatra’s forces in 30 BC.

This engaging informational writing unit for Year 3 and Year 4 (Lower Key Stage 2) provides a structured approach to developing pupils’ non-fiction writing skills.

This four-lesson resource guides pupils through organising, planning, writing and publishing an informative non-fiction text. Using a cut-and-sort activity, guided writing questions and accessible writing templates, pupils learn how to organise factual information into clear, well-structured paragraphs.

Four-Lesson Informational Writing Unit

Lesson 1 – Organise the Facts

Pupils read and sort information into four themed sections, developing their understanding of grouping facts and organising information logically.

Lesson 2 – Write the Information Text

Using their organised facts and guided questions, pupils write four structured paragraphs, each focusing on a different aspect of the subject.

Lesson 3 – Write the Introduction

Pupils plan and write a clear introduction using structured writing prompts, learning how to introduce their subject and explain what their information text will cover.

Lesson 4 – Edit and Publish

Pupils check their spelling, punctuation and grammar before improving and publishing their completed information texts using the final writing template.

What’s Included:
  • Informational facts and cut-and-sort activity
  • Four information paragraph planning sections
  • Guided writing questions
  • Introduction planning template
  • Editing and proofreading activity
  • Final informational writing publishing template
  • Crossword and wordsearch extension activities
Perfect For:
  • Year 3 and Year 4 English lessons
  • LKS2 informational and non-fiction writing
  • Information report writing
  • Guided and independent writing
  • Cross-curricular topic work
  • History, Geography and Science topics
  • Homework, cover lessons and writing assessments

This ready-to-print informational writing resource supports the LKS2 English curriculum, helping pupils develop factual writing, paragraph organisation, sentence structure, subject-specific vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and proofreading skills.

With four clearly structured lessons, accessible writing prompts and engaging extension activities, teachers can guide pupils through the complete informational writing process, from organising facts to publishing a finished piece of non-fiction writing.

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Year 3 or Year 4 Ancient Egypt Mega Bundle of Activities

The bundle focuses on key areas and figures from Ancient Egypt. The bundle contains five reading comprehension activities, a timeline display or sorting activity, two biography writing units about Cleopatra and Tutankhamun, an informational text writing unit about Ancient Egypt, and a discussion based writing activity about who was the greatest Egyptian leader from Ancient Rome. The activities are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. 22 Lessons, or 22 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! Firstly, there are five close reading activities, or informational texts, about: * An Overview of Ancient Egypt * Cleopatra * Tutankhamun * Ramesses II * Thutmose III These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Then, our Ancient Egypt Empire Map Activities and Presentation brings history and geography to life. Students will explore the ancient lands of Egypt, uncover the secrets of places like Giza, Alexandria and Memphis, and trace the mighty Nile River. After, there are two biography writing units about Cleopatra and Tutankhamun. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Then, there is a great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events of Ancient Egypt. There are 30 posters or task cards that include many of the key events and periods from the period. The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant introduction to Ancient Egypt. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. The cards look even better when laminated. Then, there is an informational text writing unit about Ancient Egypt. The unit has also been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing who is the greatest leader from Ancient Egypt. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! For more resources visit the [Creative Primary Literacy store](/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109).

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