This fully resourced two-week explanation writing unit explores Reproduction Revealed: The Secrets of How Living Things Multiply. Pupils will learn how animals and plants reproduce, compare sexual and asexual reproduction, and explore the role of pollination, fertilisation, and parental care—all while building confident explanation texts that communicate scientific knowledge clearly and effectively.

This unit is ideal for science-based literacy lessons or cross-curricular writing. It follows Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction with scaffolded tasks, modelled writing, and structured support throughout.

This pack includes:

• 10 detailed lessons with clear learning objectives and teacher modelling
• A two-page WAGOLL (model text) with annotated teacher notes
• Over 110 editable teaching slides
• 17 pupil worksheets aligned with each stage of the writing process
• Sentence stems, writing scaffolds, and success criteria
• Grammar focus: conjunctions, fronted adverbials, and expanded noun phrases
• Audio version of the WAGOLL for accessibility and EAL learners
• Dyslexia-friendly font and layout
• Quizzes, retrieval tasks, and assessment tools included

This unit supports the upper KS2 science curriculum for reproduction in animals and plants and provides everything needed for effective explanation writing.

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