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How Are Fossils Made? | Explanation Writing Pack | Year 3/4

How Are Fossils Made? | Explanation Writing Pack | Year 3/4

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

28 July 2026

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Explore the Fascinating World of Fossils Through Writing!
This fully resourced 2-week writing unit helps Year 3/4 pupils master explanation texts through the science theme How Are Fossils Made? Designed with Rosenshine’s Principles in mind, the unit blends literacy with science in a purposeful, engaging way.

What’s Included:

  • 10 fully-sequenced lessons (follows Rosenshine’s Principles)
  • 2-page WAGOLL text with teacher notes
  • 110+ teaching slides (editable PowerPoint)
  • Grammar focus: conjunctions, fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases
  • Clear learning objectives, success criteria & sentence scaffolds
  • 17 pupil worksheets directly linked to the slides
  • Audio version of the text (ideal for EAL/SEND)
  • Quizzes, prior knowledge review, and built-in assessment opportunities
  • Dyslexia-friendly font used throughout (Worksheets and WAGOLL)

Perfect for:

  • Writing across the curriculum (linked to Science)
  • Assessment and moderation
  • Literacy intervention groups
  • Whole class guided writing

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How Are Fossils Made? | Learning Journal
How Are Fossils Made? | Bulletin Board
How Are Fossils Made? | Explanation Writing

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How Are Fossils Made? | Mega Pack Bundle

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Free Supporting Video
A short, child-friendly video is available to support this lesson and reinforce key ideas. Bitesize Education on YouTube

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Fossils Mega Bundle | Science + ELA Reading, Writing, Journal & Bulletin Board +

Make your fossils unit more engaging with this cross-curricular Science + ELA bundle packed with reading, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and hands-on learning activities. This Fossils Mega Bundle helps children build scientific knowledge while also developing key literacy skills through meaningful topic-based tasks. Perfect for Year 3&4, this resource is designed to support reading comprehension, nonfiction reading, explanation writing, vocabulary development, discussion, and independent learning. Children can explore what fossils are, how fossils are formed, what they tell us about the past, and why fossils are important to scientists. At the same time, they will strengthen their ELA skills through reading, responding to texts, recording ideas, and completing engaging follow-up activities. This fossils bundle is ideal for science lessons, ELA integration, morning work, small groups, independent practice, whole-class teaching, early finishers, homework, and extension tasks. It is a great way to bring together science content and literacy learning in one easy-to-use resource. Teachers will love the strong Science + ELA focus, the variety of learning opportunities, and the flexible ways the materials can be used across a fossils topic. Students will love the mix of reading, writing, discussion, and creative activities that help bring prehistoric learning to life. This bundle combines your Reading & Writing pack, Learning Journal, Bulletin Board Pack, and Puzzles & Posters into one topic-based resource set for Year 3&4. * The reading and writing materials include differentiated questions and answers, teacher presentations, printable worksheets, lesson plans, model texts, and assessment support. * The learning journal adds printable templates, sentence starters, thinking prompts, assembly slides, a reading text, listening comprehension, an explainer video, and teacher guidance. * The bulletin board pack includes banners, borders, posters, vocabulary, definitions, a fact file, research sheets, learning objectives, and question prompts. * The puzzles and posters pack adds a word search, crossword, coloring pages, display posters, and answer keys. * Click on the preview or files to find out more about the resources. * Free Supporting Video A short, child-friendly video is available to support this lesson and reinforce key ideas. Bitesize Education on YouTube If you have questions, do not hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com Thank you for visiting The Bitesize Education Shop – I would love for you to become a follower. Followers receive new product alerts and discounts on new releases!

£20.00
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How Are Fossils Made? | Writing & Reading Bundle | Year 3/4

Spark Curiosity and Improve Writing and Reading with This Fossil-Themed Literacy & Science Bundle! Perfect for Year 3 and 4 , this 2-week cross-curricular resource combines explanation writing with scientific discovery, all centered around the question: How Are Fossils Made? Designed using Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, this resource helps students become confident informative writers while exploring how fossils form, what they reveal about the past, and the wonder of prehistoric life. **What’s Included – Writing Unit**: * 10-Day Writing Sequence (with grammar integration) * Model Text (WAGOLL) with detailed teacher annotations * 110+ Editable PowerPoint Slides for modelling & direct instruction * 17 Printable Student Worksheets * Grammar focus: noun phrases, conjunctions, compound & complex sentences * Audio Version of the model text (ELL & accessibility-friendly) * Sentence stems, task guidance, and writing scaffolds * Dyslexia-friendly font throughout **What’s Included – Reading Comprehension Pack:** * 2 Pages of Non-Fiction Text (with dyslexia-friendly font) * 2 Pages of Reading Comprehension Questions * "Just Tick It" Adaptive Reading Task (2 pages – great for emerging readers) * Extension Activities for challenge and creativity * 5-Day Teaching Presentation (40+ slides) * 5-Lesson Plan based on pedagogy and reading theory * Audio version of the reading text * Answer Keys for all tasks **You May Also Like:** [How Are Fossils Made? | Assembly & Notes](/teaching-resource/resource-13276627) [How Are Fossils Made? | Reading Comprehension](/teaching-resource/resource-13226271) [How Are Fossils Made? | Puzzles & Posters](/teaching-resource/-13523375) [How Are Fossils Made? | Learning Journal](/teaching-resource/-13523376) [How Are Fossils Made? | Bulletin Board](/teaching-resource/-13523379) [How Are Fossils Made? | Explanation Writing](/teaching-resource/resource-13266306) Huge Savings: [How Are Fossils Made? | Mega Pack Bundle](/teaching-resource/fossils-mega-bundle-science-ela-reading-writing-journal-and-bulletin-board-13523383)

£14.45

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