Non-Chronological Reports
Comic Life and Non Chronological Reports
This lesson is designed to inspire your children to write non-chronological reports and organise it using a comic theme.
To view the full lesson plan click here.
Video Report
This video report is a great introduction to your non chronological reports. It explores three different aspects of Madrid and gives different facts about each just like a written report would.
Features in Detail
Explore many of the features of non chronological reports in more detail with many examples to help your children grasp the key points more effectively.
Features
This resources explores some of the main features of a non chronological report. If you give an example of a non chronological report to your children, they can look for some of these features.
Wing it
This animation video shows a struggling inventor called Sherman who is in need of inspiration for developing his flying machine.
Overlooking earth are a group of aliens who are monitoring Sherman’s progression. As the story develops, we learn that aliens were responsible for all major inventions throughout history. The aliens implant Sherman with the knowledge to create his flying machine with a twist.
Lesson Idea:
Create a Non-chronological report based on inventions throughout the years.
Bats
In the United Kingdom we are lucky enough to have 18 species of bat. Bats are a great topic to base a non-chronological report on as it gives the children the freedom to research a few different species of bat and find out facts.
You could also allow the children to choose one of the species and write a report on it for a more in-depth study. To have a look at an example of a vampire bat non-chronological report Click Here. To download fact sheets for the 18 species of bat Click Here.
Whales
Whales journey throughout all of the world’s oceans, communicating with complex and mysterious sounds. Their sheer size amazes us: the blue whale can reach lengths of more than 100 feet and weigh up to 200 tonnes—as much as 33 elephants.
Despite living in the water, whales breathe air. And like humans, they are warm-blooded mammals who nurse their young. A thick layer of fat called blubber insulates them from cold ocean waters.
Some whales are known as baleen whales. These include the blue, right, bowhead, sei and gray whales. This refers to the fact that they have special bristle-like structures in their mouths (called baleen) that strains food from the water. Other whales, such as beluga or sperm whales, have teeth.
This is a great opportunity for your KS1 children to learn about non-chronological reports and whales.
There are two types of whales (baleen and toothed), but many different species of whales for the children to learn about and research.
The children love learning about whales and it captivates both boys and girls. To download the Powerpoint Click Here. To download the Whale fact sheets Click Here. To listen to whale calls Click Here. To learn more about whales from the WWF Click Here.
Famous People
Check out our resources linked to a variety of famous people from the past to the present. You can use the information from a range of sources to help write a non-chronological report linked to the topic famous people.
Elephants
It is estimated that there were once more than 350 species of elephants in the world. Today we only have two of them left – the Asian and the Africa species.
These video, image and text resources explore the difference between Asian and African elephants and are suitable for non-chronological reports for your Ks1 class.
Animals
If you are creating non chronological reports on animals, check out our resources by following the link.
