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Fun ideas for teaching your class to write instructions

  • by: Anna from Pobble
  • On: 25, Jan 2023
32 min read

Fun ideas for teaching your class to write instructions

Teaching your class how to write instructions can be tricky. Instructional texts usually tell the reader how to do something mundane and boring, like how to cook a meal or how to build a chair, but im...

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Treat your-shelf to some great Book Week ideas!

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