Ks2 Non fiction worksheets
Free worksheets: Non fiction, KS2
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Writing instructions template
Think about wrapping a present. Can you write detailed instructions for someone who has never done it before? Think about what you will need and what your wrapped present should look like.
Analysing newspaper articles
Can you find the following features in this newspaper article? Headline, caption, paragraphs, picture.
Writing informative text
Have your child pretend they're helping out a new boy or girl who's just arrived at their school by explaining all of the important things they'd need to know, from homework to PE.
Write a letter about your holiday
This exercise is a great way to help your child practise descriptive writing. Talk about recent holidays your family has gone on, and what your child remembers from them. Can they write a letter to a friend, telling them about the holiday?
Writing a biography
Use this biography writing frame to write a biography. Think about where your pictures and captions are going to go and where you will position each paragraph. Don't forget all the important features of a biography!
Writing persuasive text
This worksheet will help your child to choose words carefully by looking at examples of house details from an estate agent.
Writing a letter
A worksheet with an example letter, encouraging your child to practise writing their own letter with the correct structure.
Writing a letter to a pen friend
A worksheet with an example letter, encouraging your child to write a letter to a pen friend, using the correct structure.
Writing frame - letter to a friend
An empty writing frame for children to use to write their own letter. Also prompts the use of time connectives.
Instructions on how to play a game
This worksheet encourages your child to write instructions on how to play a game for a child who does not speak English.
Spoken instructions for an obstacle course
This worksheet details an activity involving setting up an obstacle course as a basis for practising clear spoken instructions.
Guess the sport speaking and listening game
A game involving thinking of a sport and then answering yes / no questions on it; encourages children to develop questioning skills and listen attentively.
Instructions for obstacle course with blindfold
A worksheet guiding children on how to make an obstacle course to complete blindfolded while another child gives instructions. Provides an opportunity for speaking and listening attentively.
Features in a spoken advert
This practical worksheet encourages your child to analyse a spoken advert and then use some of the same kind of persuasive language in their own writing.
Open and closed questions
Do you know the difference between an open and a closed question? Use both to conduct and interview and evaluate which work best!
Unscramble the text types
Kick off a language analysis activity with a quick text types puzzle! Your child will also need to identify commands, alliteration, emotive words and use of the first person.
Ideas to improve the playground
This download prompts your child to think about ways in which their playground could be improved. They need to complete a spider-diagram of their ideas.
Analysing spoken commentary
This worksheet encourages children to listen to a spoken commentary and analyse it.
Developing an opinion using connectives
This worksheet encourages children to think about the pros and cons of walking to school. It gives a list of connectives and suggests children use these in their writing.
Writing to explain
This worksheet encourages your child to imagine that they are writing an explanatory text for a child who is new to their school.
Writing to a friend in 1900 and the present day
This download encourages children to write a letter to someone in the past and one to someone in the present day. They are encouraged to think about layout and style.
Time, place and experience in writing
This worksheet gives three examples of someone’s reply to an invitation. Children are encouraged to think about who the person is and what they are replying to.
Expressing point of view
This worksheet prompts your child to write a letter stating their point of view about a library being built in their town or village.
Understanding non-fiction text
This information text on guitars comes with questions for your child to practise to help them with retrieval of information and naming features of such a text.
Instruction text
Use this reading comprehension to help your child think about the way instruction texts are set out and also to help them get used to retrieving information from a text.