We will be using this site when introducing how to write information reports next week.
http://mrcrammond.com/Writing/writingfun.swf
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Information Reports
Today we focused on writing the opening statement of an information report.
We looked in the dictionary to find definitions.
We have displayed all our opening statements for everyone to see 🙂
Narrative Writing – Fairy Tales
We will be learning how to write narratives. We will be reading and looking at different fairy tales to see how they are written.
Please read and share fairy tales at home and encourage your child to talk about the structure.
Beginning – Orientation- Setting, characters etc (who, when, where, what, why)
Middle – Complication
End – Resolution
http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_fic_narr.html
http://www.learningplace.com.au/uploads/documents/store/resources/res_36765_Sample-_Year_1_Narrative_teacher.doc
Encourage your child to plan and write stories at home. We would love to hear their stories!
Recount Writing
This week we have been focussing on the structure of a recount.
Today we went on a little adventure around the school, looking for things we have not noticed before.
We got our clip boards and began our adventure.
Making sand angels.
Found an apple tree.
Sunflowers
Crazy Hair Day :)
Writing Activity – The Cat In The Hat
Book Description:
When the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, Sally and her brother are in for a roller-coaster ride of havoc and mayhem!
The Cat can rescue them from a dull rainy day, but it means lots of thrills and spills along the way.
Today we wrote about the time the cat in the hat came to our house.
We did our planning while listening to the story. We drew and wrote keywords as we were listening.
We then had to use our plan to help us write.
Once we had finished we had to revise and edit our writing. We looked at our punctuation and made sure to use WOW words.
Finally when we finished revising and conferencing with our teacher, we got to publish our writing.
What is VCOP – Big Writing?
Writing ideas
Kung Fu Punctuation
A punctuation activity we like to do in class.
We do it a little different so please ask your child to explain it to you.
How to make a paper lantern
Oral Language Activity
Instruct your partner to make a paper lantern.
Learn to spell the 100 Oxford Words
http://au.oup.com/downloads/Education/Primary/Successful_Teacher/Oxford_Wordlist.pdf
Based on evidence from the billion-word Oxford English Corpus, Oxford have identified the hundred commonest English words found in writing globally.
