VC2E2LY11
create short narrative, informative and persuasive texts for familiar audiences using simple text structures, topic-specific vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate
- creating texts so that readers and/or audiences follow the sequence of ideas or events, using vocabulary (including topic-specific vocabulary) appropriate for the purpose
- using digital tools to create texts
- using simple and compound sentences correctly and flexibly to express and combine ideas
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4 Types of Sentences Flipbook
Create a helpful types of sentences flipbook with our Differentiated 4 Kinds of Sentences foldable graphic organisers.
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Sentence Trains - Sentence Building Activity
Teach your year 1 students about sentence types and punctuation with Sentence Trains, a fun Sentence Building Activity.
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Life Event Poetry Prompt Task Cards
Use these poetry prompts to help your students write simple poems about their life experiences.
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People and Places Poetry Prompt Task Cards
Use these writing prompts for poetry to help your students write simple poems about people and places.
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Nature Poetry Prompt Task Cards
Use these poetry prompts to help your students write simple poems about nature.
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Community Helper – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this community helpers interactive activity to model the purpose and structural elements of information reports.
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How to Make a Salad – Procedural Writing Craftivity
Use this engaging craft activity on making a salad to teach your students all they need to know about procedural writing!
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How to Make Hot Chocolate Flipbook
Use this “How to Make Hot Chocolate” procedural writing activity to help familiarise your students with the structural elements of procedure texts.
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Procedural Writing Flipbook
Get your students to write a procedure text using this easy-to-compile flipbook scaffold.
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Persuasive Writing Project (The Best Book)
Help students plan out persuasive writing with this ‘The Best Book’ persuasive writing project.
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Halloween Words - Vocabulary and Writing Centre
Stretch your students’ vocabulary and writing skills with a devilishly-delightful Halloween Vocabulary and Writing Centre.
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Easter Writing Prompts for Narrative Writing
Inspire creativity and build writing stamina with these engaging Easter-themed Writing Prompts for Narrative Writing.
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Winter Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of winter to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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Insect-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Inspire young entomologists to read and write about insects with minibeast writing prompts and word wall cards.
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Farm-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Build vocabulary and writing skills with this ocean-themed writing activity.
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Ocean-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Build vocabulary and writing skills with this ocean-themed writing activity.
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Writing Conventions Checklist
Get your students using this writing conventions checklist to edit their work across multiple genres.
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Prompts for Poetry – Family and Culture
A set of 16 illustrated poetry task cards to help students write about their family and cultural celebrations.
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Fun Letter Ideas for Kids
Share fun letter ideas with your students using this engaging article featuring six creative tips to make personal letters more exciting and expressive!
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
Help your students with the technical side of writing with our Story Spine Porcupine Narrative Writing Template.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit uses fairy tales to introduce the narrative text type to younger students. It addresses the structure, characters and language features of a narrative.
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Exploring Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit has been designed to introduce the informative genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of information reports.
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Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
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Animal Information Report - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple information report about an animal.
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What's the Problem?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a complication and resolution for a fairy tale.
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Animal Information Report - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple information report about an animal in pairs.
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Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for bush stew.
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Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
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Writing a Fairy Tale
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a fairy tale, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Animal Fact Book - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently create an informative fact book about an animal.
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Guided Writing - How To Make Fruit Salad
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.