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A balloon lands
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What has landed in the field?
- Who is waving?
- Where do the children run?
- Where has the balloon been?
- Would you ride in a balloon?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- A ___ is in the field.
- The children ___.
- The balloon lands because ___.
- Then ___.
- Drifting silently down, ___.
- The children sprinted across the field as ___.
Level 1: short sentences, ages 6 to 8. Level 2: longer sentences with because, when and so, ages 8 to 10. Level 3: rich sentences and detail, ages 10 and up.
My writing
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A balloon lands
NameDate
Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureA hot-air balloon with a striped pattern lands softly in a field. Children run towards it.
Questions
- What has landed in the field?
- Who is waving?
- Where do the children run?
- Where has the balloon been?
- Would you ride in a balloon?
My writing
For grown-ups and teachers
Purpose: talk first, then write about a picture, with a word bank and starters for Level 1, 2 and 3.
Ask the five questions aloud and let the child answer in full sentences before they write. Do not correct spelling while they are composing; look at transcription afterwards. How to help without taking over.