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The birthday cake
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What is in the middle of the table?
- What is the boy about to do?
- How does the boy feel?
- What will he wish for?
- What is the best party you have been to?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- I can see a ___.
- The boy ___.
- The boy blows out ___ because ___.
- Then ___.
- The candles flickered as ___.
- Just before the boy blew, ___.
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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The birthday cake
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Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureFriends sit around a table. A big cake with lit candles is in the middle and a boy is about to blow them out.
Questions
- What is in the middle of the table?
- What is the boy about to do?
- How does the boy feel?
- What will he wish for?
- What is the best party you have been to?
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.