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A busy kitchen
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What can you see in the kitchen?
- What is dad doing?
- How does the cat feel?
- What will happen to the pancake?
- What would you put on your pancake?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- I can see a ___.
- The cat is ___.
- Dad is flipping a ___ while ___.
- Meanwhile, ___.
- As the pancake spun through the air, ___.
- The kitchen smelled of ___.
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 busy kitchen
NameDate
Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureA sunny kitchen. A dad flips a pancake in a pan while a girl lays the table and a cat sits on a chair.
Questions
- What can you see in the kitchen?
- What is dad doing?
- How does the cat feel?
- What will happen to the pancake?
- What would you put on your pancake?
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.