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Lantern night
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What are the children carrying?
- What colours are the lanterns?
- What time of day is it?
- How do the lanterns make you feel?
- What would you draw on a lantern?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- The children carry ___.
- The lanterns are ___.
- The lanterns glow because ___.
- Then ___.
- Lanterns bobbing, ___.
- The pond reflected ___ so that ___.
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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Lantern night
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Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureChildren carry paper lanterns along a path at dusk. The lanterns glow in red, yellow and green.
Questions
- What are the children carrying?
- What colours are the lanterns?
- What time of day is it?
- How do the lanterns make you feel?
- What would you draw on a lantern?
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.