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The lost lunchbox
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What is on the wall?
- Who is looking for the owner?
- How do the children feel?
- Whose lunchbox could it be?
- What would you do if you found it?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- I can see a ___.
- The children are ___.
- The lunchbox is ___, so they ___.
- Then ___.
- Abandoned on the wall, ___.
- The children wondered who ___.
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 lost lunchbox
NameDate
Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureA blue lunchbox sits alone on a low wall. Two children and a teacher look around the playground.
Questions
- What is on the wall?
- Who is looking for the owner?
- How do the children feel?
- Whose lunchbox could it be?
- What would you do if you found it?
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.