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Sledging on the snowy hill
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What season is it?
- What are the children wearing?
- Where are they going on the sledges?
- What might happen at the bottom?
- What would you build in the snow?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- It is ___.
- The children have ___.
- They pull the sledges up because ___.
- Then they ___.
- Cheeks glowing, the children ___.
- The snow crunched beneath ___.
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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Sledging on the snowy hill
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Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureChildren pull sledges up a snowy hill. Some fly down the slope. Snow falls softly from the sky.
Questions
- What season is it?
- What are the children wearing?
- Where are they going on the sledges?
- What might happen at the bottom?
- What would you build in the snow?
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.