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Sports day
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- What race are the children running?
- Who is winning?
- What happened to the boy's egg?
- How does the girl in the lead feel?
- What is your favourite sports day race?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- The children are ___.
- The boy ___.
- The girl is ahead because ___.
- Next, ___.
- Eyes fixed on her spoon, ___.
- The crowd roared as ___.
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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Sports day
NameDate
Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureChildren run an egg-and-spoon race on a school field. One girl is ahead and a boy has dropped his egg.
Questions
- What race are the children running?
- Who is winning?
- What happened to the boy's egg?
- How does the girl in the lead feel?
- What is your favourite sports day race?
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.