Mr Wolf’s story
Today we looked at Tony Ross’ version of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. The wolf isn’t so mean in this version. This is what Palvasha thinks he might say if he was to explain himself: I am nice but people...
View ArticleCan you use speech marks?
This week we have been looking at dialogue. We have thought about what the characters in Jack and the Beanstalk might say, and beginning to use speech marks to write it down. Have a go at this...
View ArticleGuided writing in Year 2
Here are the first 7 examples of writing done in 2JS this week. These are part of our storyboard project (see the post below). I think the children did a fantastic job working in their groups of three....
View ArticleCan you help some of my class finish writing a story?
Group 10 from our storyboard project are VERY good writers. However, they didn’t quite get to the end of the story today… Can you help them to finish off? Can you suggest some interesting descriptive...
View ArticleStoryboard scripts – finished in 2JS!
Here are our finished scripts. Each child in each group chose a colour for themselves to help them remember which is their part. They are practicing their parts over the weekend, and we will begin to...
View ArticleTraditional tale activities
Have a look at these activities. Can you sequence the stories and describe the characters?
View ArticlePeer marking in 2JS
Today we looked at our writing in lots of detail. We were checking some recent work and looking for things like how well we used dialogue, description and punctuation. We thought about whether our...
View ArticleRe-telling fairytales in 2JS
This week the children in 2JS chose a fairytale they enjoyed and re-told it. I didn’t give them any help! Here are three examples. What do you think? I’m sure the authors would love to hear what you...
View ArticleOff with the…
Off with the head hes in bed he feels relly ded. Cut of his nose & put them on his tose. Off with the neck it wont take a secc. Off with the arms there in a farm. Off with the beely my welly is...
View ArticlePlanet Earth – our questions.
In the next 3 weeks, Year 2 will be creating non-chronological reports about Planet Earth. They will have sub-headings such as “Animals” or “weather” and will be made up of information and images that...
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