Includes: two versions of the conversation prompt chart presented in The Oral Language Book and The Reading Book
Focus: to support whole-class, group or partner discussions
Short video clips can provide students with interesting ideas for writing.
Fireman saves kitten – Video link
Use the video clip to motivate students to create a short piece of writing about the resource.
Fireman saves kitten – Student exemplar writing
Students could use the exemplar to review the sequencing of events during their partner-checks.
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Includes: two versions of the conversation prompt chart presented in The Oral Language Book and The Reading Book
Focus: to support whole-class, group or partner discussions
Focus: using current events and clever inventions to motivate students for writing
Includes: a timeline at two levels and an exemplar
Focus: retelling the main events in a story
