for inspiration and ideas
Sharing news is important, but can be challenging if some students want to talk a lot and some don't have any news to share. You could use some of the following ideas from The Oral Language Book to support students with sharing their weekend/holiday highlights or lowlights, orally.
for inspiration and ideas
Includes: a lesson plan, supporting images and a student exemplar
Focus: talking and writing about personal experiences
Using images of trees to motivate students for writing
Focus: using 'ed' and 'ing' verbs in a speed writing activity
