A fluency phone, also referred to as a whisper phone or phonics phone, is a self-amplifying device.
Focus: using a fluency phone to support students during writing self-checks
Recounting a class game – Lesson plan
Purpose: Recounting a fun class game.
You will need to play a game, before teaching the lesson and it would be beneficial to take photos or video the game.
Capture the Flag – Year 6 student exemplar
Purpose: Older students could review this exemplar, before or after playing the shared game. Refer to the lesson plan above.
For more engaging writing ideas, see our on demand workshop Generating ideas for writing.
A fluency phone, also referred to as a whisper phone or phonics phone, is a self-amplifying device.
Focus: using a fluency phone to support students during writing self-checks
Includes: I am … prompts in English and Te Reo Māori
Focus: poetry writing
Includes: a writing template, a completed example and a follow-up Quick Write lesson plan
Focus: labelling and writing an explanation