Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book.
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not include the downloadable resources for The Reading Book. If you have purchased the book, use the log in on the title page to access the resources.
This writing activity is suitable for home or school and is a fun, collaborative activity that students could complete with their families.
Once a location has been selected or set by the teacher, the student goes for a walk and looks for words. They then record these words on a map. Seven or eight words is a good number to collect. The challenge is to then include all these words in a piece of writing and to make the ideas flow.
Younger students could locate objects and draw pictures. They could then create a story orally or write collaboratively with an adult or older sibling.
Check out our video on YouTube that introduces the Word Hunt activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLDlyNwHlj8&t=13s
There are 30 other Quick Write ideas in The Writing Book and 31 in The Poetry Book.
Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book.
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not include the downloadable resources for The Reading Book. If you have purchased the book, use the log in on the title page to access the resources.
Includes: a Word-building template and an exemplar
Focus: adding affixes to base words
Includes: two templates (for planning and writing) and a completed example
Focus: labelling and writing an explanation
