Think of an interesting
event you could write a story
about. Fill in the mind map to
help you get started.
Write your story on a piece of paper. It must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Ask your friend to help you correct it. Now you are going to make your own book. Cut out the next page of this book. Now write your story into the book.
| I CAN | YES | NO |
| predict what will happen in a story | ||
| read a story with understanding | ||
| complete a comprehension based on the story | ||
| discuss the events and characters in a story | ||
| sequence the events in the story | ||
| write the sequence using determiners (first, second, lastly) | ||
| make up a role play based on the story | ||
| retell the story | ||
| identify the conventions on a book cover | ||
| identify the main character | ||
| summarise a story | ||
| write a diary entry that retells a story | ||
| brainstorm for ideas to write a story | ||
| write ideas in a story planner | ||
| write then edit a first draft of a story | ||
| write a final draft of the story | ||
| sort nouns into countable and uncountable categories | ||
| ask questions starting with “how many” and “how much” | ||
| rewrite sentences in the past tense starting with “yesterday” | ||
| use full stops and capital letters, question and exclamation marks | ||
| recognise sound families (-lt, ight, the, wh) | ||
| write a congratulatory card | ||
| use past tense irregular verbs | ||
| write a paragraph in the past tense | ||
| complete sentences using the past tense of the verb | ||
| match synonyms | ||
| read a newspaper article focusing on headline, by-line, introductory paragraph | ||
| answer comprehension questions based on the article | ||
| identify adjectives and the nouns they describe | ||
| identify the soft- and hard-c words | ||
| use abbreviations and acronyms | ||
| identify and use verbs | ||
| use a simple map to give directions | ||
| use determiners such as first, second, third, lastly | ||
| give directions and identify places on a simple map. | ||
| use the present progressive tense | ||
| match antonyms | ||
| join sentences using the conjunctions – because, so that and but |
Write your name
Your age
Where you live
Draw picture here.
Write the title of the book here.
Fill in your name (you are the writer).
Draw picture here.
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