Phase 3 Writing

Workshop

Tuesday 10th March

How can I help my child become a
creative writer?

What were your experiences of

writing when you were at
school?

When did you last do some

writing with your child?

What challenges do you face?

Aims of session
Empower parents to help with writing at
home by sharing strategies, games and
resources.
To close the gap between reading and
writing.
For parents to enjoy writing as well as
reading with their children.

Writer Talk
The aim is to encourage children to read
with a writerly eye!
Stories can act as blueprints for the
childrens own compositions.
We need to develop greedy readers and
then turn them into writers who are attuned
to the daily possibility of learning how to
write from their reading the curiosity of a
fellow writer.

Year 2 to 3 Transition
What will a typical Year 2 leave Key Stage 1
with?
Understanding of basic punctuation
Sentence formation
Sequencing of ideas and events
Knowledge of linking and grouping ideas
Writing at length (half a page of A4)
The aim of Key Stage 2 teachers is to
develop these further.

Example...

What does writing look

like in school?
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Snowball...

Free Writing ...

Making Writing Fun and

Engaging!

Sentence Rounders / Tennis

ISPACE
Connective Weddings
Story Telling
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Sentence Rounders
Teaches the structure of complex
sentences.
Helps children to insert additional
phrases.
Highlights the role of subordinating
connectives.
Encourages flexibility in the use of
sentence structure.

Scoring
ing / ly opener
with a phrase
main sentence
while clause

Example...
Screaming frantically, with a whistle in
her hand, the Headteacher raced
around the playground, while the
children looked on in amazement.
Can you manipulate the clauses for
an extra rounder?

ISPACE
Helps children to use a variety of
sentence openers.
Teaches and encourages flexibility of
sentence structure.
Encourages children to add detail
and description to their sentences.
Helps make writing more lively and
interesting.

ISPACE

Connective Weddings
Introduces children to a range of
connective partners!
Helps children to write more
complex sentences.
Allows for self and peer
improvement of sentences.

Present Ideas
add in words / clause / phrase
alliterate
prepositional phrase
punctuation
simile
ing / ly / ed opening or ending clause
wow words adventurous vocabulary

Connective Weddings
Not only had Jamie lost his home
learning but had also forgotten his
PE kit.
Not only had Jamie misplaced his
home learning (on the way to
school) but had also forgotten his
PE kit!

Storytelling
Once upon a time one day first
then next after that after a
while a moment later the next
day meanwhile soon at that
moment suddenly unfortunately
unluckily luckily so although
however as soon as now finally
eventually

Storytelling
Once upon a time there were 3
little frogs who lived along a
grassy riverbank. One day, the
eldest frog decided to explore
the nearby woods. ...

End of Key Stage 2 (Year 6)

What will a typical Year 6 leave Key Stage 2
with the ability to do?
move between tenses and use them
accurately and consistently
vary sentence length and type
use a range of punctuation with accuracy
make adventurous language choices
including a wide variety of connectives
consider the purpose and audience
write using clear paragraphs

Example...

Wonder Wall