Writing Tasks

Key Stage One and Key Stage Two

 Writing Tasks
We have put together some writing tasks for you to complete for about half an
hour a day (more if you are enjoying yourself!)
• Each tasks may take a few days…
• They can be done in any order…
• Make sure to send a photo of completed work into WEDUC- open the app,
click on the envelope at the bottom and send in to your child’s Year Group
Mailbox i.e. Year 6 Mailbox
Different genres/types of writing…
Information text / non-chronological report - An information text is a text giving information about a particular thing, for example: Ancient
Egypt, recycling or volcanoes. Information texts are sometimes called non-chronological reports, because they are reporting information about
something without mentioning the order in which something has happened.

Persuasive Text - These can take a number of forms, for example: an advert persuading you to buy some chocolate, a poster encouraging people
to stop smoking or a travel brochure enticing the reader to go to a particular country.

Instruction- An instruction text is a text such as a recipe or manual. This will include a 'You will need' list (ingredients or tools) and then
numbered points on how to carry out a certain activity. They include imperative ('bossy') verbs, such as 'put', 'stick', 'stir' etc.

Explanation- An explanation text is one which describes a process, for example: the water cycle, how bees make honey or how a car is made.
They are usually written in the present tense, with numbered points and diagrams or pictures to make the process clear

Recount- A recount text is a piece of writing that explains an event that has happened. A diary entry is a recount text, as is a newspaper article
explaining an event that has happened. They are usually written in the past tense and include the use of time connectives.

Journalistic- Has features, such as: headlines, pictures, captions, quotations, paragraphs, formal tone, etc.
Year Group Sentence Type
Reception Simple conjunctions (verbal)
Simple conjunctions (written)
What type of sentences should I include?
Year 1
Year 2 Adverb starter
Sentence of three
Conjunction starter This shows when the different types of sentences are taught in
Relative clause
Compound sentence
school.
Year 3 Fronted adverbial
Sentence of three
Conjunction starter
Relative clause
Ing starter
Have a look in your writing ladders booklet for
Compound sentence some examples of each of these sentence types.
Year 4 Sentence of three
Conjunction starter
Relative clause Your teacher will have sent home an idea of what you should be
F,A sentence (feeling action)
Ing starter working on for your writing.
Simile starters
Year 5 Conjunction starter
Relative clause Ask your parent / carer to send your finished pieces of writing (or
F,A sentence (feeling action)
Sentence of three a photo of them) to us on WEDUC using the message facility- the
Fronted adverbial
Compound sentence
envelope.
Ing starter
Simile Starter
Fact: evidence Send to:
Semi colon sentence
Year 6 Conjunction starter
Year 1 Mailbox
Relative clause Year 2 Mailbox
F,A sentence (feeling action)
Sentence of three Year 3 Mailbox
Fronted adverbial
Compound sentence
Year 4 Mailbox
Ing starter
Simile Starter
Year 5 Mailbox
Fact: evidence Year 6 Mailbox
Semi colon sentence
Emerging writers (EYFS/Lower KS1)
Write your name EVERYDAY. Write it big, write it small and write it in
lots of different colours- make it fun!
• Can you write it with your finger in flour, sand, mud, paint, rice etc?
• Could you paint it on the ground with water/ draw it with chalk?
• How many ways can you find to write your name?

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Emerging writers
(EYFS/Lower KS1)
Patterns
Trace these patterns- you could ask
someone at home to make some
more patterns for you to trace
over- this will help you to control
your pencil/pen/chalk/paint etc.
Emerging writers
(EYFS/Lower KS1)

Can you write some

captions or sentences
for this picture?

What can you see?

What are they doing?

What do they look like?

Emerging writers (EYFS/Lower KS1)

Can you write a book about one of your favourite toys?

Think of words to describe your toy and draw pictures or add photos.

Follow the pattern of the book, “That’s not my …., its ….. is too …..”

Can you use finger spaces, capital letters and full stops?

Can you use the graphemes you have been

learning?

Can you read your story back to someone?

KS1
Write a non-chronological report.
What does he look like? What
colour is he? Is he big or small?
Where does he live?
What does he eat?
Is he kind or scary?
Using the info from
my teacher, I know I
need to focus on:
Writing Task 1
Non Chron report
KS2
Create a non-chronological report
using subheadings to tell me all about
this creature- give him a species,
describe his appearance, where he
lives, what he eats and any other
interesting facts about him.
KS1
Use one of the pictures as a
Writing Task 2
setting for a story. Narrative- story
Could your character find
something special?
Lose something?
Go on a school trip?

KS2
Use one of these setting pictures to
write a story.
Remember to think about describing
settings and characters using powerful
Using the info from words.
my teacher, I know I You should use lots of different
need to focus on: sentences types from your ‘Learning
Ladder’ booklet!

You don’t always have to write the

whole story- you could choose to just
focus on a setting description!
KS1
Write a description of the
Gruffalo.
Use lots of describing words in
your sentences to tell me all
about what he looks like and how
he makes you feel.
Use lots of adjectives.
Using the info from
my teacher, I know I
need to focus on:
Writing Task 3
Character Description
KS2
Write a character description full of
expanded noun phrases and sentences
of 3.
You should use varied sentence
starters and high levels of vocabulary.
Can you try to include some of you ¾
or 5/6 spelling words?
Remember to really ‘grip’ your reader
by using tons of imagery.
You don’t have to use these picture
prompts if you would rather describe a
different character!
 KS1 and KS2 Writing Task 4
Write a diary. Diary
You could write about your day today.
You could imagine that you have been on an
adventure and write about that day.
You could write about a day that you have had
before.

Using the info from

my teacher, I know I
need to focus on:
KS1 Writing Task 5
Write an acrostic poem
about someone you Poem
care about. Use their
name as the theme
word.
Why do you care about
them? What are they KS2
like?
Write an acrostic poem about
someone who inspires you. Use their
name as the theme word.
Why do they inspire you? What do
they do?
Use alliteration, similes, rhythm,
personification, onomatopoeia and
Using the info from other poetic devices.
my teacher, I know I
need to focus on:
KS1
Write a fairy tale full of goodies Writing Task 6
and baddies, princes and
princesses and maybe a magic Narrative: Fairy Tale
pumpkin or two!
Remember to use capital letters
and full stops and to use some of
your exciting words to describe
things!

KS2
Can you write a parody of a well known
fairytale?
You should write something that takes
the micky out of the original.
Using the info Maybe the pigs were the baddies and the
from my teacher, I wolf was good as gold?
know I need to Was Cinderella really the mean sister and
her step-sisters just victims?
focus on:
Remember to write in paragraphs, use
lots of different sentence types and
some great vocabulary!
KS1
Writing Task 7
Comic Strip
Draw a comic strip about
one of these super heroes.

What is their power?

Who do they help?

KS2
Using the info from
Invent your own superhero.
my teacher, I know I
need to focus on: Create a comic strip showing his
or her adventures and super
powers. Don’t forget to include
some speech bubbles.
KS1
Write a letter to say thank you to
someone. Tell them why you are
writing to them and what they
have done that you are thankful
for. Remember to use capital
letters and full stops in your
writing along with some
connectives (and, but, so)
Writing Task 8
Letter Writing
KS2
Write a letter to say thank you to
someone. Tell them why you are
writing to them and what they have
done that you are thankful for.

Using the info

from my teacher,
I know I need to
focus on:

KS1
Choose your favourite story and
create a story map for it like the
ones you do at school. Can you
learn the actions too- we can
show our friends when we get
back to school.
Writing Task 9
Narrative: Story
KS2
Use this as a stimulus for your story.
You could start it here, end it here or
visit here.
Remember to use a variety of
sentence types and punctuation. Use
your learning ladder to guide and
remind you.

Using the info

from my
teacher, I know
I need to focus
on:
KS1 Invent something. Writing Task 10
Draw a picture of it. Instructions/Explanation
Write a set of Write some notes around it to say what
instructions telling it is made from. (annotate)
someone how to use KS2
your invention. Use Write an explanation to tell a
lots of bossy verbs to customer why they should buy your
tell people what to invention. What does it do and how
does it work. Why is yours better than
do. anything else. What would happen if
you didn’t buy it?

Using the info

from my teacher, I
know I need to
focus on: