The whole class began with adding to a brainstorm about the signs of Autumn. Mrs Meynell recorded all of the shared ideas. This formed the bank of words to draw from during story writing. Words included were Autumn, cold, chilly, foggy and leaves falling off the trees.
The leaf hunt to find autumn trees began. Students found trees with multi coloured leaves in the gardens and the school gully. After finding their leaf, each student described in their own words. The aim was to collect two leaves to bring back to class to use when writing.
As added motivation back in the classroom students shared their leaves with their buddy. They talked about their leave and asked questions of each other. There was a lively discussion about leaf shapes, colours and textures.
The students drew a picture plan. This helps students to remember what their story will be about. By adding details to the pictures allows students to use the words from the word wall in context. This is a vital part of the writing process.
Mrs Meynell used her modeling book to show how a sentence is constructed. Students observe how words are formed and where to put a full stop and capital letter.
Alphabet cards help identify letter and sounds and use the correct letter for the beginning of words. Using a shared experience like a modeling books is a way of motivating students to write.
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