Activities

The end product

How we will get there:

Story map.

Create a story map and actions to sequence the events of the tale. You can also watch the story map with no sound and retell the story yourself.

Story map & words.pdf

Story Map with words

Print and cut into sections. Sequence and retell the story.

Story map & no words.pdf

Story Map with no words

Print and cut into sections. Sequence, retell and attempt to write sections of the story.

Dino sequencing.pdf

Story sequencing

Print and create a dinosaur and sequence everything he eats and poops.

Story map QR code.pdf

Story Map QR code

Print and scan the QR code to listen and see a video version of the story map.

Capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

Capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

Here is an example of a simple sentence with the correct spacing and punctuation.

sentence builder ate.pdf

Eating sentence builder

Print, cut and sort these words to build a sentence on a string. Feed it to your dinosaur!

sentence builder poop.pdf

Pooping sentence builder

Print, cut and sort these words to build a sentence on a string. Feed it to your dinosaur!

Openers

Using openers.

Sequence your sentences by adding different openers to the start.

Adjectives

Using adjectives.

Make your sentences more interesting by adding adjectives before your noun.

Conjunctions

Using conjunctions.

Make your sentences longer by using a conjunction (and, because, but) and a second noun.

Put it all together!

Create sentence strings using all of your new knowledge and skills. Each sentence should contain:

  • A capital letter at the start.
  • Spaces between the words.
  • An opener at the beginning.
  • An adjective before the noun.
  • A full stop at the end.

Some students may wish to add a conjunction and a second adjective and noun to their sentences.