Week 10
4-8 April
The Vacation
Story Starter
Everyone needs a vacation every now and then and superheroes are no different.
Pretend you are Batman and write about your vacation.
You could describe where you go on vacation and what activities you do.
Does it all go to plan?
Questions to Get you Started
If you could go anywhere on holiday where would it be?
Who would you take with you?
Which superheroes would you most like to have on holiday with you?
What activities or sports do you think Batman would be good at?
Which superhero would you most like to be? Why?
The Great Race
Story Starter
She turned in the saddle and looked behind her. Emma could see the others gaining on her.
Digging in her heels, she whispered some words of encouragement in the ostrich’s ears as it burst into full speed. They were making good time, but there was so far still to go…
Continue the story.
Questions to Get you Started
Who is chasing Emma?
Is this a race or is she on an adventure?
What do you think it would feel like to ride an ostrich?
How do you think the ostrich feels about being ridden?
What top tips would you give Emma to help her win the race?
How do you think riding an ostrich would be different from riding a horse?
What thoughts do you thing are going through Emma’s mind?
TALK: Talk with your whanau about the questions, and what you notice and wonder about the image. Decide if you want to use the story starter, or come up with your own ideas about the image.
PLAN: before you write. Choose a planning type:
Draw a picture plan. Add labels and keywords to your plan.
Brainstorm all of your ideas. Circle your best 3 and add extra details to each of these.
WRITE: Use your plan to write about the image.
CHECK: After writing, re-read it and...
Check for capital letters and full stops.
Underline any words you are unsure of and ask a whanau member to help you fix them.
Improve your writing by upgrading words or sentences to make your writing even better than it already is!