Writing

Tui and Wheke Room’s (Yr1)

Writing Tasks

Choose one or two of the activities to do each day. Remember to celebrate a child's ability to tell a story; oral language is an important start for writing, especially as an early learner.

Draw a picture of all the people in your family. Can you write their names underneath?
Draw a picture and write a sentence about your favourite story book. Can you write another sentence saying WHY it is your favourite?

Write your name in 4 different colours (rainbow writing)
Write a story about your favourite animal
Draw a picture of a space alien (write their name and what makes them special)
Spread some flour/sand (or something like it) across a surface and write your name and the alphabet in it. (Write your families name in it too)
What is your favourite dinner? Draw a picture of it for your family.

Extra Writing tasks...

Watch one of the Webcams from Auckland Zoo - Draw a picture of your favourite animal and label it with describing words (with help). What does it look like? ...feel like? https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/webcams
3-Picture Story - Think of a story. Draw a picture to show what happens at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of your story. Tell your story to someone in your bubble.
Acrostic Poem - Write your name in a line down the side of your page. Using the letter on each line, think of a word/phrase to describe yourself e.g. E - Energetic, L - Lovely, L - Loving, A - Awesome.

Manaia and Pukeho Room’s (YR2)

Writing Tasks: Some of these tasks are designed for you and your child to do together, help them as much as they need. :)

Alongside these writing activities you will need to do a page in your handwriting book daily if you have it. If you don't then you can choose a letter daily and practice writing in a scrap book.

Write a letter to someone in your family. Remember to use your capital letters and full stops.
Pick a story starter from the writing ideas hand out sheet and draw a picture. Then you can write an exciting, detailed story. (This may be done over a few days). See List added below
Create a character. Describe what the character looks like and a bit about what they like to do.
Write secret notes to the people in your house. Tell them something you love about them or why they are so special to you.
Create a list of instructions on how to make something. Eg. A sandwich, a craft, a game.
Write a letter to Miss Taylor/Mr Whitesmith telling us about what you have been doing at home.
Pick your favourite book. Write a story telling me what it is about.
Chose one of your favourite books to copy a page out of. Do this in your scrap book. Share this with someone in your family.
Interview a family member about their favourite memory from their childhood. Write down their answers in your scrap book.
Using your senses. Choose a time you felt really happy.

What could you see? ...What could you hear?...What could you smell?...What could you taste?...What could you feel? This might take a few days.

Draw a picture of a big ice cream with different flavours and toppings. Write about your ice cream.

Story Starter Ideas for Writing With Your Children:

· Imagine a giant box is delivered to your front door with your name on it. What’s inside?

· Write a story about what might happen if one day you woke up with a mermaid's tail?

· If you had $1000 what would you buy? And why?

· What do you want to be when you grow up? and why?

· If you could have a secret power what would it be? And why?

· Write a story about flying into outer space and discovering a new planet.

· You are walking through a forest and the trees start talking to you. What do they say?

· Write a travel guide for kids visiting Napier. What should they do here?

· If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?

· What are you really good at doing?

· Write a list of all your favourite things. Eg. Colour, food, animal…

· What is something you look forward to doing the most when you are an adult?

· If you could give one thing to every child in the world, what would it be?

· If you won a never-ending supply of spaghetti, what would you do with it all?

· Write 5 things you really want to do in your lifetime, like a bucket list.

· What would be the most fun job to have in the world and why?

· If you could drive a car, where would you drive to? And why?

Week 2 Learning Tasks:

Draw a picture of yourself. Write words around the picture of you that describe you and what makes you special. You could do this for another member of your family too.
Tell us why your favourtie food is the best food in the world. Draw a picture of that food.
Write a list of some of your favourite books you like to read.
Design a room. You can draw it or cut pictures out of a magazine. Label the things you have put in your room. Eg. chair, bed, tv, teddy bear.
Encourage your child to help you write a shopping list with you to take to the supermarket next time you go.
Write your name down the side of a piece of paper in big letters and think of a word for each letter of your name.
After you have practiced some of your sight words, choose 5 words you find tricky to remember and write them down.
Create a treasure map. Don't forget to label your map.
"My Hero" draw a picture of your hero and write some words that describe your hero.
Start to read one of your books, when you get half way through the book, close it and think of a different ending for that story.

*New Writing tasks;

Watch one of the Webcams from Auckland Zoo - Describe one of the animals, What does it look like? Feel like? What does it eat? Write a story about the animal. What adventure could it have? Can you find out 5 interesting facts about the animal? https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/webcams
3-Picture Story - Think of a story. Draw a picture to show what happens at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of your story. Tell your story to someone in your bubble.
Acrostic Poem - Write your name in a line down the side of your page. Using the letter on each line, think of a word/phrase to describe yourself e.g. E - Energetic, L - Lovely, L - Loving, A - Awesome. Can you create a poem using the name of someone in your bubble.

Ruru and Te Kahu Room’s (YR3&4)

Writing Tasks Week 4

1)Write your spelling words or sight words in the air and see if someone in your bubble can guess what they are.

2)How many words can you write using only these letters: A T R E S D G F

3)How many compound words can you find around the house. Record in a list. i.e. fireplace, doormat, bathtub.

4)Describe your best friend, how you met, and why you are friends.

5)Describe your favorite animal and why.

Writing Tasks Week 3

1)Write about what would it be like if you had an alligator as a pet.

2) If you had $1,000, what would you buy and why?

3)Write about a time you felt really happy. What happened? What made you feel happy?

Writing Tasks

Write a letter to someone in your family.
Design a fort. Write instructions to how you made it and what you used.
Pick a story starter from the sentence sheet. Write a detailed and exciting story.
Create your own rhyming poem.
Write a letter to your teacher explaining what you have been doing at home.
Pick your favourite book. Write a story telling me what it is about.
Bake something with a family member. Write the recipe.
Interview a family member about their favourite childhood memory. Record their answers.
Learn your spelling words/ essential lists for the week.
Write a grocery list required for your house.
Make a list of your favourite books.
Write a thank you note to somebody.
Write five words that describe you.
Write five words that describe your mum or dad.
Write a story of your choice.
Write an email to your teacher. What have you been doing during the lockdown? What has been your highlight?
Write 5 silly sentences using some of your rocket words.
Build your own binoculars. Keep a journal with all the things you are finding in it.
Write an information report about your pet. What does it get up to? What is their favourite thing to do?
You have discovered a new dinosaur. Explain what your dinosaure eats? Where it sleeps? What does it look like? Draw a picture.
Describe what a tree in autumn looks like.

Think about:

colours
sounds
the textures

Write a story using the title 'The day the stars fell'

Think about

Why the stars fell
who saw it first
if the stars managed to return ti the sky or not

Imagine that an alien visited Earth for the day, what kinds of things would you do with them?

Think about:

How would you speak to them
what sort of things would you do together
what places would you want to show them

Choose one of the story starters write a story

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw....
We were all sitting together in one room when suddenly...
Everything was happening so slowly...
It touched my hand sending shivers down my back...
The sound of the wind blowing was so loud that...

Kikihi, Mako and Maki Pai Room’s (Yr 5&6)

Writing Tasks Week 4

1) How many words can you write using only these letters; Q A, B, E, S, H, T, O, N, I, J, U.

2)Draw a comic strip to how the sequence of events that occur in a book you are reading now. Can you add dialogue to each picture to show what the character was saying. Don't forget to use speechmarks, commas, capitals and fullstops.

3)Write 5 sentences that need a question mark or an exclamation mark.

4)Write about what would you do if you could change the world?

5)Write about he time my teacher forgot to wear shoes...

Writing Tasks Week 3

1)Imagine a giant box is delivered to your front doorstep with your name on it. What’s inside and what happens when you open it?

2)Write a short story about what it might be like if you woke up one morning with a mermaid tail or wings.

3) Which is better, winter or summer? Write about the reasons why you think winter or summer is better.

Writing Tasks Week 2

Name Task- Write down information all about your name

-What is your full name?

-Who gave you your name

- What does your name mean? Are you named after anyone?

-If you could pick your own name, what would it be and why?

Let's Let our writing explode!!!

Dear future me, What would you like to tell yourself at the end of the year. December 2020?
Imagine you became famous in 20 years:

-What would you be famous for?

- What would you do with your fame? How would you make a difference?

- What would be your values you would stick by?

-What would you bye for your whanau for Christmas?

Make a mothers day/special woman in your life card and write a poem about her to put inside

-what makes her unique?

-why do you appreciate her?

-what are some of the good memories you have with her?

Write a song or rap about life in lock down (Whanau can join in!)

-what have you been doing?

-who is in your bubble and what's it like with them?

-how have you been keeping in touch with others?

-how does being in isolation make you feel?

Daily Free Write Ideas:

The kindest person I know......
The funniest thing I ever saw was.........
The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was.........
The cleverest thing I ever did was .............

Writing Tasks ANZAC Week 1

1)Write instructions for ANZAC biscuits.

2)Ask a family member about Anzac Day

3)Pretend you’re stuck in a trench at war and write a letter home.

4)Acrostic poem about ANZAC

5)War comic strip

6)Write 10 facts about what you know know about War

7)Create a crossword with ANZAC themed words

8)If phones were available in WW2 who would you call and what would you say?

9)List 5 things you would not have seen in Gallipoli. (technology, fashion, food).

10)Write 5 interview questions you would ask a shoulder from WW1/2

Extra Ideas