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Problem: Narrative unit as the first genre  - children struggle to write in length 

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Problem: Narrative unit as the first genre  - children struggle to write in length 

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Record the actions from children/yourself

Draw pictures on the story map for actions

Nominate 'action captains' in your class

Have a T4W display with photos of children doing the actions

write the story down and print it out - keep it visible

Have your story map visible (by the IWB)

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Next academic year - change/adapt the units around - begin with instructional/procedural unit

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Problem: Whole class with many different abilities, learning the story

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Problem: Whole class with many different abilities, learning the story

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chunk it into parts (do beginning, then middle, then end)

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The mechanics of writing are still challenging for many children - some feel lost in the process 

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The mechanics of writing are still challenging for many children - some feel lost in the process 

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Draw a picture

Sequence while listening to the story

Condense the story

Use sentence strips

Fill in missing words in sentences - not expecting children to write the whole text

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Repetition of the story - sometimes feels boring

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Repetition of the story - sometimes feels boring

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Use hot seating - step into the shoes of the character and interview the character

Be more enthusiastic - go over the top with the actions

Use drama games - guess the character/Who am I?

Children to be the teacher - invite an audience (SLT/other class friends)

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Use props

Focus more on speaking in different voices

Invite children to bring in props they could use from home that links

Visit a different space/outside for story telling

Organise raft activities - art/drama/singing/music to bring the story alive

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Use pictures of the story and the word and match them

Copy the word in own books

Use split page technique - focus on a sentence