Writing

In Term Four, learners will continue to strengthen their fine motor skills while consolidating their upper and lowercase letter formation. They will have the opportunity to revisit Narratives and Information Reports, as well as explore Procedural writing and Poetry for the first time at school. Learners will develop strategies that support writing development in Poetry through the exploration of onset and rime and then creating their own rhyming couplets following the structure of texts shared in class. During our unit on Procedural writing, learners will be building their word knowledge using transitional words such as ‘first, then, next’. This will then be applied to organise steps in instructions, as well as incorporating action verbs to support their audience in understanding what to do.

To support your child with their writing, you can try these strategies:

Practise correct uppercase and lowercase letter formation. For example, draw letters in sand, flour, rice or try tracing these letters on windows with their fingers. (please see your teacher if you would like a copy of the Victorian Modern Cursive alphabet)
Let your child read a recipe or follow steps given by an adult to make something for your family. For example, baking a cake, making cookies, making a sandwich or making playdough.
Encourage your child to read their writing aloud. This will enable them to more easily pick up on and correct errors they make.
Support your child to reflect on language learned throughout the year in their speaking and writing by asking what characters or objects in their writing look like, sound like, feel like or move like. The language we have used in class is ‘descriptive’ and ‘interesting’ words (adjectives and verbs)

Key vocabulary in Writing

Procedure, steps, instructions, first, next, then, rhyme, onset, rime, repetition, powerful verbs, interesting adjectives, poetry, rhythm.

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Issue 4 · 16 Oct 2023

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