Analyse Lesson 5
Can I find and discuss Writer’s
Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
is
Who/What
something
Sentence
Something is missing.
Add Detail: Inverted Commas
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
Re-read
Build
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
whispered
Who/What
plant
Sentence
The plant whispered.
Add Detail: Speech Punctuation
the plant whispered.
"I'm here,"
Re-read
Build
Drag the punctuation into the sentence to complete it.
I'm here
the plant whispered
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I find and discuss Writer’s
Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
Let's take a quick look at how the Example Text is presented and the features it has.
The Example Text has...
Paragraphs
Title
Adjectives
Third person
Verbs
Features
Text structure
The Abandoned Playground
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Paragraph
Third person
Verbs
Title
Adjectives
Click on / Click off
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Let's work in:
Stations
Pairs
Groups
Let me show you
Apostrophe for plural nouns
Let's place an apostrophe to show that something belongs to more than one noun.
The birds wings flapped.
The trees leaves swayed.
The plants colours were bright.
Reveal
Apostrophe for plural nouns
Let's find and discuss
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Reveal
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Apostophe for plural nouns
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Let me show you
Prepositions
Drag the preposition to complete the prepositional phrase.
in
between
by
the gentle breeze the fence.
________
vivid, colourful flowers the leaves.
_______
_____
a wild field the countryside.
_____________
_________
______
Reveal
Prepositions
Let's find and discuss
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Prepositions
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Pronouns
Let me show you
Complete each sentence with a pronoun to avoid repeating the noun.
they
her
its
The sun began __________ climb.
Each day, the little girl tended to __________ plants.
The seedlings' leaves grew fuller and __________ were opening.
Reveal
Pronouns
Let's find and discuss
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Pronouns
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Alternative nouns
Fronted adverbials
Fronted adverbials
Let me show you
Let's place a comma after each fronted adverbial.
As spring arrived the playground had begun to buzz.
Inside her backpack she carried a bag of soil.
With every pocketful of tree seeds her heart warmed.
Reveal
Fronted adverbials
Let's find and discuss
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Fronted adverbials
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Which One's Right?
Which one correctly shows that the leaves belong to many seedlings?
A the seedlings leaves
B the seedling's leaves
C the seedlings' leaves
D the seedlings 'leaves
Picture Me
Reveal Text
Which image best shows this noun phrase? 'the gentle breeze by the fence'
True or False?
Pronouns can be used to avoid repeating the same noun and to keep the reader interested.
False
True
Tick Me
Which ones are fronted adverbials to show time?
A Each day before school,
B Across the ground,
C With great care,
Check
D When Spring arrived,
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
The birds' wings flapped.
The trees' leaves swayed.
The plants' colours were bright.
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
"I'm here,"
the plant whispered.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz.
Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil.
With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
the gentle breeze the fence.
________
vivid, colourful flowers the leaves.
_______
by
_____
between
a wild field the countryside.
_____________
in
_________
______
its
her
they
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
A Each day before school,
D When Spring arrived,
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
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Analyse Lesson 5
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
is
Who/What
something
Sentence
Something is missing.
Add Detail: Inverted Commas
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
Re-read
Build
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
whispered
Who/What
plant
Sentence
The plant whispered.
Add Detail: Speech Punctuation
the plant whispered.
"I'm here,"
Re-read
Build
Drag the punctuation into the sentence to complete it.
I'm here
the plant whispered
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
Let's take a quick look at how the Example Text is presented and the features it has.
The Example Text has...
Paragraphs
Title
Adjectives
Third person
Verbs
Features
Text structure
The Abandoned Playground
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Paragraph
Third person
Verbs
Title
Adjectives
Click on / Click off
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Let's work in:
Stations
Pairs
Groups
Let me show you
Apostrophe for plural nouns
Let's place an apostrophe to show that something belongs to more than one noun.
The birds wings flapped.
The trees leaves swayed.
The plants colours were bright.
Reveal
Apostrophe for plural nouns
Let's find and discuss
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Reveal
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Apostophe for plural nouns
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Let me show you
Prepositions
Drag the preposition to complete the prepositional phrase.
in
between
by
the gentle breeze the fence.
________
vivid, colourful flowers the leaves.
_______
_____
a wild field the countryside.
_____________
_________
______
Reveal
Prepositions
Let's find and discuss
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Prepositions
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Prepositions
Fronted adverbials
Pronouns
Let me show you
Complete each sentence with a pronoun to avoid repeating the noun.
they
her
its
The sun began __________ climb.
Each day, the little girl tended to __________ plants.
The seedlings' leaves grew fuller and __________ were opening.
Reveal
Pronouns
Let's find and discuss
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Pronouns
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Pronouns
Apostrophefor plural nouns
Alternative nouns
Fronted adverbials
Fronted adverbials
Let me show you
Let's place a comma after each fronted adverbial.
As spring arrived the playground had begun to buzz.
Inside her backpack she carried a bag of soil.
With every pocketful of tree seeds her heart warmed.
Reveal
Fronted adverbials
Let's find and discuss
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Fronted adverbials
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Which One's Right?
Which one correctly shows that the leaves belong to many seedlings?
A the seedlings leaves
B the seedling's leaves
C the seedlings' leaves
D the seedlings 'leaves
Picture Me
Reveal Text
Which image best shows this noun phrase? 'the gentle breeze by the fence'
True or False?
Pronouns can be used to avoid repeating the same noun and to keep the reader interested.
False
True
Tick Me
Which ones are fronted adverbials to show time?
A Each day before school,
B Across the ground,
C With great care,
Check
D When Spring arrived,
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 1-4 in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
The birds' wings flapped.
The trees' leaves swayed.
The plants' colours were bright.
"There's still something missing,"
she said.
"I'm here,"
the plant whispered.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz.
Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil.
With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
the gentle breeze the fence.
________
vivid, colourful flowers the leaves.
_______
by
_____
between
a wild field the countryside.
_____________
in
_________
______
its
her
they
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
A Each day before school,
D When Spring arrived,
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.