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Y1A The Girl at the Front of the Class Say & Write L8

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Year 1 Say & Write Lesson 8

Can I write my Octopus Opening?

Handwriting

Handwriting

thumb push

palm crouch

finger tap

finger lift

R E A D Y

__________________________________________________________________________________________

My Turn

Your Turn

Sentence Accuracy

Let me say the sentence before I click.

and

and

sad

She

looks

glum

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Check

sad

and

She

looks

glum

My turn to write.

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

Sentence Checker

Sentence time over! Click to move on.

Which one shall I choose?
Let me say the sentence before I click.

and

Her

was

and

hair

long

dark

The

sat

and

class

still

waited

held

bag

She

and

her

the

at

ground

looked

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Check

and

Her

dark

hair

was

long

My turn to write.

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

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Check

still

and

class

waited

sat

The

My turn to write.

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

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Say, Count, Build, Re-read

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Check

at

looked

She

the

ground

her

held

bag

and

My turn to write.

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

Sentence Checker

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Quick Build: a complete sentence

Verb

listened

Who/What

the class

Sentence

The class listened.

Add Detail: noun phrase

to

of

voice

the

the

teacher

class

The

listened

calming

________________________

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Check

listened

teacher

the

The

the

____

voice

_______

calming

__________

of

class

to

___________________________________________________________________________

My turn to write the 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?

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Sentence time over! Click to move on.

Can I write my Octopus Opening?

Let me show you how to say and write.

Adam and his school

Adam and his school

Say

Adam is six and likes his class.
The teacher reads books to them.
One day they hear a tap tap tap.

Say your plan

Sentence Pictures

Own words and phrases

My turn to write.

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write.

Sentence Checker

Can I write my Octopus Opening?

Feedback: Who did what well?

CEW

Aa

Say Before Write

Phonics

Ideas

Other...

The

sat

and

class

still

waited

held

bag

She

and

her

the

at

ground

looked

Her

was

and

hair

long

dark

and

sad

She

looks

glum

to

of

voice

the

the

teacher

class

The

listened

calming

________________________

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
write
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.