Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Portal Narrative?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
My Turn
Your Turn
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
do
do
do
do
do
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Let me say the sentence before I click.
CVCC
The
sad
sad
king
felt
Say, Count, Build, Re-read
Click if correct
Check
The
king
sad
felt
sad
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.
Click to move on.
Let me say the sentence before I click.
Capital Letters
Everyone
liked
liked
King
liked
Say, Count, Build, Re-read
Click if correct
Check
liked
liked
Everyone
liked
King
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.
Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had
Who/What
king
Sentence
The king had an idea.
Add Detail: noun phrase
The
king
had
new
clever
___________________________
Re-read
Build
The
new
had
___________________________
clever
king
___________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Portal Narrative?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Let me read all of Tidy
Drama: Freeze Frame
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Let's gather ideas for your diary.
Action verbs to describe what Pete is doing.
How Pete feels about tidying.
Gathering ideas for the narrative
What things could be tidied away?
How Pete feels when everything is gone.
Can I gather ideas for my narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
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.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
The
king
had
new
clever
___________________________
Everyone
liked
liked
King
liked
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.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
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.
The
sad
sad
king
felt
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Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Portal Narrative?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
My Turn
Your Turn
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
do
do
do
do
do
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Let me say the sentence before I click.
CVCC
The
sad
sad
king
felt
Say, Count, Build, Re-read
Click if correct
Check
The
king
sad
felt
sad
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.
Click to move on.
Let me say the sentence before I click.
Capital Letters
Everyone
liked
liked
King
liked
Say, Count, Build, Re-read
Click if correct
Check
liked
liked
Everyone
liked
King
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.
Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had
Who/What
king
Sentence
The king had an idea.
Add Detail: noun phrase
The
king
had
new
clever
___________________________
Re-read
Build
The
new
had
___________________________
clever
king
___________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Portal Narrative?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Let me read all of Tidy
Drama: Freeze Frame
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Illustration 1: characters tumbling down the tunnel
Let's gather ideas for your diary.
Action verbs to describe what Pete is doing.
How Pete feels about tidying.
Gathering ideas for the narrative
What things could be tidied away?
How Pete feels when everything is gone.
Can I gather ideas for my narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
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.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
The
king
had
new
clever
___________________________
Everyone
liked
liked
King
liked
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.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
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.
The
sad
sad
king
felt