Writing Focus: Jupiter

We have been learning about space this term. This week was J week in Room Tekau mā whā.
We listened to a song and watched an informational video to learn lots of facts about Jupiter. Then we were ready to write. Here are the steps to writing in our class. 

• make a picture plan with labels
• write our story, try to spell new words by saying them slowly and writing down the sounds we can hear - underline words we need help with
• use a red pen to edit the story - look for capital letters, full stops and check spelling using the work mat or dictionary
• use a red pen to revise the writing - change some words for more interesting words or rewrite a sentence in a more interesting way
• share the story with a buddy
• conference with the teacher to get help with the things we can't fix by ourselves

Here is one example - some of us could write lots and lots of facts about Jupiter!