All day writing workshop for Junior Primary

Whole Group

Show the chil­dren sev­eral kitchen imple­ments one by one. (e.g.. beater, toast rack, corkscrew)

Q. Have you ever seen some­thing like this before?
A.

Q. Where?
A.

Q. Do you think we could make up a story about one of these? Which one?

Dis­cus­sion.

Then …

‘I’ve got another thing from my kitchen here. (hid­den in bag). I made up a story about this one. I’m going to tell you the story. After the story you might be able to guess what it is and then write a story of your own about some­thing in your kitchen.

Tell story – The Wirra Wirra Bird

Ask what they now think might be inside the bag. Adult to print children’s sug­ges­tions on whiteboard.

Indi­vid­u­ally

Chil­dren begin to put their own sto­ries down on paper (draw, paint, tell). Adults add text, com­ments etc.

Optional

Cook­ing activ­ity using the imple­ment from the story.

Fol­low up

Any chil­dren who wish to con­tinue work­ing on their story may do so.

Group and/or indi­vid­ual dis­cus­sions about sto­ries need­ing a begin­ning, mid­dle and end.

Pub­li­ca­tion

For­mat to be decided by the class and teacher.

Work can begin on pub­li­ca­tion if any sto­ries are ready.