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Here is another mythological description of unicorns from Katherine Rundell, which can be used for model writing in KS2. Do you find fantasy books a challenging genre for yourself or the students? With many imaginary characters, locations, and creatures, I can find them complicated at times.
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Luna’s dad loves gardening and introduces her to the community garden, where adults and the children enjoy the activity and share stories. Luna joins her grandparents and learns that plants come from different parts of the world, such as South America and Jamaica. It is even more fun when Luna swaps seeds and finds out from the children that calabash…
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Two stories, “The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street” and “Ottoline and the Yellow Cat”, begin with similar introductions, including descriptions of the setting, characters, and their pets. These engaging and familiar opening styles could inspire young students to write their productive openings. When my daughter was in Year 4, she greatly enjoyed reading “The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street”. It is a…
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A badger, Pete is obsessed with cleanliness and eventually understands the impact of his actions. Badger wants the forest to be perfect and does everything he can to make this happen, such as tidying, scrubbing, and polishing. However, the forest still looks less than ideal for Pete’s liking. Pete goes to the extreme by digging every tree and covering the…
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I am still reading “Impossible Creatures” and writing quotes for model writing. Here are a few about a creature and a bird. “Above their heads, three birds flew, eagle-sized and fire-red, with tails a foot long.” (p.62) Even though the text might be challenging for many Upper KS2 pupils, Katherine Rundell brilliantly delivers it and can be a fantastic example…
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Grandfather arrives from India on a visit to his grandchildren’s house, following imaginative stories about his country of origin. Grandad finds warmth and great hospitality from the family, who settled in an unnamed country where the weather seems different and provokes a conversation of how it is an India. Being a skilful storyteller, he uses many comparisons to describe it…
