Grammar warm up/revision: List 10 nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Write sentences using different combinations. Which is the best? What is happening here? What is the person doing? What song do you think they are playing? Where did all of the underwater creatures come...
Who are the people on the boat? What is the large creature behind the boat? Can they see it? What do they think it is? How will they react? What do you think is going to happen next? Write the story beginning at this...
What can you see? Which parts of the picture were expected and which were unexpected? How do you feel when you look at this picture? Why do you think this is? What mood does it create? Is it the same for everyone? Consider the...
What are the creatures on the boat doing? Why are they all wearing the same thing? Why is one standing up and pointing? Where did they come from? Who is/was on the sinking boat? What happened to that boat? Is the storm moving towards...
What is the 'thing' under the bridge? Where did it come from? Has it always been there? Why did the boy ride his bike here? Do you think he's going to get caught? Why are there lots of milk cartons with pictures of missing...
Use the Zone of Relevance to sort the vocabulary. Which words are the most relevant to the picture? Which are the least? Now use some of this language to write a description of the picture. What are the creatures doing? How are they similar? How...
What can you see in the picture? Try to find the details. What is the goat doing? Has it seen the monster before? Does the goat live here? Where did the monster come from? What might they be saying to one another? Why are...
Why is the rabbit wearing these clothes? Why is he holding a pocket watch? Where is he from? Is he a good or bad character? What do you think his personality is like? What kind of story does he belong in? Why? This image could...
Why is this picture called 'Best Friends'? Does the dragon belong to the boy, or does the boy belong to the dragon? Who lives in the house? Where does the dragon live? How did they become friends? Tell their story. Book link: The Dragon...
Describe this island. Add your vocabulary ideas to the vocabulary builder. Where is this place? Does anyone live here? What kinds of plants and animals grow/live here? What is the boy doing? Why is he on his hands and knees? Has he been here...