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Science as content for writing in Y1 and Y2

Magnets - applying scientific knowledge in writing in KS2

Crafty Rafts - Explanation writing - how rafts work

Biographies of scientists

Books and Films

Planet Earth Lucky Dip

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Warm ups/quick tasks•Fiction/Non-fiction sorting •Make a contents page •Glossary matching game

•Caption matching game •Index sort

Quick Tasks/Warm Ups

• Fiction/Non-fiction sorting

• Make a contents page

• Glossary matching game

• Caption matching game

• Index sort

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school A large group of fish that swim closely together

pupa baby shark

prey An animal that is hunted or killed by a predator

predator An animal that hunts, eats or kills other animal

dorsal finOne of the fins located on the

midline of a fish’s back to stop it rolling from side to side

species A group of plants or animals that have common features

Glossary matching game

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Index sort

blue shark blind shark basking shark rays dorsal sawfish saw shark

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True, False and Prove it …

Galapagos Sharks are unable to swim long distances.

The Horn Shark is a slow swimmer.

There are more than 160 species of Stingrays.

Science as content for writing in Y1 and Y2

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What Really Matters in KS1Y1

Combining words to make sentencesJoining words and joining sentences with and

Finger spaces

Sequencing sentences to form short narratives

Use of CAPS . ? !

Commas in lists

Apostrophes for contracted forms

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Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and

Context

DescribeCompareContrastAsk …

IdentifyPlantsAnimals inc’ humansEveryday materialsSeasonal change

Combining words into sentencesUsing ‘and’Sequencing sentences into short narrativesRegular plural noun suffixesPrefixesIntro’ to Cap - full stop ! and ?

Factual sentences Diary (seasonal change)Poetry

The robin has a red breast and brown wings.

We saw some robins in the bushes.

Y1-Animals including humans

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Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and

Context

DescribeCompareContrastAsk …

IdentifyPlantsAnimals inc’ humansEveryday materialsSeasonal change

Combining words into sentencesUsing ‘and’Sequencing sentences into short narrativesRegular plural noun suffixesPrefixesIntro’ to Cap - full stop ! and ?

Y1-Everyday Materials

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Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and

Context

DescribeCompareExplain whyAsk..Find out

Identify (name)PlantsAnimals inc’ humansUses of everyday materials

Coordination and, but, orSubordination when, if because, thatExpanded noun phrasesSentences with different formsUse of Cap - full stop ! and ?Commas in lists

Animal FactfilesSimple bios of people who have developed materialsSimple explanationsHow to be a healthy humanLife Cycles

Spoons can be made of wood, metal or plastic.They are not made of glass because it would shatter.

Y2

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What Really Matters in KS1Y2

Coordination and - but - orExpanded noun phrases

Subordination - when - if - that - because

Sentences with different forms - exclamation - statement - command - question

Capital letters for names and the personal pronoun I

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• demarcating most sentences with:

capital letters and full-stops

and some use of question marks

exclamation marks

• using sentences with different forms in their writing:

statements

questions

exclamations

commands

• using some expanded noun phrases to describe and specify

• using present and past tense mostly correctly and consistently

• using co-ordination (or / and / but)

• using some sub-ordination (when / if / that / because)

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owl sorting

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KS1 - Non- Fiction

•Labels, lists and captions •Instructions •Recounts •Glossaries •Present information •Write non-chronological reports

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KS2 - Non-FictionWrite:

–Instructions –Recounts –Persuasion –Explanations –Non chronological reports –Biographies –Journalistic style –Arguments –Formally

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teeth, pointedsharp

tail finsymmetrical

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Where it lives

What it eats

How big it is

What is special about it?

Information gapHammerhead Shark Great White Shark

Where it lives

What it eats

How big it is

What is special about it?

Magnets - applying scientific knowledge in writing in KS2

• character description

• Magnetman - superhero

• persuasive advert for board game

• letters re board game - why certain materials could be used.

Magnets

What we know about magnets:

• magnetic forces can act at a distance • magnets attract or repel each other • they attract some materials but not others • they have two poles • they can useful in everyday items

Magnetman

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Text Structure and Organisation

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Saviour Pirotta’s Story Ladder

Shark kills people

People kill shark

Problem

Solution

Harpoon

Poison

Blow it up

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Problem

Solution

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People Places Problem Panic Peace

Imitate

Innovate

Invent

Crafty Rafts - Explanation writing - how rafts work

explanation text

* explains how or why something happens

* cause and effect

* often in time order

(sequential)

Blank version

explanation organisation 1Simple explanation: a series of logical steps

Probably… labelled diagram(s)

This happensleading to

this leading to leading to

this this

possibly---other causes or effects at each stage

When you have made your flow-chart skeleton, each section of the flow chart can become one paragraph or section of writing.

explanation language features* present tense (except historical explanations)* causal language

* sequential connectives

* impersonal language (see page 8)* technical vocabulary

when

because

The reason that

so

If…then…

This results in…

This causes…

Therefore

impersonal language* third person

* passive voice

* usually formal vocabulary

* formal connectives

The motor is operated by…

This is known as…

The stick was placed in…

The sides are covered in…

(e.g “placed” as opp “put”, “known as” as opp. “called”)

(e.g Furthermore, However, Therefore, Consequently)

Biographies of scientists

Charles worked with materials from early on

Born on 29 December 1766

Son of a merchant

More interested in scienceOpens

factory at the age of

20

Charles discovered waterproof fabric

New fabric was waterproof and flexible

Perfect for making

waterproof clothes!

Used oil on rubber

Rubber comes

from trees

He used this to glue two

pieces of cloth together

The oil melted

the rubber

Charles made them better

He kept working

and made the coats

better

Coats were sticky in

hot weather and stiff in

winter

Tailors hated it

At first coats

smelled of rubber

Charles opened a

coat business

123456

Charles dieed at age 87

Outdoor clothing/ inflatable

boats

Waterproof fabric is

now part of everyday life

Mackintosh coats still popular!

Many other inventions

Charles’ is stillremembered

Find more resources about Charles Macintosh as well as other inspiring

scientists at: www.bp.com/bpes/superscientists

Chronological(time) order

Dates and events in order through her life.

Proper nouns..names of people and places

REMEMBER CAPITAL LETTERS

Past tense She lived in Scotland. She wrote lots of books.

Group similar facts together

For example… Early life School Job

Relative clauses Cressida, who lived on an island, loved fishing with her Dad.

Some fronted adverbals and subordinate clauses.

When she was 7,

At school,

Third person She Cressida

Books and Films

http://www.pixar.com/short_films/Theatrical-Shorts

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Where Sandpipers Live What they look like

What they eat Fun Facts

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Boxing Up

What it eats

What it does

Introduction

Conclusion

Where it lives

What it looks like

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Planet Earth Lucky Dip

Marine Iguanas• Fernandina Island Galapogos• Reptile - sea going iguanas • Vegetarians• Graze on sea floor• 30m down in sea - can hold breath for 30 mins• Bring nutrients from sea to land to help other species survive• Crabs feed on dead skin on their backs• Smaller lizards prey on flies• 7000 Marine Iguanas on Fernandina• Lay eggs in sand• Hatchlings emerge in June• Join adults at the edge of the sea• Racer snakes prey on them• Best feeding opportunity all year for Racer Snakes• Baby iguana can outrun a racer snake on flat land• Snakes eyes not very good but they can detect movement

• Fernandina Island Galapogos• Reptile - sea going iguanas • Vegetarians• Graze on sea floor• 30m down in sea - can hold breath for 30 mins• Bring nutrients from sea to land to help other species survive• Crabs feed on dead skin on their backs• Smaller lizards prey on flies• 7000 Marine Iguanas on Fernandina• Lay eggs in sand• Hatchlings emerge in June• Join adults at the edge of the sea• Racer snakes prey on them• Best feeding opportunity all year for Racer Snakes• Baby iguana can outrun a racer snake on flat land• Snakes eyes not very good but they can detect movement

lucky dip

context + genre + grammar + year

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I am counting out the syllables in each line to make sure that I've written a cinquain.

I am not really sure that counting syllables is the best way to make you write good poems.

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Blackbird Hops, stops, hops, stops Across the lawn. Listens, Its head cocked for the sounds of a worm, Then strikes.

Blackbird

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The wood in late Autumn

Fog crawls Over the wood Wrapping its grey blanket Round the shivering bare shoulders Of trees.

Write: –Instructions –Recounts –Persuasion –Explanations –Non chronological reports –Biographies –Journalistic style –Arguments –Formally