Over the past few few weeks, we have been exploring Report Writing. Our English reading texts were also based on this genre, as it provided examples of Report Writing for the children.
As we read the texts, we identified the information that was provided about the various animals: their appearance, habitat, what it eats, predators and some interesting facts.
We decided to explore toucans in more detail. I sourced some short video clips to show the children. This helped us to identify more about their appearance and habitat.
I modelled how to chose the important information about toucans and we had a shared writing lesson to make a plan for writing about toucans under each of the headings.
The following week, the children wrote their piece of Report Writing about toucans, using writing frames. They also created some fabulous art to go with it.
The following resources were used to support the class, when developing their Report Writing skills.
