I have a Year 1 and 2 study support group three mornings a week, for 30 minutes a day.
This half term we have a four week "writing for fun" theme, to finih the year off.
In week 1, we will be looking at different forms of writing such as fiction, non fiction, poetry, cominc strips and plays and discussing why they are written, their purrpose, what makes us want to read more, how they are illustrated, etc. Lots of sharing of books and talking about them.
Weeks 2-4 will be the children planning and writing their own work, independently. They will chose their own topic and their own form, and using the support from the study support workers and parents who stay (this part is optional) write a story, poem, play, non fiction, etc. they will also illustrate it. They can choose to handwrite or type.
In the final week we will put it all together and in the order we want, with a front cover planned. I will then scan them all in and have a book made out of them, sing something like BonusPrint photobooks. We will then, when it arrives, have a one off additional session to share the book with the group and their parents, and the head teacher, etc. nd the children can present it at their celebration assembly for others to look at.
However, what is need now is three group names. To manage the sessions it is easier for me to split the children into groups, each with their own study support worker to help and support them.
But i need some related group names, based on the theme, and my mind is blank - I blame jetlag!
Any ideas?