Friday 22nd May

Talk for Write in Reception: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This half term in Talk for Write, Reception has been learning the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. At the beginning of the term, we read the story together as a class just as our real classroom caterpillars arrived, which made the learning even more exciting. During the imitation stage of Talk for Write, the children created a class story map and actions to help retell the story from memory. We then moved on to the innovation stage, where the children helped create a new class version called The Very Speedy Snail, about a snail who zoomed faster and faster each day before becoming too tired. Finally, in the independent application stage, the children created their own imaginative versions of the story, with titles including The Very Hungry Dinosaur, The Very Silly Tadpole and The Very Bouncy Fairy. The children enjoyed creating their own story maps before using their special story words to write their stories independently. As the children’s Talk for Write journey unfolded, so did the life cycle of our classroom caterpillars. This week, the butterflies finally emerged from their chrysalises and we have begun carefully setting them free, bringing our learning to life in a very special way.