Book Week Writing Activity

We had to read each sentence and decide whether we would be more likely to find the sentence at the beginning of a story or at the end of a story. What do you think?
When we had finished Miss Rodger asked us to replace one word in each sentence so they were still interesting to read.

Finally, all the noise stopped and we went back into the house.
Finally, all the fuss stopped and we went back into the house.
Joel and Dylan

We wished we had never opened that box.
We wished we had never opened that cage.
Bailey and Te Rangi

Once upon a time, there was a magical spider.
Once upon a time there was a venomous spider.
Sanha and Caiden

It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this problem.
It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this mystery.
Mere, Mikayla and Jessica

It was the best movie I had ever seen!
It was the scariest movie I had ever seen!
Reuben and Matthew

Haikus

We have been learning to write haikus about the seasons. The first line has 5 syllables, the middle line has 7 syllables and the last line has 5 syllables.

Wet Winter
You can splash and splosh
Winter is a wet season
You can see some fog

By Hannah

Summer
The sun is shining
People playing at the park
The leaves will turn green

By Caiden