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Literacy at Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1b. Writing workshops
A useful session based on The Jolly Postman makes student teachers aware of:
- the range of writing for different audiences and purposes
- the possibilities of using a book as a model for writing
- a range of writing materials
Activity I – The Jolly Postman. (Ahlberg, 1986)
You will need several copies of the book and a range of writing materials, including a computer. The student teachers are asked to work in pairs to write texts such as the following:
- an invitation to the wedding of Cinderella and Prince Charming
- a recipe on how to make and keep a Gingerbread Man
- an expert’s guide to childcare by The Old Woman Who lived in a Shoe.
- an estate agent’s advert for the cottage in Hansel and Gretel.
They then present their written work in small booklet. By trying out these activities for themselves they will engage with a range of different genres and experience the practicalities involved.
In a plenary session, they are asked to discuss the purpose and outcome of involving children in an activity of this kind and consider:
- the different kinds of writing in The Jolly Postman
- how they would plan and organise these activities
- how they would assess the learning involved
- how this relates to the National Curriculum and PNS
- what they would do next in order to progress
- how they would involve a classroom assistant.
Connections to Standards
Q 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28.
 
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