✏️Starlings Soar with Arctic Adventures ❄️

Jan 9th

❄️ Frozen Wonders: Starlings’ Descriptive Writing Journey

Starlings have been exploring the icy beauty of the Arctic through their writing this week! Using expanded noun phrases, the children created stunning descriptive sentences that painted vivid pictures of frozen landscapes. Some even went the extra mile by weaving in similes and personification, bringing the Arctic to life in their words.

Here’s one example from the children’s work:

“The shimmering, silver snow sparkled like a blanket of diamonds beneath the pale winter sun.”

Mrs Pywell shared her delight:

“I’m so proud of how the children have embraced descriptive language. Their creativity and imagination have truly shone through – it’s like stepping into a winter wonderland!”

This learning links beautifully to our school vision of Love, Learn, Shine – the children showed a real love for language, learned new techniques, and shone brightly with their expressive ideas.

Follow-Up Ideas for Home

  • Arctic Word Hunt: Look for interesting adjectives in books or magazines and make a list together.
  • Family Writing Challenge: Write a short Arctic-themed description as a family – can you include a simile or personification?
  • Explore Together: Watch a short documentary or read a child-friendly article about Arctic animals and discuss what makes the environment unique.

Questions to Ask Your Child

  • What is an expanded noun phrase? Can you give me an example?
  • Which simile did you use in your writing? Why did you choose it?
  • How does personification make your writing more interesting?
  • What surprised you most about the Arctic?

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