Dreamtime Stories

Imaginative Texts
 In accordance with the NSW English Syllabus the children in Stage 2 'plan, compose and review a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language' (NSW Syllabus - Writing and Representing 1)
During the beginning of Term 1 the children were given the opportunity to investigate 'Dreamtime' stories during writing and reading lessons. With the help and guidance of Mrs Brett, Mrs Bayley , Miss Veling and Mrs Standring the children constructed a variety of 'Dreamtime' stories. The teachers used class time to model to the children how to plan the beginning, middle and ending of a narrative. They then talked to the children about visualising and adding pictures to it.

Finally the children were given the opportunity to plan their own 'Dreamtime' story.The children enjoyed planning, drafting and publishing their imaginative texts and focused on structure and sentences.
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Dreamtime Stories
From Week 3 to Week 7, Year Three have been working on Dreamtime stories. They have written some themselves. Year Three are so proud of their 'Dreamtime stories. Some of the titles include: 'We're the Dreamtime Outback', ' How the Wolf got Its Fur', How the Platypus Got A Drink', 'How Snakes Got Very Long'. One of our favorites was 'How The Crows Became Black' written by Claudia. We have included a part of it below. Well Done Claudia!

In the dreamtime a cockatoo named Coco owned a dry grasshouse all the way on the coast of Australia. On hot summer night Coco set a party in her house. She invited two white crows, called Goona .......

Maybe you would like to read the rest of Claudia's story. They will be hanging up in our space until the end of term.