Plan for First Steps Writing (Independent Construction)–Year 1 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Genre: Recount Explanation Report Examples: News, class/school events, Water cycle, life Animals appearance, habitat, cycle of…, why – holidays, newspaper articles, diary people live in homes, borrow diet… entries, imaginative (a day in the book from the library, how Country/ Culture language, – life of Cinderella/Michael Collins) earthquakes/volcanoes occur, foods, climate, … how erosion occurs. Junior Infants Use framework to draw basic Orally explain the different parts Shared writing of a report. personal recount (with labels where of simple objects; simple Labelled picture of an animal appropriate).provide opportunity to reasoning how/why something (description, habitat); toys, food a recount. happens or homes. “write” Teacher as scribe. Senior Infants Use framework to draw & caption Orally explain the different parts Use framework to write a basic basic personal recount. of simple objects. report on an animal, food, simple reasoning how/why home, toys. ets (4 lines- title, something happens classification, description, Teacher as scribe. habitat & habits) 1st Class Use framework to draw & write a Orally explain the different parts Use framework to write a basic basic personal recount. of simple objects. report on an animal, toys, food Label the parts of these objects. or homes etc.
Plan for First Steps Writing (Independent Construction)–Year 1 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Genre: Recount Explanation Report Examples: News, class/school events, holidays, newspaper articles, diary entries, imaginative (a day in the life of Cinderella/Michael Collins) Water cycle, life cycle of…, why people live in homes, borrow book from the library, how earthquakes/volcanoes occur, how erosion occurs. Animals – appearance, habitat, diet… Country/ Culture – language, foods, climate, … Junior Infants Use framework to draw basic personal recount (with labels where appropriate).provide opportunity to “write” a recount. Orally explain the different parts of simple objects; simple reasoning how/why something happens Teacher as scribe. Shared writing of a report. Labelled picture of an animal (description, habitat); toys, food or homes. Senior Infants Use framework to draw & caption basic personal recount. Orally explain the different parts of simple objects. simple reasoning how/why something happens Teacher as scribe. Use framework to write a basic report on an animal, food, home, toys. ets (4 lines- title, classification, description, habitat & habits) 1st Class Use framework to draw & write a basic personal recount. Orally explain the different parts of simple objects. Label the parts of these objects. Use framework to write a basic report on an animal, toys, food or homes etc.