🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to write descriptive sentences using vivid adjectives and sensory words.

Success Criteria:

🌲 Look at the Forest Scene

Study the image above. What can you see, hear, smell, and feel in this native New Zealand forest?

Word Bank - Kupu (Words)

Adjectives: towering, emerald, damp, mossy, ancient, shadowy, peaceful, lush, cool, mysterious

Sensory Verbs: whispers, rustles, creaks, chirps, echoes, glimmers, sways, drips

Te Reo: ngahere (forest), rakau (trees), manu (birds), wai (water)

The _____________ trees reach up to the sky like _____________ giants.

I can hear the wind as it _____________ through the leaves.

The forest floor feels _____________ and _____________ under my feet.

In the ngahere, the manu _____________ beautiful songs.

✏️ Your Descriptive Writing

Sentence Starters:

• Deep in the forest, I can see...

• The sound of _____________ fills the air...

• This peaceful ngahere makes me feel...