🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Today we are learning to:

Write a clear paragraph about a zoo trip using topic sentences

Organise information into sections using paragraphs

Use interesting words to describe animals and experiences

📝 Planning Your Zoo Writing

1. What animals did you see at the zoo? Write a topic sentence:

Start with: "At the zoo, I saw..."

2. List 3 animals you remember seeing:

Animal 1: _________________ Animal 2: _________________ Animal 3: _________________

3. What was your favourite exhibit? Write a topic sentence:

Start with: "My favourite exhibit was..."

4. Describe your favourite exhibit with 2 details:

Detail 1: _________________________________________________

Detail 2: _________________________________________________

5. What was a special moment at the zoo? Write a topic sentence:

Start with: "A special moment was..."

🦁 Writing Your Zoo Paragraph

6. Now write your complete paragraph about the zoo trip. Use your topic sentences and details from above:

7. Te reo Māori animal words! Match the English words to Te reo:

Bird

Animals

Fish

Ngā kararehe

Manu

Ika

8. Check your writing! Tick when you have checked each one:

I used capital letters at the start of sentences

I used full stops at the end of sentences

My sentences make sense when I read them

I used describing words (adjectives)

Zoo Trip Writing

Zoo Trip Writing

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

📝 Planning Your Zoo Writing

🦁 Writing Your Zoo Paragraph

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