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Family Writing Activities Worksheet

Help plan a Family Fun Day. Read each task carefully and write for a clear purpose. You can invent details if you like.

Choose the right writing purpose

Match each Family Fun Day job to a type of writing. Write the correct letter beside each number.

1.Kahu wants to tell her cousin what happened during a family picnic, in the order it happened. Which type of writing should she use?

Recount
Instructions
Persuasive writing
Informative writing

Plan a recount with the 5 Ws and H

Invent a family outing. Jot down details to help you write a recount. More than one answer may be possible.

2.Who came on the outing? Name at least two people or characters.

3.What happened first, next, and last during the outing?

4.When and where did the outing happen? Include a specific time clue and place.

5.Why might the outing have felt memorable, and how might one person have felt?

Make your writing work

Choose a task and invent any details you need. Remember to organise your ideas for the reader.

6.Write clear instructions for a simple outdoor game to play at Family Fun Day. Give the game a name, list what is needed, and use numbered steps with command verbs.

7.Write a short persuasive message asking your family to include a nature walk in the plan. Give at least two reasons and finish with a convincing invitation.

8.Write the opening of an adventure story about a kite that flies away. Introduce a character and setting, then add a problem that makes the reader want to continue.

9.Improve this sentence by adding a precise describing word and a detail about how someone felt: “We ate lunch.”