Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Write simple sentences with capital letters and full stops

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use question marks for questions

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Write 2-3 sentences about one topic

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use time words like 'first', 'then', 'next'

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Write simple stories with beginning, middle, end

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use describing words (adjectives)

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use 'and' to join ideas

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Write in past tense for stories

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use simple dialogue with speech marks

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Choose interesting words instead of 'nice', 'good'

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Spell high frequency words correctly

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Use phonics knowledge for unknown words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Recognise common letter patterns (ing, ed, er)

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | Attempt spelling unknown words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can start my sentences with a capital letter

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can end my sentences with a full stop

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can use a question mark when I ask something

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can write sentences that make sense

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can write about what happened first, then, last

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can write a story with a beginning, middle and end

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can write about my ideas and experiences

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can make my characters talk using speech marks

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can use describing words to make my writing exciting

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can join my ideas with 'and'

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can choose better words than 'nice' and 'good'

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can use words like 'first', 'then', 'next' to show order

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can spell my colour words and number words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can use sounds to help me spell new words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can have a go at spelling hard words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can use patterns like 'ing' and 'ed' in my words

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can think about my ideas before I write

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can draw pictures to help plan my writing

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can write for different purposes (stories, letters, lists)

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can share my writing with others

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can read my writing to check it makes sense

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can add more details to make my writing better

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can fix my spelling and punctuation

Taught ✓ | Evidence ⭐ | I can listen to feedback and make changes