🌿✏️ Writing & SPaG through Picture Books in Y6 (and Upper KS2): a Thread 🌿✏️

Going to share how we’ve used picture books to improve end of Key Stage 2 results in writing (aka how many genres can you write using a picture book in Y6?)
Writing & SPaG through Picture Books in Y6 (and Upper KS2): a Thread Going to share how we’ve used picture books to improve end of Key Stage 2 results in writing (aka how many genres can you write using a picture book in Y6?)
Writing & SPaG through Picture Books in Y6 (and Upper KS2): a Thread Going to share how we’ve used picture books to improve end of Key Stage 2 results in writing (aka how many genres can you write using a picture book in Y6?)
The Day the Crayons Quit is quite popular on Y6 twitter and is great for letter writing and levels of formality. Get the chn to rewrite the letters formally or alternatively write responses from Duncan or Duncan’s teacher.
The Day the Crayons Quit is quite popular on Y6 twitter and is great for letter writing and levels of formality. Get the chn to rewrite the letters formally or alternatively write responses from Duncan or Duncan’s teacher.
The Day the Crayons Quit is quite popular on Y6 twitter and is great for letter writing and levels of formality. Get the chn to rewrite the letters formally or alternatively write responses from Duncan or Duncan’s teacher.
We adapted this and wrote letters from other pieces of stationery. You could also write newspaper reports, cease and desist letters from the Crayon Committee or Government (get those Y5/6 spellings in)!
We adapted this and wrote letters from other pieces of stationery. You could also write newspaper reports, cease and desist letters from the Crayon Committee or Government (get those Y5/6 spellings in)!
We adapted this and wrote letters from other pieces of stationery. You could also write newspaper reports, cease and desist letters from the Crayon Committee or Government (get those Y5/6 spellings in)!
We adapted this and wrote letters from other pieces of stationery. You could also write newspaper reports, cease and desist letters from the Crayon Committee or Government (get those Y5/6 spellings in)!
We adapted this and wrote letters from other pieces of stationery. You could also write newspaper reports, cease and desist letters from the Crayon Committee or Government (get those Y5/6 spellings in)!
Also this is one of my favourite activities around Halloween: get the children to rewrite picture books as horror stories! I get them to watch the ‘Scary Mary’ Mary Poppins montage (link below)
It shows how can you change a text or story to fit a genre.

We called our new version ‘The Day the Crayons Hid’ - they still went missing (just not for the reasons implied in the picture book) and the children really enjoyed it.

And from a crayon’s POV Duncan is terrifying!
The Queen’s Hat.

I absolutely LOVE this book. We used it in SPaG for dictation (I read the story, they write it down). Amazing how many picture books ft. Y3/4 or Y5/6 statutory spellings. You can also adapt and get them to write The Queen’s insertnounhere
The Queen’s Hat. I absolutely LOVE this book. We used it in SPaG for dictation (I read the story, they write it down). Amazing how many picture books ft. Y3/4 or Y5/6 statutory spellings. You can also adapt and get them to write The Queen’s insertnounhere
The Queen’s Hat. I absolutely LOVE this book. We used it in SPaG for dictation (I read the story, they write it down). Amazing how many picture books ft. Y3/4 or Y5/6 statutory spellings. You can also adapt and get them to write The Queen’s insertnounhere
The Queen’s Hat. I absolutely LOVE this book. We used it in SPaG for dictation (I read the story, they write it down). Amazing how many picture books ft. Y3/4 or Y5/6 statutory spellings. You can also adapt and get them to write The Queen’s insertnounhere
The Queen’s Hat. I absolutely LOVE this book. We used it in SPaG for dictation (I read the story, they write it down). Amazing how many picture books ft. Y3/4 or Y5/6 statutory spellings. You can also adapt and get them to write The Queen’s insertnounhere
Similarly, dictation is great with most picture books and There Are No Dragons In This Story was fab (we asked Y5 to then finish the story or sentence and it worked well).
Similarly, dictation is great with most picture books and There Are No Dragons In This Story was fab (we asked Y5 to then finish the story or sentence and it worked well).
Similarly, dictation is great with most picture books and There Are No Dragons In This Story was fab (we asked Y5 to then finish the story or sentence and it worked well).
We’ve also played SPaG treasure hunts through picture books (chn given a list of objectives to find and subjunctive is quite popular in picture books!)

This is more of a revision activity than teaching new material but it’s worked well in the week leading up to SATs.
I posted about this before but it still stands: if you have to write across curric., this is fab for Earth and Space. It’s the story of Earth as told by Earth. You can rewrite for the diff planets/moon in the same style.

I love this book (and was less than ÂŁ5!)
I posted about this before but it still stands: if you have to write across curric., this is fab for Earth and Space. It’s the story of Earth as told by Earth. You can rewrite for the diff planets/moon in the same style. I love this book (and was less than £5!)
I posted about this before but it still stands: if you have to write across curric., this is fab for Earth and Space. It’s the story of Earth as told by Earth. You can rewrite for the diff planets/moon in the same style. I love this book (and was less than £5!)
I posted about this before but it still stands: if you have to write across curric., this is fab for Earth and Space. It’s the story of Earth as told by Earth. You can rewrite for the diff planets/moon in the same style. I love this book (and was less than £5!)
I picked this up last week and automatically added it to my teaching book list: this page gives loads of ideas for newspaper reports or witness statements chn can write about giant spottings! Great for level of formality (elderly vs. child).
I picked this up last week and automatically added it to my teaching book list: this page gives loads of ideas for newspaper reports or witness statements chn can write about giant spottings! Great for level of formality (elderly vs. child).
I picked this up last week and automatically added it to my teaching book list: this page gives loads of ideas for newspaper reports or witness statements chn can write about giant spottings! Great for level of formality (elderly vs. child).
Another one in the The Queen’s Series! We wrote newspaper reports, government press releases (it’s not everyday the Queen is shot into space) and communications between the Queen and those back on Earth (dialogue to convey character & advance action).
Another one in the The Queen’s Series! We wrote newspaper reports, government press releases (it’s not everyday the Queen is shot into space) and communications between the Queen and those back on Earth (dialogue to convey character & advance action).
Another one in the The Queen’s Series! We wrote newspaper reports, government press releases (it’s not everyday the Queen is shot into space) and communications between the Queen and those back on Earth (dialogue to convey character & advance action).
Picture Books even the playing field - they’re easily accessible, full of laugh out loud moments and are usually based on the imaginary. Some lend themselves really well to topics or key events. Some are more illustration than substance but I love them and so do our Year 5s & 6s.
We also use Talk For Writing (adopted in 2018/2019) and achieved 84% EXS and 14% GDS for that year (LA moderated and our moderator was being moderated on the day). We were praised for how individual our Y6s writing was & how writing about the imaginary had allowed chn to improve.
I know that what works well in my school may not work in yours (diff. policies, approaches etc.) but writing based on the imaginary has transformed chn’s attitudes towards writing a newspaper or non-chron report.
I know that what works well in my school may not work in yours (diff. policies, approaches etc.) but writing based on the imaginary has transformed chn’s attitudes towards writing a newspaper or non-chron report.
I know that what works well in my school may not work in yours (diff. policies, approaches etc.) but writing based on the imaginary has transformed chn’s attitudes towards writing a newspaper or non-chron report.
I know that what works well in my school may not work in yours (diff. policies, approaches etc.) but writing based on the imaginary has transformed chn’s attitudes towards writing a newspaper or non-chron report.
I know that what works well in my school may not work in yours (diff. policies, approaches etc.) but writing based on the imaginary has transformed chn’s attitudes towards writing a newspaper or non-chron report.
We still write across the curriculum in Science, History, Geography and RE.

We still use other texts or videos to inform our writing (working wall based on The Lighthouse video).
And used it to inform diary entries and newspaper reports (spot the not so subtle Take Me Out reference by a Y6) ✏️
And used it to inform diary entries and newspaper reports (spot the not so subtle Take Me Out reference by a Y6)
And used it to inform diary entries and newspaper reports (spot the not so subtle Take Me Out reference by a Y6)
And used it to inform diary entries and newspaper reports (spot the not so subtle Take Me Out reference by a Y6)
And used it to inform diary entries and newspaper reports (spot the not so subtle Take Me Out reference by a Y6)
This isn’t an exhaustive list and once I’m back in school and have access to my books and chn’s writing, I’ll be able to share more.

Hopefully, this gives some ideas and texts you can use in UKS2 (and any year group really).

Happy Writing! ✏️
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