Descriptosaurus: Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8–14

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This word mat is a fantastic way to encourage your pupils to use science-fiction vocabulary in KS2. Focusing on how to describe a spaceship, it features a whole host of out-of-this-world vocabulary that your pupils can learn and use in their own writing. You might like this Journey into Space Word Mat too. It's full of even more science-fiction vocabulary for KS2!

A warm up for pupils to familiarise themselves with descriptive writing before writing their competition entries, including gamesThere are different versions of Descriptosaurus, one aimed at 5-9 year olds and the other 8-14 years (others for different types of writing action & adventure, fantasy, ghost stories etc). Based on the popular Descriptosaurus series, pupils are challenged to focus on a scene and zoom in to describe the setting, the characters and the interaction between the two factors. If your child finds it hard to write this is book that will help them with ideas and set them off on the path to writign creatively. Wow! What an amazing book!! Wish I had found this earlier. Excellent vocabulary used that pupils can use within their writing to take them to the next level!! A must for every teacher 👍🏻

Supporting schools and early years settings with literacy teaching resources to help enrich your lessons linking to literacy moments and awareness days throughout the academic year. Our Descriptosaurus Time Machine competition provides pupils with a great opportunity for to expand and experiment with descriptive language, develop their ability to add more depth and colour to their writing. It also offers cross curricular links, particularly with history, and the opportunity for pupils to research their chosen time period.

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