Descriptive Writing

How to Catch a Star

by Oliver Jeffers

This is a lovely story about a little boy that wants to catch a star. Again I used the Hamilton Trust planning scheme to get ideas for this unit. Browse down for our display work.

Brainstorming Adjectives

Brainstorm adjectives about a star...bright, golden, glittery, luminous etc

We also describe the rocket...a red speedy rocket, a fast gigantic rocket, a fun  pointy rocket.

How would you catch a star?

We always have a lively discussion about how we could possibly catch a star.

What will you do with your star?

Children write about what they would do when they catch their star. Some cute answers from the past include taking the star to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris and taking the star out to a birthday dinner.

Similes

After reading Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, we discuss similes...what can a star be like? A star is like a diamond, a wish, a piece of salt, a speck of glitter.

Writing poems

We finish off by writing our own night time poems.