Useful links and resources to support The Poetry Book
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During the 2015 AAEA/ALEA national conference in Canberra, Kath Murdoch talked about teachers nurturing students’ natural curiosity. She shared a model for developing curiosity and effective questioning:
You could use this model for Describe it (page 106 of The Writing Book).
Student example 1
Nola Sutherland from Mt Roskill Primary in Auckland posed the following questions to her Year 5 class in 2018: 'What's happening here?' and 'What do you notice?' and her students recorded their ideas.
Student example 2
A big thank you to Carli Ramsey from Parkside School in Adelaide for sharing this example on our Facebook page.
For more engaging writing ideas, see our on demand workshops.
Useful links and resources to support The Poetry Book
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not include the downloadable resources for The Poetry Book. If you have purchased the book, use the log in on the title page to access the resources.
Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book.
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not include the downloadable resources for The Reading Book. If you have purchased the book, use the log in on the title page to access the resources.
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