wow words!

One of the impacts of the project is that the children are more confident at trying out language and using more adventurous vocabulary in their writing. They have written some great descriptive work recently and I think that stems from the way they were encouraged to think about words through poetry.

One thing to think about is whether our emphasis throughout the project on breaking the rules means that their more formal writing has suffered; full stops and punctuation still have a really important place in the way they express their ideas across the curriculum.

It is possible that the project has actually helped the children to think about the rules of writing more because you cannot break the rules unless you are clear what they are in the first place. Also the children do recognise that writing has different formats and I think the project has highlighted that in a very practical way for them. It has given a reference point for thinking about how we organise ideas in other types of writing and the children are much more confident at talking about the features of their writing and what needs to be included. It seems that they are able to use the tools of writing (punctuation, connectives, openers) more effectively because they are more confident with the vocabulary that brings it to life.