The Varmints are Coming!

This week, Year 4 have started our exciting new writing unit based on the wonderful book Varmints by Helen Ward and Marc Craste.

We began by immersing ourselves in this beautifully illustrated story, taking plenty of time to explore the pictures, read the text and discuss the important messages behind it. We also watched the brilliant animated film, which really helped bring the story to life!

Our writing focus this week has been on descriptive language. We started by using expanded noun phrases to describe the beautiful natural scenery in the story, before carefully learning how to combine related noun phrases into flowing, descriptive sentences.

We then put these new skills into practice by writing postcards from the world of Varmints. Our postcards described the wonderful natural surroundings, while also warning the reader about the arrival of the nasty Varmints and the destruction they might bring!

It's been a fantastic start to the unit, with some thoughtful discussions and lovely descriptive writing. We're looking forward to seeing where this fascinating story takes us next!