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Tattybogle 

In one of the Y3/4 classes were read the story of ‘Tattybogle’, the scarecrow.

We read the story, omitting the predictable words for the children to insert e.g., ‘he had been there for a long, long  . . .‘.

I asked the children to choose and justify their choice of a favourite page of the book.

Then I took on the role of the scarecrow in a hot-seating exercise. I encouraged open-ended questions such as, 'Which is your favourite season?' 'Would you rather be a scarecrow or a tree?' etc.

Then we used the structure ‘...but Tattybogle just stood there’. to develop sentences. This was initially an oral, whole-class activity. Then we put the children in groups to produce a piece of text.

See the examples below:

A dog barked loudly, but Tattybogle just stood there.

The mouse ran up his trouser leg, but Tattybogle just stood there.

The farmer dug the field but Tattybogle just stood there.

The cow ate the grass, but Tattybogle just stood there.

The butterflies fluttered past but Tattybogle just stood there.

The sly fox chased a rabbit but Tattybogle just stood there.

The wasp stung him but Tattybogle just stood there.

Callum/Jessica/Talya/Demi/Sophia/Kian/Jude

The fox crept through the field but Tattybogle just stood there.

The sun shone down but Tattybogle just stood there.

The children hid behind him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The mouse nibbled on his hair but Tattybogle just stood there.

The spider crawled on his arm but Tattybogle just stood there.

The farmer’s wife made dinner but Tattybogle just stood there.

The birds flew around the meadow but Tattybogle just stood there.

Jack R/Ethan/Adam/Joseph R/Natalie/Keira

The crows were standing on his head but Tattybogle just stood there.

The fox ran around him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The farmer scattered seeds but Tattybogle just stood there.

A rat ran towards him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The spider crawled on its web but Tattybogle just stood there.

The snakes slithered and slid but Tattybogle just stood there.

Kai/Michelle/Faris/Nikki/Joseph Mc

A land rover went past him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The stars twinkled in his eyes but Tattybogle just stood there.

The grass swayed slowly all around him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The bird sat on him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The fox went past him but Tattybogle just stood there.

The farmer walked past but Tattybogle just stood there.

Scott/Bradley/Abigail/Phoebe/Dafydd/Lewis