A group of children have been learning to write about a shared experience.

There were two aims:

a) To teach the children to listen to instructions carefully and follow a process. 

b) To reflect on the process, discuss their findings and write a well sequenced recount. 

This recount demonstrates how ESOL children begin to develop simple sentence structure. An understanding of English plurals, pronouns, prepositions and past tense can take a long time for ESOL students to acquire. 

Growing Sweet Peas

Yesterday when we went to ESOL we planted sweet peas. First we got a pot and then we put the soil in the pot. Next we patted the soil. It was a lot of work to do. After that we made holes in the soil. Then we counted the seed. Then we dropped the seed into the hole. Then we covered the seed. Last we found a place to put the pot. 

Written by Vianca