Our children's views on writing

Reception:  “I need it for when I get older”, “It helps my brain get stronger”, “I like learning new words and using them.”

Year 1:  “It’s fun and it helps your brain”, “You know how to send letters”, “It’s calm and you can be peaceful.”

Year 2:  “I like to express myself with adjectives and similes”, “It makes me feel good and free”, “I learn something new every time.”

Year 3:  “Writing calms me down when I am stressed”, “It can be very exciting or it can connect with your emotions and make you happy, sad or shocked”, “I can express my feelings and my everyday life.”

Year 4:  “If we didn’t have writing, how would we know about the past?” “It is always really fun and I always get lost in words and I really like that feeling when your piece of writing is amazing”, “I like expressing how I feel through my writing.”

Year 5:  “It helps me develop my grammar skills in real life situations”, “Writing is becoming a lost spirit and grammar is disappearing. We need to bring back writing instead of texting”, “I enjoy descriptive writing because it allows me to spill my thoughts and feelings on a page”, “It helps me develop and explore new words and techniques; I don’t need to worry about making mistakes in front of everyone because I can just start again. It helps me be carefree and express my feelings.”

Year 6:  “It can transport you all over the world and into all kinds of new imaginary places. You can create new magical animals and different species of plants. It also can be powerful like expressing emotions, I like writing them the most”, “It opens up s world of creative opportunities”, “If writing wasn’t a thing, then none of your favourite books would exist."