World Book Day : Part 2

Year 5 Authors Share Their Dragon Stories with Year 1
​Following our fantastic World Book Day, where Year 5 designed and wrote their own dragon stories inspired by Zog, the children had a wonderful opportunity a few days later to share their finished books with a real audience.
Year 5 visited Year 1 to read the dragon stories they had written. The younger children were a brilliant audience — listening carefully, enjoying the stories and showing great enthusiasm for the imaginative dragons our Year 5 authors had created.
After listening to the stories, the Year 1 pupils even became book reviewers! They shared thoughtful comments about the stories, discussing which dragons they thought were the funniest, the cutest and which Year 5 pupils were particularly engaging storytellers.
It was wonderful to see our older and younger pupils interacting so positively. The session was a fantastic example of how writers create work for an audience, and how that work becomes even more meaningful when it is shared with readers.
The experience also helped the Year 5 children see the real impact of their writing. Watching the Year 1 children laugh, listen carefully and respond to the stories showed them that their creativity and effort had truly brought their dragon adventures to life.
It was a lovely moment of collaboration across the school and a brilliant reminder of the joy that reading and storytelling can bring.