BIG WRITE

Read through the story so far & watch the video input.

Ask the children to close their eyes and listen to the hurricane soundscape:

• Listen closely, what can you hear?
• How does it make your feel?

Ask the children these questions as they listen to the soundscape. Once they’ve answered them, min-map their answers; feelings in one colour, what they can hear in another.

You might want to build a den / fort in your room to shield away from the hurricane that you’re listening. Make sure you have a torch and some water like Bertha’s family,

• How do you feel now?
  Is reading a story a good thing to when you’re feeling scared?
• Which story would you choose?

Whilst in your fort / still listening to the soundscape, the children can complete their Big Write. It can be a diary entry for how they feel being in the midst of a hurricane or they could write it from Bertha / Billy’s point of view.