Year 1 · Narrative · WAGOLL
The Rainy Walk
A short narrative about a walk in the rain. Models simple sentence structure with capital letters, full stops, and the conjunction 'and'. Meets Year 1 expected standard for writing.
ItCapital letter to start the sentence. was a wet day.Full stop to end each sentence. Big dropsAdjective ('Big') describes the noun ('drops'). of rain fell on the window. MumCapital letter for a name. got my red bootsAdjective + noun — describes what kind.. I put on my coat andConjunction — joins two things. my hat. We went for a walk.
We splashedVerb in past tense — adds -ed. in the puddlesCommon Y1 word — double consonant.. We saw a big snailAdjective + noun describes the snail. on a leaf. It was wet butConjunction — shows contrast. happy. The rain stopped. The sun came out. We jumped over a puddle and laughedJoins two actions with 'and'..
All teaching points
- It Capital letter to start the sentence.
- . Full stop to end each sentence.
- Big drops Adjective ('Big') describes the noun ('drops').
- drops Plural — adds -s to make more than one.
- Mum Capital letter for a name.
- red boots Adjective + noun — describes what kind.
- and Conjunction — joins two things.
- splashed Verb in past tense — adds -ed.
- puddles Common Y1 word — double consonant.
- big snail Adjective + noun describes the snail.
- but Conjunction — shows contrast.
- and laughed Joins two actions with 'and'.
- laughed Tricky spelling — silent 'gh'.
- Sequence sentences to form short narratives
- Begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop
- Join words and clauses using 'and'
- Use plural noun suffixes -s and -es
- Use the suffix -ing where no change is needed in the spelling
Show the clean version first — read it together as a class. Then toggle Show annotations to reveal the teaching points. Discuss what makes the text work. Children can attempt their own version of the same text type, then return to this annotated model when they revise.