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title: "Building Writing Stamina"
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# Building Writing Stamina

Write about real events and for different purposes, developing stamina for sustained writing across genres beyond narrative (e.g., recounts, letters, instructions)

Subject: English · Area: Writing Composition · Ages 6 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/building-writing-stamina-mt_lIs10UMkPG

## Ready when they can

- Write a recount of a school trip using temporal connectives (first, then, after that)
- Write a simple set of instructions with numbered steps
- Sustain writing for an extended period across a full page without stopping

## Lesson: Writing for Different Reasons

You already know how to write a story with a beginning and an ending. Writing can do other jobs too. You can write a recount of something that really happened, a letter to a friend, or instructions for a game. Each kind of writing has its own job to do.

**Example.** Mia went on a school trip to the zoo. She wrote: First, we got on the bus. Then, we saw the lions. After that, we ate our lunch. Finally, we went home. The order words show what happened first, next, and last.

*(drawing: Order words like these help your reader follow what happened.)*

**Example.** Dan wrote instructions for his favorite game. He wrote: 1. Roll the dice. 2. Move your piece. 3. Wait for your turn. Numbered steps tell the reader exactly what to do, one at a time.

**Tip.** Writing for a long time can feel hard on your hand. If you get tired, take a breath and keep going. Try to fill the whole page before you stop.

**Recap.** Writing has different jobs: order words help a recount, numbered steps help instructions, and stamina helps you finish the page.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Writing to inform](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/writing-to-inform-mt__MDiDU9Vck)
- [Joining Letters](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/joining-letters-mt_02DH7sGXCi)
- [Expressing Feelings with Words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/expressing-feelings-with-words-mt_kvrvpQris4)
- [Simple Stories with Beginning and Ending](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/simple-stories-with-beginning-and-ending-mt_nDAcXoPa0c)
- [Writing Process Vocabulary](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/writing-process-vocabulary-mt_o8ciHks8t2)

## Opens up

- [Drawing conclusions from evidence](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/drawing-conclusions-from-evidence-mt_7VrR1GzhrN)
- [Planning Ideas Before Writing](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/planning-ideas-before-writing-mt_9P9o6d0Qm3)
- [Organising Writing into Paragraphs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/organising-writing-into-paragraphs-mt_AvJMWQbDsr)