Ideas for Giraffe Writing

Describe what happened
Tell a story without using the word giraffe - until the very end
Imagine why they are doing this - do the humans know?
Write it like a news story


Read through the ideas below to help you with your planning then start your draft.

Remember to write on every second line in your books.

Giraffe Divers

Shiny tiles

Flying

Long legs

Legs get tucked in while swimming twirling around and around drinking water one by one

gliding

Twirling

rhythm

splash from the giraffe

talented flips.

clop, somersault, hanging, flip, ears twitching

Tiptop, tiptoe, drinking ,giraffe hanging

Arched back

synchronized

Clip Clop, Twitching Ears, Ripples in the Water, SPLASH!, Head and Legs tucked in, They heard the Humans

Ears twitching

Flipping

patterns in the water patterns on their backs

Echoes bounce off the walls

Ears twitching tails swaying back and forth

splash, click clock click clock, galloping, diving

Long spiralled staircase, ripples , splashes, elegant summersaults, clip clopping sounds .

spiral walkway

echo sounds in the pool

shiny tiles 1,2,3,4,5,6 the giraffes sneak into the pool for a while they dive then they drink from the pool they look up they run!

Sound of giraffe galloping. Eyes blinking in silence. The loop the loop.Legs tucked in while swimming. Running up and jumping into the the pool. Going up the spiral stairs

Running

There are 12 giraffes. Sounds full of their foot steps.

happy ,excited, scared, nervous, smart

Swimming, Flying and Glitching ears.

gallop, splash, tails swishing, still water, bubble from bubbles

Splashing echo clop clop clop

Movment Flips,jumps,loop-the-loop, and ,tails wagging like crazy!!!!!!!! waiting patiently for their turn standing still as a statue then running at full speed focused on the spot that they must catch to make their flip diving straight down deep into the pool accurate focused