For further information, see the booklet Assessment for learning (Ref: 0521-2004) from Learning and teaching in the primary years.

Phase 1

Children's responses and attention when listening can be used to assess their developing skills of enquiry. For children who find ordering difficult this phase may need to be extended or given greater time in phases 2 and 3.

Phase 2

Assessment will largely be through observing children's responses and their reasoning ability. Children's understanding of the different points of view can be judged through their anticipated responses from the characters. Can they articulate suitable questions to gather appropriate information during hot-seating?

Phase 3

Written outcomes can be used to judge children's understanding of recount and sentence construction and can be used for future teaching.