Christmas has finally arrived in Class 1 with the creation of my "famous" Christmas Fairy Writing tent! Wet playtimes have never been looked forward to quite so much! With the aid of glitter voile, staples, fairy lights and special pens/paper the children have now somewhere very special to write within the classroom. It is amazing how excited the children become about writing when they are given a real reason to put pen to paper. The "Christmas Fairy" replies to these letters by hiding letters around the classroom ready for the children to find. These letters respond to the class as a group and spur even more writing! The youngest children are able to use emergent writing and older children are confident in the fact that their writing will not be marked. The boys love it too...there is always a queue of children waiting to enter the tent. At this time of year when so much of our time is taken up with rehearsals etc it is good to see the wonderful impact of independent writing. Long may the "Fairy" keep writing!