Should schools have longer lunch breaks?

Year 2

Should schools have longer lunch breaks? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 2 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 2 AC9E2LY06 AC9E2LA02 AC9E2LA03 AC9E2LA06 AC9E2LA09 AC9E2LA04

Supports the Year 2 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should schools have longer lunch breaks? Some children might enjoy a longer break because they can play more on the school oval and eat their lunch without rushing. Other people might worry that longer breaks will mean less time for learning in the classroom or make it harder to fit all the lessons in. What do you think, do you want longer lunch breaks or not, and why?

Sentence starters

  1. I think we should have longer lunch breaks because children can play more and eat without rushing.
  2. Do you want longer lunch breaks so we can spend more time on the school oval with our friends?

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What's in the full resource

  • For and Against Planner
  • Argument Brainstorming
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Sentence Starters
  • Persuasive Device Bank
  • Writing Challenges
  • Sentence Variety
  • Ordering Your Reasons
  • Writing Checklist
  • Reflective Questions
  • Collaborative Writing Ideas
  • Printable teacher and student PDFs

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