Should classes celebrate birthdays with treats?

Year 2

Should classes celebrate birthdays with treats? 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 classes celebrate birthdays with treats? Some people think treats make birthdays fun and help friends celebrate together. Others think treats can cause problems because of allergies, rubbish or children feeling left out. What do you think?

Sentence starters

  1. And I think we should celebrate birthdays with treats because it makes everyone smile.
  2. I think we should not have treats, because some children have allergies and that is unsafe.

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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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