Educational film series
This series has been created to support the writing objectives of the National Literacy Strategy and literacy developments throughout the UK. Each programme features real-life examples of reading and writing and presents humorous situations resolved by the characters, Mr. Write, Violet Plant and Word Bird, who model writing tasks that require children to develop a range of different writing tools and techniques. 10 x 15 minutes.
Titles in this series
2000 · 15m
This video teaches the basics of writing a fantasy story. Watch as Mr. Write and Violet write an…
2000 · 15m
This video looks at the traditional tale of Goldilocks. Watch as Mr. Write, Violet and Word Bird imagine…
2000 · 15m
This video illustrates the basics of describing a character. Watch as Mr. Write and Word Bird help Violet…
2000 · 15m
This video focuses on how to form proper questions. Watch as Word Bird helps Mr. Write write a…
2000 · 15m
This video looks at how to properly use signs and labels. Watch as Violet teaches Mr. Write how…
2000 · 15m
This video looks at how to use speech bubbles when writing. Watch as Mr. Write, Word Bird and…
2000 · 30m
Signs and Labels and Writing a Rhyme. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.
2000 · 30m
Writing Instructions and Speech Bubbles. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.
2000 · 30m
Writing a Recipe and Describing a Character. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.
2000 · 30m
Questions and A Traditional Tale. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.
2000 · 30m
Writing a Guidebook and A Fantasy Story. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.
2000 · 15m
This video examines how to make a guidebook. Watch as Mr. Write, with the help of Violet and…
2000 · 15m
This video looks at how to write and follow a recipe. Watch as Mr. Write and Violet put…
2000 · 15m
This video teaches the basics of rhyming. Watch as Mr. W. writes a birthday card for his mum's…
2000 · 15m
This video looks at how to write instructions. Watch as Mr. Write learns how to write instructions for…