Tag: words

• #18 Shaggy Dog Stories

  

  This is a hilarious game of telling tall tales and crazy stories that have three ‘secret’ words hidden inside, which the other players try to guess! This was a firm family favourite when I was younger and it’s a brilliant game for a number of reasons: It’s free! All you need is paper and pencils…

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  April 14, 2020

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• #17 Easter Egg Treasure Hunt!

  

  Hooray! It’s Easter Weekend – the perfect time to have fun with the whole family! There are lots of things you can do to bring a little magic into your Easter at home and an egg-citing (sorry!) treasure hunt is the perfect way to extend the fun! Today’s writing task is to have fun with…

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  April 11, 2020

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• #11 Verb Charades!

  

  Vocabulary games such as verb charades are a fun and high-energy way to build vocabularies, expand knowledge of synonyms and reinforce comprehension skills. This is a great game to play daily for 10 minutes, or when you have some free time. Activities 1) What is a Verb? To get in the mindset for verb charades,…

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  April 3, 2020

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• #3 Playing with Words (Poetry!)

  

  This activity is inspired by Peter H Reynolds’ brilliant book The Word Collector. It’s a fun, creative poetry activity all about collecting and playing around with words! 1) Be inspired Watch this short Scholastic video* about The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds. You can also read the story online here. *be mindful of adverts…

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  March 24, 2020

  Home Schooling, writing for pleasure

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• Building Vocabulary

  

  Building vocabulary is essential for all pupils to ensure that they are able to access the curriculum and reach their full potential academically. Of course, vocabulary building continues to evolve throughout our lives, but creating a curiosity around words from a young age can have a big impact. Embedding positive reading and vocabulary-building habits can…

  literacywithmissp

  August 8, 2018

  CPD, writing for pleasure

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• Spelling in a Reading Rich Curriculum

  

  Astonishing, isn’t it? Our ability to decipher words. It’s thought that we rely heavily on a word’s shape and layout to decode its meaning, rather than the precise order of the letters which is why the above passage is so easy to read, despite being absolute nonsense. Fluent readers have the ability to read words…

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  July 21, 2018

  CPD, writing for pleasure

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