by admin | Nov 6, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Class Novel, Writing
This resource contains 34 different suggestions of activities that can be done when doing a novel in class. They cover different writing genres, some creative art work as well as suggestions of websites and apps that could be used to enhance the experience of...
by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Autumn, Oral Work, Writing
This is a handy, bookmark-sized, resource for pupils who are doing some work on the theme of Autumn in the classroom. It gives a selection of vocabulary associated with Autumn and could be used for oral language or written work. There are two bookmarks per page. If...
by admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Reading, Writing
Tomorrow, Thursday March 7th, is World Book Day so I thought I’d share some ideas about doing book reviews with your class. My pupils recently did book reviews on their blogs. The following are some guidelines I gave them for completing the exercise. You may find some...
by admin | Feb 17, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Video, Writing
This video will help pupils understand the meaning behind many of the most common prefixes in grammar: dis-, de-, inter-, un-, non-, etc. This video comes from the team at Flocabulary…. Log In RegisterThis content is for members...
by admin | Feb 16, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Video, Writing
This engaging video will help pupils understand the five main elements of a story: plot, characters, conflict, theme, setting. These are essential for good writing…. Log In RegisterThis content is for members...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
Pangrams are sentences that contain all twenty-six letters of the alphabet at least once. A perfect pangram contains only twenty-six letters, which is quite difficult to achieve. Probably the best known pangram is the one used to illustrate type fonts: “The quick...
