“I looked outside the window and saw… ”

This is fun way to learn about alliteration. No resources are needed and can be done sitting on the mat or while the children are at their desks. It is intended for Year 5 children and above. This game can be done in pairs and then presented to the rest of the class.

“Find the Word”

The purpose of this game is for children to learn about letter order in words.

“Thought Waves”

Resources:

Possibly paper and pencil
A list of key words, e.g. grass, house, ocean etc.

“The Teacher’s Cat”

The purpose of this game is for children to practice using adjectives. This is a great time filler as no resources are needed! It can be played with children Year 3 and up.

“In Between”

The purpose of this game is for children to practice putting letters in alphabetical order. This game could be for two or more players. It is appropriate for children in lower middle school.

This is an example of a two week oral language programme for Intermediate-aged children. It was based on an integrated literacy approach around the theme of the book of ‘The Burnt Stick’.

Myths and Legends

Level: Four (Year 7/8)

Achievement Objective:

Poetic Writing – Write on a variety of topics, shaping, editing, and reworking texts in a range of genres, and using vocabulary and conventions, such as spelling and sentence structure, appropriate to the genre.

Allows for a variety of learning styles and is “real” world oriented.

Risk-free environment - provides positive feedback and allow choice.

Use of higher order thinking skills and learning concepts as well as basic facts.

Project-based learning (PBL) is a model for classroom activity that shifts away from the classroom practices of short, isolated, teacher-centered lessons and instead emphasizes learning activities that are long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered, and integrated with real world issues and practices.

Information literacy is partly about finding out information, partly about the need for accuracy and precision, but all about interpretation. There are a few different information literacy models that teachers could integrate into their classroom programme.