Games, ideas and activities for primary literacy

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of literacy in the primary classroom. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glynne, Hazel
Other Authors: Snowden, Amanda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England Pearson Education Limited 2014
Edition:2nd ed
Series:The brilliant series
Subjects:
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • News Reports
  • Note Making
  • Persuade Me!
  • Biography and Autobiography
  • Picture It!
  • Graphic Organisers
  • Concept Map
  • KWL Chart
  • What Do I Want to Find Out?
  • Chapter 3 Writing
  • Generic ideas and activities
  • Writing and the Role-Play Area
  • Guided Writing Prompts
  • Writers' Workshop
  • Perfect Partners
  • Change the Form
  • Writing Checklists
  • Grammar: Playing with language
  • Add the Adjective
  • Guess My Move
  • Verbs and Adverts
  • Abstract or Concrete?
  • Making the Connection
  • Connectives
  • Connective Consequences
  • Pick a Preposition
  • Consequences
  • Reinforcing Word Classes
  • Phrases to Sentences
  • What's in a Sentence?
  • Name that Paragraph
  • Question or Statement?
  • Sentence Activities
  • Stretch a Sentence
  • Present to Past
  • Say It Right!
  • Spelling
  • Spell Away!
  • Spell Well
  • Hot Potato
  • It'sƯ RainingƯ Words!
  • Spell Ưthat ƯWord!
  • Words, ƯWords, Ư Words!
  • More IdeasƯ forƯ Spelling
  • Hunt the Homophone
  • SpellingƯ Challenges
  • NotƯ AnotherƯ Spelling ƯList!
  • What's ƯthatƯ Word?
  • SpotƯ the ƯSyllables
  • What'sƯ MyƯ Root?
  • WhereƯ DoesƯ ThatƯ Word ƯCome From?
  • SpellingƯ Prompts
  • Fiction activities
  • Story Openings
  • In the End
  • Story Ideas
  • What Happens Next?
  • Story Shapes
  • Circles and Graphs
  • Story Planners and Prompts (KS1)
  • Story Planners and Prompts (KS2)
  • What Happened When ...?
  • Copycat
  • Draw a Character
  • Make a Story
  • Set the Scene
  • Playing to the Audience
  • Poetry activities
  • Alliterative Alphabet
  • Rhyme Time
  • Lovely Lists
  • Guess Who?
  • Playful Poems
  • Questions and Answers
  • Behind the Door
  • Non-fiction activities
  • Walk the Talk!
  • Did You Know?
  • Fact file
  • Activities to Support Non-chronological Reports
  • The Cheese Sandwich
  • In the News
  • Useful websites
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Speaking and Listening
  • Generic activities and games
  • What's that sound?
  • Telling my news
  • Chinese Whispers
  • Fortunately/Unfortunately
  • Just a minute
  • Show What you Hear!
  • Wishes and Favourites
  • One for Sorrow, Two for Joy and the if Game
  • Talk Prompts for Explanation and Discussion
  • What am I?
  • Who am I?
  • Connections Game
  • How Do You Say It?
  • Barrier Games
  • Jibber Jabber
  • Super Stuff
  • Activities to support paired and group work
  • Talk Triangles and Listening Triangles
  • Group Roles
  • Snowballing
  • Rainbowing
  • Jigsawing
  • Envoys
  • Statement Game
  • Six Thinking Hats
  • Storytelling
  • Storytelling
  • What Comes Next?
  • Tell Me a Tale
  • Story in a Suitcase
  • Drama activities
  • Generic Drama Strategies
  • Hot Seating
  • Thought Tracking
  • Telephone Conversations
  • Freeze Frames
  • Sculpting
  • Role on the Wall
  • Conscience Alley
  • Hats, Glasses and Bags
  • Marvellous Mimes
  • Chapter 2 Reading
  • Generic ideas and activities
  • Book Week
  • Early Word Games
  • Walking about
  • Guided reading activities
  • Blooming Questions
  • Prompts for Fiction
  • Reading Journals
  • Activities for Reading Journals (Ks1)
  • DARTs
  • Get the Idea
  • Phonics
  • Draw­ a ­Rhyme
  • Peel ­the ­Post-it!
  • The­ Name­ Game
  • Top and Tails
  • Countdown
  • Fiction and poetry activities
  • Talking about Books
  • What Can You See?
  • Six Hats for Reading
  • Getting to Know You
  • What Happens Next?
  • What is She Like?
  • How Do They Feel?
  • Wanted!
  • What Should I Do?
  • Point of View
  • Highs and Lows
  • So You Want to Be a Princess?
  • Story Skeleton
  • Non-fiction activities
  • Read and Draw
  • Cross Me Out
  • Fact or Fiction?
  • The Sticky Note Game
  • What Do You Know?
  • This Is What You Do
  • Is It True?
  • Letters