Literacy Time PLUS Ages 9 to 11: Literacy Time PLUS Ages 9 to 11 July 2008

Interactive ‘Name that Tudor’ resource – Identify the famous Tudors using the biographical clues
He Just Can’t Kick It With His Foot – A funny audio football poem, written and performed by Paul Cookson
Speech by the Earl of Essex – A poetic speech in praise of Queen Elizabeth I made at a jousting tournament
Cakes fit for a king – A hybrid text including a recipe for Maid of Honour cakes
The case for and against Henry VIII – All the facts you need to explore the Y5/Y6 Transition Unit on Persuasion
Historical Fiction extracts – Extracts from Julia Jarman’s ‘The Time-travelling Cat and the Tudor Treasure’ and ‘My Diary: Anne Boleyn and Me’ by Alison Prince

These are accompanied by a 24-page magazine which includes: * Teachers’ Notes and photocopiable worksheets * Teachers’ planning charts * Book news, offers and events * Feature article – Andrew Thraves looks at a new reading measure coming to the UK – Lexiles.

New Literacy Objectives – Teaching links to the new Primary Framework for Literacy are all mapped out for you.

Free Downloadable Pages – All the photocopiable pages and objectives charts can be downloaded, as well as great extra material such as Author profiles.

Scottish and Northern Ireland literacy objectives are featured as online planning charts.

Next issue September 2008 (published in September):

Newspaper maker – Create a newspaper front page using this interactive template
Performance Poetry – The Jumper Granny Knitted
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus – Ogden Nash’s humorous cautionary tale about a boy who tries to spoil everyone’s Christmas-time fun
Information texts – A recount of Lourdes, and an information poster about Llanelli