Literacy Time PLUS Ages 7 to 9: Literacy Time PLUS Ages 7 to 9 March 2009

h3>Years 3 and 4, MARCH 2009

The latest issue of LITERACY TIME PLUS on a RIDDLES theme includes:

• Unravel the Riddles – Five different riddle poems to solve, complete with interactive clues and sound effects.
• The Stanhope Fairies – A folk tale from North-east England to enjoy in audio and text format, retold by popular storyteller Taffy Thomas, MBE.
• Persuasive texts – Four persuasive texts with an environmental theme: a campaign flyer, a speech for a TV broadcast, a fund-raising letter and an advertisement.
• Story: Tommy and the Elves – In Jess Smith’s tale, Tommy is desperately thirsty, but has to answer three mysterious questions to obtain a drink from the river.
• The Star Apple – A short tale originating from Cumbria, in which a princess has to solve a riddle, set by the ogre who imprisons her, to win her freedom.
• The mystery of Vincent Van Gogh’s hidden paintings – Discover how a lost work of art, hidden under the brush strokes of another, was revealed.

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 – The history of story riddles by Taffy Thomas

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 May 2009 (published in May):

• Information texts on ‘Two Great Rivers’ and ‘Flooding in Britain’
• Rivers Glossary game – An interactive rivers glossary game
• Poems about rivers – by John Agard, Clive Riche, Charles Causley and June Crebbin
• Krishna saves the river – A traditional tale from India