Literacy Time PLUS Ages 5 to 7: Literacy Time PLUS Ages 5 to 7 January 2008

Texts and resources on a Weather theme – including an interactive diary text and phonic spelling game
My Diary – An interactive diary recount on a weather theme with sound effects
Fishy phonemes – Guide Fin the fish to eat the correct phoneme and spell the weather-related objects pictured
Explanation text – Information text abut the problems that can be caused when the weather is too hot or too dry
Traditional story – Raincloud by Margaret Nash: a retelling of a traditional Caribbean creation story
Come rain or shine poems – Poetry on a weather theme by John Foster, Michelle Magorian and Wes Magee

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 – Kay Clifford suggests some great activities for World Book Day 2008.

Next issue March 2008 (published in March):

Resources and texts on a Giants theme – including an interactive story The Thunder Giant by Brenda Williams and a magazine-style information text by Kay Clifford
Interactive word play poetry – Riddles, spoonerisms, similes and an acrostic to solve
Jack and the Beanstalk – Use our posters to sequence the story and add -es and -s to verbs and nouns in these great stories
The Giant’s Smelly Feet – A great fantasy story by Alison Milford