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

Interactive debate – Read the biographies of the ten famous 20th century Britons and decide where on the timeline they should be placed
Keeping time – This interactive information text asks children to read the explanation, then arrange the parts and instructions in the correct sequence
Funeral Blues – Poem in the form of an Elegy – by W H Auden
How to… keep a reading journal – Ideas on ways to make a reading journal much more than just a list of books read
The Invention of Hugo Cabret – An extract from Brian Selznick’s captivating mystery story, plus author interview
Saved in time playscript – Victorian and present-day characters illustrate the theme of time in this short play

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 – Denise Dent assesses the kind of help pupils with no English require.

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 March 2008 (published in March):

Resources on a Family theme – including a poem by Michael Rosen and extract from Helen Cresswell’s Bagthorpes series
Stormbreaker resource – This on-screen resource has an extract from the book, the movie, author and actor interviews and an author profile
Conversation Poetry frames (Part 1) –These interactive poetry frames from Kevin McCann can be used to create your own conversation poems
Letters, diaries and journals – Extracts from recounts with a family theme