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

Newspaper maker – Create a newspaper front page using this interactive template
Performance Poetry – Paul Cookson’s 3-part poetry workshop starts with a filmed whole-school performance
Lourdes, a special place – A recount of a visit to Lourdes, with background information about the religious significance of the town
The story of a town: Llanelli – Find out all about this Welsh town and access a special multi-layered version of the poster online
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus – Ogden Nash’s cautionary tale is perfect for Christmas performance
The Cat Who Beckons – Traditional style story, set in Japan, perfect for reading aloud

These are accompanied by the 16 page Teachers’ Notes magazine:

Lesson plans and teaching ideas for each poster and reading leaflet.

Differentiated photocopiable worksheets including SAT-style assessment tests.

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 November 2008 (published in November):

Space Dictionary Game – An interactive, ‘Call My Bluff’ style game in which players must choose the correct definition for 30 words associated with the topic of Space
Travelling to a new world – Navigate this on-screen text and learn about life on board the space ark, ‘Perseus’. Pictures, sounds and text combine to inspire a range of creative writing ideas.
The Star Beast – An extract from the short story by Nicholas Stuart Gray
Are we alone? – David Clayton examines the evidence for and against extra-terrestrial life