The resources and activities on this page are recommended for children learning in P3, P4 and P5.
The curriculum for these children is planned using the first level and second level experiences and outcomes.
You can use the ‘Chatterpix’ app to play with your tone of voice and pitch. Take a picture/upload a picture and bring it to life with a voice of your choice. Similar to using puppets, the listener cannot see your face, so you have to get creative with how you use your ‘vocal toolkit’. You might even use singing to focus the listener!
Here are some ideas for using Chatterpix:
- Create a song or rap to encourage people in your house to do something helpful e.g. tidying up the toys
- Write and perform a speech for something you are passionate about e.g. recycling
- Make a quiz for the people in your house about your favourite movie, using a picture of one of the characters to present the questions
This site has a vast range of Literacy resources and activities, as well as videos with well-known authors, poets and illustrators like David Walliams, Cressida Cowell, Steve Backshall and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen.
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com
The Book of Hopes is a completely free collection of stories, poems and essays from over 100 authors and poets, such as Michael Morpurgo, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson. It has been designed with children in lockdown in mind, and is dedicated to hospital workers everywhere. Check out the rest of the Literacy Trust site for more reading and writing suggestions.
https://literacytrust.org.uk
Funded by the Scottish Government, Scots in School is a site dedicated to preserving and celebrating the Scots language. There is a wide variety of suggested activities, poems and stories free to download.
Here you can find some short fables:
http://read.gov/aesop/index.html
In school we talk about being able to interpret what you have heard. You can read these fables with the message at the bottom covered and see if you can work out the meaning for yourself.
The Literacy Shed Book of the Week
Although primarily a site for Writing prompts (see below), The Literacy Shed also offers suggestions for books which you might enjoy. You can browse through the different categories to find suggestions for new books to read, based on your favourite genre.
https://www.literacyshed.com/book-of-the-week
Primary Games
There are some good games on primarygames.com. It’s not the easiest website to navigate so get someone to help you. The boggle quizzes are a fun way to answer questions and practise your spellings.
https://www.primarygames.com/holidays/easter/games/bogglequizeaster/
Use the grid to make your own story using the ideas generated from the roll of a 🎲 . If you don’t have a 🎲 you can write the numbers on pieces of paper, or lolly pop sticks and pull them out of a hat.
Use the link below to learn about comic strips. You can click on the ‘make your own’ button to design your own comic strip story. Consider making a plan like we do in school. Start with your genre, consider your characters, plot line, twist and conclusion. Get some feedback on your work and edit based on your discussions.
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/elci/index.html?launch=true
The Literacy Shed has some excellent suggestions for writing stories and poems. You can click on the genre of your choice to find a selection of writing prompts – fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, poetry, etc. There are video clips, images and story starters offering a huge range of Writing ideas.
Please note: although all of the films on the site are suitable for primary aged children, some films may not be suitable for younger children. It is suggested that an adult watches any films before showing them to children.
https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
