There are a wide range of literacy activities your child can do at home.  All practice is valuable. When choosing, your child can think about areas in which they would particularly like to improve, and focus on this.

 

Writing

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Here are some book extracts which can support these Writing Activities:

Velda the Awesome Viking Extract

Odin Blew Up My TV Extract

Stig of the Dump Chapter 2

Extract from Boy with the Bronze Axe – a more complex text, most suited to P6/7

 

Reading, Listening and Talking

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Here are some online texts that can  support these Reading, Listening and Talking Activities:

The Day the Crayons Quit (this content is on YouTube and parents are advised to watch it first to check for ads and pop ups)

The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Aesops Fables

Wind in the Willows

Talking Poetry

I am Rosa Parks (this content is on YouTube and parents are advised to watch it first to check for ads and pop ups)

Treasure Island

Carrie’s War

War Horse

Shakespeare Retold