Reading
Watch this 11 year old talk about why reading is so important to her.
If you’re not certain what to read, here’s some reading ideas which might help:
Here are the top 100 books to read before you leave primary, according to teachers
http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/ have book ideas for all ages
Why not take part in a summer reading challenge with The Reading Agency?
Love Roald Dahl? Here are loads of Roald Dahl activities for you.
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Games you can try
Top Marks punctuation and grammar games
Construct a word Spelling – words which sound the same
Create your own story Comprehension practice
Basic Writing Skills
See if these presentations can help you become more confident:
You can use Grammar Practice Park to check your skills: http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
Things to help you write your own stories
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Advice on what makes a good story
Staff Development – Listening
Listening and talking guidance
Competitions for kids
Radio 2’s 500 Words runs every year in January: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1
The Scottish Book Trust has lists of up to date competitions you can enter:
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing/opportunities-for-writers/young-writers
They run a 50 word fiction competition every month on a different them and with prizes – you can access this at http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/the-50-word-fiction-competition
You can also find great competitions at https://youngwriters.co.uk/index