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.

 

 

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:

Full Stops                                                      Capital Letters

Apostrophes                                                 Paragraphs

Speech Marks                                               Commas

Semi-colons                                                   Colons

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

Random first line generator

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