Activities and Resources

National Literacy Strategy: Year 2: Term 2

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	Choosing the correct vowel(s) to correctly spell simple words which contain long vowel sounds.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y1, T3, W1: the common spelling patterns for each of the long vowel phonemes: ee, ai, ie, oa, oo NC KS1: Reading: Phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge e) recognise that the same sounds may have different spellings and that the same spellings may relate to different sounds. Word recognition and graphic knowledge f) read on sight high-frequency words and other familiar words.
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	Ordering names of different Atlantean characters in an alphabetical list.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2, T2, Text level 18 - to use alphabetically ordered texts, e.g. indexes, directories, listings, registers. NC - KS1: Non fiction texts b) use dictionaries
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	Making synonym pairs in a game of pelmanism.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2, T3, W10: to use synonyms and other alternative words/phrases that express same or similar meanings. Y3, T1, W17: to generate synonyms for high frequency words. NC- KS1 & 2: Pupils should be taught to use adventurous and wide-ranging vocabulary.
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	Identifying, by reading and listening, the number of syllables (1, 2 or 3) in everyday words.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2, T2, W5: to discriminate, orally, syllables in multi-syllabic words using words from children's reading. NC KS1: Reading: Phonemic awareness and p honic knowledge d) identify syllables in words.
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	Recognising the number of syllables (1, 2 or 3) in everyday words.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2, T2, W5: to discriminate, orally, syllables in multi-syllable words using words from children's reading. NC KS1: Reading: Phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge d) identify syllables in words.
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