Activities and Resources

National Literacy Strategy: Year 3: Term 1

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	A matching pairs game with present and past forms of words.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y2 T3 S3: to use standard forms of words in speaking and writing, e.g. catch/ caught, see/saw, go/ went and to use the past tense consistently for narration; Y3 T1 S4: to use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing e.g. catch/ caught, see/saw, go/ went etc. Use past tense consistently for narration. NC - KS2: En2: 1c: To read with fluency, accuracy and understanding, pupils should be taught to use [...] c) knowledge of grammatical structures.
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	Choose the appropriate verb tenses to complete the story.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3, T1, S4: To use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing e.g catch/caught. Use past tense consistently for narration. Y3, T2, S11: to understand to need for grammatical agreement in speech and writing e.g I am, we are. NC - KS1: Language structure 7b: the nature and use of nouns, verbs and pronouns.
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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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	Using reading strategies and knowledge of spelling patterns to identify missing pieces of words.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3, T1/2/3, S1: To use awareness of grammar to decipher new or unfamiliar words. Y3, T1/2/3, W6: Spelling strategies - using visual strings e.g recognising common letter strings and checking critical features. NC KS2: Writing: Spelling d) To use knowledge of common letter strings, visual patterns and analogies.
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	Exploring how narratives can be made more interesting by replacing 'said' with alternative synonyms.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3, T1, W19: Common vocabulary for introducing and concluding dialogue e.g said, replied, asked. T3, W13: To collect synonyms which will be useful in writing dialogue, e.g shouted, cried, yelled, squealed, exploring the effects of meaning, e.g through substituting these synonyms in entences. NC KS2 - composition b) Pupils should be taught to broaden their vocabulary and use it in inventive ways.
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	Exploring how narratives can be made more interesting by replacing 'said' with alternative synonyms.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3, T1, W19: Common vocabulary for introducing a concluding dialogue e.g said, replied, asked. T3, W13: To synonyms which will be useful in writing dialogue, e.g shouted, cried, yelled, squealed, exploring the effects of meaning, through substituting these synonyms in sentences. NC KS2 - composition b) Pupils should be taught to broaden their vocabulary and use it in inventive ways.
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	Exploring how narratives can be made more interesting by replacing 'said' with alternative synonyms.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3: T1, W19 - Common vocabulary for introducing and concluding dialogue, e.g. said, replied, asked. T3, W13: to collect synonyms which will be useful in writing dialogue, e.g shouted, cried, yelled, squealed, exploring the effects on meaning, e.g through substituting these synonyms in sentences. NC KS2 - Composition b) Pupils should be taught to broaden their vocabulary and use it in inventive ways.
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	Exploring how narratives can be made more interesting by replacing 'went' with alternative synonyms.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NLS Y3 T1 S3: the function of verbs in sentences through: [...] experimenting with changing simple verbs in sentences and discussing their impact on meaning. NC KS2 - composition b) Pupils should be taught to broaden their vocabulary and use it in inventive ways.
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