Activities and Resources

Scotland: English Language 5 to 14: Vocabulary: 6 to 8

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	Making synonym pairs in a game of pelmanism.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: Reading; Knowledge about language; Level C: Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms - thesaurus.
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	Exploring how different words can be made using roots and suffixes.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: Writing; spelling; Level C: Spell less frequently used words with increasing confidence and accuracy.
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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: Imaginative writing: Level C: Use appropriate vocabulary in imaginative writing.
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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: Imaginative writing: Level C: Use appropriate vocabulary in imaginative writing.
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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: Imaginative writing: Level C: Use appropriate vocabulary in imaginative writing.
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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: HASH(0xc0d17b4)
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