Games, Ideas & Activities for Primary Literacy


By Hazel Glynne & Amanda Snowden
September 2010
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9781408225516
365 pages, Illustrated
$37.50 Paper original


Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities, guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant.

Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.

Chapter 1 - Speaking & Listening

Generic activities and games

Activities to support paired and group work

Storytelling

Drama activities

Chapter 2 - Reading

Generic ideas and activities

Fiction and poetry activities

Non-fiction activities

Chapter 3 - Writing

Generic ideas and activities

Playing with language

Spelling

Fiction activities

Poetry activities

Non-fiction activities

Useful websites