Welcome to the Literacy pages.
Feel free to browse through the Non-Fiction Reading ideas and resources listed below,
or use the menu bar above to browse through the other Literacy areas.

• Appraising Information Books - A set of questions (in PDF) which encourage children to appraise Tudor information books.
• Research Template - A very useful template which will help children when researching for different topics. Contributed by a Canadian.
• Persuasive Blurbs - A worksheet for children to record their observations after examining the back of (fiction and non-fiction) books, and reading the 'blurb'. Contributed by Sue Powell.
• Newspaper Activities - A number of activities using newspapers.
• Quotes - Use phrases and quotes each day, and ask children to make up their own!
• What's in the News? - Encourage your children to be aware of current events using this interactive activity.
• Report Checklist - A handy checklist which children can complete when trying to find the features of report books.

These contributions are moderated, so they may not appear to other visitors immediately. All ideas submitted here may be added to their own dedicated page on the site at a later date. Please leave your name so that I can credit your contribution, if you would like me to.

You can also submit ideas and resources via email, or using this form.

Links to other sites:

• Behind the Name - Find the etymology and history of first names at this useful site.
• Clozure - A free tool, allowing you to make cloze procedure activities, using articles from Wikipedia.

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