- Talking with
Puppets - Encourage discussion and questioning skills through
the use of puppets.
- Story Cubes - Find ideas for using the fantastic Story Cubes in the classroom.
- Learning
from Talking Books - Use technology and talking books to support
your Literacy teaching.
- Film Making -
A wonderful way for children to work together in a wide variety of
subjects.
- Character Acting -
A great way of encouraging children to think more about characters
in stories.
- Careers Night - Organize
a "What Should I Be When I Grow Up" career night for your
class, involving the children and their parents.
- Speaking
Activities
-
Lots of ideas and activities to develop children's speaking skills.
Contributed by Maja Hadzic.
- Magic
Pen - Useful time-filler activity in which the class creates
a story together.
- Story Circles - An enjoyable way of generating some stories around
your class.
- Describing
Pictures - A fun activity which increases describing (and listening)
skills.
- Speaking Non-Sense -
Let children practice their public speaking in the privacy of their
own classroom.
- Now Who's
the Teacher? - A fun way of reinforcing what children have
learnt throughout the week.
- Interviews - A number
of ideas for how to organize interviewing in the classroom.
- Why do you Like
it? - An enjoyable way of encouraging children to support their
own opinions.
- Elevens - A fun
drama activity, which encourages planning ahead and tactical thinking!
- Grandma's
Footsteps - Another drama activity, which can be used for finding
out about a new group of children.
- What's the
Time, Mr. Wolf? - An enjoyable drama game for a group of children.
- Copy Me - A simple
drama activity, which is good for team building and developing observational
skills.
- Media Awareness -
Analyse adverts, and try to make your own, with this enjoyable Literacy
activity.
