Literacy (incl. Speaking and Listening)
Games:
- What am I? - Children ask each other questions to work out the object chosen for them.
- Barrier
Games
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Print a copy of one of these Smart Notebook slides,
and ask a child to describe it. Can the others draw
what is being described? Great for speaking and listening,
and developing vocabulary. - Describing Pictures - A very fun activity which increases describing (and listening) skills.
- Word Master - Improve vocabulary skills with this simple competitive game.
- Guess the Celeb - A fun game in which children have to guess the name of a famous person.
- Guess the Celeb 2 - A whole class game, where the class has to guess the person who is being described.
- Animal Alphabet - A simple activity which can be used for fun, or to extend children's vocabulary.
- The Magic Pen - Useful time-filler activity in which the class creates a story together. Good for developing Speaking and Listening skills.
- Good Afternoon Your Majesty - A fun guessing game which requires good listening skills, and lots of silly voices!
- Chinese Whispers - A classic game which is great fun to play in the classroom.
- Team X - Are your children brave enough to play this wonderful listening game?
- TOAS - Think of a Sentence - A fun filler involving the creation of strange sentences based upon a given set of letters.
- Tic Tac Toe Game - A simple game which can be used to teach almost any topic.
- Recognising sounds - A quick game to encourage children to recognise the sounds used at the start of words.
- Animal Endings - Can you think of an animal which begins with a specific letter? This game is great for building vocabulary, and can be used with lots of topics.
- What's the Object? - An exciting describing game, which can be played in teams. All necessary resources are included and available for printing.
- Which Pupil? - Can your children guess which pupil has been chosen using clues based on their initials?
- Harry Potter Wordsearch
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A wordsearch, based on the Harry Potter books. Contributed
by Lisl Rijswijk. - Harry Potter Wordsearch with Questions -
A Harry Potter themed wordsearch with questions to answer.
Contributed by Lisl Rijswijk.
- Harry Potter Wordsearch with Questions 2 -
Another Harry Potter themed wordsearch with questions.
Contributed by Lisl Rijswijk.
- Just a Minute - A good game for encouraging listening skils and the development of vocabulary.
- House Bingo - A simple game which only requires paper and a dice. Great fun for everyone.
- Times Table Contest - An exciting activity which reinforces the children's knowledge of their multiplication tables.
- Times Table Buzz - An exciting activity which reinforces the children's knowledge of their multiplication tables.
- Bingo - Play Bingo in your classroom (the educational version).
