Wonder by RJ Palacio ‘My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.’ Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things – eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary – inside. But ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away […]
Literacy for Kids: 50 Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking Activity Ideas
If you are looking for reading, writing, listening or speaking ideas suitable for young children, then these 50 activity ideas provide a great place to start. Follow the link under each picture for more information. Reading & Writing #1: Street Directory Literacy #2: Calendars and Diaries #3: Party Invitations #4: Playing School #5: Alphabet Rocks […]
Literacy Spot #50: Playing With Puppets
Puppets have to be my favourite resource for encouraging the development of oral communication skills. As children play with puppets, they play with language – alternating voices, creating personas, extending vocabulary, and listening to others. As with many imaginary play resources, puppets also provide children with an open-ended platform to play out their knowledge of […]
Literacy Spot #49: Instructions
When we recently received the Playmobil swimming pool set, Immy and I had a great time working together to assemble it. In fact, Immy is even quite good when it comes to helping with Ikea flat pack assembly! She loves looking at the instructions to see which piece we need next and then matching the […]
Literacy Spot #48: Letter Stamps (and Christmas Decorations!)
Most children love to stamp and letter stamps are a great addition to your writing area once your children are interested in exploring and playing with letters. Of course, you aren’t just limited to stamping on paper. Stamping on playdough, salt dough or air dry clay is lots of fun too. I like the challenge […]
