Literacy

[|www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au] [] **Spelling City:** [|www.spellingcity.com] Select 3 letter word that is “real”. When correct cool music plays, teacher can select word ending, can change both ends! - http://www.ictgames.com/cvc_machine.html ** “r” controlled words Gr 1 *** Hear word, choose correct word to match pic - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/pg_142/begin_dia2.htm ** Alphabet bears ** Order five bears (all parts of alphabet) - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark2/pawpark2.html ** Alphabet Zoo ** Match upper and lower case to put animals in right place in zoo - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/zoo_a/zoo1x.htm ** Arthur ** Activities games based on the ARTHUR stories - http://pbskids.org/arthur/ ** Arthur goes to school Story **, children click as directed - http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/arthur/flapgame/flap1.html ** Big books on line ** Stories in book format – not narrated - http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/bigbooks/index.htm ** Characters ** Story Choose character names and “real” hero - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/goldenball.asp <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Clifford ** Identify first letters of words, finish sentences to create story, write letter to Emily - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/read/index.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Coconut shy ** Add missing word to sentence - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/coconut/index.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Comprehension and story ** Read story and answer multiple choice comprehension questions <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/tooth_fairy/index.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Create a flip book ** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Dinosaur eggs ** Sight vocab Gr 1 and 2 listen to work (UK) choose written word to “win” - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Discloze ** Rhymes etc with missing letters. Children add letters from a given selection - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">(follow link to Discloze) Version of hangman where bear gets wet - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/bear/bearintro.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** English ** Ideas for writing, Phonics, Reading, Speaking and listening, Literacy Games - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[|http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks1-home/vtc-ks1-english(2).htm] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** First sounds game ** Story, children click as directed. “Which word begins with “g” sounds?. End sounds, rhymes too - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/arthur/flapgame/flap1.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Goldilocks comprehension ** Read story (with sounds) answer questions re story - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/story.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Hickory Dickory Dock ** Listen to rhyme with pictures - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.rhymesandsongs.com/nursery_rhymes/ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** LCWC ** Look, cover, write, check – high frequency words etc all levels – need to type in word - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Letter writing ** Parts of a letter – order jumbled - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.athena.bham.org.uk/formalletter1.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Literacy ** Heaps of literacy stuff - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/linkscf/subjects.cfm?code=Language+Arts <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Literature activities ** Many links – not all interactive - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/Literature_Activities/ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Little animals activity centre ** Games, stories, maths, literacy - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dg2.shtml <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** More Big Books ** Big books to read as a class (not narrated) Photos for pics - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.sebastianswan.org.uk/bigbook.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Nursery rhyme – Mary had a little lamb ** Mary had a little lamb – jigsaw with back to school theme - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/s_school.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;"> ** P ** Games, stories, music re favourite stories (Clifford, Arthur, Barney, Berenstain Bears - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://pbskids.org/ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Reading games for younger kids ** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://kidsdomain.com/games/read1.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Rhyming words memory Gr 1 ** Match rhyming words (up to 4 letters) - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/rhyming_k_1/hifreq.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** School House scramble - CLIFFORD ** Picture sequencing re Clifford - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/play/scramble/index.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Seaside circle game ** Place flags on sandcastles to spell word spoken, focus on middle vowel - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.kented.org.uk/year1explorer/flags.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Seussville ** Range of activities mostly games for lower level re Dr Seuss books - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.seussville.com/ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Short vowel sounds Gr 1 ** Choose word to match picture - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/name_pict/name_pic1.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Sight Vocab EY ** Drag sight vocab words to fill cloze passage (rhebus clues for difficult words) - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Spellbound ** Arrange jumbled letters to form specific words - timed - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Spellits ** Spelling games - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/ad_menu_flash.shtml <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Star words ** Sight vocab, looking at work shape - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/index.shtml <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Stories from Rainbows edge ** Range of activities including sequencing traditional stories with pictures, read story then answer questions. Traditional setup - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/rainintr.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Stories on line ** List of various sites for stories to read on line - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/educational/onlinestory.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Story development ** Story – choose character names and “real” hero - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/goldenball.asp <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Storystarters ** Choose a photo and a first sentence appears. Can write on line - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm#Reading <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** The whirlyword machine ** Makes 3 letter words, children choose if it is a “real” word - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.shtml <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Tina’s real or make believe ** Listen to short story and choose real or make believe - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/tina/tina.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Tina’s world ** Following instructions to find bugs, sequenced - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/tina2/tina2.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Word Drop ** Drop word into cloze passage (pic cues) - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/hifreq.htm <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">** Words and pictures ** Phonics activities - <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/teachers/intro.shtml [|Brain pop]
 * LITERACY **
 * Tumble Books**
 * Storys OnLine**
 * 3 Letter House**
 * Don’t wet the bear **
 * BS Kids **

** Speaking & Listening **

Students are provided with speaking and listening opportunities to develop their competence and confidence, as individuals, in small and large groups. Logical sequence becomes more evident and they begin to comment constructively upon others’ contributions. Students learn to convey meaning effectively by using varying tone, volume, pace of speech and sound effects. They learn appropriate strategies for taking turns in informal situations. With teacher guidance, students prepare oral presentations with relevant content presented in logical sequences.

Reading
Students read, listen to, browse through and discuss fictional and factual texts, including picture story books, chapter books, poetry and a range of mass media texts. They read more demanding text for longer periods of time. Students extend their understanding of grammar and use of punctuation to assist reading. They re-read sections of text when meaning is lost. They interpret and retell a variety of texts, discussing responses, expressing opinions and commenting or acting upon information. Students discuss the underlying theme in fiction and use terms such as character, setting and plot. Students gain understanding of the organisational structures of fictional and factual texts, such as paragraphs, contents page, chapters, headings, sub-headings, glossaries and indexes. They are introduced to strategies, such as skimming and scanning from a computer screen and using book features. They interpret information contained in diagrams, keys, legends and labels. They begin to realise the importance of the library as a resource and appreciate the need to use more than one text when doing research.

Writing
Students write a range of imaginative, fictional and factual texts. Students are able to write text of over a page in length, including several related ideas or sequential steps. They are able to punctuate their writing, using full stops, capital letters, commas, question marks and exclamation marks. They consider layout and artwork required for their writing. Students revise their writing to identify aspects which need changing. They use the computer to publish some of their work.

Handwriting
Students form letters correctly and develop legible and fluent handwriting. See note in orange covered booklet.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Wordstudy **

In Year Two there is an expectation that the children will develop strategies to help them correctly spell most words they use in their daily working routine, including the Salisbury Words and THRASS words using letter blends and diagraphs. Weekly word lists will be part of the work set for Year Two children and a weekly spelling test will take place. By the end of Year Two children should be able to consistently spell the 200 Most Frequently Used Words.