Description
Brilliant Activities for Reading Non-fiction adds to the teaching of reading and writing by providing materials to develop Key Stage 2 children’s ability to recognize different genres and styles in texts.
Within these activities the children will encounter a range of text types, including:
- reference books on topics of interest
- thesauruses
- dictionaries with and without illustrations
- instructions
- letters written for a range of purposes: to recount, explain, congratulate, complain, etc.
- alphabetical texts: directories, encyclopedias, indexes, etc.
- reports and articles in newspapers and magazines
- explanations and persuasive writing: adverts, circulars and flyers
- accounts of events
- rules, recipes, directions and notices
The activities are compatible with the Primary Literacy Strategy and may be carried out in the time allocated for the Literacy Hour. Each chapter contains instructions for teachers, texts and differentiated worksheets. Many of the chapters have extension activities.
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