Suggested Literacy Activities for Y3 Term 2
  • Sequencing the story
  • Improving sentences
  • Character portraits
  • Storyboarding plan for modern version of the tale
Sequencing the story:

Valuable comprehension exercise
Use 3, 5, or 7 pictures from the story. Children should work in pairs to sequence them appropriately.

 

 Notebook file: sequence 3 and 5 pictures
Flash file: sequence 3 pictures
Flash file: sequence 5 pictures
Word file: 12 sorting cards
Improving sentences
Practice in using adjectives appropriately
Children work in pairs to generate a range of adjectives – words & phrases -  to improve each sentence. From their list they should choose and insert the ‘best’ for each sentence.		 Notebook file
Character portraits
Planning and a short paragraph to describe

1. Select an image of one character
2. Generate a range of relevant nouns and adjectives to describe the character
3. Work from this planning to produce a paragraph describing the character
 NB ensure the children include adjectives to describe the personality [brave, weak] – we must move on from simple physical description

 Notebook file
Lambton images
Worm images
Storyboarding
 Storyboarding plan for modern version of the tale:
1. Children should work in pairs to generate possible changes to character or setting
2. Using a frame of 3, 5, or 7 sections plan out a modern version of the tale – the plot should remain unchanged, only the characters OR setting should change		 Notebook file
   

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