100 Literacy Homework Activities Year 1/Primary 2

Links to Curriculum for Excellence – Literacy and English

100 Literacy Homework Activities Year 3/Primary 4 Links to Curriculum for Excellence – Literacy and English

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 28 On the beach Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT 1–16a ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 29 Story settings Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT 1–16a ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 30 Picture the setting Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–20a LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a Page 31 What's most Writing: important? LIT 1–20a LIT 1–25a Page 32 In the kitchen Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–20a LIT 1–25a Page 33 Settings on screen Listening and talking: LIT 1–05a LIT 1–07a LIT 1–09a Page 34 Creating an Listening and talking: atmosphere LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 35 How commas help Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a Page 36 Punctuation Listening and talking: pointers LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 37 Theseus and the Listening and talking: Minotaur LIT 1–09 Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT 1–13a ENG 1–19a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 38 Typical story Reading: language ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–25a ENG 1–31a Page 39 The choosing Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–16a ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 40 Quest myth plan Listening and talking: LIT 1–16a Writing: ENG 1–31a Page 41 Plot cards Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–25a ENG 1–31a Page 42 Story game Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–25a ENG 1–31a Page 43 How the elephant Listening and talking: got a long trunk LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT 1–14a LIT 1–14a ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a Page 44 The sequel game Listening and talking: LIT 1–06a LIT 1–09a Page 45 A pair of trousers Writing: LIT 1–21a Page 46 Multi–purpose Writing: prefixes LIT 1–21a Page 47 Multi–purpose Writing: suffixes LIT 1–21a Page 48 Will–o'–the–wykes Reading: and bogles ENG 1–17a Writing: LIT 1–25a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 49 Pirates Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 50 Emil Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 51 Character card Reading: ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–25a Page 52 Layla's adventure Reading: LIT 1–13a ENG 1–19a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a Page 53 Once upon a time Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–14a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a Page 54 Happily ever after Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–14a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a Page 55 Cliffhangers Writing: LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a Page 56 Improve a story Listening and talking: LIT 1–90a Writing: LIT 1–25a Page 57 Puppy problem Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 58 Combine sentences Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 59 Non–stick Writing: LIT 1–21a Page 60 Book review Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 61 Author hunt Reading: LIT 1–11a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 62 Dick King–Smith Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–24a LIT 1–26a Page 63 Letters Writing: LIT 1–22a LIT 1–26a Page 64 Letter to an author Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 65 Letter to a Writing: character LIT 1–26a Page 66 Prefix game Writing: LIT 1–21a Page 67 Where's my Writing: partner? LIT 1–21a Page 68 Finger puppets Listening and talking: LIT 1–06a LIT 1–09a Page 69 How should I say Listening and talking: that? LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 70 Play language Reading: ENG 1–17a Page 71 Schoolbot Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT: LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a Page 72 All in good time Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: ENG 1–12a LIT: LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a Page 73 Scripting Cinderella Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–14a LIT: LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 74 Planning a Listening and talking: playscript LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–26a Page 75 Bored boy Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–14a LIT: LIT 1–26a ENG 1–31a Page 76 Mash Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 77 Hot Sleepysaurus Reading: ENG 1–12a Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 78 Capital letters in Writing: speech LIT 1–22a Page 79 Willa's baby Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 80 Fiction and non– Writing: fiction LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 81 Fact or fiction? Reading: ENG 1–12a Writing: LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 82 Crocodiles Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–13a LIT 1–14a LIT 1–16a ENG 1–17a Page 83 Arctic challenge Reading: LIT 1–14a Page 84 Hurricane Reading: LIT 1–15a Page 85 Notes Reading: LIT 1–15a Page 86 TV report Listening and talking: LIT 1–04a LIT 1–09a Page 87 Crabs Reading: LIT 1–13a LIT 1–14a Writing: LIT 1–25a LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 88 Animals of the Listening and talking: Arctic LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–14a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 89 Enjoyable, Writing: delightful, childlike LIT 1–21a Page 90 Shocking, dynamic, Writing: newsworthy LIT 1–21a Page 91 Instructions Reading: LIT 1–16a Page 92 How to make a Reading: book LIT 1–13a Page 93 New mini–system Reading: LIT 1–14a Page 94 Hide and seek Reading: ENG 1–19a Page 95 Giving directions Listening and talking: LIT 1–06a LIT 1–10a Page 96 What's wrong Listening and talking: here? LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–15a ENG 1–19a Page 97 How to make a Writing: healthy sandwich LIT 1–26a LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 98 How do you do it? Listening and talking: LIT 1–04a LIT 1–05a Reading: LIT 1–15a Writing: LIT 1–26a Page 99 'SS' Writing: LIT 1–21a Page 100 Possible... and Reading: probable LIT 1–15a ENG 1–19a Page 101 Looking for a Reading: misplaced exit LIT 1–15a ENG 1–19a Page 102 King Arthur Listening and talking: LIT 1–09a Reading: LIT 1–16a ENG 1–19a Page 103 Seaside index Reading: LIT 1–14a Page 104 Be a librarian Reading: LIT 1–14a Page 105 My favourite Listening and talking: things LIT 1–14a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 106 Buy it now! Reading: LIT 1–16a ENG 1–19a Page 107 TV adverts Listening and talking: LIT 1–04a LIT 1–05a Reading: LIT 1–16a ENG 1–19a Page 108 Wear your Writing: helmet! LIT 1–24a LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 109 Good idea, bad Listening and talking: idea LIT 1–09a Writing: LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 110 Safely to school Writing: LIT 1–28a/LIT 1–29a Page 111 Grace Darling Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 112 Time sequence Writing: LIT 1–22a Page 113 Commotion and Writing: confusion LIT 1–21a Page 114 Dialogue Between Reading: Two Large Village Women ENG 1–12a Page 115 Why? Reading: ENG 1–12a Writing: ENG 1–31a Page 116 Overheard on a Reading: Saltmarsh ENG 1–12a Page 117 Shape up! Writing: LIT 1–24a ENG 1–31a Page 118 Shape poems Reading: ENG 1–12a ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 119 Comparing poems Reading: ENG 1–12a ENG 1–17a ENG 1–19a Page 120 Spider spider Writing: LIT 1–24a ENG 1–31a Page 121 Abstract nouns Writing: LIT 1–21a Page 122 Cats! Reading: LIT 1–12a ENG 1–19a

Activity First experiences and outcomes Page 123 Moths and Reading: Moonshine LIT 1–12a ENG 1–19a Writing: ENG–131a Page 124 Playing with Writing: rhymes LIT 1–25a ENG 1–31a Page 125 Create–a–poem Writing: LIT 1–25a ENG 1–31a Page 126 Word play Reading: ENG 1–12a ENG 1–19a Page 127 A gaggle of geese Writing: LIT 1–21a

For details of the experiences and outcomes please see the Curriculum for Excellence website: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/languages/literacyandenglis h/index.asp (Link correct as of September 09)

100 Literacy Homework Activities Year 3/Primary 4