Stage Two- Simple XO Activity Ideas

Objective

Outcome

Activity Idea

XO Application Used

Handwriting
and Digital
Technologies

uses effective handwriting and publishes

texts using digital technologies EN2-3A

Students create a variety of texts and

presentations

WPS

Writing and
Representin
g

plans, composes and reviews a range of

texts that are more demanding in terms of
topic,
audience and language EN2-2A

Create and type persuasive, imaginative or

informative texts.

WPS- DOC

Reading and
Viewing

uses an increasing range of skills,

strategies and knowledge to fluently read,
view and
comprehend a range of texts on increasingly
challenging topics in different media and
technologies EN2-4A

Use Bugclub on XO to read or listen to texts.

Use XOs to view different texts such as,
pictures, stories or film. Students can then
respond to questions about text.

Browser
Google
Apps

Grammar,
Punctuation
& Vocab

uses effective and accurate sentence

structure, grammatical features, punctuation
conventions and vocabulary relevant to the
type of text when responding to and
composing
texts EN2-9B

Create a word document for class.

Students edit already existing documents
correctly then send to teacher using email or
save on USB

ES File Downloader
WPS- DOC
Browser
Email

Spelling

Students complete look, cover, write and

check task using spelling words.
Students can write sentences using their
spelling words
Students complete a variety of spelling tasks
using XOs

WPS- DOC

Use a variety of apps

Use browser for research
Students create presentations and movies
using apps
Students can monitor changes in plants,
weather and take pictures using camera

Downloaded apps
Browser
WPS
Camera

uses a range of strategies, including

knowledge of lettersound correspondences
and common letter patterns, to spell familiar
and some unfamiliar words EN2-5A

Other