Senior Interactive Literacy

Activities with Mrs Minns-Reeves

S.I.L.A.

The morning literacy blocks runs from 9am until 11am.

It should be 2 hours of uninterrupted literacy activities.
What is literacy?
Literacy is viewed as a flexible group of skills and strategies that are
closely linked to context and purpose. Contemporary views of literacy
have moved beyond simple print literacy to encompass notions of
active citizenship, new communications practices and information
technologies, critical thinking and linguistic and cultural diversity.  The
multiplicity of literacy practices has led many educators to use the
plural terms ‘literate practices’ and ‘multiliteracies’ to emphasise the
diverse ways that we use the non-verbal, spoken, print, visual and
multimodal communications practices of the world in which we live.
One definition of literacy agreed to by State and Federal ministers
(MCEETYA) in 1997 is:
Literacy is the ability to read and write and use written information and
to write appropriately in a range of contexts. It also involves the
integration of speaking, listening, viewing and critical thinking with
reading and writing, and includes the cultural knowledge which enables
a speaker, writer or reader to recognise and use language appropriate to
different social situations.
Online Literacy Tools
An online tool to find rhyming words to help write poems.
http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=apple&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l&org3=y

Find the spelling and meaning of unknown words.

http://old.wordsmyth.net/home.php

Spelling Rule Tester

This activity helps prove the rules of changing nouns from singular to plural.
Input your own singular nouns and see the plural, or type in both and check that the plural is correct.
Practicing Literacy Skills
using Interactive Literacy Activities
Practicing rereading and editing your written work;
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Choose a writing topic to practice your writing skills see examples from other students;
http://thewritesource.com/writing_topics/

Read the story change some key characters and settings;

http://www.space.net.au/~lmccorry/kidsrulz_funstuff3.htm

Find your favourite author research them and write a quiz about them;
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Grammar : Word Types

Different types of words can be used to make your writing more interesting and easier to read. You need to know when to use them and how to spot them.
Grammar : Sentences
In writing, words are grouped together into phrases, sentences, clauses and paragraphs. Linking these building blocks together in the right way makes your writing easy to understand and
interesting to read.
Writing : Comment
Use your commenting skills to identify what's wrong with these pieces of writing.
Reading : Non-fiction
When you are writing non-fiction it's important to use a style of writing that fits the subject.Use your knowledge of non-fiction writing to group the correct titles, text and pictures together.
Word Selector
This is an activity targeted to Year 4 to help with medium frequency words. There are three lists, one for each term.
Instruction Sequencer
This sequencing and instruction writing activity can be used to support the teaching of instructional text and develop pupils' ability to sequence key events in instructions.
Story Sequencer
This sequencing and storyboarding activity can be used to support the teaching of story structure and develop pupils' ability to summarise key events in stories.
Verb Links
This word sorting application is a simple to use grammar exercise. The blue words are simply dragged to their correct place on the table headed by the root word. When all words have been
placed, the user clicks on the check button to get feedback on their selection.
Alphabetical Order 2
This Alphabetical order activity is a simple to use word ordering exercise. Words are simply dragged from the left hand side of the screen to their correct place in the word order list on the right hand side.
Fast Finishers and Carrots
Online Jigsaw Puzzle, rotate;
http://www.magickeys.com/books/jigsaws/

Alien Hangman
An updated version of the traditional word guess game. See if you can save the alien!

Word Dice
Use either one or two dice add your own words to the faces and roll them!
Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating
Use an information panel where pupils can
research details about food groups and a
balanced plate approach to a healthy diet.