by melaniewp | Mar 9, 2013 | KS2, KS3, Shakespeare, Shakespeare 6-9
What’s the best way to get your kids into Shakespeare?Marcia Williams’ quirky, energetic comic-strips for kids are a perfect first step. Snips of Shakespeare’s language from the plays give a gentle introduction to a writer whose work can seem...
by melaniewp | Mar 7, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Comprehension, GCSE, Grammar, KS2, KS3
What are pronouns*? They stand in place of a noun, e.g. they, it, I – and help you avoid repetition like: ‘Bob did this. Bob did that. Bob did the other.’I’ll explain how to use them, and how to write about them in another post.Below are...
by melaniewp | Mar 7, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, GCSE, KS3, Punctuation, Speech Punctuation, Trouble Shooting
ATeacherWrites.comThis is how to write speech (dialogue) in stories, assuming you’ve mastered the basics of speech punctuation:1. For elegance, use ‘said’ NOT ‘mumbled’, ‘yelped’, ‘shrieked’,...
by melaniewp | Mar 5, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, KS2, KS3, Literature, Metaphors, Poetry, SATs KS2, Similes, Writing
Kids love anything ridiculous. Help them get to grips with metaphors and similes with this silly game. They draw a picture of the metaphor or simile, which helps them understand that the words put a picture, or ‘image’ in the reader’s head. Left...
by melaniewp | Mar 4, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Age 12-16, Common Entrance, GCSE, KS2, KS3, Punctuation, SATs KS2
A good way to ‘teach’ the rules is to get your child to do an investigation of the books on their shelf then write their own rules. Check what they wrote against this:The Rules of Speech1. Indent paragraphs as shown in the picture (above) with the pink...
