drawastickman.com is a great resource that can be used to stimulate creative thinking during the writing process.
Take your stickman on an adventure, overcoming the hurdles along the way. This is a great resource that can be used to teach sequencing and problem solving / conflict resolution in writing.
Click the image above to check out the two episodes!
Click the image below to check out the new Political Literacy briefing paper from Education Scotland. The paper outlines the use of Political Literacy to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and debate.
Check out the following resources on the blog to develop HOTS and debate:
Highland Literacy – Bloom’s Taxonomy
Highland Literacy – De Bono’s Six Hats
Highland Literacy – SOLO Taxonomy
Highland Literacy – Diamond 9
Lesley Glasgow, a colleague from Hilton Primary School in Inverness, recently worked with ‘A Tale Unfolds‘ on a Second Level Literacy and Digital Media project. She has shared her review of the project below . . .
I’ve just completed a literacy-based project that I thought others might like to investigate.
It is an inspiring resource provided by A Tale Unfolds.
You are provided with 7 weeks of lessons which are beautifully planned and which take the children’s written work to a higher level.
Each day builds on the learning of the day before. The plans are well structured and engaging e.g. using links to video clips for children to experience what they are being asked to write about.
What I haven’t mentioned is the driving force behind the writing. Each piece of writing is a part of a master plan. There are diary entries, letter writing, character descriptions and scripts. These build together to make a film: ‘Cindy, Ann & Bones and The Temple of Boom!’
You don’t have to be a technical genius to do this. The team at A Tale Unfolds have really thought of everything. A basic website called WeVideo is used. They’ve had teachers who are tech-terrified become ‘addicted’ to WeVideo so please don’t be frightened by anything. It’s really simple, I promise. You are guided with short, simple videos that explain easily what you need to do. If I can do it anyone can. You will need something to film the children with and a computer. Media engages today’s ‘digital native’ student. This type of project fosters creativity and multi-modal learning. A Tale Unfolds provides the content and support to bring these projects to life in the classroom.
It was great to come across a resource that was well-planned, straightforward to use and provided the children with such enthusiasm towards writing.
Well worth a look everyone. If you’re tempted check out this link: A Tale Unfolds
Click the image below to read about an idea in which children can use LEGO bricks to support the teaching of spelling.
Check out our Spelling and Phonics section of our blog,
If you’re teaching figurative language techniques such as onomatopoeia, personification and symbolism in Second – Fourth Levels BGE and in the Senior Phase, using video clips from familiar stories is a great way to make the connections.
CLICK HERE for a blog post with some suggestions. Check out the Easy Access section when you visit the site to find some great resources to support learning and teaching in Literacy and English.
Fancy a chance of receiving £2000 to spruce up your school library? Check out the flyer below for more information:
Click the image below if you’re interested in the following Glow TV event on Monday.
Thank you to Elizabeth Parker, Senior Network Librarian at High Life Highland, for the heads-up regarding this post!
Highland Libraries do not usually stock Oxford Reading Tree titles; however, the public library service do have the following Oxford Reading Tree – Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories in stock:
| Book Band 6 – Orange | Book Band 7 – Turquoise | Book Band 8 – Purple |
| Two Left FeetOn the Stage
May Morning |
The Portrait ProblemHoliday in Japan
Detective Adventure A Tall Tale Magic Trick The Time Capsule |
A Lucky FindA Good Turn
The Beehive Fence The Ogre’s Dinner The Secret Pop Star |
Click on our pals – Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy – to access the list of Network Librarian contacts to find out more information.
The Summer Reading Challenge encourages children to read six books over their Summer holidays; stickers, rewards and certificates as an incentive to complete.
This year’s theme is Record Breakers, bringing together the wonderful worlds of fact and fiction. Encourage your kids to get their nose in a book this Summer . . .
How do your children get involved?
For more information, click the link below –
CLICK HERE – Summer Reading Challenge
A new resource has been created and added to ‘The Literacy Toolkit’ section of our blog.
Write with Confidence – The objective of this PPT is to explore the research and views around developing ‘private’ and ‘public’ confidence in writing, and to generate professional dialogue and action relating to this with a view to improving experiences for the young people in school.
HIGHLAND LITERACY 