Good Shepherd School

Write and publish work using a computer

Talk to your child about your/their writing

Listen to children talk about their written activities

Talk about famous books, what makes them good? How does the type of language help to interest the reader?

Play a variety of word games, e.g. scrabble, crosswords and association

Talk about current events to create opinions

Talk to your child about the different punctuation found in writing

Use dictionaries or a thesaurus to find out about unfamiliar words

Identify and write for an audience

Give background information in relation to the writing, e.g. who, what, where, when and why?

Encourage your child when he/she is writing at home to identify and correct mistakes

Cut out letters from old magazines or newspapers to make messages

Write lists - ‘Things I need for the shop’, ‘Games to play when I am bored’

Write letters, cards, notes and emails to friends and family

Work together on the small word games found in the children’s section (or word section) of the newspaper

Cut out words and letters to make stories, puzzles and codes

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