Using tablets to enhance literacy

Following an introduction to the story Pinu jżomm ruħu nadif, students participated in a number of activities which enhance Literacy. Use of tablets featured in these activities as follows:

  • Digital games related with the story
  • Students will make a comicstrip and share it via classcloud using Picsay app.
  • Quiz related with the story (about 15 questions) using Kahoot app.
  • Students will share different views and strategies how to live a healthy life using Padlet app.

Submitted by Ms Mathea Mompalao, Yr 4.1 Teacher

Literacy Day – rewriting a story

During reading sessions students drew their favourite scene and character.  Later the teacher animated the story “Stone Soup”.  Students were given a template of a plan with pictures.  Students wrote the characters, where the story happened etc.  Then, they were given another plan, this time with the question words or phrases only so that they could modify some of the points from the previous plan.  Finally, they were given a text in the form of a paragraph and they had to modify the underlined text according to their 2nd plan.

Submitted by Ms Sharon Calleja, Yr 3.1 Teacher

Literacy and World Book Day

Some photos from our class literacy day activity where they had to talk about their favourite character from a book they read.

After learning the topic of weight the children went to the kitchen to do an activity. They had to estimate, calculate and find how many eggs are equal to blocks and marbles. They used chocolate eggs and cereal to balance with marbles and blocks. Then they created easter nests with the cereal and melted chocolate and they even did the balancing of the eggs and blocks.

Trying to find the weight of objects using blocks and Easter Eggs.

Children enjoyed trying to balance the scale after estimation.

Submitted by Ms Janice Vella Muscat, Yr 2.1

Literacy Day… Jack and the Beanstalk

K1.3 started the day by going through the story using puppets. Then children created a mask using different characters of the story. Going through the process of a planted bean, the children were given some cotton wool to sow a bean in a cup (the beanstalk).

They were also given some playdough mats to create their own beans, coins, beanstalk and eggs. Numeracy (counting beans) was integrated with the learning experience. A leaf template was presented where children could count the beans according to the number shown.

Flower flashcards were given to create them on the mats followed by colouring to add on. The last activity included matching pictures.

Submitted by Ms Nagaat Bugeja, K1.3

Literacy Day… The Three Little Pigs

With the help of the story “The three little pigs”. Story and song – story sequence and flashcards. Related activities: Numeracy: house measuring, counting of 3 pigs, 3 houses,3 hats etc.

Science: air can move things.  The wolf blows the houses down.  Hot or cold water. Sensory trays: twigs, straws, lego bricks, leaves and plastic pigs. Crafts: pigs and wolf mask, building house craft, stick puppets, pig balloons.

Submitted by Ms Josianne Camilleri, K1.2

Literacy Day… Rumble in the Jungle

The following activities related to the story Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae:

  • Story sack resource pack to support teaching the story – this includes visuals, animal flashcards, animal finger puppets, sequencing cards, colouring in sheets and matching games.
  • Crafts: Masks of different jungle animals related to the story; Binoculars crafts with toilet paper rolls; Paper plate safari hats
  • Playdough mats related to the story.
  • Different rhymes and songs related to jungle animals like Walking in the jungle; Circle of life; I just can’t wait to be king.
  • Messy Play: Jungle Animals sensory bin.
  • Gross motor skills: Throw the dice and move like the animal.

Submitted by Ms Elaine Scerri, KGE