Publisher's Synopsis
Sandy Brownjohn is a highly respected author, known for her inspirational ideas and word games for school children. WORD GAMES has taken the best ideas from Sandy's original Word Games (which has been recommended in National Literacy Strategy materials) and introduced new ideas, working them into a compendium of word games for today's classroom and ideal for introducing National Literacy Strategy Word Level activities. A user-friendly format gives teachers guidance on implementing the word game while drawing attention to its language benefits and providing suggestions for further language work. It also presents alternative, enjoyable ways of engaging pupil's interest and photocopiable pages are provided for each game. WORD GAMES is easily accessible to pupil's of all abilities through clear, user-friendly pages and activities that emhasise fun and creativity. By focusing on the language areas teachers have to cover within the National Literacy Strategy, WORD GAMES is an enjoyable way for pupils to learn about language and for teachers to meet the Framework Objectives for Literacy.
