You'll find all the latest literacy news and features, as well as some fantastic giveaways, here at the home of Literacy Time PLUS magazine. What's more we've picked out our favourite resources from this month's issues and uncovered some inside information on our author of the month.
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AbracaDABra! A bit of internet radio magic
1 Jul 2009
On Saturday July 11th, the children’s radio service abracaDABra! will be launched on the nation’s leading internet radio network, Play Radio UK. All-day music, songs, stories and entertainment will air for younger children and their families.
read moreNational strategies to be scrapped
26 Jun 2009
The Government is expected to announce the abandonment of national literacy and numeracy strategies
read moreWin a free class trip to Madame Tussauds in London
Save 50% on the price of a subscription to our Online Only resources PLUS get entered into a prize draw to win a free class trip to Madame Tussauds in London!
Monthly Poll
Do you agree with Sir Jim Rose, who has suggested in his Primary Review that technology should be at the centre of the primary school curriculum alongside English and maths?
Giveaways
Start Interactive Resources
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Our senses
In this interactive game children learn about the parts of the human body (linking to Life processes and living things in science).
7 to 9
Dream Museum
This interactive resource is a first person fictional recount of a dream-like, night-time visit to a spooky, ‘fantasy’ museum which features some exciting and famous exhibits.
9 to 11
Setting the scene
This interactive audio-visual resource aims to stimulate children’s imaginations to produce stories that will excite both writers and readers.
More great new resources
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Start with the senses
This interactive resource focuses on using the senses as a starting point for story and poetry writing. It will support vocabulary development and develop simple ICT skills.
7 to 9
Night at the Museum
This multimedia resource centres on the films Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian and contains a text and audio extract from a book adaptation of the film; a film trailer for the second movie and information text.
9 to 11
Come to the movies!
This resource focuses on persuasive language and comprises a selection of persuasive texts linked to the movie world: a trailer for Night at the Museum 2; a billboard poster; a review and a book blurb.
Author Of The Month
David Clayton
Read our profile of author, and regular Literacy Time PLUS contributor, David Clayton.
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