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Classroom Key Stage 2 / KS2 - English Activities & Resources
Welcome to the Key Stage 2 English area of the @school web site.
This KS2 section is split into important aspects of the English curriculum including speaking and listening, handwriting and drama. Children also have the opportunity to take the online @school assessment tests to see how well they are doing with English.
The main part of English is literacy, consisting of Word Level including phonics, word recognition, spelling, dictionary work, and various texts; Sentence Level including grammar and punctuation, looking at adjectives, adverbs, capital letters, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, sentences, syntax, and verbs; Text Level including writing, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and different texts. The @school activities are in an interactive, online test, or printable format, bringing a different dynamic to the subject.
Contents of a book - Interactive activity where you will look at the contents page in a book and answer questions.
Oxford English Dictionary - The internets biggest most prestige-laden reference book - Subscription site
Thesaurus Work - Classroom activity from Primary resources. Encourages you to find alternative words to ones you use.
Word Origins - Interactive activity to learn about words origins and their meanings then use these to make your own new words.
