Read, Write,
Count: If
You Only Do
One Thing
Primary 3
If You do One Thing – P3 Bag
A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting
Read the story together and ask your child which items they would carry in their
backpack if they were to go for a walk in Bear Country.
Above and Below
This book has lots of information about animals. Pick a few pages to read together
and play ‘Guess the Animal’. Ask your child to give you three clues about one of the
animals (for example, about their colour, size or features) – you have to guess which
animal your child is describing.
Story Cubes
Roll one of the story cubes and make up a sentence about the image. Carry on the
story by taking it in turns to roll one of the story cubes and make up the next
sentence. The sillier the story ends up, the better!
Tropical Triumph Cards
Play Tropical Triumph together by reading out a category on one of the animal cards
(e.g. length). The player with the highest number on their top card wins, and that
player collects all the cards in play. It is then their turn again to choose one of the
four categories (length, weight, lifespan or special skill) from the next card!
Domino Cards
Play dominoes by taking it in turns to place a card from your hand onto the table.
The next player can add a domino card next to the first one if they have a number
which matches either side. For example, if the first card shows a pair of fours, you
can only play a domino card that has one end marked with four dots. If you can’t play
onto either end of the domino card chain, you must pass your turn and take another
card from the pile. Whoever plays all of their domino cards first wins!
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www.scottishbooktrust.com/readwritecount
Read, Write, Count is a campaign delivered in partnership by the Scottish
Government, Scottish Book Trust and Education Scotland.