ENGLISH AND LITERACY
W onderful words , c reative s tories s eries
(Y ears 3–4)
Students add adjectives and adverbs to simple sentences and receive immediate visual feedback on their
choices. Students use the new words they have learnt and the skills they have developed to create their
own imaginative sentences.
Features include:
• lists of adjectives and adverbs for students to use to enhance simple sentences
• immediate visual feedback on students’ word choices
• hint pop-ups to assist students when creating new text
• an option for students to print their imaginative story
• three optional extension activities on powerful words, each with a free text-entry field and a print
feature.
Students:
• add adjectives and adverbs to simple sentences to make them more descriptive
• experiment by substituting different descriptive words in sentences and notice the impact of their word
choices on the accompanying animations
• see how visual language enriches meaning and enhances reader engagement.
Wonderful words: creative stories: space
L8739 – Years 3–4
Students add descriptive words to two simple
sentences about a rocket and an astronaut to make the
sentences more interesting. Includes the following
extension activities: describe a space-related image;
use a new set of words to create another vivid
sentence; extend a story about rockets and astronauts.
Wonderful words, creative stories: pets
L8740 – Years 3–4
Students add descriptive words to two simple
sentences about a cat and a fish to make the
sentences more interesting. Includes the following
three extension activities: describe a pet-related image;
use a new set of words to create another vivid
sentence; extend a story about pets.
Wonderful words, creative stories: food
L8742 – Years 3–4
Students add descriptive words to two simple
sentences about a chef and a lady in a restaurant to
make the sentences more interesting. Includes the
following extension activities: describe a dinner-related
image; use a new set of words to create another vivid
sentence; extend a story about a meal.
February 2010
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ENGLISH AND LITERACY
Wonderful words, creative stories: beach
L8741 – Years 3–4
Students add descriptive words to two simple
sentences about a boy and a girl at the beach to make
the sentences more interesting. Includes the following
extension activities: describe a beach-related image;
use a new set of words to create another vivid
sentence; extend a story about children at the beach.
This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.
W onderful words : as s es s ment s eries
(Y ears 3–4)
Students demonstrate their ability to use adjectives and adverbs to enrich the meaning of simple
sentences and to enhance reader engagement. They then join the sentences using appropriate
connecting words.
Features include:
• lists of adjectives and adverbs for students to use to enhance sentences
• a list of connecting words and phrases for students to use to join two simple sentences into one
sentence
• an opportunity for students to write their own sentences to continue a story
• the option to print an assessment report that includes the student’s story.
Students:
• use appropriate language and grammatical features to create vivid descriptive texts
• enliven sentences by adding appropriate adjectives and adverbs to two simple sentences
• join simple sentences appropriately and use the new sentence to start a story
• write their own sentences to continue the story.
Wonderful words: space: assessment
L9681 – Years 3–4
Students add appropriate adjectives and adverbs to
two simple sentences about a rocket and an
astronaut to make the sentences livelier. They select
a suitable connecting word or phrase to join the two
sentences, then write a few more vivid sentences to
continue the story.
Wonderful words: pets: assessment
L9679 – Years 3–4
Students view animations of a cat and a fish. They
add appropriate adjectives and adverbs to two simple
sentences about the cat and fish to make the
sentences more interesting. Students join their two
interesting sentences with an appropriate connecting
word to start a story. They then write their own
sentences to continue the story.
February 2010
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Wonderful words: beach: assessment
L9680 – Years 3–4
Students view animations of a boy and a girl on the
beach. They add adjectives and adverbs to two
simple sentences about them to make the sentences
livelier. Students select a suitable connecting word or
phrase to join the sentences, then write a few more
vivid sentences to continue the story.
Wonderful words: food: assessment
L9682 – Years 3–4
Students add appropriate adjectives and adverbs to
two simple sentences about a chef and a diner to
make the sentences livelier. They select a suitable
connecting word or phrase to join the two sentences,
then write a few more vivid sentences to continue the
story.
February 2010
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