PR-6216UK Reading For Success - Book 1

Vocabulary
Developing vocabulary – 12
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Dear Parents
Children love to share. Sharing Time is a specific time of the school day set
aside for pupils to share. This time provides an opportunity for pupils to
develop speaking skills.
We will be using Sharing Time to help develop vocabulary as well. Your child
is scheduled for Sharing Time on .
Please help your child select an item he/she wants to share with the class, as
well as prepare what he/she will be saying. The item should be placed in a
paper bag. Your child must provide three clues regarding the contents of the
bag. The clues should help the other pupils in the class correctly guess the
contents of the bag. Once the contents of the bag have been guessed, your
child will show the object, share any other information desired and answer
questions about the object from the class. Below is a sample of how your
child might go about sharing.
‘Good morning everybody. I have an object in my bag. Please try to
guess what it is. It is smaller than my hand. It has a ring on it. You
can put keys on the ring. Does anyone know what it is? (a key fob)
I got this key fob when I went to Seaworld in Florida. My mum and
dad let me pick out one souvenir from the gift shop. When I look at
this key fob and see the picture of a dolphin it makes me think of
my holiday. I keep my key chain on the pin-up board in my
bedroom. Thank you. Do you have any questions?’
Please practise with your child what he/she will say. By running through the
activity several times at home, your child will feel more comfortable when he/
she gets to school. Thank you for your support in making this portion of our
school day a success.
Sincerely
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