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iPads in Primary Education - Persuasive Writing

Here is a 'guest' post I have found on iPad's in the classroom and how they can be used for persuasive writing at Key Stage 2. Definitely an idea I'm going to pass on to other teachers at school.

iPads in Primary Education: Using the App Store for Persuasive Writing: CONTEXT  This year all the pupils in year 6 are using their own iPod in lessons, and they all have their own blog space ( http://6aclas...


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Using Apple TV and an iPad, the App Store was mirrored onto the Interactive Whiteboard. A screenshot of FIFA 2013 and The Room was opened in Skitch. The pupils were asked to highlight and identify language features of persuasive advertisements as the iPad was passed around the children used the highlight tool in Skitch to identify persuasive words, phrases and rhetorical questions. 

FIFA13: Persuasive language in the App Store

Buried Treasure

This is a fairly familiar game for most Early Years Teachers and one that is very popular with the children. The focus here is to sound out, read, sort in to real and fake words and discuss meaning of words. This is a very useful game in Year One leading up to the Phonics Screening Test and a discrete way of introducing those fake words.

Personally and excellent resource is PhonicsPlay which has a different game for each of the sounds meaning you don't always have to be thinking of words with today's sound. This particular game is free on Phonics Play but subscription is only £12 and I highly recommend. Below is a flash video of the game :) Enjoy!


Alternatively, you can download from Twinkl a custom version of the game that a group of children can work on or be set up as an independent activity.


Or to be even more impressive, get into character, grab a few resources and dress up as a pirate and get the children involved for some role play!

Jolly Phonics Actions

Widely used in schools this poster may be of use to parents and other educators in order to match sounds to movement. Very useful for children at an early stage of development.


Give these guys a look up on their webpage or on twitter for further information.

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