Use an imaginary crime scene to teach children how to read, spell and use question words…
Thinking of exciting and fun ways to introduce and use tricky words is always a challenge. Add the extra element of introducing punctuation and grammar elements and you might be left thinking, ‘Argh!’
This lesson plan, based around the idea of a stolen laptop, incorporates a number of literacy skills including phonics, punctuation, speaking, listening, reading and writing.
It is based on teaching question word recognition and spellings and revolves around a pretend crime scene investigation that will grab students’ attention.
Setting up the scenario will take a little preparation, but will ensure the lesson sticks.
Question words learning objectives
- Learn to read and spell ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘which’
- Form question sentences using these key question words
- Identify and use question marks
Hannah Friedwald specialises in teaching Reception, Jolly Phonics, motor skills and SEN mainstreaming. She gives courses to teachers and parents, to promote understanding of and enthusiasm for reading and writing.
