Dictionary skills KS2

The books in the "Ready to Go" series focus narrowly on a particular part of the National Curriculum.

They give teachers easy, quick and lively ideas for classroom activities in a simple and clear format.Dictionary work has become an important part of literacy learning.

This title provides activities that help children to: understand the purpose and organisation of dictionaries; develop alphabetical skills; compile personal and class dictionaries; extend their vocabulary; investigate word definitions and meanings; use a wide range of dictionaries; investigate word roots and origins; look at how words have chaned over time