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Sentifix
How does it work?
Sentifix: Sam at the Seaside is the first pack in the Sentifix series which uses vocabulary based around a beach theme and:
- Offers an opportunity for multi-sensory learning with tactile, interlocking words and punctuation bricks.
- Uses colour-coding to differentiate between various parts of speech, so your pupils can learn about grammar as they practise basic sentence construction.
- Contains multiples of all essential vocabularly, so several children can use the resource at once.
- Includes blank bricks so you can introduce new vocabulary and tailor lessons to your pupil's needs.
- Comprises a portfolio of illustrated A4 and A3 support materials that's differentiated to accommodate the range of abilities in your class.
- Has an easy-to-follow booklet of teacher's
notes by Gill Matthews. - What's more, Sentifix: Sam at the Seaside introduces a host of fun characters that children can relate to, including the mischievous duo of Sam and his plucky dog Buster. The action all takes place in the
familiar KS1 context of the beach - offering an opportunity for further cross-curricular learning.
Buster
So what exactly is in Sentifix: Sam at the Seaside?.....
172 Sentence-building Bricks
They're tactile, colourful, high quality, satisfying to interlock...and above all, they allow children time to experiment with sentences before committing themselves with pen and paper. These word bricks are colour-coded by part of speech, so your pupils are learning about the way sentences are made
every time they pick up a brick. Your pupils can choose from a range of nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, connectives, question words, determiners, pronouns and punctuation marks (question marks and full stops). All the vocabulary is centred around
a seaside theme and key vocabularly is featured on multiple bricks so several children can use the resource at the same time, and the words are printed on all four facets of the brick so different options present themselves as a pupil turns the brick over.
Two A3 Stimulus Scenes
These large format, colourful scenes are absolutely action-packed, so speaking and listening opportunites abound. They prompt lively
discussions about real and imagined experiences, so that group work with Sentifix:
Sam at the Seaside naturally leads to independent
narrative, story and non-
fiction writing opportunities.
An exciting A3 Build a Sentence Board Game
A fast-paced A3 game that is ideal for collaborative work and really absorbs your pupils as they have to play tactically to get the bricks they need (but rest assured - essential vocabulary is featured on multiple bricks so all players have enough words at their fingertips.) Suitable for 2-4 players and ideal as a diagnostic tool - you'll see how your pupils are developing as they create sentences.
18 A4 Sentence-Building Picture Cards
Sentifix is a progressive and cumulative resource - the 18 A4 sentence-building picture cards are carefully levelled
into three cumulative sets of six cards. These have been classroom trialled to allow for different ability levels at KS1. There's also a cross-curricular element - whilst using these cards, children naturally
reflect upon and talk about their own experiences of the beach. Why not ask them about what we can find at the seaside and if they know how
a day at the beach has changed in the last 100 years? You'll find you're covering Geography, Science and History in one lesson!
