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What is Literacy Boot Camp? Literacy Boot Camp is a series of activites to aid year 6 SATs. It can be carried out in class with your teacher, or on your own at home: Read instructions. The first 6 days of Literacy Boot Camp are free. Read more, FAQs and subscribe.
All links lead to high quality activities/learning zones on reputable sites such as the BBC - Compare4Kids does not claim creative credit for any of these activities. Each day consists of a text or sentence level topic (such as punctuation) and a writing or reading topic, plus a printable homework worksheet. SATs questions have been chosen to best reflect each day's learnings. By the end of Boot Camp, all past Literacy SATs papers will have been completed.
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All links lead to high quality activities/learning zones on reputable sites such as the BBC - Compare4Kids does not claim creative credit for any of these activities. Each day consists of a text or sentence level topic (such as punctuation) and a writing or reading topic, plus a printable homework worksheet. SATs questions have been chosen to best reflect each day's learnings. By the end of Boot Camp, all past Literacy SATs papers will have been completed.
To put a link on your website to make Literacy Boot Camp easier to find, click here to find out how.
Week 1
DAY 1
- Nouns & pronouns
- Dialogue
- Nouns & pronouns
- Dialogue
Nouns & pronouns
- What is a noun?
- What are nouns?
- Common & proper nouns
- Common nouns
- Proper nouns
- Proper nouns
- Collective nouns
- Collective nouns
- Abstract nouns
- Possessive nouns
- Noun dunk
- Noun explorer
- Noun revision
- Noun quiz 1
- Noun quiz 2
- Nouns & pronouns
- Pronoun lesson
- Pronoun reef
- Possessive pronouns
- Treasure hunt
- Pronoun revision
- Pronoun quiz 1
- Pronoun quiz 2
Dialogue
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DAY 2
- Verbs
- Story planning
- Verbs
- Story planning
Verbs
Story planning
- Planning - learn
- Plot diagram
- Story planning: listen
- Story planning
- Story planning
- Story planning
- Story planning quiz
- Story map
- Setting,plot,theme
- Missing links
- Writers' toolkit
- Plot development
- Elements of a story
- Ed's story writing
- Story starters
- Story starters
- Point of view
- Character scrapbook
- Characters
- Character trading cards
- Writing process quiz
- Read for inspiration
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DAY 3
- Adverbs
- Story writing
- Adverbs
- Story writing
Adverbs
Story Writing
- Workshop
- How to write a story
- Story writing tips
- Transitional phrases
- Beginning, middle, end
- Beginning & end
- Sequencing events
- Chronological
- Story order
- Story sequencer
- Write a story opening
- Make up a story
- A funny story
- Story maker
- Story builder
- Greek myths: read
- Myth workshop
- Myth brainstorming
- Myth creator
- Writing a legend
- Fractured fairy tales
- Fairy tale writing
- Comic examples
- Create a comic
- Click on 'comics'
- Fantasy stories
- Listen to stories
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| Year | Paper | |
| '03 | Long writing | |
| '07 | Short writing | |
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DAY 4
- Adjectives
- Being descriptive
- Adjectives
- Being descriptive
Adjectives
Being descriptive
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| Year | Paper | |
| '05 | Short writing | |
| '06 | Short writing | '09 | Short writing |
level 6 '11 |
Short writing | |
| '12 | Short writing | |
level 6 '12 |
Short writing | |
Day 5
-Preposition/article
- Reading Skills
-Preposition/article
- Reading Skills
Prepositions/articles
- Prepositions/articles
- Preposition: lesson and quiz
- Time prepositions
- Preposition desert
- Prepositions revision
- Prepositions quiz 1
- Prepositions quiz 2
- Prepositions quiz 3
- Prepositions quiz 4
- Hangman game
- Penalty shootout
- Fling the teacher
- Teacher invaders
- Edmo & Houdini
- Lesson on articles
- Practicing articles
- Article 'the'
- Articles 'a' or 'an'
- Article practice
Reading Skills
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| '03 | Reading paper | |
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Week 2
DAY 6
- Making sentences
- Persuasive writing
- Making sentences
- Persuasive writing
Making sentences
Persuasive writing
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| '04 | Long writing | |
| '11 | Short writing | |
| '12 | Long writing | |
DAY 7
- Making sentences
- Writing arguments
- Making sentences
- Writing arguments
Making sentences
Writing Arguments
Opinions & facts
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DAY 8
- Conjunctions
- Reading skills
- Conjunctions
- Reading skills
Conjunctions
Reading skills
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DAY 9
- Tenses
- Reading Skills
- Tenses
- Reading Skills
Tenses
Reading Skills
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DAY 10
Idioms
- Fun day!
Idioms
- Fun day!
Idioms
Fun day!
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Week 3
DAY 11
- Compound words
- Writing letters
- Compound words
- Writing letters
Compound words
Writing letters
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DAY 12
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Playscripts
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Playscripts
Prefixes & suffixes
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Prefixes & suffixes
- Building prefixes
- Prefixes
- Prefixes
- un- im- un- sub-
- in- or im-
- Prefix game
- Prefix meanings
- Prefixes - new words
- Add the suffix
- Suffixes
- Words ending in 'f'
- Add the suffix
- 'ing' words
- Common suffixes
- Spin to win
- Using suffixes
- Make new words
- Spell new words
- Create words
- Valley of lost tombs
- Suffixes
- Suffixes: definitions
Playscripts
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DAY 13
- Spellings: various
- Instruction writing
- Spellings: various
- Instruction writing
Spellings: various
Instruction writing
- Using instructions
- Instructions - learn
- Factsheet
- Instructional text
- Instructional text
- Instructions
- Make a cup of tea
- Instructions - frogs!
- Ordering instructions
- Instruction?
- Instruction game
- carrot growing:video
- Instruction sequencer
- Destination impossible
- Writing directions
- Instructions quiz 1
- Instructions quiz 2
Explanation text
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DAY 14
- Singular & plural
- Reading skills
- Singular & plural
- Reading skills
Singular & plural
Reading skills
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DAY 15
- Word games
- Reading skills
- Word games
- Reading skills
Word games
Reading skills
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Week 4
DAY 16
- Punctuation
- Recounts
- Punctuation
- Recounts
Punctuation
Recounts
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DAY 17
- Commas
Biographies/diaries
- Commas
Biographies/diaries
Commas
Biographies
Diaries
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DAY 18
- Apostrophes
- Report writing
- Apostrophes
- Report writing
Apostrophes
Report writing
- Newspaper features
- Reports & adverts
- News writing
- Reporter
- Non-chronological reports
- Headlines
- Write a report
- Newspaper captions
- Rats run riot
- Create a newspaper
- Click on 'newspapers'
- News stories
- Be a reporter
- Newspaper page
- Click on 'news story'
- Statements and opinions
- Fact or opinion?
- Fact or opinion quiz
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DAY 19
- Contractions
- Reading skills
- Contractions
- Reading skills
Contractions
- Apostrophe lesson
- A bed full of cats
- Contraction lesson and quiz
- Contractions
- Contraction match
- It's and its
- Its & it's
- It's & it's quiz
- Match contractions
- Matching pairs
- Apostrophe game
- Contraction game
- Beat the clock
- Contractions quiz
- Contraction - fly by
- Contractions quiz
- Crossword
- Match It Sentences
Reading skills
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DAY 20
- Colons and ;
- Reading skills
- Colons and ;
- Reading skills
Colons/semi-colons
Reading skills
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Week 5
DAY 21
- Homophones
- Writing poems
- Homophones
- Writing poems
Homophones
Writing poems
- Poetry - learn
- Poetry workshop 1
- Poetry workshop 2
- Poetry workshop 3
- Poetry idea engine
- Limericks
- Acrostic poem
- Riddle poems
- Shape poems
- Concrete poetry
- Concrete poems
- Haikus
- Syllables & Haikus
- Find rhyming words
- Rhyming rockets
- Rhyming words
- Keep a rhythm
- Fridge magnets
- Poetry game
- Letter poem creator
- Poetry splatter
- Poetry quiz
- Poem quiz
- Poems for inspiration
- Poems to read
- Poetry slam
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DAY 22
- Easily confused
- Enhancing poems
- Easily confused
- Enhancing poems
Easily confused
Enhancing poems
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DAY 23
Synonyms
- Reading skills
Synonyms
- Reading skills
Synonyms
Reading skills
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DAY 24
- Antonyms
- Reading skills
- Antonyms
- Reading skills
Antonyms
Reading skills
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DAY 25
- Anagrams
- Fun day!
- Anagrams
- Fun day!
Anagrams
Fun day!
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We would love to hear your feedback on Literacy Boot Camp. Perhaps you can think of ways we can make it better, or maybe you're a teacher and it's made your life a little easier...we'd love to hear from you, whether you're a parent, teacher, pupil, or anyone else involved with SATs!
You can email us at sats@compare4kids.co.uk




