Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – Fun with riddles

Learning objectives:

Text Types	riddles instructions
Vocabulary	action verbs, e.g. read, use, keep, take
Language Items and Communicative Functions	use the simple present tense to express simple truths
Language Skills	Reading
Attitudes	develop sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication
Generic Skills	communication skills

Activity	Description	Suggested duration (minutes)	Available for self - learning?
Part 1 Preview Download	An interactive activity: Learners compare what they are reading to what they already know to solve the riddles.	15
Part 2 Preview Download	An interactive activity: Learners use contextual clues to solve the riddles.	15

Dimension targets for KS1:

KDb -	To interpret and use simple given information through processes or activities such as labelling, matching, sequencing, describing, classifying; and to follow simple instructions