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Activity: Collect the Letters 5

Children experiment with creating words by including selections of letters.

Summary

  • Children locate five or more different control markers.
  • They choose one letter from each marker they select, choosing up to five letters in total.
  • They then have to find a word which includes as many as possible of the five collected letters.

    Key Facts

  • English
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Spelling
  • Activity Sheet Download Required
  • Orienteering Control Markers Required
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