Literacy Lessons/Activities using Mini Mash
Pupils play with/have access to different types of technology in the classroom, the children
explore using Mini Mash/Purple Mash in different ways.
Objectives
Early Learning Goal Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with
others about what they have read.
Many of these activities are aimed at low reading ability and in some cases preverbal pupils.
Activity/Lesson ideas. Reading
Choose some activities that would be most appropriate with your pupils.
Mini Mash is found under the Home section.
Reading and writing Alphabet slideshows
Use the slideshows to help children to become familiar with letter sounds and objects that start with the same letter sound.
Use familiar words which the children may recognise and those used in the context of new topics. Focus on meaningful print such as a child’s name, words on a cereal packet or a book
title, in order to discuss similarities and differences between symbols.
– Reading and writing Alphabet paint projects
Use the Alphabet paint projects to write the child’s name starting with the letter sound.
Reading and writing Alphabet slideshows, jigsaws, pairs games
Use the slideshows to help children to become familiar with letter sounds and objects that start with the same letter sound.
Use the jigsaws and the pairs games to familiarise the children with the letter sounds.
Activity/Lesson ideas – Writing
Painting and drawing
Use 2Paint a picture (wet paint) to give the children opportunities to make their own marks and talk about what they have drawn.
Reading and writing
Use the alphabet paint projects for children to make marks alongside letters which they may recognise. Then to copy the letters which may be the initial letter of their name.
Reading and writing Alphabet Slideshow, jigsaws, pairs games
Use the alphabet slideshow and jigsaws to recognise initial letter sounds and words that start with the initial sound.
Use the pairs games to find matching pictures which start with the same sound.
Role play
Use the different characters in the role play section to develop and extend children’s vocabulary.
Use the recording tool in this app to record the children’s voice taking on the role of the character.
Use the recording tool to play back and listen to the child talking.