National Curriculum
National Literacy Strategy Framework Key Stage 2

Year 3	Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 6 and 7
	Term 2 Word objectives 8 and 10
Year 4	Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 3 and 4
	Term 3 Word objective 6
Year 5	Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 2 and 3

Resources
1 internet-linked computer and printer to print off the activity sheets and Clue List. 1 copy of each for every 2 pupils in the class will be needed. (Optional) Access to 1 internet-linked computer so that the children can key in the 9 clues at the end of the game and be rewarded by seeing the little animation of Yasmin and Sam escaping from the maze.

Teaching Activities
Introduction:
Explain to the children that they are going to play a game which will help them to discover ways of using their eyes, ears and brain to spell tricky words. The game involves helping 2 children, Sam and Yasmin, escape from a maze in which they are lost. To escape they need the map of the maze which has been torn into 9 pieces and hidden all over Castle Park. Each time the pupils successfully complete a spelling activity they will be rewarded with a clue to where a piece of the map is hidden. The pupils can write down the clues on their Clue List as they work their way through the spelling activities which can be completed in any order.

The printable activities cover 9 spelling strategies; 3 largely visual, 3 auditory and articulatory and 3 cognitive.

The 9 clues are as follows: horsebox, ghost, light, mound, balcony, stable, willow tree, battlements, beehive.

These activities are best carried out with a partner which encourages the children to think and listen as they say the words.

Plenary
Literacy partners feedback to the rest of the class about which spelling tip they remember best and why it will be useful in the future.