Activities

Hurricane Watch

A hurricane is coming. Rushane's family gets ready, and he learns what makes these storms so powerful.

Nanny of the Maroons

The story of Nanny of the Maroons, one of Jamaica's National Heroes, and the fight for freedom in the Blue Mountains.

PEP Practice: Language Arts

Spelling, grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension in PEP style.

Reading Check: The Spelling Bee

A Grade 5 reading check: record yourself reading aloud, and your teacher listens.

Reading Check: Under the Coral Reef

A Grade 5 reading check: record yourself reading aloud, and your teacher listens.

The Secret Map of Port Royal

On a school trip to Port Royal you find a mysterious map. What will you do?

A Letter to the Member of Parliament (Letter)

Letter writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

A National Hero (Information)

Information writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

A Pen Pal in Another Country (Letter)

Letter writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

A Place I Love (Description)

Description writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

A Recipe from Home (Instructions)

Instructions writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

A Time I Was Brave (Recount)

Recount writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

Analogies #1

🎯 Word links (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: find words that are linked in the same way.

Analogies #5

🎯 Word links (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: find words that are linked in the same way.

Analogies #7

🎯 Word links (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: find words that are linked in the same way.

Anansi's Locked Library #8

🎯 Language escape room

Solve a puzzle in each room to find the code and open the treasure chest.

Antonym Arena #19

🎯 Antonyms

Find words that mean the opposite.

Antonym Arena #25

🎯 Antonyms

Find words that mean the opposite.

Build It in SJE #18

🎯 Standard Jamaican English (building sentences)

Tap the words to build the sentence in Standard Jamaican English (SJE).

Build It in SJE #2

🎯 Standard Jamaican English (building sentences)

Tap the words to build the sentence in Standard Jamaican English (SJE).

Choose the Word #2

🎯 Choosing the right word

Choose or type the word that fits in the sentence.

Code Breakers #1

🎯 Letters and codes (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: letter patterns and secret codes.

Code Breakers #3

🎯 Letters and codes (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: letter patterns and secret codes.

Code Breakers #5

🎯 Letters and codes (Ability)

PEP Ability Test practice: letter patterns and secret codes.

Emancipation and Independence (Description)

Description writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

Find the Words #2

🎯 Spelling

Find this grade's spelling words hidden in the grid.

Getting Ready for PEP (Recount)

Recount writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

Homophone Hunt #25

🎯 Homophones

Words that sound the same but mean different things.

Homophone Hunt #7

🎯 Homophones

Words that sound the same but mean different things.

Hurricanes (Information)

Information writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

JC to SJE #16

🎯 Standard Jamaican English (SJE) and Jamaican Creole (JC)

Change Jamaican Creole (JC) sentences into Standard Jamaican English (SJE).

Keep Jamaica Clean (Opinion)

Opinion writing for Grades 5–6: about 150–300 words, marked by your teacher.

Language Arts Mock Exam #10

🎯 PEP mock exam

A timed PEP-style Language Arts paper: 30 questions in 50 minutes.

Language Arts Mock Exam #11

🎯 PEP mock exam

A timed PEP-style Language Arts paper: 30 questions in 50 minutes.

Language Arts Mock Exam #17

🎯 PEP mock exam

A timed PEP-style Language Arts paper: 30 questions in 50 minutes.

Language Arts Mock Exam #18

🎯 PEP mock exam

A timed PEP-style Language Arts paper: 30 questions in 50 minutes.