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Useful Websites
AAA Spell
Children's Poetry Archive (Poems Read Aloud)
Clic News (News Site for Primary School Children)
DOGO News (Kids' News Articles)
Folk Legends of Japan
Grammar Bytes!
Grammaropolis
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
Hero's Journey (at Read Write Think)
Humorous Cat Poems
Into The Book (Reading Comprehension)
Kid Nuz (News to Grow On)
Learn With News (Learn English with News)
The Literacy Shed
Little Explorers Dictionary
Micrositas Virtual Picturebooks
News In Levels (Differentiated News)
Poetry By Heart
Poetry 180 (at Library of Congress)
Poetry Out Loud
Quill (Grammar and Spelling Exercises)
Read Ahead (Use any text for guided reading)
Reading Bear (Watch, Know, Learn)
Reading Eggs Junior (Sample content)
Reading Treks
Road To Grammar
Roy The Zebra
Share What You Are Reading (at Scholastic)
Spello (Signup reqd.)
Spellzone Word Lists
Spreeder (Read text one word at a time)
Starfall
Storyberries
Teach Your Monster to Read (Free Teacher Signup)
Today's Front Pages
Tumble Books
Tween Tribune (News Stories for Different Reading Levels)
Twig Science Reporter (Science News)
Vocabulary Spelling City
The World From A to Z (News for Kids)
Word Central
Words Eye (Turn sentences into pictures)

Online Books/E-Books/Story Podcasts
The Aesop for Children (Library of Congress)
Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
Children's Storybooks Online
Circle Round (Story Podcasts for Kids)
Fantastic Fiction
Global Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library
Many Books (Free eBooks)
Molly of Dinali Podcast
Ocean of Books
Pickatale
Project Gutenberg (over 60,000 Free eBooks)
Read.Gov - Classic Books (at Library of Congress)
Read Works
Story Nory
Student Library (at Open Library)
The Twits (on Soundcloud)
Vooks - Storybooks Brought To Life (not free)
World of Tales
World Stories

Talking Books/Stories
ABC Avenue Youtube Channel (Books read aloud)
Global Storybooks
Just Books Read Aloud
Literacy Zone Interactive Stories for Kids
Loud Lit
Martha Speaks - True Stories (at PBS)
Storyline Online
Story Shares
Storyvoice (by Scholastic)
Top Marks Stories (for different age groups)

English Dictionaries
Alphabetimals (Animal Dictionary)
Collins Dictionary
Define It Fast
Dictionary.Com
Google (Put Define: before word in Google search)
Graph Words (Visual Thesaurus)
Historical Thesaurus of English
Idiom Site
Kids Wordsmyth (Dictionary & other word tools)
Kidthesaurus
Lexico (by Oxford English Dictionary)
Little Explorers Dictionary
Ludwig (Words & Phrases Explained in Context)
Meaning of Names
One Look (Wildcard Dictionary Search)
Reverse Dictionary.org
Reverso Synonyms
Synonyms For
Thesaurus.Com
Visuwords (Visual Dictionary and Thesaurus)
Websters 1913 Dictionary
Wolfram Alpha
Word Central
Word Hippo
Wordnik
Words Of The World (Words with Video Explanations)
World Book Kids Dictionary (via Scoilnet)
Your Dictionary

Word Tools
Academic Word Finder
Alphabetizer (Alphabetical Ordering Tool)
Anagram Generator (at dcode.fr)
Anagram Server (at Wordsmyth.org)
Commonly Confused Words (at Writing Explained)
dCode.fr (Word Tool Collection)
Describing Words (Adjective Finder)
Grammica Assorted Word Tools
Letter Count
Misused Words (at Daily Writing Tips)
Newswordy (Explains Words in the News)
No More Very
100 Common English Phrases and Sentence Patterns
Online Etymology (The Origin of Words)
Opposites
Phrase Finder
Phrase Up (Half-remembered Phrases)
Random Word Generator
Related Words
Style Manual
Text Cleaner (all-in-one text tool)
Text Tools (at unit-conversion.info)
Tip Of My Tongue
Unscrambled Words
Word Counter.net
Word Counter Tool
Word DB
Word Detective (Word Origins)
Word Finder
Word Source
Wordtips Word Finder

Readability Tools
Analyze My writing
Juicy Studio Website Reading Level Checker
Leveled Books (Reading Level Checker for 9000+ books)
Readability Score.com
Readability Test Tool

Rhyming Dictionaries
RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary
Rhyming Dictionary (at Writing Exercises.co.uk)
Rhymer
Write Rhymes

IWB Tools and Activities
Elkonin Boxes (at Toy Theater)
Help a Hedgehog (at ICT Games)
Kids Magnetic Poetry Kit
Letter Tiles (at Really Great Reading)
Make Your Own Manipulatives (at Flippity)
Sentence Doctor
Visuals for Language Instruction

Games and Activities
ABC Match (at Read Write Think)
Alphabet Writing Guide with Practice Pad
Animal Alphabet (at Reading Eggs Junior)
Author's Purpose
Babadum - Vocabulary Games (in Many Languages)
Catch The Spelling
Compound Words (at Brain Pop Jr.)
Construct A Word
Countdown-style Letters Game
Facts And Opinions Game
Grammar Bee (at Slime Kids)
Hangmouse (at Vocabulary Learning Fun)
Hello Wordl (Wordle-style Game)
iSpy Game (at Scolastic)
Job Mixer (at British Council)
Knoword (Dictionary Game)
Letter Box (Share the URL and play)
Look, Cover, Write, Check (Spelling Practice)
Missing Pop Star Puzzle
Nonsense Laboratory (Mix words to make nonsense words)
Nouns (at Brain Pop Jr.)
Online Lingo (Wordle-style game)
PBS Reading Games
Phonics Games (at Teach Your Monster to Read)
Picture Match - Phonics Game (at Read Write Think)
Proof It! (Spelling and Punctuation Game)
Quordle (Solve 4 Wordle-style Games Together)
Semantris (Word Association Games)
Spooky Spellings (at ICT Games)
Text Twist (at Word Games)
Wordiply (Word Game)
Wordle - Daily Word Puzzle
Word Master (Wordle-style game)
Word Morph (at Word Games)
Word Out (at Novel Games)
Word Rodeo (Wordle-style game maker)
Words and Pictures Rhyme Time (at Scootle)
Word Webs

Activity Finders
Scoilnet (Resource Finder)
Top Marks

Activity Directories
Intractive Sites for Ed. - Language Arts Activities
Literacy Zone Interactive English Activities
Top Marks English Language Games
Wordle-inspired Games (at Learning In Hand)

Activity Collections
ABCYa Language Arts Games
Bobinogs (at BBC)
British Council (Games for Learning English)
The Cat in the Hat Games (at PBS Games)
CBeebies Games (at BBC)
Children's University of Manchester - Words
Digi Puzzle (Assorted Games and Activities)
Funbrain Word Games
Fun English Games
KS2 Bitesize English Activities (at BBC)
Learning Chocolate Vocabulary Games
Literacy Center Education Network
Literacy Games (at ICT Games)
Read With Phonics
Primary Interactive
Reading Games (at Room Recess)
Road To Grammar
Scene Creators
Seussville (Dr. Seuss Games)
Sheppard Software Language Arts
Student Interactives (at Read Write Think)
Toy Theater - Language Arts Games
Turtle Diary Language Arts Games
Word Central Games
Word Games (at Room Recess)
Word Plays

Competitive Activities (with Real Opponents)

Letter Box

Word Clouds
ABCya Word Clouds for Kids
Answer Garden
Edwordle (Word Cloud Editing Tool)
Free Word Cloud Generator
Kotobana (Word Flowers)
Mentimeter (Present poll results as word cloud)
TagCrowd
Tagul (now called 'Word Art')
Tagxedo
To Cloud
Typo Effects
Wispy
Word Art (formerly 'Tagul')
Word Cloud (by Jason Davies)
Word Cloud Generator (at Monkey Learn)
Word Clouds.com
Word It Out
WordSift
Word Wanderer

Worksheet Generators
A to Z Teacher Stuff Wordsearch Maker
Criss Cross Puzzlemaker (at Discovery Eduction)
Crossword Generator (at Edupics)
Free Wordsearch
Puzzlefast
Secret Code Message Generator (Printable)
Secret Message (Printable)
Twisty Noodle Worksheets
Word Search Generator (at Education.com)
Word Search Puzzlemaker (at Discovery Eduction)
Word Shapes Worksheets (at A-Z Teacher Stuff)
Worksheet Genius
Worksheet Works (English Language)

Electronic Activity Generators
Cloze Test Generator
Cloze Quiz Generator (at Classtools.net)
Crossword Labs (Electronic Crossword Generator)
Crossword Maker (at Classtools.Net)
Educandy (Game Maker)
Hangman (Make Your Own)
Interactive Crossword Generator (at ABCya)
Kahoot (Student Response System)
Learn Click (Cloze Test Maker)
Make Your Own Manipulatives (at Flippity)
Pro Profs Brain Games
Socrative (Student Response System)
Speedmatch (at Super Teacher Tools)
Spelling Frame
Testmoz (Test Generator)
Textivate
Vortex - Drag & Drop Sorting Game (at Classtools.Net)
Word Search Labs (Electronic Wordsearch Maker)

Creative Writing Tools
Book Builder
Book Creator
- Book Creator Example
Boom Writer - Writing Motivator (Sign-up Required)
Elementari
Flip Book (at Read Write Think)
Folding Story
Imagine Forest (Sign-up Required)
Inklewriter (Create interactive stories)
Little Bird Tales
My eBook
My Story Book
Night Zookeeper (Create Animals and Write About Them)
Picture Book Maker (at Culture Street)
Storybird
Story Jumper
Story Maker (at ABCYa)
Story Maker (at Learn English Kids)
Twine (Create Intertacvtive Stories)
Twisty Noodle Make Your Own Book
Wriddle (Write, Draw, Record)
Write Reader

Writing Planning Tools
Cube Creator Story Planning Tool
Essay Map (at Read Write Think)
Story Map (at Read Write Think)

Other Writing Support Tools
Alphabet Organizer (at Read Write Think)
Break Your Own News
Compare & Contrast Map (at Read Write Think)
Corey Green's Writing Tips for Children
Diamond 9 - Organise Your Points (at Classtools)
Fakebook (Create Proflies for Fictional/Historical Characters)
Friendly Letter Maker (at ABCYa)
iFake Text Message
iOS7 Fake Text
Letter Generator (at Read Write Think)
Madlibs (Use random words to generate story)
Postcard Creator (at Read Write Think)
Pulp-O-Mizer (Use Google Chrome)
SMS Text Conversation Simulator (at Classtools)
Story Toolz
Trading Card Creator (at Read Write Think)
Up-Goer 5 (Explain something using common words)

Story Starters/Writing Prompts
Byrdseed Emoji Prompts
Got an Inkling (Creative Writing Prompts)
Pic Lits (Pictures as Creative Writing Prompts)
Pobble 365 (daily picture to inspire creativity)
Promptuarium (Story Starters and Prompts)
60 Visual Writing Prompts for Kids (at Teachstarter)
Story Dice
Story Starters (at Scholastic)
TextFx with Google (AI tools for writers)
300 Writing Prompts for Kids (at Think Written)
Toasted Cheese (Writing Prompts for older children)
200 Printable Writing Prompts (at Woo! Jr.)
Visual Prompts (Creative Writing Prompts)
Write About (Inspiring Writing Ideas)
Writing Exercises (Remedies for Writer's Block)
Writing Exercises For Children
Writing Sparks
A Year of Picture Prompts (at New York Times)

Poetry Tools
Acrostic Poem Maker (at Read Write Think)
Diamante Poem Creator (at Read Write Think)
Erasures (Replace words in poems with your own)
Kids Magnetic Poetry Kit
Poem Potraits
Theme Poems at (Read Write Think)
Word Mover (at Read Write Think)
Write Rhymes

Word Processors
Draft (Basic Writing Tool)
Easy Write (Encourages Use of Common Words)
Google Drive/Google Docs
Memo Notepad (Online Note-Taker)
The Most Dangerous Writing App
Noisli (Ambience Tool with Word Processor)
Notepad (Online/Offline Note Book)
Notion (All-in-one Workspace)
Speech Notes (with Voice Recognition)
Writer - The Online Typewriter
Write Surge (Minimalist Writing Tool)
Zen Pen - Clean & Simple Writing Zone

Text Editing Tools
Alphabetimals (Name Typer)
Alphabetizer (Alphabetical Ordering Tool)
Capitalize My Title
Convert Case
Cool Symbol
Cooltext
Copy Char (Non-keyboard characters)
Copy Paste Character
EMoji Copy
EMoji Finder
Emojipedia
Entypo (Tiny Pictogram Characters)
Extract Table (Extract Table from an Image)
Fancy Text Generator (at Coolsymbol.com)
Fliptext
Font Meme (Write using Popular Fonts)
Font Pair (Find fonts that go Well together)
Geo Greeting
Graffiti Creator
Gzaas! (Create full screen messages)
Lingojam (Text Converters)
Messletters (Text Tools)
Msgif (Converts Text to an Animated Gif)
Online OCR (Image To Text Converter)
Online Text Tools
Pastebin (Support for Copy and Paste)
Pilliapp Symbol
Symbolology
Text Cleaner (all-in-one text tool
Text Giraffe
Text-Symbols.com
Text Tools (at Miniwebtool.Com)
Text Tools (at unit-conversion.info)
Title Case Converter
Upsidedowntext
Word Mark (Help with Font Selection)

Text Summarisation Tools
Formalizer (Convert plain language to fancy language)
Quill Bot (Paraphrasing Tool)
Rewordify
Smmry
Summarize
Summarize This
Text Compactor

Text Analysis
Analyze My Writing
Cliche Finder
EMoji Translate
Expresso (Writing style analysis/improvement)
Google Books Ngram Viewer (Word Usage Timeline)
Hemingway App
Judge (Judge the tone of a piece of text)
Just The Punctuation
Slick Write
Textalyser (Detailed Text Analysis)
Text Analyzser (Word and Phrase Frequency)
Text Compare (Compare 2 pieces of writing)
Typely (Correct Usage Checker)
Word Counter.io (Total Word Counter)
Word Counter.net (Total Word Counter)
Word Counter Tool

Text Memorisation Tools
Text Memorization (at Tiny App Thingy)

Spelling and Grammar Checkers
Ginger Online Spelling and Grammar Checker
Grammar Check
Grammarly (Grammar Checker)
Grammica (Grammar Checker)
Paper Rater (Grammar, Spelling and More)
Polish My Writing (Spelling/Grammar Checker)
Spellcheck Online

Handwriting Support Tools
Alphabet Writing Guide with Practice Pad
Writing Repeater

Graphic Organisers
Holt Interactive Graphic Organisers

Teacher Sites
BBC Teach - English (Ages 5-7)
BBC Teach - English (Ages 7-11)
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
Planet Publish (Free PDF Book Archive)
Readers' Theatre Scripts
Read Write Think

Also available for iPad

Updated 18 September 2023

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Create Your Own Comic Strips Online with MakeBeliefsComix

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We Offer Support and Resources.

From Richard Byrne, editor of Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week -- ''Creating Comics for Comfort'' -- Living in Maine and father of two school-age children, Richard wrote the following item for teachers and students dealing with the terrible tragedy of the recent mass shootings in that state. He thought this an appropriate time to review and use Social and Emotional Learning resources, such as those offered by MakeBeliefsComix.com.

Make Beliefs Comix offers a library of fantastic, free ebooks for SEL. The library hosted by Make Beliefs Comix contains fillable PDFs that you can download for free. The latest addition to that library is 50+ Ways to Talk to Yourself and Find Healing. And for something a bit lighter, take a look at Pet Words: Conversations With Your Animal Friends.

"Here's a video overview of the Make Beliefs Comix ebooks and here's one about how to create comic strips on the Make Beliefs Comix website."

For many LGBTQ+ kids, especially when they're figuring things out, finding accepting spaces online can sometimes feel safer. Seek out creative opportunities and modes of self-expression, with this section in Make Beliefs Comix.

READ ABOUT US IN THE NEW YORK TIMES!

ARTICLE #1: (click on the link below)
MakeBeliefsComix encourages students to create their own visual pandemic diary.

ARTICLE #2: (click on the link below)
One easy way to start playing with ideas is through the free, online tool at MakeBeliefsComix.com.

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Create Comics Online, it's Fun & Free at MakeBeliefsComix!

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Create comics online at MakeBeliefsComix. A fun way educators & parents can empower students to express ideas and stories in comix!

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Play games, win prizes, find your new favourite book.

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Writing Prompts

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Adventure Story Starters: Writing Prompts for Kids | Scholastic.com

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Learn how to touch type with the BBC Dance Mat Typing game. It’s a fun introduction to touch typing game for kids and covers levels 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Youngzine is a one-of-a-kind Web site where children can learn about current news and events shaping their world -- in a simple, engaging and interactive manner.

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Online Rhyming Dictionary - Find Perfect Rhymes | Rhymer.com

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Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner's Dictionary (WILD), K-2 & Pre-K

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A collection of classroom resources by Scoilnet

Handwriting

Social Skills

Monitoring Progress

I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.

-Mother Teresa

No-One needs a smile as much as a person who fails to give one.

Doubt is only removed by action, if your not working then that's where doubt comes in.

- Conor McGregor, 2016

Within the search facility in WorldBook Online you can search any topic and refine the results based on the child's reading ability using the Lexile Measure Search Facility. When an article is open click on the contents book on the top right of the screen and this will display the Lexile measure. This is a useful tool especially when the class are undergoing project work.

SESS - Special Education Support Service.

The SESS website has resources related to teaching of pupils with special educational needs.
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Roald Dahl by Scoilnet

Facts, games quizzes and lessons on a wide range of titles by one of the most famous children's authors.

A short article from WorldBook Online about Roald Dahl, his life and works.

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Reading by Scoilnet

Plenty of illustrated and animated stories to choose from. Try some of the writing activities and then write your own story in section!

Here you can choose from Treks Travels or Welcome to Reading. Within Welcome to reading there are 48 graded books for young readers to choose from.

Within the search facility in WorldBook Online you can search any topic and refine the results based on the child's reading ability using the Lexile Measure Search Facility. When an article is open click on the contents book on the top right of the screen and this will display the Lexile Measure. This is a useful tool especially when the class are undergoing project work.

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by Scoilnet

Read John Boyne's novel, watch the video, complete the activities and learn about the historical context of World War II and the Holocaust.

WorldBook explains in an easy-to-understand way.

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Proudly powered by EdShed, Spelling Shed includes a whole-school spelling curriculum, web & mobile games and a teacher hub with homework and data.

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Children's poems by Poetry Zone visitors. The Poetry Zone has been publishing children's poems online since 1998

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Will Sliney's Storytellers 2 is here! It's the Rise of the Superheroes!!

Weekdays on RTÉ2 at 4.05 & get the full box set on RTÉ Player!

This Is Art! 2023 Winner: Age 7 and under: Maimoonah aged 6

Maimoonah from Dublin created 'Punk The Skunk'

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Building it into your day

It'll amaze you how quickly your child learns at this age - they're curious about everything they see and do. You can help them to make more sense of the world and how they fit in it by talking to them about their interests and opinions. Interacting with your child throughout the day and giving them opportunities to practise what they're learning through real life situations can make a big difference.
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Ages and stages

Children at this age talk about past, present and future events. In reading aloud they use different tones of voice to show meaning and feeling. They use longer and more complex sentences when they are speaking. They like to try out different words and concepts.
Read more about this +

Top Tips

1. Listen to your child. Encourage them to tell you about things that interest them. Help your child to make decisions by discussing their ideas.

2. Discuss with your child how reliable information is and whether the television, newspaper or website is trying to sell you something.

3. Involve your child in everyday literacy and maths - making a list and check prices for shopping. When you are doing DIY in your house - seeing if there is enough space for a piece of furniture to fit.

4. Encourage your child to enjoy reading by having a variety of books around your home - storybooks, poetry, factual books and books about topics they enjoy like animals, music and football.

5. Listen to your child reading in short regular sessions. Encourage your child to read with expression. This will help them read more fluently.

6. Encourage your child to write in their daily lives - birthday cards, telephone messages and keeping a diary.

7. Play word games - 'Stop the bus' and 'I spy' with a letter - board games - Cluedo and Junior Scrabble and card games - Old Maid, Rummy with your child.

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Our free eBook library has been created to help children aged 3-11 to develop their reading skills at home.

All our eBooks are free to use, but you will need to register or sign in at the link below to read your book.

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Free eBook library - practise reading with phonics eBooks - Oxford Owl

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Spooky Spellings

Practise spelling common exception words.

(Ages 5 and up)

Children in school learn to spell some word through the use of phonics. Some common words are 'tricky' and children need to learn them by heart.

This game uses the words listed in the UK National Curriculum as being 'Common Exception Words' i.e. tricky words.
Choose a year group, then choose bird box to select your word list. Arrange the letters in the correct order to spell each word. The bats will take the letters away when you get it right.

iOS iPad App:
If you'd like a similar game but want to add your own words, why not have a look at this App... Please note, LCWC is paid, not free.

Build on the learning with
these games:

This game is © copyright 2018, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

Made using the and libraries.

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Our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices aren't able to support them. You can also watch our Storytime playlist on YouTube read by the likes of Ore Oduba, Adam Buxton, Fearne Cotton and many more.

BookTrust HomeTime

Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.
Go to the HomeTime hub

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Enjoy reading along to our online, interactive storybook The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson.

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Reading Games and Guided Reading with Roy the Zebra

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English KS1 - reading, spelling and punctuation games plus stories

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English KS1 interactive resources. Reading, spelling and punctuation games plus guided reading stories made just for your KS1 learners. Perfect for iPads, Chromebooks, laptops and PCs and Macs, wonderful to use in the classroom.

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Vooks - Storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation!

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Vooks is an entire library of kids storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation, read-aloud narration, engaging music and sound, and read-along text.

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United Kingdom Archives | National Geographic Kids

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Practise spellings with our National Geographic Kids' free primary resources, covering KS1 and KS2 English objectives from the NC and Scottish C for E.

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fun factory - punctuation & capitalization

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ABCya! * Fun Factory - Punctuation & Capitalization

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This free educational game from ABCya is a fun way for students to practice punctuation and capitalization. Players fix the errors in the sentences in order to earn the parts to build the toy that they choose. Players are awarded a piece of the toy after every correct sentence!

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Alphabats - Rhyming Words is a fun word game that helps students practice phonemic awareness. Kids click on the bats’ bellies to hear the words, then match the words with rhyming sounds. After matching 6 words correctly, players get to help the bats collect fireflies.

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Introducing - Keyshawn Solves It

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Support for MOLLY OF DENALI® is provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the GBH Kids Catalyst Fund, and by public television viewers.

Original production funding was provided by a Ready To Learn Grant from the Department of Education, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American People, the T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, Homer and IKEA®.

The contents of the first season of this program were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. [PR/Award No. U295A150003, CFDA No. 84.295A]

MOLLY OF DENALI® is produced by GBH Kids and Atomic Cartoons.

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MyStorybook.com - Make Your Own Storybook for Free

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This free new tool makes storytelling fun again!

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Each genre has a different style and set of rules.

This means we can analyse the features of a story to identify what genre it belongs to.

Watch this short clip to learn about different genres in fiction writing.

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Each genre has a different style and set of rules. This means we can analyse the features of a story to identify what genre it belongs to. Watch this short clip to learn about different genres in fiction writing.

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You can write about anything you want, or you could use the picture of the soldiers fighting as inspiration.

If you're really confident, write a sentence that includes all three homophones: their, they're and

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You can write about anything you want, or you could use the picture of the soldiers fighting as inspiration. If you're really confident, write a sentence that includes all three homophones: their, they're and

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Year 3 Maths learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Revision Final sounds Double consonants Hard and soft c and g

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Based on the Letters and Sounds ‘Buried Treasure’ game. Aimed at children aged between 4 & 7yrs.

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An aeroplane-themed handwriting demonstration tool.

Learning Objective:
To sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly.

To form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place.

This tool is designed for whole-class handwriting sessions using a digital display, or small group work with a tablet propped up on the table.

1. Choose a night or day sky, (useful for dim projectors).
2. Choose cursive or printed letter formation.
3. Choose the letter you wish to practise.
Then watch the jet make your letter in smoke.

There is no game element to this resource, it is purely designed to foster interest in handwriting.

NB:Children can select the smoke colour.

Have fun!

HAVING TROUBLE LOADING? Please try this version.

This game is © copyright 1999-2020, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

Made using the and libraries.

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An aeroplane-themed handwriting demonstration tool. Learning Objective: To sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly. To form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place. This tool is designed for whole-class handwriting sessions using a digital display, or small group work with a tablet propped up on the table.

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Balloon Phonics: Three-Letter Words CVC Game

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Balloon Phonics is a phonics reading game for young children who are learning their letter sounds
and it can help them with blending sounds and segmenting words. It focuses on three letter (cvc) words.

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Reading and Writing Unit: Writing - BrainPOP Jr.

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Reading and Writing Unit: Comprehension - BrainPOP Jr.

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The Reading Comprehension unit has educational movies for K-3 students about main idea and making inferences.

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Reading and Writing Unit: Authors - BrainPOP Jr.

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Play and learn! Enjoy these fun online games and learn something new with all the CBeebies gang.

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Match Sounds (Phase 1) - Online Phonics Game

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A fun online game with animal sounds that helps very young children develop the listening skills essential for success in a phonics-based reading programme.

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Inspire learning with our magical games for kids.

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Please see Starfall's how-to-teach-reading page, Learn to Read with Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension, and print the Free Phonics Printouts for children. Starfall™ books, games, movies, and songs follow a research-based method of systematic phonics starting with consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. Emergent readers gain confidence as they progress to long vowels and other letter-sound relationships such as digraphs.

Brought to you by Zac the Rat™, Peg the Hen™, and Gus the Duck™.
Starfall™ Where Children Have Fun Learning to Read™

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Learn to Read with Phonics | Starfall Education

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Starfall's movies, games, and ebooks create an environment where children have fun as they learn to read. We use a proven sequential phonics method.