| Big Books
and Texts online: |
**Sebastian
Swan has great online books covering the literacy
hour for Foundation /KS1
www.kented.org.uk/ngfl |
Anglia Campus
Big Book Toads Trip: KS1
http://www.angliacampus.com/tour/index.htm
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Sunshine Online: A Range
of Big books some animation and noise KS1: Click on
Book Club http://www.literacyhour.co.uk/Literacy4/html/kids.html
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Candlelight
Stories try the ebooks
Foundation /KS1
http://www.candlelightstories.com/ |
*The
Story of Heracles: KS2
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/heracles2.swf
read story, sequence pictures add your own text. KS2 |
Fable
Vision: Story telling: A lovely resources of
online stories and downloadable books to use in the
classroom. Many unusual modern fables.KS2 and Foundation
/KS1
http://www.fablevision.com/ |
BBC Schools:
Famous People: Linked to the QCA KS1 History Unit
'Why do we remember Florence Nightingale?'.
Follow the story of Florence Nightingale or other famous
characters from the past.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/
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BBC CBeebies Story Circle:Foundation talking
animated stories, Fairy Tales, bedtime stories and
animal stories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/
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Enchanted
Learning: resource covering many curriculum areas
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
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*Northumberland
Grid: The Little Red Ship and now The Little Red
Ship and the Pirates. Suitable for Reception and Year
1 On this site you will find resources for Reception
and Year 1 teachers including: The Little Red Ship interactive
story for pupil use. The story to download and also
the book to print. Literacy resource sheets,
numeracy resource sheets. Clip Art & e-mail
Captain Kate. Foundation /KS1
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/littleredship/title.htm
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*MAPE
Big Books
http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/bigbooks/index.htm Various
books to download. Foundation KS1 |
Think about
making your own online Big book with MAPE Big book maker.
Teacher Led Foundation /KS1 or Children could create
their own Year 5 /6
http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/BookMaker/bookmaker.htm
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Whoties
(he is an owl!) Stories and plays from traditional
tales from around the world KS1
http://hazel.forest.net/whootie/default.html
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Treasure
Island The characters: KS2
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/book/chars.htm
The book http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/book/home.htm
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Mysteries,
scary stories KS2
http://kids.mysterynet.com/ |
**Storybook
Web: A superb resource from LTS Scotland.
Activities word banks and Games for books such as, The
Snow Lambs, I can’t get to Sleep, Katie Morag and The
Bunk Bed Bus. Also has interviews with the authors and
the authors read the stories too. Foundation KS1
http://www.ltscotland.com/storybook/#
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Hamilton Trust Animated Stories:
Downloadable Stories for KS 1 and KS2:
http://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/section.asp?lstDocumentType=4&lstResourceYear=0&form=form&ID=3&project=0
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Magic Keys Stories
on the Web , now has talking stories but you have
to subscribe Foundation and KS1
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
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Jon and El's Adventures:
Follow the two Teddy bears around their world. A good
starting point to creating your own stories using the
school bear and a digital camera. KS1
http://www.beartime.com/tales/stories.html
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| Word
Level Work |
Rhyme
Zone:
Type in a word or a phrase and this site will give you
a myriad of rhyming words
www.rhymezone.com
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Powerpoint Resources
from Camelsdale First School, to Support PiPs
http://www.camelsdale.w-sussex.sch.uk/teach_with_ict2.asp?pg=teach_with_ict2.asp |
Enchanted
Learning Little explorers online dictionary:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
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BBC Spellits covers
the word objectives of years 3,4 and 5 of the National
Literacy Strategy. Designed for 7 - 9 year olds, this
website offers interactive online activities and printable
resources which teach nine spelling strategies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/
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Dictionary
Online:
http://dictionary.reference.com/
and also Roget's Thesaurus http://thesaurus.reference.com/ |
| Grid
Club KS1 and KS2“look it Up” reference area including
an online dictionary and reference: http://www.gridclub.com/look_it_up/index.shtml
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| Visual
Thesaurus: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp
type in a word and creates
a web of interrelated words, synonyms and antonyms,
a fascinating resource |
Puzzles
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ create your own Wordsearch or puzzle to support pupil learning – or better
still, get them to do it themselves! |
Dictionary resources
for Teachers:
Print off different word books for your children to
use:
http://www.lsstrafford.freeserve.co.uk/diction.html |
Kid Crosswords and
Other Puzzles: Solve crosswords and learn new words
with these fun quizzes for key stage 2 pupils. Either
print them out or play online.
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/ |
BBC
Words and Pictures, online activities and downloadable
resources to support Word level work at Year 1 and Year
2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/
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Fun Brain The Grammar
Gorillas, help for identifying parts of speech.
If you click on the right word in the sentence, our
friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a
banana is a gorilla with appeal.
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
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| Text
level work |
| www.sutton.lincs.sch.uk Use the Learning Zone, particularly
good for story starters and looking at different genre
of stories, spooky, space adventure etc. |
| www.mape.org.uk MAPE The whodunit
quiz encourages reading and database skills, the disclose
activities can be tailored to your pupils abilities.
www.mape.org.uk/QuizMaker
to make your own quizzes. |
| Book Adventure
is a reading motivation program. Children create their
own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take
multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read off-line,
www.bookadventure.org |
| www.harperchildrens.com/hch Books, Authors, opening chapters for pupils
to edit |
| Visit the Monster
Hotel , write instant stories, e-mail your own monster
ideas and visit the monsters in the hotel http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/kotn/motel/welcome.html
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Interactive story
building activities
http://goodnightstories.com/stories.htm
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Stories from the Web
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/
Encourages children to write stories; publishes children’s
stories |
An excellent Canadian
website which centres on literacy for children. Links
to authors and other good resources.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html |
Kids on the Net:
An online centre for children
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm
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Grid Club: What
If You Had 60 Seconds to Tell a Story?Movie writers
pitch their stories using short versions. Watch the
short cartoon then try it yourself at this fun site
that teaches how to construct a story.
http://www.gridclub.com/have_a_go/what_if/tell_story/index.html |
Wacky Web Tales,
an interesting way to create on line stories. Key Stage
2
www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html |
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Poetry
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Poetry
for children- A collection of amusing poems by Ken
Nesbit, with tips on writing your own poetry. This site
also provides links to other poetry sites. Key Stage
2
www.nesbitt.com/poetry |
Listen
and Play BBC :
www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite
explore similes, rap and play with words listen to and
create your own. |
| The
Poetry Zone: Read poems read interviews with
poets and get ideas from this site. http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm |
Giggle
Poetry: A comical collection of poetry for kids
covers numerous topics including a section devoted to
school. Children can review some brand new poems. Fun
for key stage 2
http://www.meadowbrookpress.com/Poetry/ |
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Rhyme Zone
http://www.rhymezone.com/
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Authors and Books
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An excellent Canadian website which centres on literacy
for children. Links to authors and other good resources.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
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Ask the Author Ask questions of well known
children's authors…linked to their home pages - Key
Stage 2
www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/Biographies.html
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Mrs Mad's
book-a-rama- A Collection of book reviews, resources,
jokes and games - Key Stage 2
http://www.mrsmad.com/ |
Bibliomania:
Links to texts
http://www.bibliomania.com |
Interactive
story building activities
http://goodnightstories.com/stories.htm
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Wacky Web
Tales, an interesting way to create on line stories.
Key Stage 2
www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html |
BBC Read and Write
resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/readandwrite/ |
Book Box Channel 4:
The site aims to put pupils in touch with their favourite
authors, poets and illustrators. They currently have
information and ideas from 30 of the most popular authors
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/B/bookbox/
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BookWorm
- Great Books for Kids. A child-friendly book review
area where key stage 2 and 3 pupils can browse through
book reviews and summaries. Why not join book clubs
and read interviews with your favourite authors?
http://www.bonus.com/bonus/card/kidreads.html |
| Meet an Author:
Snaith Primary School introduces some of their favourites:
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/authors.htm
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Internet
Public Library story hour Selection of online stories…
- Key Stage 1
www.ipl.org/youth/StoryHour |
Stories from the Web
http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/
Encourages children to write stories; publishes children’s
stories |
American
Scholastic Site Literature resources and links
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=1
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Fairy Tales, Traditional Tales
Myths and Legends |
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Aesops Fables: Short Animation's of some of
the popular fables
http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/aesop/index.html
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Scholastic
Site: Myths Folktales and Fairy Tales
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/ |
Grimms Fairy
Tales: This site contains 209 tales collected by
the brothers Gird. Very simple site Text only
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/ |
Myths and
Fables from around Africa:
http://www.afro.com/kidstalk/myths/myths.html
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Grimms at
The National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html |
Fairy Tales:
http://members.tripod.com/meghansfairytale/fairytale3.html
Traditional tales and Folk Tales with some lovely illustrations. |
Candlelight
Stories, an american site
with a variety of texts including traditional tales.
http://www.candlelightstories.com/
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| How the
Leopard Got his spots KS2 http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp also a collection of short stories mostly
traditional tales. |
Ghost stories
and strange folktales of the American South, told by
the region's most celebrated storytellers. Some unsuitable
for younger children.
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/ |
Big Myth:
Creation stories from round the world. Each story is
animated and narrated. Interaction encouraged.
http://www.bigmyth.com
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Children's
Story: For fairy tales and fables
www.childrenstory.com/tales/ |
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Interactive Sites: With
Various Literacy Links
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Grid Club KS1 /KS2 Follow the links for “Have
A Go”- support across the curriculum. For Literacy
“Tell Tales” has some good
activities for Literacy, such as “Say The Right Thing”
for idiomatic phrases. “ Word fridge” encourages children
to know about nouns, verbs etc. www.gridclub.com
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Barnaby
Bear : KS1 Relates directly to the QCA Geography
scheme but also has some activities that link to History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/ |
Little Animal
Activity Centre: Some stories are available. Suitable
for Year 1 and Foundation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/laac/menu.html |
CBEEBIES:
Favourite characters and activities from the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies, Sites for Early Years, Foundation |
BBC Look
and Read: KS2 year 3/4 Interactive site linked to
the popular schools' programmes. Some of the activities
are linked to literacy hour word level work for certain
year groups.
www.bbc.co.uk/education/lookandread |
|
www.quia.com/dir/eng
Lots of activities with opportunities to play interactive
games.
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| Other
types of online Texts, e.g. Instruction, Recounts,Explanatory
Texts, Information Texts and Flash Movies |
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| Instruction
writing |
| Links to children's sites
with instructions for creating and making a variety
of art and craft or cooking. |
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Children's CBBC site, makes and creates, plenty
of factsheets with seasonal activities. Also links
to Blue Peters Make and bakes, The Make Shift and
SmArt. Activities can be viewed on screen or printed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/create/makes/index.shtml
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Art Attack. Ideas from CITV's art and craft
programme
http://www.artattack.co.uk/menu_artattacks.html
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Delia
Online: Delia Smith online
http://www.deliaonline.co.uk
It is very easy to search for any recipe online, just
go to www.google.co.uk and type “……… recipe” |
| Explanatory
Texts |
How stuff
Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ |
Heath Robinson:
A site of his Illustrations a good starting point for
Instructions or explanatory writing:
http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ea.ghinn/heath.htm
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Brainpop: American
site for reinforcing scientific concepts.
Plays small movies an opportunity to take notes and
listen to a variety of Science topics
http://www.brainpop.com
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Recounts
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| Time Witness: Notes
from their grandparents on life from 50 years ago. This
also includes a 'Panel of Elders' of many nations that
you may put your questions to. You can find a list of
stories here and also Quicktime movie clips of some
of the stories here :http://timewitnesses.org/ |
The Chat
Back Trust
The Internet at its best - the Chatback Trust was set
up with the specific purpose of putting children in
touch with older people, using the treasure trove which
their memories represent. There are stories which can
be downloaded, and the facility to e-mail the sources
for history topics and Literacy.
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/chatback/ |
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Back to Literacy
menu
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| Newspapers
and Online News: Links to Children's News programme,
Newsround, BBC News and some of the other Daily Papers. |
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Google.co.uk a search engine the link below
indexes all the major News publication web sites.
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/News_and_Media/Newspapers/?tc=1
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| ABC
News American News channel site is
specifically designed for 7 years upwards KS2 The site
presents American and international news in full colour
with plenty of animation to keep children interested
http://abcnews.go.com/abcnews4kids/kids/index.html |
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Newsround: Children's BBC News programme
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
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NEWSWISE is an
online educational resource based on topical news stories.
It is designed to improve the literacy and thinking
skills of children and young people aged between 8 and
18
http://www.dialogueworks.co.uk/newswise/ |
BBC News Site,
up to date News, as it progresses during the day and
access to immediate images.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
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| Adverts
and Persuasive Writing |
Don't Buy
It: The activities suitable for 9 -11 year olds
teach the children to be media Smart and see behind
the glossy adverts and slogans.
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
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| Visit http://www.gareth-gatesonline.com/
Discuss to what extent this is an advertising media.
Count how many goods or services are advertised, who
the intended audience is, find an example of persuasive
writing or audio |
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The Guardian's Learn. Co.uk Persuasive Writing
this web site takes the children through a series
of activities based on persuasive writing
http://www.learn.co.uk/glearning/primary/lessons/ks2/lesson1/intro.asp
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Kuoni: Travel
agents, the site allows you to find out about destinations
around the world as well as accommodation
http://www.kuoni.co.uk |
Ski-ing
Holiday brochures
http://www.thomson-ski.co.uk/ski/index.html |
Thomson
Holidays
http://www.thomson-holidays.com |
Sainsburys:
Good for adverts and Recipes
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/ |
Tescos:
Links to many adverts
http://www.tesco.com/ |
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| History
Based |
Snaith
Primary School: Cross curricular texts and topics.
A super stating point for Non-fiction reading and writing.
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/theatre.htm |
BBC Primary History
links to topics such as Vikings, Romans and WW2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/4_11/index.shtml?history
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Mape: The historical Internet treasure hunts
in the Kids Mape section are a good starting point
for skimming and scanning texts for particular information
http://www.mape.org.uk/
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British Museum: For stunning Egyptian images
and explanatory text.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
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Nettlesworth Primary School History Section:
links to a wealth of child orientated texts on a variety
of historical topics
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/time.html
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| Science
Based |
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Nature Grid- Canterbury Environmental Education
Centre: Provides online environmental activities,
simple explanatory texts and information pages.
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk
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Brainpop:
American site for reinforcing scientific concepts.
Plays small movies an opportunity to take notes and
listen to a variety of Science topics
http://www.brainpop.com
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Starchild: Text about the space can be viewed
at different levels
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
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| Geography,
Current Affairs |
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Oxfams Cool Planet,
links to Amazing World to explore current Issues,
e.g. Afghanistan
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/
For younger Children there is Wake
Up World comparison of children's lives indifferent
localities around the world a staring point for discussion
and writing about their lives and comparisons.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/wakeup/index.htm
A big book on coastal environments
with associated activities.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/coasts/index.html
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Supporting
Literacy , Downloadable lesson plans resources and
files
|
The literacy section of
Standards Site keeps you up to date with the
latest developments in the National Literacy Strategy.
Keep up to date with new initiatives and publications
and learn more about the events that are happening to
support improvements in literacy.
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/literacy |
ICT Advice: Ideas,
entitlement, hardware software and peripherals advice.
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=tl&cat=001001003
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BECTA: How can ICT
support Literacy?
http://www.becta.org.uk/start/literacy.html
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Literacy Matters
a web site written by Literacy specialists full of ideas
and resources to support the teaching of literacy
http://www.literacymatters.com/
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National Literacy Association
www.nla.org.uk |
Full of ideas
and support Lighthouse for Education www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk/earlyyears
Foundation, also, Hertfordshire Grid Foundation Years
Support www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/ict/primary/foundation
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Virtual Teachers Centre
provides information and resource materials for teachers,
including support for professional development and classroom
resources.
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk |
Stockport
LEA Literacy Web links
http://www.stockportmbc.gov.uk/curriculum/English/eng2.htm#speaking
For computer based resources and activities also go
to:
http://www.train.stockton.gov.uk/learningtrack/page.asp?z=z&next=showcat&uniqcat=31 |
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Digital Brain: Follow teacher and QCA schemes
for online whiteboard lessons
http://www.digitalbrain.co.uk
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GOOGLE:
Internet search Engine. Easy to use and find lots of
resources
http://www.google.co.uk |
Teachers
Resource Centre: Lots of ideas, plans, and shared
resources for literacy and other subject areas.
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/ |
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BECTA: ICT in the English Curriculum, links are
mostly KS3
http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=84
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National
Association of English Teacher
http://www.nate.org.uk/ |
NACCE and
RM report on ICT in Literacy. Example lesson plans
of using ICT in Literacy
http://www.naace.org.uk/lit/index.html |
Literacy
Time aims to support teachers in the use of ICT
to develop literacy at Key Stages 1 and 2. It's focus
is on integrating ICT into the Literacy Hour includes
a wealth of literacy strategy ideas and resources
http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/literacy/index.html
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Kevin's
Playroom: Complete list of Literacy Links
http://www.kevinsplayroom.co.uk/english.htm
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The Standards
Site: Literacy Area
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/literacy/teaching_resources/?nls=res
Year 5 and 6 Booster Classes downloadable
resources. Including Texts
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/literacy/teaching_resources/?nls=fres&root_top_id=876
The National Literacy Framework. Download
Teaching examples, planning grids and Worksheets
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/literacy/publications/?pub_id=135&top_id=327&atcl_id=2100
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Back to Literacy
menu
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Schoolzone: Lesson
plans and activities
http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/ |
Primary Resources:
Literacy Lesson plans, ideas, resources, factual
and fiction writing Key Stage 1-2
www.primaryresources.co.uk/English/english.htm |
Scholastics' American
teacher resource area provides teacher with lesson plans
and literacy resources Key stage 1-3
www.teacher.scholastic.com/index |
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Hamilton Trust charity based In Oxford: Medium
term and weekly plans with resource sheets. You have
to use their suggested texts and their phonics programme:
http://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk
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The National
Curriculum
http://www.nc.uk.net/home.html |
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Puzzles and
Worksheets:
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ create your own Wordsearch or puzzle to support pupil learning – or better
still, get them to do it themselves!
Also look at www.schoolhousetech.com Worksheet Factory
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| Interactive
Whiteboard Literacy Resources |
Powerpoint Resources
from Camelsdale First School, to Support Pips
http://www.camelsdale.w-sussex.sch.uk/teach_with_ict2.asp?PG=teach_with_ict2.asp |
Interactive
Whiteboard Teaching Resources form Smart Education
http://smarteducation.cant.ac.uk/
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Athena Education Action Zone: Interactive
Whiteboard Project for Year 6 teachers, Focus on raising
standards, Target resources where they make most impact,
Explore the scope for flexibility and creativity.
Great ideas and resources
http://www.athena-eicaz.net/index.html
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New
Deal Zone form West Middlesborough: Smartboard
Resources
http://www.newdealedzone.com/whiteboardres.html |
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