Expanded Noun Phrases
A short activity where you need to match nouns with the most appropriate descriptive phrases to make expanded noun phrases.
CBBC Newsround
CBBC presents the latest news for children. Stories include sport, showbiz, world events, quizzes or games. There are also news-based lesson plans to help teachers use news in the classroom.
Drama Resource
Teachers and drama practitioners will find a wealth of resources on this site, including tried and tested drama games and drama strategies.
Story Maker 1
You can make your own story here by choosing the characters and setting. Make either a fairy story, horror story or science-fiction story. After you have made your story you can read it online or print it out. For 6 - 8 year olds.
Teaching English
Free classroom materials including short activities to full lesson plans, for teaching kids and adults. There are also articles on teaching English, and free teacher development and teacher training materials.
Riddle of the Black Panther
Track down a black panther reported to be prowling around a town. Interview witnesses and gather information from sources such as a website, an advertisement and a newspaper article. A good guide to writing a report.
Teaching Syllables
A YouTube video of a teacher showing a clever method of using your whole body to figure out how many syllables or beats are in a word.
Word Frog
Match antonyms, synonyms and homonyms in this language arts game.
Secret Coder
Ratty is the baddie trying to take over the world. Can you crack the code to find out where he is?
Crystal Explorers
Explore jungles, caves and ancient tombs on your mission to find the crystals and protect them from the sneaky pirate Salty Dan but on the way practise your spelling, grammar and punctuation.
