Child's Progress Checker
These progress checkers will provide short questions you can answer to see how your baby or child is getting on with their talking and understanding of words.
Easter Wordsearch
Can you find all the Easter words in the wordsearch? There are different size wordsearches to try.
Hamiliton Trust Literacy and Numeracy Planning
A useful site with quality literacy and numeracy plans for primary teachers. The charitable trust now requests a small subscription to access the resources.
Guardian Teacher Network
Browse and use thousands of ready-made teaching resources for ages 4 - 18 years.
10 Tips on Hearing your Child Read
Tips for parents on how best to help and encourage your child with reading by Topmarks.
Learning Letters and Words through Play Activities
Help your child to learn letters and words through play activities with this guide for parents by Topmarks.
Drama in Education
A first class site on drama in the Primary School. It has excellent suggestions for drama activities from Early Years upwards, and excellent advice on how to develop a Primary Drama Syllabus in your school.
The Gingerbread Man
Read the sad story of the Gingerbread Man. It has colourful illustrations and works well on an interactive whiteboard. The story can be used in the literacy lessons to demonstrate repetitive style of text.
The National Literacy Trust
The Trust maintains an online database, and provides information and support to all those interested in enhancing literacy standards. It organises seminars and conferences.
Puffin Books for Children
Popular titles from Puffin sortable by age group, genre, fiction or non-fiction.