Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock
An animated story of Anansi with support materials. The story is in two parts.
What is a fronted adverbial?
A short video which explains fronted adverbials and how they are used in sentences.
What is an adverb?
This site explains how adverbs work and there is an interactive game where you need to find the adverbs in sentences.
National Poetry Day
Although suitable for any time of year, you can explore this site for ideas to celebrate National Poetry Day with poetry in school. It features Toolkit for Schools and downloadable teaching resources.
www.englishbiz.co.uk
A straightforward site which focuses on helping you to achieve higher grades in English and English Literature GCSE exams. You are also invited to send in questions.
CBeebies
Fun, games and colouring from children's BBC. Young children will recognise their favourite characters. The games are great fun and they can help your child learn.
Starfall Art Gallery
A delightful site for Key Stage 1 pupils about six famous artists and their work. It also promotes reading skills. There are literacy exercises. A good non-fiction text. More detailed biographies for Key Stage 2 pupils.
BBC Higher Bitesize Revision
Higher Bitesize is a revision site especially for those students taking the Scottish higher examinations.
Spelling Practice Sheets
Eighteen spelling practice sheets to help with revision for the Key Stage 2 SATs spelling test. The words are usefully arranged in sets with similar spelling patterns. This is a PDF document so you need Acrobat Reader.
Shakespeare Schools Foundation
SSF is a biennial festival open to every secondary school, working with 11-16 year olds and their teachers throughout the UK. This unique arts-education initiative enables young people to perform Shakespeare's most famous plays in their local theatres.
