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.
Homework Online
Study Guides from Homework Online include Lord of the Flies, Death of a Salesman, The Great Gatsby, Beloved, To Kill a Mockingbird and A Farewell to Arms. They have character analyses, thematic discussions, chapter summaries and the like.
Grammar Slammer
Rules and tips to help you write your best. Glossary of grammatical terms.
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.
Writing Tips: Essay Builder
Good advice here for improving your essay writing techniques.
Shakespeare's Life and Times
Well worth visiting if you are studying Shakespeare's life, theatre and society in Renaissance times.
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.
