Skillswise Word Grammar

Games, short videos and quizzes from the BBC to help adults improve their knowledge of parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives and the like. The games are useful for children too.

Starfall - Learn to Read

A good learning to read site. There are good quality games and animated stories which children can interact with. The children can click on words to see what they say. Excellent for learning the sounds the letters make.

English Alphabet

Look at how all the letters of the alphabet are formed. You can listen to their names and the sounds they make. Each letter is illustrated with a picture which begins with the sound. Good for an interactive whiteboard teaching tool.

Literature Study Guides from SparkNotes

Excellent study guides for many exam text novels, Shakespeare works and poetry.

ict games

A treasure chest of numeracy and literacy Flash games for infant pupils. Each one is linked to the National Curriculum.

Tips on doing a book review

Just what the title says. This step-by-step guide will help you know what to include when you write a book review.

Chocolates

A teaching resource for helping children to produce descriptive, persuasive writing. Good on an interactive whiteboard. Suitable for Year 6 or 7.

The Children's Traffic Club

A range of activities to make learning road safety fun. There is a good literacy game on letter sounds, a colouring activity, a song and simple information to help parents and teachers get across basic road safety skills to young children.

Spywatch

This Spywatch site is set in the Second World War and it features the adventures of a group of evacuees on the trail of spies. To find out about the spy suspects children need to complete phonic and spelling activities.

BBC Bitesize English Key Stage 1

Video clips on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar, Reading and Writing, Speaking and Listening and Types of Text.