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Dropping In

A great sentence exercise which can help you to write interesting sentences.

6-8 year olds
Pupils

Letter Formation

This site has excellent animations which provide a good model for learners starting to write letters. They indicate the starting points and proper strokes required. Works well on an interactive whiteboard.

3-7 year olds
Pupils

Even and Odd Numbers

A quiz with a series of images asking whether they feature an odd or even number of items.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Sentence Magic

This site highlights some important ways of improving sentences to make your writing more interesting.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Shark Numbers

A hundreds, tens and units maths game. Count carefully otherwise the shark will bite your boat.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Poetry4Kids

Lots of poetry for children and good tips for writing poetry. Great for teaching ideas and Kenn Nesbitt is also available for school visits.

5-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Paradigm is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide. It has useful advice to help you improve your writing techniques, but it is quite heavy going.

16-18 year olds
Pupils

Pobble365

Pobble365 supports teachers with creative writing activities whether it be generating interesting vocabulary or teaching punctuation or grammar. For every day of the year it begins with a thought provoking image to stimulate inspiring ideas. It's free.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

Sentence Doctor

Something is wrong with the sentences in this game. Can you spot the problems?

7-9 year olds
Pupils

Helicopter Rescue

A game which focuses on numbers from up to 10, to up to 100. There are four game modes: Find a Number, Find the Number Between and Count On and Count Back. The counting on and back games reinforce the vocabulary of addition and subtraction.

4-8 year olds
Pupils
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