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CBeebies Stories

Animated stories and nursery rhymes from the BBC including traditional tales such as The Ugly Duckling.

3-7 year olds
Pupils, Parents

Exploring the Christian Faith

A good site about Christianity which has details about the major festivals, Bible stories and information about different churches and ethical issues facing Christians.

7-16 year olds
Teachers

Story Maker

You can make your own story here by choosing the characters and setting. Make either a fairy story, horror story or science-fiction story. After you have made your story you can read it online or print it out. For 6 - 8 year olds.

5-11 year olds
Pupils

Online Audio Stories

Enjoy free online fairy tales, classic books and poems for children. There are also lots of stories to read too.

5-11 year olds
Pupils, Parents

Elements of a Story

The "Elements of a Story" interactive is designed for children to do on their own, but the different online activities can also be adapted for classroom use. Taking the story of Cinderella it explores the different 'ingredients' that make up a story.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

Online Stories

Online stories on Vimeo and in PowerPoint.

4-6 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Teaching Science through Stories

Looking for inspiration for science activities in the classroom? This site has some great ideas taking stories as a starting point. Well worth exploring.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

Story Shuffle

Unscramble the historical stories and find out when in history they took place. They feature the relationship between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the Gunpowder Plot, a plot to steal the Crown jewels and the legend of the ravens at the Tower of London.

8-11 year olds
Pupils

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Read along or watch with signing this animated, rhyming story of Hairy Maclary.

4-7 year olds
Pupils

Storynory

Free audio books, including classic fairy tales, myths, verse, Bible stories and original stories for children. Download mp3 files, burn to CD, subscribe to kids' podcast. The only downside is that there is advertising at the end of the stories.

5-11 year olds
Pupils
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