BookTrust

BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity and they provide free books, resources and support to promote reading. Well worth a visit.

0-14 year olds

Teachers, Parents

Storyteller Videos

Watch professional storytellers read a selection of the Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales books. The videos are from Oxford Owl.

4-6 year olds

Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Beginners' Guide to Using a Compass.

A step by step guide on how to use a compass with an Ordnance Survey map.

11-16 year olds

Pupils

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.

3-7 year olds

Parents

Temperature

Learn to read a thermometer. Useful for getting to grips with reading lots of different scales. Also work out the difference in temperature between two thermometers.

6-11 year olds

Teachers, Pupils

Ssssssnake Hotel

A great blog with lots of fabulous teaching ideas for reading/writing/performing poetry.

7-11 year olds

Teachers

Short Vowel Word Machines

Can you read the three letter (CVC) words on these animated word machines?

4-5 year olds

Pupils

Jack and the Beanstalk

Listen to or read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Excellent animation.

3-5 year olds

Pupils

Filled to Capacity

Compare the volume of different liquids and find the difference by reading the scales on the cylinders.

7-9 year olds

Pupils

Phonics Songs

Catchy animated phonics songs for both revising and teaching letter-sounds from Teaching Your Monster to Read.

4-5 year olds

Teachers, Parents