Sentences

A literacy game where you need to join the two sentences with a conjunction to make one sentence. Make sure you choose the right conjunction.

Sentences

Take care! If you don't improve the simple sentences you may be locked up in the tower. This game can help your punctuation and help you to create more complex sentences.

Skillswise Sentence Grammar

A BBC Skillswise site to help adult literacy, but some of the games are fine for children too. Topics covered are: punctuation, sentence structure, tenses and instructions.

Sentence Detectives

A teaching aid to help you understand punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks and full stops. An excellent teaching aid on an interactive whiteboard.

Subtraction Grids

Can you meet the challenge to see how many subtraction calculations you can do in two minutes? There are different levels and you can choose either one or two missing numbers to make your number sentence correct.

Basic Skills Literacy Starters

A selection of PowerPoint presentations designed as lesson starters on basic skills. There are accompanying worksheets and teacher notes. The level is mainly Year 7 (age 11-12).

Talking Point

Talking Point is a selection of brilliant online or downloadable activities to support children’s language and communication.

Key Stage 3 Bitesize - English

Brush up your Shakespeare, fiction and non-fiction literacy skills with KS3 Bitesize. Useful advice on improving your letter writing, descriptions, narratives and persuasive articles.

Grammar Slammer

Rules and tips to help you write your best. Glossary of grammatical terms.

Word Types

Do you know your parts of speech? This site is quite a challenge as you have to spot different types of words like preposition and adverb in action and highlight them. Designed for 10 - 11 year olds.