Updating…
The collection of resources and links are currently being moved from the old website to this new site. You may find that some of the links are out of date and do not lead anywhere.
EdTech, as is life, is a journey with many dead ends.
| telescopictext.com | A great example to your class of how a short simple sentence can be expanded and continually added to. Make your own at telescopictext.org/write |
| readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map | Create a persuasion map online to plan a written argument with this simple resource. Fill in the boxes as required and get your work planned for you. |
| onlineaudiostories.com | Listen to audio stories ranging from Rapunzel to The Night Before Christmas. Each story has the accompanying text. |
| rhymes.net | Stuck for a rhyme, it isn’t a crime, but if you take the time, and it won’t cost a dime. (So Sorry!) |
| abcya.com/friendly_letter_maker.htm | Get children into the habit of structuring their formal letters correctly by using this template which prompts for information when required. There is no spell-checker available, so children will need to rely on a good old fashioned dictionary. |
| theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe | A great zainy poster from the geniuses at The Oatmeal about how to use an apostrophe. |
| pbskids.org/wordgirl | Go on adventures with Word Girl and explore English and writing through a collection of literacy games and activities. |
| kidsinco.com/about | A great collection of play scripts for children. Browse 100s of plays on a range on topics. |
| roalddahl.com | The Roald Dahl website is a great resource for games, information and inspiration for young writers. |
| apples4theteacher.com/frig.swf | What’s on your fridge? Chances are that it will not be as useful as what on this virtual fridge with words you can drag and use to make sentences. |
| roadtogrammar.com | This site teaches grammar through a good collection of multiple choice quizzes and games. There is also a junior version of the site for younger learners. Both sites also have downloads for teachers. |
| communication4all.co.uk/http/LiteracyNew.htm | An extensive literacy site with hundreds of resources to download and use on whiteboards. |
| crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html | View a good selection of KS2 English games and resources for a range of literacy skills. |
| northbaddesley-inf.org.uk/curriculum/wordboard.php | A beautifully made virtual word wall and sentence maker. Use the default words or add your own.Discovered via @andysheppard |
| crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html | View a good selection of KS1 English click and drag resources from Crick Web. |
| sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm | A good collection of English flash games and activities. [Be aware – site contains advertising] |
| pbskids.org/island/play.html | Kids Island is a superb site from PBS TV station in America. Games and activities to improve reading and other English skills. Full access requires a free sign up. |
| teacherled.com/resources/letterdice/letterdiceload.html | A great whiteboard resource with 16 cubes with random letters. Good for word games. |
| thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm | A collection of English widgets to put on your website. |
| oxfordowl.co.uk | A great reading resource website from Oxford University Press. |
| confusingwords.com | A great site which explains the most confusing words and grammar of English, such as ‘affect’ and ‘effect’. |
| phraseup.com | Phrase Up is a great resource to help improve sentences. Input your partial sentence and get suggestions. |
| wix.com/ictmagic/fairytalenews | An English resource design by me. Designed to be act as stimulus for writing news reports about fairy tales for one of my lessons. |
| handwritingworksheets.com/index.htm | Make customised handwriting sheets with your own text. |
| fun4thebrain.com/English/treasureHunt2b.swf | An English language adventure game. Seek out the correct words and other English activities. |
| funenglishgames.com | An English resources site with a large collection of games, worksheets, quizzes, videos and more. Find something wonderful to bring a buzz to your English lessons. |
| dailywritingtips.com | A useful blog with a new daily writing idea to try out in your class. |
| toolsforenglish.com | A superb site for creating a range of English game and activity sheets to use in your class, including word and paragraph scrambles, matching pairs and much more. |
| cambio.com/cliffsnotes-films | A superb site with animated videos of Shakespeare plays. Watch short explanations about some of the most famous plays and watch videos exploring the characters. The text that goes with the videos is useful and child-friendly. |
| ictgames.com/writing_runway_v2.swf | An aeroplane themed sentence jumbler resource. Write in a sentence for your students to arrange back into the correct. |
| bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/patch_gamefs.shtml | A useful English resource where users arrange sentence in the correct order to complete a picture. |
| readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Word_Mover | This is a superb virtual word wall. Get a set of words from different sources or start from scratch and add your own. |
| docsstorybuilder.appspot.com | Make a short video of a written story with this Google Docs simulator. Input the ‘authors’ and the text to make the video. |
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