General Teacher Resource/Planning Sites

http://www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/literacy

A link to the literacy section of the standards site. See the planning section on this page to find details of the Primary Framework for Literacy teaching units.

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk

Ready made resources for primary teachers – extremely good if you’re looking for materials to help with displays.

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk A popular website with a wide range of worksheets and PowerPoint presentations for a range of primary subjects.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk

An excellent website with free resources and links to other educational websites. The interactive section has some very useful resources for literacy.

http://www.tes.co.uk

The website for the Times Educational Supplement - the free resources section of the website contains thousands of resources which are updated on a regular basis.

http://www.schoolslinks.co.uk

This website is very well organised with lots of useful links for teachers and some free resources.

Useful Sites for Teaching Fiction /Non-Fiction

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips

See the literacy section for short video clips suitable for a range of non fiction units. This site also contains a wide selection of clips for other subject areas.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/kids

This brilliant website is suitable for children who are learning English; the stories and other activities allow EAL children to access the curriculum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories

Select Themes to find a wider range of animated stories suitable for early years and KS1 children.

http://www.starfall.com

This American website is very well organised and contains a huge range of texts and activities structured to help children who are learning to read.

http://www.mrsmad.com

This fun site created by a book-loving teacher contains reviews of range of popular children’s books plus games and activities.

http://www.skyriderforkids.com

Contains free non- fiction texts suitable for KS2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/wild

Contains lots of information about animals including an A-Z of animals and information about pets. Useful for non-fiction units of work e.g. report writing.

http://www.filmstreet.co.uk

This website contains information on film making, film trailers (including the latest releases), lots of activities and useful information -good for creative and visual literacy.

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

This link takes you to a quirky American site called Wacky Web Tales. The children insert their own words to create a funny tale - great for revising grammar.

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/elci/index.html?launch

Excellent site containing animated information on how to create movie posters, newspaper reports and comic strips.

http://myths.e2bn.org/index.php

Lots of animated myths and legends plus a tool for the children to create their own stories.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com

This fantastic website is great for research. It contains information on animals, people and places; including photos, video clips and fact files.

http://schools-wikipedia.org

A version of the extensive online encyclopaedia (Wikipedia) specifically designed for schools; great for research – suitable for upper key stage 2.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy

An amazing selection of resources suitable for all aspects of primary literacy teaching.

http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/curriculum/literacy.htm

Another site with a great selection of resources suitable for all aspects of primary literacy teaching.

Poetry Resources

http://www.gigglepoetry.com

Hundreds of funny poems. See the Poetry Class link for teaching ideas.

http://www.poetryzone.co.uk

Features poet Roger Stevens. See the Teacher Zone – Classroom Resources link for teaching ideas.