English Folk Dance and Song Resource Bank
Free online folk learning resources now available for teachers at all key stages as English Folk Dance and Song Society. Resources are suitable for use in formal and informal settings.
Planet Under Pressure
BBC News Online explores our planet's most pressing environmental issues. The site takes a look at six areas where a crisis could be brewing: food, water, energy, climate change, biodiversity and pollution.
Visuwords
A graphical dictionary and thesaurus which is a great teaching aid on an interactive whiteboard if you are encouraging children to think of alternative words in their creative writing.
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.
The Treasure Map
An animated story about children who find a treasure map. Great as a story or it could be used as a story writing idea. Good also for following directions. Best in full screen mode.
Study Skills
Get advice on revision, essay writing, exam technique and more.
ReadWorks.org
An excellent American site with good lesson ideas and materials aimed at improving reading comprehension teaching throughout the primary age range. It is well worth registering.
ChildTasticBooks
A superb blog with great reviews of children's books. Well worth delving into if you are looking for ideas for books for your child or class.
News for Your Classroom
A wonderful site with news stories for children and young people. It is American but it has global stories which could be used as information texts in literacy lessons.
Shakespeare Week
Access free resources and events listings designed to provide opportunities for primary school aged children to enjoy their encounters with Shakespeare.
