Elements of a Story
The "Elements of a Story" interactive is designed for children to do on their own, but the different online activities can also be adapted for classroom use. Taking the story of Cinderella it explores the different 'ingredients' that make up a story.
Job Mixer
Read what the different people need to do their jobs and then select their correct outfits. Check to see if you are right and to find out their job.
Stamp and Grunt
A phonics game which looks at CCVCC words for Phase 4 Letters and Sounds.
Dictation Exercise
Call of the Jungle is a dictation task. Listen to the sentences and write them down.
Traditional Tale Characteristics
This site looks at a story and how it is written with a beginning, middle and end. It explains what each section is for.
Story Maker
You can make your own story here by choosing the characters and setting. Make either a fairy story, horror story or science-fiction story. After you have made your story you can read it online or print it out. For 6 - 8 year olds.
How to Support a Pupil with Dyslexia
A concise page which explains what Dyslexia is and strategies teachers can use to help to identify and support pupils with Dyslexia.
Playing Shakespeare from the Globe Education
Globe Education offers a collection of free online resources, aimed to support the study of Shakespeare in schools mainly at KS3 but resources could be used at different levels. Free Globe tickets for London schools too!
Apostrophe for Contractions
A contractions matching game.
Spellingframe
A spelling game with some free spellings taken from the spelling curriculum in England. Each word is read aloud, included in a sentence and broken into syllables.