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Guardian Teacher Network

Browse and use thousands of ready-made teaching resources for ages 4 - 18 years.

5-18 year olds
Teachers

Letter Formation

This site has excellent animations which provide a good model for learners starting to write letters. They indicate the starting points and proper strokes required. Works well on an interactive whiteboard.

3-7 year olds
Pupils

Ali and the Magic Carpet

Follow Ali on his magic carpet journey to different parts of the world! A delightful animated story.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

Suffix Factory

Designed to meet requirements of Phase 6 Letters and Sounds, this game covers doubling final consonants, dropping final e and changing final y when adding ed, er and ful.

6-7 year olds
Pupils

Study Skills

Get advice on revision, essay writing, exam technique and more.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

Grammar Monster

Do you know how to use semicolons, where to put apostrophes and when to use commas? There is an excellent section on punctuation and another on easily confused words.

11-18 year olds
Pupils

Poetry4Kids

Lots of poetry for children and good tips for writing poetry. Great for teaching ideas and Kenn Nesbitt is also available for school visits.

5-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

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.

6-8 year olds
Pupils

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.

6-11 year olds
Teachers

Phoneme Patterns

Quickly find readable words associated with YR, Y1 and Y2 phonemes from Letters & Sounds in this sound buttons and phoneme family resource.

5-7 year olds
Teachers
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