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@school
This web-site makes it easy for children, teachers and parents to explore the World Wide Web and make the most of its rich source of nursery and primary level educational material. @school has been developed with both inexperienced and frequent Internet users in mind. So whether you are an Internet wizard or you have never logged on in your life @school will help you to help children use the Internet for education at school or in the home. Ideal for ages 4 right up to 13, @school has been carefully designed to give children the confidence they need to use the Internet as part of their education in an absorbing, fun way. After breaking each subject down into sub sections, the site offers a comprehensive choice of links and interactive activities on the Internet which relate to each individual sub section. Whichever aspect of a subject a child wishes to learn about, pertinent and high quality information is just a click away. A play area has also been created so children can explore other areas of the Internet, including fun sites and online games galore. What's more, @school can help teachers and parents discover links to a whole host of sites where they can access valuable resources and information.
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About Children's Books
This is a magazine-style site about children's books and writers with a new feature every week. It is part if the excellent About.com network.

About Kids' Books
A forum for young kids' literature from About.com, with weekly features, activities, reading suggestions and texts for parents and children to enjoy together.

Absolutely Whootie
A selection of folk and fairy tales from around the world for kids to grow by. Stories are aimed at a wide age group and include adventure, animal, fairy and folk tales, legends, magical creatures and riddles. There are also teacher and parent areas.

Andrew Moore's Resource Site
An amazing resource bank produced by Andrew Moore which provides tutorials dealing with a range of topics within the A-level, GCSE and Key Stage 3 syllabi, including non-fiction, wide reading, the NEAB Anthology and some last minute revision tips, media and Shakespeare.

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Animal Ark
Perfect for young animal lovers, this site, based on the Animal Ark series, provides lots of information about looking after pets. There are further sections about wild animals, conservation, quizzes and stories.

Animal Farm
This is the official website for the 2001 film release of Animal Farm. A fascinating and sophisticated resource, it includes plenty of activities and teaching resources, including issues to think about before and after viewing.

Art of Letter Writing (The)
This is a clear and concise general guide on writing different kinds of letters. The examples vary from writing a love note to crafting a serious business letter and a CV.

Ask the Author
A chance to learn about a number of authors including Robert Cormier and Natalie Babbitt. Each of the colourful boxes includes biographical information, a photo and frequently asked questions with answers from that author or illustrator and there are links to a number of additional authors.

BBC Education - Words and Pictures
This interactive site will help younger children improve their reading and writing skills. It includes games, activity sheets and poems to help teach pupils about vowels and consonants.

BBC Revision - Key Stage 2
Extended revision resource which provides factsheets for English, maths and science designed to help pupils prepare for their SATs at Key Stage 2.

BBC Schools Digger
Covers Key Stages 1 and 2 English, Maths and Science.
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Bernard Most
These colourful pages introduce Bernard Most, the popular author and illustrator of books for the very young. In addition to information about the man, there are fun activities, FAQ and links.

Bernieh's English Language Teaching & Learning Resources
A large number of links to valuable resources for teachers and students of the English language are available at this useful site.

Bijou Le Tord
Bijou Le Tord is an author and illustrator. She is known for her elegant picture books, often with a theme related to Christianity or Art. The site displays her past, present and future work.

Blyton.com
Contains information on Enid Blyton and a selection of her works including Noddy, the Famous Five and the Secret Seven, Mallory Towers and St Clare's and Lands of Far Beyond. With online games and activities.

BookMuse Kids' Corner
Visit an all-around literature site for kids and young adults. You will find book discussion guides, reading suggestions for different key stages and genres, book reviews and more.

Cambodia - Hmong Stories
This site offers a treasure trove of traditional Hmong, Cambodian and Vietnamese stories.

Canadian Education Portal
This Canadian education portal for teachers, parents and students provides lesson plans, homework help, free courses and career guidance. The resources are grouped by age group and subject area and there is a good selection of links to further educational sites.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Childnet International
Childnet International is the children's Internet charity committed to helping to make the Internet a great and safe place for children.

On their website you can read about the way in which Childnet is working around the world with many other organisations to help highlight and promote the positive inspiring ways children can use the Net. You can also read about the strategic education and policy initiatives they are engaged in which are helping to protect children in this new environment.

One of Childnet's most stimulating educational projects is Net-Detectives run by ex Cambridgeshire Police Education Officer David Casey.

Net-Detectives is an exciting online role play programme where school pupils under the supervision of their teachers become 'net detectives' using ICT to link with experts from outside agencies to solve real life scenarios...

This model has proved to be a highly successful means of pupils of all ages learning about citizenship issues, gaining problem solving skills and using ICT in any number of curriculum areas.

Net-Detectives leaflets are available from Childnet, giving you further information about the project. Link to Net Detectives website

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Children's Literature Web Guide
The aim of the Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.

Children's Storybooks Online
A site designed to amuse and engage children's imaginations by combining education with entertainment. Features 16 original illustrated stories, riddles, mazes, colouring books and links to other storybook sites.

Chronicles of Narnia
A colourful resource which contains a number of special features and activities connected with the Chronicles of Narnia.

Chronicles of Narnia Website
A site devoted to Narnia with facts about the characters, people and places of Narnia, information about the writer, CS Lewis and synopses of two of the seven books in the Chronicles.

Claire Publications / Sweet Counter
In the Primary section you will find Numeracy and Literacy products ranging from Hundred Charts to Learning Links, from Teddy Bear Counters to Target Boards as well as a full range of complimentary books.
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Cool-reads
Created and run by 12 and 13 year old Tim and Chris Cross, Cool-reads is a simple but highly informative resource which contains reviews of books for 10-15 year old readers by 10-15 year old reviewers.

Curriculum Online Portal
Curriculum Online is a one-stop online catalogue of digital learning resources. Resources on this site include:
* lesson plans
* CD-ROMs
* interactive videos
* simulation software
* assessment materials
* online services
…organised by the National Curriculum programmes of study, QCA schemes of work and topics.
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Cyber-Seuss
Cyber-Seuss offers a collection of articles, pictures, poems and reviews by, and about, Dr Seuss. In addition there are quizzes and games for younger readers.

DfES Literacy Hour
Resource Sheets
Good resource sheets for the Literacy Hour are available from this site.
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Dr Fred's Place
Fred Bortz is a leading writer of science and technology non-fiction for young people. In addition to introducing his work, Dr Fred lists his favourite children's books and recommended readings and offers answers to readers

edbydesign.com
This site offers information and ideas on reading, writing, maths and special needs for teachers and parents. There is also a section devoted to interactive, educational activities for children, where they can play maths games or publish jokes, stories and poems.

Educate the Children
An extremely useful and comprehensive resource for Teachers and Parents of 5-11 year olds covering a wide range of curriculum subjects in the form of lesson plans and teaching ideas.

Educate The Children
A comprehensive set of word banks covering all Literacy Strategy required letter patterns. There are excellent related worksheets with activities, which can be used for homework or in the classroom.

Freeserve Revision - English
A free service which focuses on all pupils taking exams from Key Stage 1 to A-level in English. The format concentrates on key revision points and exam practice.

Fun with Spot
Spot is an early learner and children can go through first experiences with him through a series of interactive games which encourage basic literacy and numeracy skills. There is a section for grown-ups suggesting the most suitable Spot titles for the Literacy Hour and online photocopiable activity sheets for use in the classroom.
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Gaggle
A fun but challenging learning game for the teaching of collective nouns, or the learning of obscure names for groups of animals. The basic game is good for developing reading skills.

Grammar Gorillas (The)
English grammar

Grimm's Fairy Tales
An intriguing site which returns the Brothers Grimm to their roots with retellings of their 'capricious and often cruel' tales - not for the faint-hearted - along with the history of the Grimms, a map of the story landscape, resources, links and activities for children.

Hans Christian Anderson Centre
The Hans Christian Anderson Centre, covers the life, bibliography and philosophy of this prolific author. It also provides many links, in both Danish and English, including illustrations, texts and educational materials.

Harry Potter
Scholastic's Harry Potter resource offers example chapters from each of the books, a biography and interview with J K Rowling, discussion guides for teachers and a Wizard Trivia to test how much you know.

Haunted Alphabet
Find the hidden letters in the haunted house and complete the alphabet.

Horwitz Gardner Education
Horwitz Gardner is a specialist publisher of Literacy Resources that reflect the best in classroom teaching practices. All of their materials are carefully selected and are linked to the U.K. National Literacy Strategy. They believe the resources they have available will help both teachers and pupils achieve excellent results from classroom literacy programmes. They are always happy to listen to any comments or suggestions teachers may wish to make regarding their resources and services.
This site is worth a visit as book lists are presented in searchable formats and there are free downloadable resources to support their publications.
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Information Books
Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School presents you with this site that reviews information books. Books are chosen for reviews on the basis of various themes that are of interest to primary pupils.

Ipicturebooks
Ipicturebooks publishes electronic picture books for young children. You can read reviews and order e-books through the site. If you are not looking to spend any money, order the free taster to experience reading an electronic book.

James Heneghan
James Heneghan is a Canadian author of fiction for children and young adults. He often writes about teenagers who struggle to overcome difficulties. This straightforward site introduces his work in more detail.

Jane Cutler
If you are a fan of Jane Cutler, the author of picture books and novels for children, check out this site. Look for reading tips and write a review on one of Jane's books, including The Cello of Mr O and Spaceman.

Jane Yolen
This is a very thorough site by the prolific writer, storyteller, teacher and editor. Look especially for the sections addressed to teachers and writers.

Judy Blume's Home Base
Directed specifically to her younger fans, Judy Blume's official site supplies a complete list of all her books with eye-catching descriptions and easy to read commentary. Personal information and thoughts on writing are also avaliable.

Julius Caesar - Paraphrase
This online version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is paraphrased into everyday English and intended supplement to the original work, 'as an aid to comprehension, not as a replacement, since no paraphrase can ever match the richness of Shakespeare's original text.

Kathleen Krull
focuses on her Lives of series that features the life stories of famous musicians, writers, artists, athletes and women. There is also advice for teachers and young aspiring writers.

Kenneth Oppel
Oppel is the Canadian author of successful young people's books Silverwing and Sunwing, plus many other novels and picture books.

Kids on the Net
A colourful resource designed to encourage children to write creatively. There a number of stimuli including Kids'Castle, the Monster Motel and the brand new Olympic Relay along with advice to young writers from professionals such as Quentin Blake, Roger McGough and Jacqueline Wilson. An exciting site for teachers and children.

KidsReads
Find out what to read and what to not read on this site of book reviews of current releases.

Lancashire Grid for Learning: Literacy Activities and Resources
A fabulous website designed for children aged three to 16 and teaching professionls in Literacy. There are numerous links and interactive activities.
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Learning Pathways
Numeracy, literacy pathways. World Book 2002 Encyclopedia. Primary Learning Cube.
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Learning Planet
An American resource which offers educational activities and games which promote literacy and numeracy skills and are organized by grade level.

Listen and Write: Poetry
This poetry site is part of BBC online educational resources. It contains fun writing activities, audio poems and a gallery of children's work.

Literacy Goes M.A.D.D
Bringing literacy alive through music, art, dance and drama.
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Literacy Time
Produced by BECTa, this site provides primary teachers, classroom assistants and parents with practical advice, resources and suggested activities to support the National Literacy Strategy (NLS).

Literary Lessons
Both students and teachers will benefit from these extensive free literacy resources, which cover weekly lesson plans covering shared, guided and independent writing.

Mildred D. Taylor
While a wonderful source for teachers, this site would also prove useful to students researching the southern author. A detailed biography discusses the autobiographical aspects of her popular novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.

Morris Gleitzman Website
Find out all about one of today's best loved children's authors on this fantastic website created and jointly maintained by the ex-pat himself. Brightly presented and stylishly designed, morrisgleitzman.com is the perfect place to start if you're looking for information on the author of Blabber Mouth, Toad Rage and Two Weeks with the Queen.

Ms. Gingrich's Web Page
Designed with parents in mind, this resource provides handy exercises and quizzes to reinforce classroom learning at home. It includes links to printable pages, games, songs, composers, artists,and literature for every letter of the alphabet.

Mystery Stories
This enigmatic site contains two story starters you can finish and two mysteries you can solve. The resource also has information about what a mystery is and a few vocabulary words you can learn. Great for group work and classroom activities.

Myths and Fables
Enjoy a collection of myths and fables from around the world in a colourful and navigable environment.

Myths and Legends
Animated myths, legends and folktales with audio narration for children aged 7-14. Tools to create your own, worldwide submissions welcomed.

Narnia
A magical resource which equals the Chronicles with sections looking at CS Lewis,the creation of and the Chronicles themselves, a tour of the lands of Narnia and a chance to meet the Narnians.

National Association for Primary Education
Information about the work of this primary education charity along with details of membership and publications.
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Net Detectives
Net-Detectives (run by Childnet International) is an exciting online role play programme where school pupils under the supervision of their teachers become 'net detectives' using ICT to link with experts from outside agencies to solve real life scenarios...

This model has proved to be a highly successful means of pupils of all ages learning about citizenship issues, gaining problem solving skills and using ICT in any number of curriculum areas.

Net-Detectives leaflets are available from Childnet, giving you further information about the project. To place an order e-mail info@childnet-int.org or visit the website to download the leaflet.

Childnet International is the children's Internet charity committed to helping to make the Internet a great and safe place for children.

For further information on how to make the very best use of new technologies in your establishment, please contact Chris Davison. e-mail chris.davison@cdavison.org.uk

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Northpole.com
A lively peek into the Santa's Secret Village. It contains a selection of scenes with hidden stories and colouring opportunities, games and even some of Mrs Claus' favourite recipes. Great for literacy and reading practice.

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Oxford Primary Website
Designed to provide information on the Oxford Reading Tree and the large number of resources produced by this branch of Oxford University Press. In addition there are a number of excellent interactive tasks on site to promote reading and understanding.

People's Paths Homepage
Nothing lives long except the earth and the mountains, says the White Antelope's Song. Read more poems, songs and legends from different Native American societies on this engaging and easily navigable site.

PICT - Projects Using ICT
A great site to show how ICT can be used in the classroom.
PICT involves schools in the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Slovakia, engaged in European Education Projects with partners in at least two other European countries.
PICT schools are making active use of Information and Communications Technologies in their projects. This site celebrates their success and seeks to assist other schools wanting to make more use of ICT in their international projects.
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Pizzaz
Intended for teaching English as a foreign language, this site contains a number of imaginative ideas to get students writing. The tasks range from poems for example chain stories and mysteries to tongue twisters in the Bag of Tricks section.

Poetryclass
Poetryclass is a wonderful new online project which 'aims to enthuse and empower teachers, equipping them with fresh ideas and methods for making the most of poetry in the classroom'.

Poets' Corner
Here you find an alphabetical directory of English poets and their works from different centuries. The site is very clear and a good starting point to the world of poetry for pupils of all ages, as it contains children's poems as well.

Primary School Safe Search
A safe internet search for Primary Schools that includes Teachers and Pupils resources

Redbridge Literacy Website
This website is for all primary and secondary teachers of literacy, both within English and beyond. The site features downloadable lesson plans and resources, ideas to support literacy work in schools and relevant news and updates from official bodies, such as QCA, the National Literacy Strategy and OFSTED. The Key Stage 1 and 2 areas of the site are well established, and offer particular support to English Co-ordinators working in primary, whilst the Key Stage 3 area offers a whole range of Year 7 and 8 units of work in medium and short term planning formats, along with Literacy Across the Curriculum resources. The website also features details of all INSET courses, primary and secondary, run by the London Borough of Redbridge; these courses are open to teachers from all areas.
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Riverview Primary School and Nursery Website
This colourful primary school site is a very useful introduction to the internet for both teachers and pupils. There is a great selection of activities for younger pupils, including quizzes on ICT, times tables, books and music.

Roald Dahl Fans.com
Dedicated to Roald Dahl, this detailed resource contains biographical details, timelines, pictures and articles about the man himself, materials relating to his works including teaching resources and a selection of fun stuff.

Romanian Fairy Tales
A collection of three classic Romanian fairy tales presented online with illustrations.

Room 108
A vibrant educational activity centre, produced by a primary teacher, for children that features animated stories, maths, art and music for the primary student. The games section contains activities that are fun but with an educational base.

Schoolzone
A good site for reviews and evaluations of resources (a service Schoolzone provides for DfES/Becta). 50,000 free web-based resources in a searchable database. Also has as earch bale database of education suppliers and trainers.

SIR Learning Systems ltd
Literacy and numeracy software and books.
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Slovoto - Virtual Library of Bulgarian Literature
Slovoto is dedicated to publishing all significant works of Bulgarian fiction on the internet. Here you will find profiles and works of poets, authors and songwriters.

Spelling it Right
A useful resource devoted to providing spelling help. There is advice for parents, pupils and adults who have spelling difficulties along with online exercises from an experienced teacher.

Spywatch
This is a BBC comic strip adventure with engaging literacy for Key Stage 2 pupils. It is based on the popular BBC Schools television series of the same name.

Sunshine Literacy Online
Sunshine Literacy Online offers 'a complete resource to support teachers in developing literacy skills within the Literacy Hour at KS1 and KS2'. Lesson plans cater for shared reading, guided reading, independent reading and language skills and there are tips for getting started.

Sunshine Online's Literacy Hour
A fun colourful site packed with literacy activities in a range of different sections with suggested reading, writing tasks, themed lesson plans and projects.

Teaching Ideas - English
A very useful series of English ideas and lesson plans accompanied by worksheets and organised into from Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening sections and suggested age groups.

TEEM - Curriculum Software Advice Centre
TEEM is the leading (UK) educational software evaluation service. Their teacher-written evaluations highlight effective classroom practice, enabling you to spend eLearning credits wisely. Free access to 1700 evaluations of the 750 products currently listed on the TEEM website, and details of eLearning credit eligibility. Consider joining their nationwide team of trained evaluators and benefit from professional and financial rewards. See the TEEM Digital Content Guide 2004 Download their latest 70 page digital guide, containing updated and expanded advice on the use of CD-ROMs and websites in the classroom, plus a new section on hardware. New developments include the evaluation of Foundation Stage and Post-16 materials.
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Terry-Deary.com
Welcome to the virtual home of the horror historian who has produced every form of literature from fiction and fact to plays and poetry. You can get samples of his writing online, while the houses of fun, mystery and adventure offer a range of activities.

The Roald Dahl Book Talk (The)
Complete with summaries of all his books, a biography, and even a vocabulary list of words difficult for young readers, this site provides a wonderful overview of Dahl. Its simple language would suit younger readers interested in their favourite author.

The Roald Dahl Home Page (The)
A wonderful site, enlivened by Quentin Blake's superb illustrations, which is a treat for fans and educators alike. In addition to biographical details and a synopses of a selection of Dahl's stories there is a treats section for kids and a resources section for teachers.

The Robert C. O'Brien Tribute Page and Archive (The)
An informative source for teachers ans students interested in Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH. This site includes valuable research information on both the author and his books.

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (the)
A simple hypertext of the original novel The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Could be used for casual reading or circle time, or for organised classroom work.

The World of Beverly Cleary (The)
Beverly Cleary is the author of the Ramona books. This publisher-produced site introduces the characters, themes and educational possibilities of the Ramona books through games, activities and teaching resources.

Tweenies
Here are stories, news, songs and a variety of activities for little surfers from the BBC Tweenies.

Wacky Web Tales
A wonderful way to encourage upper primary children to think about parts of speech. Pupils insert adjectives, nouns, verbs on demand, and a story is produced., A fun educational resource. Cross-Curricular Links in IT The Virtual Teacher Centre's cross-curricular links in for the primary school.

William Steig
A publisher's site for the author/illustrator William Steig, the man behind such books as Brave Irene, Dominic and Wizzil.

Willie Wonka Candy Factory
Resources supporting the English curriculum

Winnie the Pooh's Corner
This is Winnie the Pooh's special site for young readers with activities, such as colouring pages, games, desktop features, e-cards and Pooh prints.

Word Central
This is an amazingly colourful and compelling site, set in a two-floor house, designed to help students with literacy and language. There are buzzword puzzles, a rhyming dictionary and the chance to coin your own words.

Word Dance
Word Dance is a young people's forum for creative expression. Children can submit their writing and art online, view other people's work and communicate about it with each other. There are also word games and a selection of links for kids, parents and teachers.

Word Master
This is a fantasy journey with literacy activities for Key Stage 2 pupils from BBC Online. There is an information section for teachers, which helps them to modify the activity for the classroom.

Worksheet Factory
A wonderful program which allows teachers to create a range of worksheets for any primary/ secondary age in maths and vocabulary building. Maths subjects include addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication tables, graphs, fractions, percentages and rounding, which can all be customized. Sadly it is not free, but it is fairly reasonable.

Write Here
Write Now,Designed to provide information and inspiration for the Write Here, Write Now national writing competition for pupils in Years 4 and 5 - a wonderful way of encouraging creative writing, this site also provides a valuable series of activity sheets which address the writing process.

Your Daily Poetry Break
Every day, this site features a work from Steve Spanoudis' invaluable poetry collection, The Poets' Corner. The selected poems are not necessarily always good but they are usually interesting and entertaining and are accompanied by a brief commentary.