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Gender Nouns Some help with masculine, feminine, common-gender and neuter nouns

Words and Spelling Games Interactive games and activities to practise your spellings. Linked to plurals, compound words, prefixes & suffixes, homphones, days, weeks and months, CVC, alphabetical order...

Look, say, cover, write, check - Easy online spelling practise English educational kids games and activities. Teach your child, spelling, sentences, verbs, collective nouns, compound words, singular to plural, story sequencing, alphabetical order and grammar with these English learning games.

Homophones Homophones are words which SOUND the same but have different spellings and meanings. Have a go at these.

Homophones to - two- too Powerpoint

to_two_too.ppt

Storynory Free Audio books for kids

Kids Spell More ways to practise your spellings

Spelling City Practise your spellings

BBC Skillswise on Suffix spelling rules

Suffixes and Spelling Rules Video and text to explain lots of spelling rules when adding a suffix, including exceptions

Suffixes and Spelling Rules (Printable Word version from video link above)

consonant and vowel suffixes + rules (printable).docx

Reading comprehension *for use in school only* Online reading comprehension - teacher monitored

Literacy Zone links to all areas of literacy

Adjectives Word Bank

adjectives word bank.docx

Writing Frames & Prompts to help you write in different styles Advertisement, diary, discussion text, comic strip, information booklet, narrative story, newspaper, persuasive letter, playscript, postcard, research notes & review.

Story Starts Have you ever found it hard to get started when your teacher asks you to write a story? We've got the answer ....... Story Starts! First decide what kind of story you would like to write ........

Make your own newspaper Listen to the reporter, learn about the different parts of a newspaper and produce your own newspaper to tell the story of the Mysterious Visitor. p.s. also has sections for making a poster and a cartoon

Writing a letter on the computer Use the template to help you to write your letter which you can then print out. Formal and informal letter formats.

Letter writing Useful hints if you want to refresh your memory about how to write a letter

Recount template

recount template.doc

Story Settings 1 Look here to find fabulous pictures and ideas to get started on writing very descriptive settings for a story. It will make your writing so much more interesting and enjoyable.

Story Settings 2 ~ out of this world Photographs of alien lands to stimulate your mind and help create your own desriptive story settings. To get to these pictures you need to choose ENGLISH -> TEXT LEVEL:FICTION-> OTHER STORY GENRE -> ALIEN WORLDS (Edleston Children)

Jim Jarvis - historical character Children in History, links with work on character study

Dr Barnardo Power point presentation - links with our work on characters

Spike Milligan & On the Ning Nang Nong About the poet 'Spike Milligan'. 'On the Ning Nang Nong' - written & audio (you need Real Player) versions

Roald Dahl ~ the official web site Find out all about the author, games and activities, sign up for the Roald Dahl-y Telegraph, Revolting Recipes, send e cards to friends and more. PS don't use the computer back button at the top of your screen (it will reload your home page), instead use the BACKWARDS button at the bottom of the Roald Dahl web page

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