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A site that explains [|exposition] writing.

Here is a cool touch [|typing]game that I use with my kids.

[|Word games] - fantastic and varied. Great for juniors.

Junior [|punctuation] and writing skills.

Here is a cool site for the Nikau block for term 4's Poetry Unit. It has a little [|movie], that is free, that explains about poetry.

Here are some cool online [|stories]. Fun for fluency readers.

[|Spelling]factsheet, worksheets and quizes at a higher level.

Very cool site with plenty of spelling games at [|various] levels! Even a challenge for me some of them! Same site with links off it to various [|writing games] and activities. Very usefull for independent work, or as whole class starters...

I was looking for websites with stories to share with my children before they went to write their Narratives and found these two cool sites. [|BBC] has stories in like a movie format, as well as stories you can print out. I think that you can print off the picts to colour without the stories and the children can write the words. The other has neat [|activites]to support writing and actually most curriculm areas based on a story. I chose trhe jack and the beanstalk link and found heaps of downloadable activities - free. But I think that this site needs a good look through! I feel there will be more usefull things here!

[|blabla] Gill found these cool activities off the tki digi store. They are "[|show and tell]" activities that help the children piece together a story using simple sentences first. Then it helps you to join some together, then add other language features to make the story more exciting. Check out the digi store for the rest. They are under the english part, under middle primary.

Word family site: [|Mrs Alphabet!]

Cool site to set out criteria for writing [|stories]. Also has activities and quizes about being a good writer.

Here are some resources for you to use for planning and as games and activities for English! I just found the best part of this site!!! I was thinking that it would be good to have [|follow up activities] for these computer activities and what do you know, I found some - all made for you and online ready to print out! The sites below with stars have corresponding printable worksheets, for free!

Here are some [|on-line stories]! Great for independent readings.

All sorts of [|spelling] activities, word families, vowel sounds - movies as well.

Great [|stories] here and other activities!

[|Junior] literacy games. Very simple activities. Some good ones.

These are some [|cool games] for juniors and middle school children on this site... not sure about the stories and the videos. I can't seem to make them go!

On my travels I came across this brilliant site. I saw children working on the maths site, but I just checked the literacy one and it is great too. There will be a link on the maths page too. Great for juniors or special needs. Really easy to use as independent activities!

[|Games]

Here is a site that explains some of the [|basic spelling rules]. There are cute little picture things that you could use with your children to help them remember the rules.

Found a great website to extend your [|top spellers]. Plug them into head phones and there are spelling bees. There is a scrabble games on it, and cool articles and quotes. Worth a look as shared reading for non-fiction text or for spelling games as a warm up, or independent tasks.

[|Journals On Line]

[|English on line] is a site off TKI that links to various resources, like unit plans, professional readings, classroom strategies, a kids area and many more. Worth a look.

[|Easter Poems] very cute poems that you can send home, or act out.

Here is a neat site that I think I've shown people before. It is [|fun brain] and has a bunch of educational games on line. More for junior children. I have played a few of the maths games and the reading one is quite good as you can creat your own stories.

I have just been playing on the [|Disney] site. If you have some girls into Faries there are some neat things on this site. More for seniors. Great work find, I found it a challenge! Of course you can have a look around the site for other bits and pieces once you're there. I have found that character studies of the disney characters are quite good, but for the older readers. There are character profiles.

I have discovered [|TeacherTube]. It is like Utube, but with lessons and ideas in video format. Well worth an explore. Here is a clip I found on making a book. I thought it could be used for any language thing, but purhaps fathers day, if you're keen, or the rugby world cup. media type="custom" key="172279"

Also here is a nice wee clip on the elements of [|setting a scene] in story writing. It has lovely music and great images.

[|Beach] story for the children

[|English] planning unit - good for further investigation

[|Poetry] scavenger hunt

[|Tounge] twisters lessons.

[|Poetry]race.

[|Acrostic] poems by children