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Stuart Prike - ‘Remains’ in Word/PDF format - 5 booklets for 5 of the poems plus guiding students on how to compare in an essay
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British Library - How to make a mini book
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Twinkl - Handwriting sheets / Letter formation
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Online Gruffalo workshop, and lots more. Plus stories read by Tony Ross, author - 7 stories, Facebook
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Developing vocabulary and spoken language - Word games for families - Word aware Word games for schools - Wordaware. Thinking Talking
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Read great literature online - Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature
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Read Free Literature - also includes study guides
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50,000 free ebooks - arranged by genre
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3000 Ebooks and audiobooks - free for children of all ages
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Audible stories - Free during this period
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Open Library Access - Free
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Children's books read online - Facebook
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Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen - Free stories, poems, songs, and jokes - YouTube. Subscribe and only click on that name
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Houghton Mifflin Books - Learning activities based on numerous books
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Elamentari - Write and code interactive stories - free access during school closures
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Gutenburg - Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc.
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Solomon Kingsnorth - Free books in PDF, Word and audiobook format - Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty
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Reading aloud - Children can listen to stories being read aloud - YouTube
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Cambridge University Press - ALL 700 textbooks are currently available FREE in HTML format
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Hoopla - Public library online
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Creative writing resources - By Lou Enstone
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Trugs - Phonic reading games for all children, including those who cannot read or have dyslexia. Email: for 20% off using cv2020
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Homework booklets by Garry Hammonds:
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Key Stage 3 - Dahl / Macbeth / Sachar / Dickens / Poe / Orwell / Steinbeck / Romeo and Juliet / Hunger Games
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Key Stage 4 - Creative writing / Nonfiction writing / Poetry – Nature / Personal / Society
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Dropbox files from Susan Strachan
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CrickerSoft - Reading and writing software for all abilities - Free during this period
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Douglas Wise - GCSE English and English Literature resources
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Mr Bruff podcasts - Covering a range of English literature topics
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The Traditional teacher - GCSE English resources
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Driver Youth Trust - over 50 free resources, designed to help teachers get *all* of their learners engaged with reading, writing, communication
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Jane Considine "If schools in the UK close, I will be delivering daily English activities by video for pupils to complete at home. More details to follow. If you’re interested in your children getting involved"
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Love My Books - Creative, fun activities to support children's literacy
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Biff, Chip and Kipper books - online and audio
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David Walliams - One audio story every day - free
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Free online picture book activities - from books children might recognise - Anderson Press
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Peter Wharmby - Teaching resources - mostly audio of me talking about an aspect of English Language or English Literature - YouTube
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No Red Ink - builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data
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Carter's Yard Phonics - Free access to Augmented Reality phonics cards - phonics and reading - images, text and ‘Zap codes' to view online and to print at home.
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Google Drive files - Shared by Ashley Booth
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Discovery Education - Free tool to make your own word puzzles
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The Reading Realm - Free home learning packs/book and library challenges/quizzes/discussion guides/games and stories written by children for children! You can also now draw/write your own stories, poems, reviews, diaries etc, in the app too
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TeachIt - KS3 resources / KS4 resources / KS5 resources / Home learning packs
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IXL - All ages, database of resources
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Epic - Free 30-day trial - instant access to a range of books (age 12 and under)
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Phonics Play - Free resources and a free trial
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Nessy - Help for children with Dyslexia - free trial
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Chris Grabenstein has given permission for teachers to video themselves reading his books online - royalty free
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CLPE - Free plans, videos, teaching notes for all year groups in primary
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EAL
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EALhub - Home learning area
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EFL - Rivet - Free app recommended for those learning English
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Teach your child to read - free resources
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EAL Journal - List of resources
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The British Council - Learn English - English songs
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Audible - Free - Available in 6 languages
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English:
Audible
Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: all children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.
English Mastery
Website: https://www.englishmastery.org/
Key stages: key stage 3
Description: downloadable resource books providing 12 weeks of activities covering writing and poetry.
English and Media Centre
Website: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: downloadable resources covering a range of texts for key stage 3. GCSE resources are categorised by examination board.
Pobble 365
Website: https://www.pobble365.com/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided
Poetry by Heart
Website: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: A wide selection of poetry covering different topics.
Registration: not required to view poems
Seneca
Website: https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&Age+Group=GCSE&Subject=English+Language
Key stages: key stage 4
Description: a range of downloadable resources covering the GCSE curriculum, categorised by examination board.
The Children’s Poetry Archive
Website: https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: an archive of spoken poetry recordings. Pupils can listen to poems being read aloud.
The Day newsletter
Website: https://theday.co.uk/subscriptions/the-day-home
Key stages: key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5
Description: a daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills.