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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

• Mindful poetry moments 

• British Library - How to make a mini book

• Twinkl - Handwriting sheets  /  Letter formation

• Online Gruffalo workshop, and lots more. Plus stories read by Tony Ross, author - 7 stories, Facebook 

• Developing vocabulary and spoken language - Word games for families - Word aware Word games for schools - Wordaware. Thinking Talking

• Read great literature online - Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature

• Read Free Literature - also includes study guides

• Free, fun reading games online

• 50,000 free ebooks - arranged by genre

• 3000 Ebooks and audiobooks - free for children of all ages

• Audible stories - Free during this period 

• Open Library Access - Free

• Children's books read online - Facebook

• Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen - Free stories, poems, songs, and jokes - YouTube. Subscribe and only click on that name

• Houghton Mifflin Books - Learning activities based on numerous books

• Elamentari - Write and code interactive stories - free access during school closures

• Gutenburg - Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc.

• 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

• Reading aloud - Children can listen to stories being read aloud - YouTube

• Cambridge University Press - ALL 700 textbooks are currently available FREE in HTML format 

• Hoopla - Public library online

• Creative writing resources - By Lou Enstone

• Trugs - Phonic reading games for all children, including those who cannot read or have dyslexia. Email: for 20% off using cv2020 

• Homework booklets by Garry Hammonds: 

  • Key Stage 3 - Dahl  /  Macbeth  /  Sachar  /  Dickens  /  Poe  /  Orwell  /  Steinbeck  /  Romeo and Juliet  /  Hunger Games

  • Key Stage 4 - Creative writing  /  Nonfiction writing / Poetry – Nature /  Personal  /  Society

• Dropbox files from Susan Strachan 

  • A Christmas Carol  /  Blood Brothers revision  /  Revision resources  /  Power and conflict resources  /  Poetry resources  /  Non-fiction and creative writing

• CrickerSoft - Reading and writing software for all abilities - Free during this period

• Douglas Wise - GCSE English and English Literature resources

• A huge bank of IGCSE English resources

• Mr Bruff podcasts - Covering a range of English literature topics

• The Traditional teacher - GCSE English resources

• Driver Youth Trust - over 50 free resources, designed to help teachers get *all* of their learners engaged with reading, writing, communication

• 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"

• Love My Books - Creative, fun activities to support children's literacy

• Biff, Chip and Kipper books - online and audio

• David Walliams - One audio story every day - free

• Free online picture book activities - from books children might recognise - Anderson Press

• Peter Wharmby - Teaching resources - mostly audio of me talking about an aspect of English Language or English Literature - YouTube

• No Red Ink  - builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data

• 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.

• Google Drive files - Shared by Ashley Booth

• Discovery Education - Free tool to make your own word puzzles

• 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

• TeachIt - KS3 resources  /  KS4 resources  /  KS5 resources  / Home learning packs

• IXL - All ages, database of resources

• Epic - Free 30-day trial - instant access to a range of books (age 12 and under)

• Phonics Play - Free resources and a free trial

• Nessy - Help for children with Dyslexia - free trial

• Chris Grabenstein has given permission for teachers to video themselves reading his books online - royalty free

• CLPE - Free plans, videos, teaching notes for all year groups in primary

• EAL

• • EALhub - Home learning area

• • EFL - Rivet - Free app recommended for those learning English

• • Teach your child to read - free resources

• • EAL Journal - List of resources

• • The British Council - Learn English - English songs 

• • Audible - Free - Available in 6 languages

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.

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English/Literacy