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Smories is a website with short videos of children reading original stories for kids. There are 50 new Smories added every month. Writers are encouraged to submit their original children's stories to be featured on the website. The stories are advertised as being suitable for children aged three to eight although there are many stories that would also appeal to children older than eight. This site offers a great way to model reading with expression and can also be used as a comprehension activity. Encourage the students to picture the story in their mind as they listen. Listening to Smories is also a good way to revise the features of a narrative.

A variety of simple stories that are read aloud . Children can follow the words and personalise the characters.

Spelling activities - online and also printable resources. Games and activites as well as information sheets.Also includes links to grammar, reading, writing and listening activities. (UK site, so some UK references).

Read some classic fairytales that have been re-told from a different perspective e.g. from the perspecitive of the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood

Really cute website where some actors read stories on video.

A series of videos by an American dietician clearly explaining how to read an ingreadients and nutrition panel. The information is American based and needs to be added to for Australian audiences but is a helpful starting point for children learning about how to select healthy foods.

This site enables children to create a character, then record a message for the character to read out. Watch out though, if there are any spelling mistakes etc... what you wanted you character to say ends up sounding a little bit odd! Interesting to include in a range of literacy activities.

Simple grammar activities where students need to read the sentence and click on the relevant section eg noun, verb or adjective

Listen to Paul Jennings read "Little Squirt" and the 6 chapters of "The Cabbage Patch Curse"

Webite is good for measuring and readings scales. Has mass, length and volume.

Big Books and Online Stories

A range of Literacy Games and Activities to improve spelling

The English Developmental Continuum P-10 provides evidence based indicators of progress , linked to powerful teaching strategies, aligned to the progression points and the standards for the English Domain of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. These teaching strategies are designed to support purposeful teaching of individuals and small groups of students with similar learning needs. It is intended that teachers use the strategies in the context of their own classrooms, text or topic being taught.

Children's Book Council of Australia site - great ideas for using literature in your class.

Fantastic site with heaps of links for literacy, maths, science and fun activities for kids

Students use picture graphs to describe the emotional impact of a fiction text.

Some useful lesson ideas for Roald Dahl author study

Fantastic interactive website about Roald Dahl and his books and life. Relevant and age appropriate activities including author studies activities.

Quick and easy to access website to assist in the brainstorming, discussion and learning of prefixes and suffixes.