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Simply marvellous! Follows progression of NLS route and has dozens of free downloads.

27/2/08 - Possible uses for Art, Science, ICT (DTP or graphics) and English

27/2/08 - "Welcome to Sun|trek. Take a journey into space and find out more about the star on your doorstep, the place it holds in our universe and how it plays an important part in our lives."  Possible uses in English as well.

27/2/08 - Great stuff!  Useful to 1) teach children about different features of newspapers and 2) create one online.

20/11/07 - Animated flash video, great for art, craft and following instructions in English.

Author information and weblinks - a great start to researching authors.

One school's experiences using the VCOP method, complete with explanation and photos.

Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School - a range of story starters in different genres.

Another great site by Jenny Eather. Ideal for the IWB and jam-packed with clear examples of different text types. Highly recommended.

Not just phonics but especially useful for word level work; just type in a word and it will return words in the following categories: * rhyming, * synonyms, * antonyms, * related, * similar-sounding, * homophones, * ma

23/1/08 - Loads!

22/08/2011 - Great site, with SATs questions for English, maths and science, ordered by theme/topic/strand

27/06/2010 - Thanks to Primary Pete "Story Bird is a website that allows you to write a story using fantastic artwork by illustrators. You can collaborate with other writers on the same story or write it yourself." As he says, it would also be good for MFL.

22/7/08 - Examples of connectives in dozens of different sentences.

20/4/08 - On the Scout website, these Campfire Skits look like enjoyable ways for children to get into character.

20/4/08 - Gives randomised charcters and events for creative writing stimulus. I won't use this with children because some of the scenarios might elicit too many awkward questions. I will probably collate the more relevant and appropriate ones at home. Looks good though!

31/5/08 - Fine as a starting point, with some good examples of animal Haikus.

Free printable worksheets, help and advice from an experienced English teacher.

Mainly for secondary English but some resources would be useful for primary or teacher subject knowledge.

9/11/08 - With a small amount of editing, this will be a very interesting addition to lessons on the human body or non-chronological reports / explanation texts.