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| The Children's Poetry Archive -
hear poems read aloud |
| http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do |
| The Poetry Archive (for older
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| Creative
Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site |
| http://www.creativedrama.com/ |
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| Visuwords |
| http://www.visuwords.com |
| An online
graphical dictionary/thesaurus. Look up words to find their meanings and |
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| Can I Have a Word? |
| http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/ |
| Resources to inspire creative
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| Make
Beliefs Comix |
| http://www.makebeliefscomix.com |
| Create
your own comic strip - add characters (and change their emotions), then
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| Stories
from the Web |
| http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org |
| Ideas for
book-related stories and writing, plus a gallery for children to display
their own work. |
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separate sections for children aged 0-7, 7-11 and 11-14. |
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| C4
BookBox - Writer's Toolkit |
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| Video
clips of children's authors' suggestions for how to write your own stories. |
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BBC - Schools - 4 to 11 year-olds Literacy |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/literacy.shtml |
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Scholastic - Create a Tale - A Dog's Life |
| http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/main.asp?bookpass=8&s=2 |
| Create
scenes using backgrounds and pictures, then add your own words. |
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| Creative
writing prompts - Boggles World |
| http://bogglesworldesl.com/creativewriting.htm |
| Story
starters (often with pictures) to help you get going with your own tale. |
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| BBC -
Games & Quizzes - Storytelling |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/gamesandquizzes/storytelling/ |
| Try
'Every picture tells a story' to help you create your own story. |
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BBC - CBeebies - Story Circle |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/index.shtml |
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BBC - CBeebies - Fimbles - Comfy Corner |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fimbles/comfycorner/index.shtml |
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ReadWriteThink Student Materials to support literacy learning |
| http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp |
Lots of
interactive tools that can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and
provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their
literacy skills.
Acrostic poems,
book-cover design, plot diagrams, story maps and many more tools |
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| The Brain
Rummager |
| http://home.alphalink.com.au/~umbidas/ |
| A huge
range of activities in English language, creativity & thinking. |
| Word
puzzles, homophones & homonyms, proverbs & sayings, curious words and much
more. |
| For a trip back
in time to learn the story of the English language - try
The Brain Rummager Too |
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick |
| http://www.rocksforkids.com/FabFours/mystery_stories.html |
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Instant Poetry Forms |
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http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm |
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BBC - Starship - English - Story Plant |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/big_sound/full.shtml |
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Kids' Corner - Featuring the Stories of Beatrix Potter (and more!) |
| http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm |
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Children's Books Online the Rosetta Project, Inc. |
| http://www.editec.net/ |
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International Children's Digital Library - Read free children books online |
| http://www.icdlbooks.org/ |
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| Know
Drama - Ideas Generator |
| http://www.knowdrama.com/ideas.html |
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Word Games and Puzzles Online from A Game A Day |
| http://www.agameaday.com/ |
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~ Welcome to NARNIA ~ |
| http://www.narnia.com/ |
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MSN Encarta - Dictionary |
| http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx |
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Internet Anagram Server |
| http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html |
| Type in a
word or phrase and see all the possible anagrams. |
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OneLook Dictionary Search |
| http://www.onelook.com/ |
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FAMOUS QUOTES & QUOTATIONS |
| http://www.startingpage.com/html/quotations.html |
| Best
Quotes and Familiar Quotations |
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The Dialectizer |
| http://rinkworks.com/dialect/ |
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| Roy the
Singing Zebra |
| http://www.roythezebra.com |
| A
9-part story plus a free selection of reading games. |
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Quoteland.com - Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible |
| http://www.quoteland.com/ |
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RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus |
| http://www.rhymezone.com/ |
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Bartleby.com Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more |
| http://www.bartleby.com/ |
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BookPALS Storyline |
| http://bookpals.net/index.php |
| Storyline Online
features well-known actors reading children's picture books aloud. |
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BBC - Cult - Hitchhiker's - Vogon Poetry Generator |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/vogonpoetry/lettergen.shtml |
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BBC - Skillswise - Words- really for adults but could be useful |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ |
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BBC - Arts - DIY Poetry |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/wordplay/index.shtml |
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