Useful Websites for G&T - Language & Literacy                                                    subjects       home

		The Children's Poetry Archive - hear poems read aloud
		http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
		The Poetry Archive (for older children and adults) - here
		Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site
		http://www.creativedrama.com/
		Visuwords
		http://www.visuwords.com
		An online graphical dictionary/thesaurus. Look up words to find their meanings and
		associations with other words and concepts.
		Taxgedo - Creator
		http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
		Turn your text into 'Word Art'.
		See also Wordle
		The Pinkwater Podcast & Audio Archive
		http://www.pinkwater.com/podcast/
		Daniel Pinkwater is a wonderfully inventive writer for children and young adults;
		at this site, you can download complete recordings of him reading a dozen of his books.
		Myths & Legends - Story Creator
		http://myths.e2bn.org/create/tool527-story-creator-2.html
		Make your own legend using sound, text, characters creatures and scenery.
		Reader's Theater
		http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
		Free scripts aimed at children 8-15 years old. Reader's Theater encourages children to read
		and take an interest in drama by allowing them to perform plays in a minimal way using scripts
		while acting.
		Smories
		http://www.smories.com/
		Videos of children reading their own stories aloud.
		Zooburst
		http://alpha.zooburst.com/index.php
		Create your own 3D pop-up book.
		Wordgames
		http://www.wordgames.com/
		All sorts of games involving words.
		Make Beliefs Comix
		http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
		Create your own comic strip - add characters (and change their emotions), then speech or
		thought bubbles. Print or email your finished strip.
		My Storymaker
		http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/storymaker.swf
		Lets you build a storybook using animated characters and objects, and creates sentences
		describing your choices. You can print out the finished book or view it online.
		Can I Have a Word?
		http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/
		Resources to inspire creative writing.
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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.
		Three separate sections for children aged 0-7, 7-11 and 11-14.
		C4 BookBox - Writer's Toolkit
		http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/bookbox/writerstoolkit/home.htm
		Video clips of children's authors' suggestions for how to write your own stories.
		BBC - Schools - 4 to 11 year-olds Literacy
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/literacy.shtml
		Scholastic - Flashlight Readers Club
		http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/T_landingPage.asp
		Games and activitivities that take you inside your favourite books.
		Free registration required.
		Creative writing prompts - Boggles World
		http://bogglesworldesl.com/creativewriting.htm
		Story starters (often with pictures) to help you get going with your own tale.
		BBC - CBeebies - Fimbles - Comfy Corner
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fimbles/comfycorner/index.shtml
		Converse - the literature website
		http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/primary/primary.acds
		Interactive resources for poetry and Shakespeare for KS2
		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
		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
		Instant Poetry Forms
		http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
		BBC - Starship - English - Story Plant
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/big_sound/full.shtml
		Kids' Corner - Featuring the Stories of Beatrix Potter (and more!)
		http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
		Children's Books Online the Rosetta Project, Inc.
		http://www.editec.net/
		International Children's Digital Library - Read free children books online
		http://www.icdlbooks.org/
		Know Drama - Ideas Generator
		http://www.knowdrama.com/ideas.html
		Word Games and Puzzles Online from A Game A Day
		http://www.agameaday.com/
		~ Welcome to NARNIA ~
		http://www.narnia.com/
		MSN Encarta - Dictionary
		http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
		Internet Anagram Server
		http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
		Type in a word or phrase and see all the possible anagrams.
		OneLook Dictionary Search
		http://www.onelook.com/
		FAMOUS QUOTES & QUOTATIONS
		http://www.startingpage.com/html/quotations.html
		Best Quotes and Familiar Quotations
		The Dialectizer
		http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
		Roy the Singing Zebra
		http://www.roythezebra.com
		A 9-part story plus a free selection of reading games.
		Quoteland.com - Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible
		http://www.quoteland.com/
		RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
		http://www.rhymezone.com/
		Bartleby.com Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more
		http://www.bartleby.com/
		BookPALS Storyline
		http://bookpals.net/index.php
		Storyline Online features well-known actors reading children's picture books aloud.
		BBC - Cult - Hitchhiker's - Vogon Poetry Generator
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/vogonpoetry/lettergen.shtml
		BBC - Skillswise - Words- really for adults but could be useful
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
		BBC - Arts - DIY Poetry
		http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/wordplay/index.shtml