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Curriculum activities and lesson plans.

Teach It

Now 2600+ pages of classroom materials for Primary, Secondary and F.E. English, Drama and Media Studies teachers!

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English Resources

This website has free teaching resources, click on the tabs at the top to select an age group.

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Poetry Class

Poetry class is the solution for teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom.

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QCA - Curriculum and Assessment

You can search for material that refers to specific national curriculum subjects here.

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DFEE Standards Site

Excellent resources, a must for all teachers.

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Literacy Lessons

This site contains free literacy lessons planned according to the National Literacy Strategy for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and playscripts for KS2 and KS3.

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Andrew Moore's Teaching Resource Site

Help yourself to free resources for teaching English for Key Stage 3 and 4.

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Literacy Trust

Website links about children's books and reading.

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Word Pool

Children's book site with information and reviews for writers, teachers and parents.

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DFEE Standards Site

125 lesson plans on the Literacy web site from the DFEE Standards Site.

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National Curriculum Online

This site links every National Curriculum programme of study requirement to high-quality, relevant teaching resources. Hundreds of great websites are included, and rated on their usefulness by teachers themselves.

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Terry Deary

Terry Deary, renowned for his 'Horrible Histories' now hits the web. The man himself says, 'I wanted a site that would interest kids in history and writing, and involve them.' With ghoulish games, quizzes and opportunities for students to publish their stories online, it looks like he has succeeded!

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Shakespeare 4 Kidz

Packed with information about The Bard, you can apply for a "Put on a Play Pack" which is an inclusive one-stop kit for schools and youth groups including everything needed to produce a successful Shakespeare 4 Kidz show.

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The Official Eric Carle Website

Find out how Eric Carle creates the beautiful pictures and stories we love so well. This site includes a bulletin board with lots of ideas for using the books in the classroom.

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Electronic Text Centre

Free access to a huge collection of texts (poetry, fiction, non-fiction).

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Candlelight Stories

Online activities (some suitable for Literacy Hour) and you can publish your stories on their site.

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

The complete works of William Shakespeare. Search facility available, also a discussion area and links to other Shakespeare resources.

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Eighteenth-Century Studies

This collection archives works of the eighteenth century from the perspectives of literary and cultural studies. Novels, plays, memoirs, treatises and poems of the period are kept here.

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Poetry Class

Poetry class is the solution for teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom.

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BBC Education: Words and Pictures

A fun packed site for 5-7 year olds with poems, games and activities to help with reading and writing.

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Infant Literacy Explorer

A literacy website designed for KS1 children and teachers.

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