Useful Websites
Essex-County-Council-Online-Resources.docx (287 downloads) – EAL resource from Essex County Council
World Stories is a collection of short stories including traditional tales and new short stories from around the world both in English and other languages. It has audio files.There is also a teachers’ section which show the grammar and vocabulary contained in the stories. There are also ideas for lesson plans . Languages available are:
Akan, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Danish, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Javanese, Kannada, Korean, Mandarin, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Welsh, Yoruba, Zulu
Mantra Lingua -Mantra Lingua is a UK based publishing house that supplies bilingual resources around the world.
Primary Treasure Chest – Lots of downloadable resources, some free.
Letterbox Library – Children’s bookseller celebrating equality and diversity.
Communication 4 all – Great range of games and other resources
Little Learner – Games, film clips
The EFL Playhouse – Has a range of games and action rhymes.
Collaborative Learning – Collaborative games to download and make
Sparklebox – Games, visual aids and a variety of resources
Langsites – Key words and phrases in a number of languages
Lanternfish – Lots of great games
Stories to Grow By – A variety of resources
BBC website – News and many educational resources
Activity Village – Thousands of colouring pages, kids crafts, educational resources, puzzles, printables of all sorts, worksheets, sudoku for kids and lots more fun, free activities for kids
Enchanted Learning – Children’s educational websites and games. Lots of free resources but you have to purchase an annual membership to access all the activities
www.oxfordowl.co.uk – e books to read for the Oxford Reading Tree
Learn English Kids – Online stories and games. Also songs and other activities
Starfall – Help with reading
BBC Bitesize – News and many educational resources for pupils of all ages
Woodlands Junior Primary – Lots of resources and games for different topics.
Snaith Primary School – Lots of resources and games for different topics.
History on the Net – Primary History topics
Econet.org.uk – you can navigate round natural environments. Links to nature books.
How Stuff Works – Worth a look! You can find out about almost anything with access to related videos
Super Teacher Worksheets – worksheets on various topics. Some are free, while others require a subscription.
happychild – Different topic areas in various languages
OUP – resources for the Oxford Reading Tree
Maths Dictionary – animated, interactive Maths dictionary – explains over 600 common mathematical terms.
Count on – Interactive problem-solving site.
AAA Math – American website with interactive resources
Tutpup – website focussing mainly on Maths and spelling where you compete with children all over the world.
Games to learn English – fun games
Many Things – quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities
EAL Edinburgh – Translated material in various school subjects – for upper Primary & Secondary pupils
Google Translate – Free basic translation website
Translation Guide – Free basic translation website