Guidance and Support for ICT Coordinators from the Nottinghamshire School Improvement Service

 

Harry Potter
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trails/youngwizards/index.htm

http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/

http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/
(Harry Potter lexicon)

http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/harrypotter/
(Publisher home page)

http://www.kidsreads.com/harrypotter/

 

Authors

www.annefine.co.uk

www.eric-carle.com

www.roalddahl.com

www.randomhouse.com/kids/dickkingsmith/index.html

 

Newspapers

www.thenewspaper.org

http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/

http://www.childrens-express.org/journalists/jlinks.htm

 

Literacy and wordplay
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm
trAce project site really accessible to children

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
anagram maker

www.bbc.co.uk/education/laac
Little animals activity centre (Foundation / Key Stage One)

www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/digger
(Key Stage Two)

www.childrenstory.com
audio based stories – needs headphones!

http://www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk/
links to almost every author you could shake a stick at

http://www.bl.uk/education/

www.redwall.org

http://www.thomasthetankengine.com/home/homepage.html

www.ers.cqm.co.uk/rlinks/linaut.htm
another set of links

www.gilliancross.co.uk
author of the demon headmaster

www.1001.com/postcards
on-line ecards (use only within school not to external email addresses)

www.percyspark.co.uk

http://www.seussville.com/seussville/

http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/
8 – 11 years

www.titch.net

http://www.beanotown.com/index2.htm

 

 

poetry
http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/content.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/nationsfavourite.shtml
(including DIY poetry game and listen to the poet reading section)

http://www.wordcentral.com/

http://www.rhymezone.com/
(includes fantastic word rhyme generator)