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=English Links for IWB's=

Early Years
Select 3 letter word that is “real”. When correct cool music plays, teacher can select word ending, can change both ends! - http://www.ictgames.com/cvc_machine.html
 * 3 letter house, Gr 1/2**

Hear word, choose correct word to match pic - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/pg_142/begin_dia2.htm
 * “r” controlled words Gr 1***

Order five bears (all parts of alphabet) - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark2/pawpark2.html
 * Alphabet bears**

Match upper and lower case to put animals in right place in zoo - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/zoo_a/zoo1x.htm
 * Alphabet Zoo**

Activities games based on the ARTHUR stories - http://pbskids.org/arthur/
 * Arthur**

children click as directed - http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/arthur/flapgame/flap1.html
 * Arthur goes to school Story**,


 * Big books on line** Stories in book format – not narrated - http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/bigbooks/index.htm

Choose character names and “real” hero - http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/goldenball.asp
 * Characters** Story

Identify first letters of words, finish sentences to create story, write letter to Emily - http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/read/index.htm
 * Clifford**

Add missing word to sentence - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/coconut/index.htm
 * Coconut shy**

Read story and answer multiple choice comprehension questions http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/tooth_fairy/index.htm
 * Comprehension and story**


 * Create a flip book** []

Sight vocab Gr 1 and 2 listen to work (UK) choose written word to “win” - http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html
 * Dinosaur eggs**

Rhymes etc with missing letters. Children add letters from a given selection - http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/ (follow link to Discloze)
 * Discloze**

Version of hangman where bear gets wet - [|http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/bear/bearintro.html]
 * Don’t wet the bear**

Ideas for writing, Phonics, Reading, Speaking and listening, Literacy Games - [|http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks1-home/vtc-ks1-english(2).htm]
 * English**

Story, children click as directed. “Which word begins with “g” sounds?. End sounds, rhymes too - http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/arthur/flapgame/flap1.html
 * First sounds game**

Read story (with sounds) answer questions re story - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/story.htm
 * Goldilocks comprehension**

Lots of fun, short grammar activities, wide range, year levels listed - http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/
 * Grammar**

Listen to rhyme with pictures - http://www.rhymesandsongs.com/nursery_rhymes/
 * Hickory Dickory Dock**

Look, cover, write, check – high frequency words etc all levels – need to type in word - http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html
 * LCWC**

Parts of a letter – order jumbled - http://www.athena.bham.org.uk/formalletter1.htm
 * Letter writing**

Heaps of literacy stuff - http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/linkscf/subjects.cfm?code=Language+Arts
 * Literacy**

Many links – not all interactive - http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/Literature_Activities/
 * Literature activities**

Games, stories, maths, literacy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dg2.shtml
 * Little animals activity centre**

Big books to read as a class (not narrated) Photos for pics - http://www.sebastianswan.org.uk/bigbook.html
 * More Big Books**

Mary had a little lamb – jigsaw with back to school theme - http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/s_school.htm **P**
 * Nursery rhyme – Mary had a little lamb**

Games, stories, music re favourite stories (Clifford, Arthur, Barney, Berenstain Bears - http://pbskids.org/
 * BS Kids**

http://kidsdomain.com/games/read1.html
 * Reading games for younger kids**

Match rhyming words (up to 4 letters) - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/rhyming_k_1/hifreq.htm
 * Rhyming words memory Gr 1**

Picture sequencing re Clifford - http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/play/scramble/index.htm
 * School House scramble - CLIFFORD**

Place flags on sandcastles to spell word spoken, focus on middle vowel - http://www.kented.org.uk/year1explorer/flags.html
 * Seaside circle game**

Range of activities mostly games for lower level re Dr Seuss books - http://www.seussville.com/
 * Seussville**

Choose word to match picture - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/name_pict/name_pic1.htm
 * Short vowel sounds Gr 1**

Drag sight vocab words to fill cloze passage (rhebus clues for difficult words) - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm
 * Sight Vocab EY**

Arrange jumbled letters to form specific words - timed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm
 * Spellbound**

Spelling games - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/ad_menu_flash.shtml
 * Spellits**

Sight vocab, looking at work shape - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/index.shtml
 * Star words**

Range of activities including sequencing traditional stories with pictures, read story then answer questions. Traditional setup - http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/rainintr.htm
 * Stories from Rainbows edge**


 * Stories on line** List of various sites for stories to read on line - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/educational/onlinestory.htm


 * Story development** Story – choose character names and “real” hero - http://www.storyplace.org/eel/activities/goldenball.asp


 * Storystarters** Choose a photo and a first sentence appears. Can write on line - http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm#Reading

Makes 3 letter words, children choose if it is a “real” word - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.shtml
 * The whirlyword machine**

Listen to short story and choose real or make believe - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/tina/tina.html
 * Tina’s real or make believe**

Following instructions to find bugs, sequenced - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/tina2/tina2.html
 * Tina’s world**

Drop word into cloze passage (pic cues) - http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/hifreq.htm
 * Word Drop**

Phonics activities - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/teachers/intro.shtml
 * Words and pictures**

Middle Years Links
Find links to teaching ideas and literacy notes on books - http://www.allenandunwin.com/Teaching/resources.asp
 * Allen & Unwin Teaching Resources**

Learn how to write essays - http://essayinfo.com/
 * Essay Writing**

Early & Middle Years Links
Children can read books, make quizzes etc, choose books re levels - http://www.bookadventure.com/
 * Book adventure**

Choose characteristics then write about person - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/characters/index.htm
 * Characters**

Assign fact or opinion to statements - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&m=429&p=251,index
 * Fact and opinion**

Grammar activities Gr3 up - http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
 * Grammar**

Provides free access to children's books from around the world - http://www.icdlbooks.org/
 * International Digital Children's Library**

Chn make as many words as possible from given letters – Grades 3 up - http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3/unit7_1/starters/twister1.html
 * Text twister**

Wonderful tool to model to students then they can begin to create their own word web thesaurus - http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
 * Visual Thesaurus**

Middle upper, punctuation too - http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/bgfl/dont_use_said/index.htm
 * Words instead of said**

Story building ideas - http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/story_builder.html
 * Writers workshop**

On line prompts for writing ideas - http://www.writingfix.com/forkids.htm
 * Writing fix**

A long list of writing prompts to support students with writing - can use these as prompts with IWB - http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
 * Writing Prompts**

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