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Additional materials and resources to assist your child/ren with their literacy skills.
A library of Shakespearean resources collated by the team at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. These resources range in activity type, film, interactive lessons, lesson plans and teaching notes for various plays and poems.
Suitable for ages 12-17
This website is free to access and use.
A range of online interactive resources designed for young pupils to watch, read, make and play as they connect with Shakespeare’s plays, themes and characters.
Suitable for ages 5-11
This website is free to access and use.
The English Inventory is a website designed by an ACT teacher for secondary aged students. It has a huge range of guidance around approaching texts, responding to them, grammar and rhetoric, as well as the structure of typical presentations of learning (essays, short stories, and presentations). A really fantastic resource for older children accessing structured learning.
Suitable for ages 14-18
This site is free to access and use.
A series of AI tools to boost literacy learning. These tools range from essay suggestions, fill in the blanks, grammar checking, and summarising large texts.
Suitable for ages 8-17
This site is free to access with extra purchases optional.
A collection of games to challenge young brains. From Spelling Bee, Wordle, Connections and more. A great way to start literacy learning or to use as a brain break.
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
Magic Words are the most used words in English and are the most important words in learning how to read and write.
These best-selling Magic Words cards are ideal for playing at home and school.
Suitable for ages-4-8
Resources can be purchased through the website.
Magnetic letters provide opportunities for hands-on learning and allow children to interact with letters and build a strong foundation for early literacy learning.
Suitable for ages- 4-12
Magnetic letters can be purchased online or through retail stores.
Magnetic Whiteboards
Magnetic whiteboards can be used to accompany the magnetic letters, to practise sentence construction and engage in writing sentences.
Suitable for ages 4-12
Whiteboards can be purchased online or through retail stores.
Playdough
Playdough is a fun, interactive way to practise letter formation, sight words and letter name recognition.
Suitable for ages- 4-8
There are a variety of recipes online to make your own playdough or, it can be purchased online.
Reading Guide products are designed to aid students who may need additional support with their reading skills.
These colourful strips are used to help students track the sentence they are reading.
Suitable for ages-4-12
These strips are available to purchase from the website.
Shaving Cream Writing
Shaving cream is a fun, sensory way of allowing children to work on their letter identification, sight words and spelling. Children use their fingers to write in the cream. It is easy to clean and cheap to purchase.
Suitable for ages-4-12
Shaving cream is available to purchase from supermarkets.
Story Stones
Story stones are a hands-on resource that you can use to assist your child to orally retell a story using the stones to discuss the characters, settings and events from the story.
Suitable for ages-4-12
Story stones can be purchased online or you can make your own.
Coloured Chalk
Coloured chalk is a great way to get your children outside while practising their writing and drawing skills. The chalk can also be easily washed off all concrete with a hose.
Suitable for ages 4-12
Coloured chalk can be found at most supermarkets and retail stores.
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