Please find attached a collection of oral language information and activities. Speaking, presenting, listening, performing, and developing a strong vocabulary in English are all key components to having a full and more deep understanding of the language. 

Explore these activities - how will these link to the learning happening in your child's classroom at the moment? How can discussions about the children's learning become a more important part of home life?

 Click on the picture to your right for our whole unit website. You will find our unit standards, definitions, activities and more.

Reading

• Storynory: http://www.storynory.com

• Read To Me: http://www.readtomeintl.org/resources/

• Starfall: http://www.starfall.com

• ABCYa: http://www.abcya.com

• Oxford Owl: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk

• Short Stories For Kids: https://www.turtlediary.com/kids-stories.html

• RAZ Kids Plus: https://www.raz-kids.com/

General:

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise/ Grammar: http://interactivesites.weebly.com/language-arts.html

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames.html

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: https://www.education.com/games/second-grade/ela/

• Reading/Writing/Spelling Practise: http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_computers.htm#letters-cat

• PBS Kids English:

  • http://pbskids.org/games/reading/

  • http://pbskids.org/games/abc/

  • http://pbskids.org/games/vocabulary/

  • http://pbskids.org/games/spelling/

  • http://pbskids.org/games/rhyming/

  • http://pbskids.org/games/story/

Specific

• Practise Creating Story Maps: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/storymap/

• Online Thesaurus to Learn New Words: http://www.thesaurus.com

• Guide to Practise Writing Process: https://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/112_Writing_Process.pdf

• Practise Drafting Using Story Mountain: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/pdfs/StoryMountain_TL.pdf

• Ezra Keats Read-Alouds and Activities: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org

• 5W Template Practise: https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf

• Variety of Classic Poems to Read: http://storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/

• Describing/Thinking About Characters Template: http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/wp-content/pdf/charactermappingbeginning.pdf

• Examples of Character Traits to Practise: http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/thecurriculumcorner123/wp-content/pdf/reading/unitsofstudy/charactertraits.pdf

• Reading Comprehension Practise: http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/

• Creative Writing Practise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zpccwmn

• Story Elements Review: https://www.learner.org/interactives/story/

• Creating A Character Scrapbook: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scrapbook/

• Non-Fiction:

  • Variety of Non-Fiction Websites: http://gws.ala.org/

  • Animals: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

  • Solar System and Space: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/

  • Solar System and Space Games: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/#.VwMdOKR9600

  • Non-Fiction Search Engine: http://wonderopolis.org/

  • Variety of Non-Fiction Topics: http://discoverykids.com/

  • Dinosaurs: http://discoverykids.com/category/dinosaurs/ 

  • Dinosaurs: http://www.kidsdinos.com/