Useful+Websites

**This page will get updated throughout the year to include new and relevant sites.**

**Literacy - Writing** PicLitsUse provided images and words to inspire you to write. Crickweb: Literacy Great selection of word games and interactives to support writing. Rhyme Zone Helps you find rhyming words. Visuwords Acts as a thesaurus, insert a word and see similar words appear. BBC Bitesize: Reading, writing and grammar activities. Spelling connectionsProofreading activities. Variable levels. Wordle Create word clouds! Word Hippo Synonyms, antonyms, rhyming words, plurals and opposites. Can also identify meanings.

**Literacy - Spelling, vocabulary, punctuation and grammar**

// **Spelling** // Tutpup: Practise your spelling. BBC HardspellSpell against the clock. Spelling City: Spelling games and practice. BoggleOnline version of the popular game. ScrabbleChallenge your friends to scrabble. DeepLeapScrabble-type game where your're up against a clock.

// **Vocabulary** // Free rice Vocabulary game Knoword Fast-paced vocabulary game. Work out the word from the definition.

// **Punctuation and grammar** // Gamequarium: Punctuation games. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Sheppard Software: Language games - from grammar and punctuation to word games. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Funbrain: Word games - scroll down the page to find the list. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Fun School: Language games. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">TVO Kids Literacy and maths games.

**Literacy - Reading** Magic Keys Online storybooks. Radio New Zealand Great NZ stories available via podcast. StarfallGreek myths audiobooks. Into the book Activities to practice reading strategies. Natural reader Paste text into the box and listen back as it reads it to you.

**Science: The body and brain** Kids Health: Your brain and nervous system. This site will also read the article to you. CYWHS: From what the brain does to interesting facts. National Geographic Kids: Your amazing brain! Med Guru: An article about a study on exercise and improving the math skills of overweight kids. Alzheimers Society An interactive tour of the brain. The Childrens University of Manchester University lecturers share their learning on the brain and the senses.

**News:** DOGO News: News that doesn't make kids snooze. Keep up to date with what's happening in our world. Written in kid friendly speak.

**Touchtyping:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Dance Mat Typing: Learn to touch type <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Touch typing games for kidsWide range of touch typing practice games. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Letter Bubbles: Another site to help practise your touch typing skills.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; overflow: hidden;">Hooda: Logic Games
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