Age 8 – 11

Phonics Play: Phonics games, teaching ideas, planning, assessment and subject knowledge

Oxford Owl : For home – Advice and support for parents, Educational activities and games, Free eBook library for 3- to 11-year-olds

Barrington Stoke: For children who struggle to read due to dyslexia or visual stress. Readers who are reluctant to engage with books or reading for pleasure.

Books for Keeps : UK’s leading, independent children’s book magazine. Over 12,500 reviews on website and more than 2,000 articles including interviews with the top children’s authors and illustrators. The whole magazine can be viewed online, browsed, printed or downloaded.

Book Trust: Here you can find lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing. Also, free, fun kids’ games to enjoy online. Whether you want some number games, puzzle games, colouring or the Shape Game, you’ll find lots of interactive activities to try.

British Library: Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children’s Books. For children, teachers and book-lovers of all ages.

Fun Kids: Fun radio station for children.

Dorling Kindersley : Fun learning activities for kids.

Ducksters: An educational site covering subjects such as history, science, geography and maths.

Pobble: A useful website for daily writing inspiration; each day Pobble uploads a new image for children to write about.

Puffin Schools: Another useful website for getting children writing.

Children’s Poetry Archive: An archive of spoken poetry recordings from a range of poets; children can listen to poems read out loud or read along with them.

Barefoot Computing: Enjoyable computing activities, designed by teaching professionals for families to do at home with their children.