Lesson Buffet

Helps students understand the order of the alphabet by asking which letter comes next in the sequence. They drag the letter into the correct position.

Students listen to what the characters have to say and then select the best adjective to desribe them.

Drag words into the correct position with progressive difficulty as students complete levels.

Students are shown a picture and choose the word that matches the picture from the pair of homophones.

Sentences are displayed and children are to correct/insert the correct punctuation. There are three different levels. Medium level would suit grade 1/2. Hard and Really Hard levels would suit grade 2/3/4.

Students are to insert the correct punctuation (full stops, commas, talking marks, question marks and exclamation marks)

An activity that allows children to listen to a word then drag the correct set of missing letters into the blank part of the word

Students select a suitable adjective from the list to complete the sentences.

Students match up the beginning and endings of words to make a compound word

Through the activities on this page, students understand what a compound word is and identify & create compound words. Activities include games and a wordfind.

Students can type their spelling words in for the week and then move through the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check process by clicking on the onscreen options. Students can also create flashcards for their spelling words.

Students match contractions with their expanded form

Select a story and choose from a list of activities based on that fairytale including: hearing/reading the story, a crossword and creating sentences about the text. This would best suit grade 1 - 2 but can be relevant to younger or older children.

A fun way for kids to practise their plural rules. They are given the word's singular form and they are to 'go fishing' for its plural form.

Great tool for teaching handwriting on the interactive whiteboard

This is a great spelling resource. Once you have signed up you can create your own spelling lists. The site then generates games based on your lists which children can play independently.

This website teaches each letter of the alphabet and their sounds. There are also reading materials that help children to hear these sounds in a story.

Children select words that have similar meanings to a more commonly used word. The activity encourages children to think about using more interesting words in their own writing.

Scroll down to click on the links. The activities include completing simile sentences and discussing appropriate similes. There is also a battleships game where students are to locate the most suitable similes to complete the sentence.

This website provides different text types such as a letter, an email and a story. Each of these texts need to be punctuated with full stops and capital letters. There is also an option to listen to the texts being read.

Students drag onsets and rimes into a 'Wordmaker' machine to make words

This is a fantastic writing resource. Click on a text type and a window will open that explains the purpose and tips for that text type. A text organiser also appears in the centre that explains what should be included in each part of its structure. They also provide a number of examples.

Students get the opportunity to: think about beginning, middle and end; look at adjectives; and participate in a shared interactive story activity. Begin with the 'Starter Activity' and then move on to the 'Main Session'