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Reading

This website is about books and ideas for children and teenagers. It is written for intelligent young readers who are keen to choose their own books. Adults can join in too. There are 328 detailed children's book reviews on this website and more are being added all the time. The full list of reviews is on the Books page. There is also a list by Authors.

  • Bookstart Bookstart is a national programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with their children from as early an age as possible.

English

  • Literacy Trust Suggestions and activities for parents and carers. Early Years to Adult.
  • Treasure Island A site based on treasure island. Includes quizzes and how to write a book review.
  • Eric Carle The official Eric Carle website – features 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and 'The Red Fox'.
  • Peter Rabbit The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books.
  • CBeebies Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
  • Digger and the Gang Digger and the Gang activities to support Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
Maths
  • The NRICH Project New activities added regularly. Use the Archive to find activities and solutions from previous months.
  • CBeebies Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
  • Digger Digger and the Gang activities to support Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
History
  • Walk Through Time Case studies in Unit 6: Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Unit 8: Tudors, Unit 11 and 12: Victorians and Unit 13: Changes since 1948.
Parent Guides
  • BBC Parenting BBC website which has a range of ways to help children to learn in tandem with schoolwork, and just for the fun of it at home.
  • Net Mums Netmums is a network for Mums (or Dads), offering information on both a national and local level. Once registered you can access details for all kinds of local resources, from child-friendly cafes to childminders, places to go and in just a few clicks you can chat with local mums in the coffee house.
  • Parent Line This website provides help and support to all parents mums, dads, grandparents, stepparents, other friends and relatives. Bringing up children is a rewarding yet hard thing to do and sometimes it can be tough if parents are splitting up, or setting up a new family, or a child is being bullied ...and sometimes parents can feel lonely, isolated and judged.
  • Safe Routes to School Sustrans runs a free national schools information service, aimed at supporting schools, parents, pupils, local authorities and all those interested in school travel initiatives.

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