Selection of Fairytales

http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main

Favourite stories read by actors

http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/

Interactive stories

http://www.storyplace.org/

Interactive stories

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

Stories and learning centre activities.  Many stories Years 1-3 and Years 4-7 lists

http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/requested_sites/storiesontheweb/storiesontheweb.html

Bernestein Bears- Storytime; Story Scramble; Sequencing; Close

http://pbskids.org/stories.html

Read along stories for 3-6

Chapter books. eg June the prune

http://www.amazingadventure.com/

Selection of fariytales

http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main

Online books to read.  Spot digs a hole; Spot’s windy day

http://www.funwithspot.com

Online animated stories

http://www.uptoten.com

Clifford interactive stories.  Here’s Clifford.  Stories and word games.

Eg Letter match b/d

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

Online books for young and older children to read

http://www.magickeys.com/books/#books

A list of Hans Christen Andersen’s 168 tales to read

http://hca.gilead.org.il/#intro

On-line stories. Wide selection

http://web.bsu.edu/00smtancock/edrdg430/430stories.html

Fable

http://www.bygosh.com/Aesop/TOC.htm

Children’s stories

http://satin1.0catch.com/

Stories and activities

http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm

Beatrix Potter stories

http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm 

Bear story

http://www.the-office.com/bedtime-story/agbeartales.htm#select

Stephen Cosgrove stories

http://www.bookpop.com/fiddlerflashbookread.html

Alice in Wonderland

http://wiredforbooks.org/alice/

Selection of stories

http://www.oobistories.com/index2.html

Animated stories

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html 

List of animated stories

http://www.candlelightstories.com/LinksForMembr1.asp

An Australian story

http://www.fraynework.com.au/story

Worksheets and activities

http://www.abcteach.com

Story creating

http://www.pbs.org/kratts/crazy/index.html

The simplest games are initial consonants; later games include finding letters on the keyboard, and typing in missing letters from words with pictures.

Alphabet Fun!
http://www.billybear4kids.com/games/online/alphabet/abc.htm

Infostuff has the simplest ABC collection. There is one big image for each letter, which you must step through in order — A, then B, and so on. The graphics are big and could be useful in a group setting

Alphabet Animals
http://www.infostuff.com/kids/a.htm
Infostuff has the simplest ABC collection. There is one big image for each letter, which you must step through in order — A, then B, and so on. The graphics are big and could be useful in a group setting

Alphabet games

http://www.edu4kids.com/alpha/

Hangman; Games

http://www.scholastic.com/play/premore2play.htm

Word games.  Hangaroo; Letter Rip;

http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm

Alphabet games :

Whack-a-mole

http://www.playkidsgames.com/alphabetGames.htm

ABC Order

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp

Alphabet Action : Alfy’s alphabet and other games

http://www.gamequarium.com/junior.html

Matching Upper / Lower Case

http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/abc/alpha1.htm

Find all the same letters

http://www.alphabet.learningtogether.net/

ABCow- Find the missing letters

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/abcow2.html

Alphabet soup riddle. 

Guess the word

http://pbskids.org/lions/fox/soup2.html

Selection

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Alphabet/Alphabet.html

Find the 26 letters hidden in the picture

http://www.thinkalphabits.com/helpalpha.html

Large selection

http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/reading.html

These activities help with the learning of 'high frequency' words (eg him, her, us, then).

www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/phonics

I spy

http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/play/

Games

http://www.funbrain.com/

Daily Buzz Words

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Guess definitions

http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/

Word wise games

http://www.factmonster.com/funfacts.html

Writing

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/

I spy in the sea

http://www.literacyhour.co.uk/V2/18/KIA/ActionStation/KIAACT.html

Eduplace Games - Wacky Web Tales

http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

Dr. Suess; Fox in socks rearrange cut up words into sentences

http://www.seussville.com/

Wacky World of Words

http://www3.telus.net/teachwell/

Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

Interesting Things for ESL Learners

http://www.manythings.org/

Black Dog 4 Kids

http://www.blackdog4kids.com/games/word/

Selection of Online Games

Antonyms; Tenses; Grammar; Rhyming Words; Meanings; Wide selection

http://www.pitara.com/activities/wordplay/

On line stories in categories.  Eg scary, funny etc

http://www.kids.net.au

Many word games.  Jim’s Crankophone- Chooses the medial sound; Whirleybird Machine- New words etc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/

Wacky Tales.  Add parts of speech to create a story

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/wt.cgi?A1=f&A2=5

A picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Since the pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help and guidance. Older kids can use Little Explorers as a reference

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html

Index of authors and illustrators

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm

Extensive list of sites

http://www.magickeys.com/books/links.html

List of books, authors etc

http://www.alanbrown.com/

The Mem Fox website

This site provides information about Mem Fox as an author. The site also includes Mem reading her favourite books including Koala Lou.

http://www.memfox.net

The Morris Gleitzman website)
This site provides information regarding Morris Gleitzman and the books he has written.

http://www.morrisgleitzman.com

The Paul Jennings web site

This site provides information regarding Paul Jennings as an author and the books he has written

http://www.pauljennings.com.au

Topic based inquiry-orientated activities. Focus on using information and supports thinking at levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation

http://webquest.org

Author studies

http://www.authorquest.ecsd.net/main.htm

ALFY, the largest web portal for kids aged 3-9 year olds. ALFY is a fun, accessible, educational center stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Designed with the guidance of an Advisory Board of world-leading psychologists and educators, ALFY is revolutionizing the way kids learn and play online.

http://www.alfy.com

Building literacy

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm

Graphic Organisers

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

Reading rubric

A rubric is a device for organising and interpreting data gathered from observations of student performance.  It is a scoring guide that differentiates between levels of development in a specific area

http://www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/RWdownld/IndReadRubric.pdf

http://www.mauigateway.com/~artek/ketra/rubric.htm

http://www.multiage-education.com/russportfolio/rubric.html

Collaboration rubric

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/collaborub.html

Independent reading rubric

Rubrics communicate detailed explanations of what constitutes excellence

http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/literacy/PicardReadingRubric.pdf

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/roomforubrics.htm

Response to reading rubric

http://www.ecisd.net/curriculum/pdf/reading/Response%20to%20Reading%20Prima.pdf

Readers response rubric

http://wblrd.sk.ca/~bestpractice/response/rubric2.pdf

PowerPoint rubric

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Blend_School/itcould/PowerEval.htm

Forms of poetry

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm

Poetry

http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/Poems/types.htm

Fun poetry site for children

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Education channel- Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ch/default.asp

Victorian Essential Learning Standards

http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/

Teacher tools and templates

http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

Book Raps (
Book Raps is a web site for electronic book discussions that students can access globally. Students can access current books being discussed or teachers can nominate a book for discussion.

http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/book-rap/

Children's Book Council of Australia Information on Book Week and the Australian Children's and Young Adults' Books of the Year are available on this site.

http://www.cbc.org.au

Kids Books
Information on children's literature and related resources are available on this site. Information on book clubs is also available.

http://kidsbooks.about.com

RMIT University Library - Children Literature Guide This site provides a useful overview of children's literature as well as links to reference material and other web sites.

http://www.lib.rmit.edu.au/pathfinders/childrenlit.html

This site provides a range of information and activities for use by both students and teachers to promote literacy learning.

www.yahooligans.com

Association of Independent Schools of Victoria

http://www.ais.vic.edu.au

The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association

http://www.alea.edu.au

Children's Book Council of Australia

http://www.cbc.org.au

Children's Book Council Victoria

http://www.cbc.org.au/vic

Catholic Education Office

http://www.ceo.melb.catholic.edu.au

Education Foundation - Victoria

http://www.educationfoundation.org.au

International Reading Association

http://www.reading.org

State Library of Victoria

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au

Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

http://www.vate.org.au

Victorian Parents Council

http://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au

Young Australian's Best Book of the Year

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~yabba/form.html

Wizard Books, a Ballarat owned company, has online unique stories for Australian children at the beginning of their independent reading career (Grades 3 & 4).  Register

Ziptales

http://www.ziptales.com.au/home.asp