Bell Foundation – Classroom support strategies – primary, by stage of English
FIRST DAYS IN CLASS, including games, ICT etc
Wigan LA starter pack
Wigan LA topic workbook
SEN Teacher Face fans
EAL Working with beginners at KS1 and KS2 – from irespect
EMTAS4Success ‘Going to school’ board game in several languages ‘verbs around school’ dominoes and many other resources
Word/picture flashcards from ESL Flashcards
from SEN Teacher
- Thoughts and feelings face bubbles
- Create your own labels/word bank with pictures
- Wordsearch generator
Communication 4 All
Picture dictionary & Phonics for EAL learners
Racing to English Picture dictionary free download
Hounslow – beginners’ activity sheets (extracts). Don’t just use as worksheets!
Computer Software
New to English software from Cricksoft
First Months in Class, including effective strategies:
Comic Life commercial resource
Comic Strip maker free resource from the British Council learn English Kids website
(The above enable children to participate when in early stages of writing.)
Collaborative/Talk activities in all areas of the curriculum and for all ages from the Collaborative Learning Project
Poissonrouge – games and activities in different languages
Brogy – game focussed on reading/writing skills for dyslexia, some have found the resources useful – from the Dyslexia Shop
On-line activities (many require basic reading)
The sites below provide stories/videos for children to listen to and watch.
E-books from the Oxford University Press
International Children’s Digital library (stories)
The literacy shed – huge range of story videos. Be aware that some are for KS3 and 4, so check content before use. If doesn’t connect, just do a search for it.
Talking Pen (Mantralingua)
Multimedia stories
Primary Homework Help website directs to many other sources of online stories
Myths and Legends website click on words to translate
Story Nory – Learn English with stories
Lancashire grid for learning Fairy tales
BBC CBeebies stories
EAL in Practice 