This KS2 section is split into important aspects of the English curriculum including speaking and listening, handwriting and drama. Children also have the opportunity to take the online @school assessment tests to see how well they are doing with English.
The main part of English is literacy, consisting of Word Level including phonics, word recognition, spelling, dictionary work, and various texts; Sentence Level including grammar and punctuation, looking at adjectives, adverbs, capital letters, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, sentences, syntax, and verbs; Text Level including writing, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and different texts. The @school activities are in an interactive, online test, or printable format, bringing a different dynamic to the subject.
Alphabetically Ordered Text - Interactive activities about alphabetically ordered text
Big News - Interactive activities about writing newspaper reports
Biography Workshop - Interactive activities about writing biographies
Comparing Reports - Printable sheet to help you identify fact and opinion.
Complete the Sentence to make a Cup of Tea - Click and drag the words to complete the sentence.
Explanations - Interactive activities about writing an explanation text
Fact or Fiction - Learn the distinction between fiction and non-fiction texts with this interactive activity.
Friends and Heroes - Animated adventure series for children featuring amazing 3D Bible Stories
Instructional Texts 1 - Learn about instructional texts with this interactive activity.
Instructional Texts 2 - Learn about instructional texts with this interactive activity.
Instructions and Explanations - Links to instruction and explanation texts
Locating Information 1 - Learn about using contents pages with this interactive activity.
Locating Information 2 - Learn about using indexes with this interactive activity.
Locating Information 3 - Learn about using glossaries with this interactive activity.
News Workshop - Interactive activities about writing news
Newspapers and Persuasive Writing - Interactive activities about news and persuasive writing
Newsround - The official site of the BBCs Newsround programme.
Non-fiction - Interactive non-fiction activities from the BBC
Persuasion and Discussion - Links to persuasive texts
Persuasive Text - Interactive activities about persuasive texts
Persuasive Writing - Interactive activities to write persuasively
Persuasive Writing I - A somewhat angry man gives us his opinion about the building of a new restaurant near his home.
Persuasive Writing I: comprehension - Test your skills of comprehension in this interactive quiz.
Persuasive Writing I: Rhetorical Questions - Mr James loves asking questions! But does he really expect an answer?
Persuasive Writing II - Councillor Burns attempts to persuade us that the new restaurant is a good idea.
Persuasive Writing II: comprehension - Test your skills of comprehension in this interactive quiz.
Persuasive Writing II: Techniques of Persuasion - Learn how to persuade people.
Persuasive Writing III - Mrs Donovan gives her perspective on the building of the new restaurant.
Persuasive Writing III: comprehension - Try the third and final comprehension on this series of persuasive letters.
Persuasive Writing III: Techniques of Persuasion - Or how to make people agree with you!
Recounts - Interactive activities about recounts
Recounts from World War Two - Interactive recounts and activities
Remembrance Day 1 - Online activity about Armistice Day.
Remembrance Day 2 - Online activity about Armistice Day.
Reports and Recounts - Links to reports and recounts
Reports Quiz - Interactive revision quiz about writing reports
Starting to Write Instructions - Interactive whiteboard activities about writing instructions
Trees - Year 6 - Term - 3 - Interactive activity answering questions from a passage.