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CHILDREN’S POETRY WEBSITES
I have done my best to ensure that all the site links below are child-friendly, but content on the Internet can change extremely quickly, so I can't guarantee the continuing suitability of these sites. If you do come across one of the links below that does contain unsuitable material, please Email me and I will remove the link immediately
- for lots of poetry fun, including games and contests.
– poetry on the net as well as excellent book resources, poetry book reviews written by children, lesson plans for teachers and interviews with poets.
- Poetry at BBC Online Visual poems, audio poetry, poet-in-residence, and a poetry message board.
- search for your favourite poets and learn how to read a poem.
- children's poetry by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of funny poems and poetry contests.
- Funny rhyming stories and poems.
Barking Spiders (and other Such Stuff)
- poems written by CJ Heck, from a child's perspective.
- A free, online famous poetry resource providing the famous poems by the World's most popular Poets
- The CPB was set up by the Poetry Book Society and funded by The Arts Council to support poetry written for children. Its aim is to encourage children to read and enjoy poetry.
- The Poetry Archive is a place where everyone can listen to poetry. The idea for it came from Andrew Motion (Poet Laureate) and Richard Carrington (recording producer).
- Young Writer magazine is a high-quality magazine published in January, April and August of each year. It is an international platform for writing by children and young people up to the age of 18. It is also full of Tips, Ideas and Prizes!
- A play and learn site with resources for children and their teachers
http://www.rhymezone.com/help/#bm
Kidsfreesouls – A newspaper for children with resources for teachers and parents.
WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS
- The Poetry Society and the DfES join forces to take the fear out of teaching poetry.
Times Educational Supplement (TES)
- The well respected journal for educational matters
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.hmt1
- The Web Portal for Educators.
- Advice for Poets
Good E.S.L. websites
Activities for ESL Students - http://a4esl.org
- Play games, take quizzes, read grammar, and practice vocabulary
Dave’s ESL Cafe - http://www.eslcafe.com
- Easy to use, lots of activities, including games, quizzes, pronunciation practice, and stories
Karin's ESL Partyland - http://www.eslpartyland.com
- Lots of great ESL activities
About.com ESL Guide - http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/
- Quizzes and tests for different levels; employment opportunities for non-native speakers
EnglishCLUB.net - http://www.englishclub.net/grammar
- ll levels can play games, take quizzes, and read stories and jokes
English Page - http://www.englishpage.com/
- For all skills, lots of activities, exchange messages with other students, and ask questions
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab - http://www.esl-lab.com
- Excellent listening practice
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
- A great place to learn more about writing and grammar
Vocabulary (Greek and Latin roots) - http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/MA/resources/greek_and_latin_roots/transition.html
ESL BASE – http://www.eslbase.com/
- TEFL jobs worldwide. Information, advice and resources for teachers. TEFL
WORD BASED GAMES FOR ESL STUDENTS - http://www.manythings.org/wbg/
- These are computer assisted language learning word games designed for students of English
RESOURCES FOR TEFL TEACHERS Resources for the Language Classroom - http://www.theenglishe.com
English and French resources for learners and teachers of English and French as a foreign language. Edited by Linda Thalman. http://www.volterre-fr.com/