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National Storytelling Week

To celebrate National Storytelling Week, staff from Bannerman Road wanted to share some of their favourite stories. There are a wide selection to choose from. We hope you enjoy them!

Virtual Library - Year 1 and 2.

Click here to listen to some fantastic stories, like the ones below.

             

 

Virtual Library - Year 3 to 6

Click here to listen to some fantastic stories, like the ones below.

      

 

Virtual Library

Take time to have a look at this virtual library of books about black characters or by black authors.  Follow the link below and then click on the front cover to be taken to the book. 

Virtual Library - Click Here

 

 

Espresso

https://online.espresso.co.uk/espresso/login/Authn/UserPassword 

Username: student164
Password: walrus

 

Key stage 1

Phonics 

BBC bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcqqtfr 

Topmarks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds 

 

Grammar, Spelling and punctuation 

BBC bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkxxsbk 

Topmarks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/punctuation 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/words-and-spelling 

 

Reading 

BBC bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgwwxnb 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd66fg8 

Top marks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/learning-to-read 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/stories 

Book Trust 

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/ 

 

Key stage 2 

Grammar, punctuation, and spelling 

BBC Bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p 

Oak Academy 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2/subjects/english-grammar 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2/subjects/english-spelling 

Top marks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/punctuation 

 

Reading 

BBC Bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyfkng8/articles/zt27y4j 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr77hyc 

Oak Academy 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2/subjects/english-reading-for-pleasure 

Top Marks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/stories 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/poetry 

 

Writing 

BBC bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpccwmn 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty 

Top marks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/writing