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BBC Schools Links Digger and the Gang bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/5_7entry/5_7.shtml Follow Nash's adventures to help you get your English skills on track at grandma's party. DynaMo's Den bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/index.shtml Drop into the den for some dynamazing literacy games, including Spellbound and Who's Spooking Who? Little Animals Activity Centre bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/ The Little Animals Activity Centre is a fun way to learn and play at home, with games to play and lots of things to do for 4 to 8 year olds. Words and Pictures bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/ Salty Sam and Colin the Clam have a variety of games to help with learning phonics. There are also literacy activities to print and do.   BBC Sites What? Where? When? Why? bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/whatwherewhenwhy/ Matching games and an animated story help wee ones learn about homes while improving English language skills. CBBC bbc.co.uk/cbbc/ The home of CBBC websites - including Tweenies, Teletubbies, cartoons and so much more. CBeebies Grown-ups bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/ A range of resources designed for use by parents to help children fulfil their potential in all areas of their development. Also including special educational needs activities, technical information and a regular newsletter.   Curriculum links The National Curriculum online www.nc.uk.net/servlets/NCFrame?subject=En&KeyStage=1 The National Curriculum for KS1 literacy including the National Literacy strategy - framework for teaching Year 1 to Year 6. Government Literacy Information http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/atoz/ Government guidelines for teaching literacy to children. DfEE: Reading http://www.dfes.gov.uk/read/ Advice for parents on how to help develop your child's reading skills. Literacy Trust: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/ The Literacy Trust provides advice and information on how to help children improve their reading skills. The Oxford Reading Tree http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/primary/orto/ Online activities to support the teaching of literacy and ICT with the Oxford Reading Tree characters.

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