Beginner/Primary

Teaching Resources

1) Teach It - Primary
- resources for primary school teachers on various topics, including poetry, prose, media and non-fiction, and many others. Requires free registration.

2) ESL Cafe - Kids
- idea cookbook for teaching English to young children. Includes many activities that are both educational and fun for young learners.

3) One Stop English's resources banks for teaching young learners:
Topic bank
Game bank

4) Oxford Teacher's Club
- classroom resources for young learners of various ability levels.

5) Primary Resoucres
- vocabulary and reading activities for primary school children.

6) Picture Dictionary
- help your young learners increase their vocabulary by using pictures to teach new words.

Internet-based activities for teachers and students

1) Starfall
- A website designed for young learners of English. The site teaches the letters and sounds of the alphabet, how to combine sounds to make words and practice reading activities for young learners at the Early Beginner, Intermediate Beginner and Beginning reader levels.

2) Oxford University Press
- interactive, fun exercises for primary students

3) Spin And Spell
- a fun game to practice spelling of simple vocabulary words.

4) Literacy Center ABCs
- a wide variety of English educational games for young people.

5) English Activities Online for Kids
- online English exercises designed specifically for young learners

Tests

1) British Council Teaching English
- Quizzes for beginners in pdf format so they can be printed for use in class. They are grouped as topic-based, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

2) Activities for ESL Students
- Quizzes for beginners without pictures
- Quizzes for bgeinners with pictures

3) Key English Test (KET Cambridge exam): Sample KET test and information regarding preparing for and taking the exam.
- For students
- For teachers

Teaching Tips

1) Teachers' TV
- High-quality, short films on new teaching methodologies, assessment and behaviour issues for primary school teachers. The library of films is searchable by age-group, subject and position within a school.

2) One Stop English Teacher Training
- A section devoted to teaching English to middle school aged children, including topical ideas to help engage a class of young learners.

3) The Internet TESL Journal
- Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links

Grammar guides/tutorials for teachers and students

1) Guide to Grammar and Writing
- a guide to English grammar and writing. The site includes interactive modules and quizzes to further understanding of the rules of English grammar

2) EnglishPage.com
- this site provides explanations of various parts of speech. You can also practice via the exercises that are provided.

3) Using English.com
- a large collection of English as a Second Language tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics, including a grammar glossary, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts.

4) Webguides for Teachers
- offers a series of annotated guides to the best sites for teaching and learning about Internet skills and how to integrate technology into the curriculum as well as resources for teaching at primary, secondary and training college levels through the medium of English.