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Spelling with Spellits – Help Sam and Yasmin escape from the maze by completing the nine spelling challenges.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_flash.shtml

Big world.

It’s a Big Big World
Listen to these interactive stories told by Madge. Check out the games and music on this site too.

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl
Explore the world of Roald Dahl with the aid of Miss Honey, Matilda, or James. There are games to play, book reviews to complete, quizzes, and the Roald Dahl challenge – how alike are you? Listen to an interview with Roald Dahl and hear him read an excerpt from the BFG.

Magic key. The Magic Key Adventures
Work with Kipper, Biff and their friends from the Oxford Reading Tree series to help you improve your sentence writing. Areas covered include: fullstops, capital letters, sentences making sense, rhyme, questions and working out new words.
Between the lions. Between the Lions
Use this website to enjoy weekly adventures, word help, recommended books, literacy resources, colouring pages, lettering guides, games to print, songs, and more.
Babelnet. Babelnet Theme Park
Have fun doing a magical mystery tour, a treasure hunt, or visit a nature reserve.
Bubbledome Bubble Dome
Read the story so far, check out the next illustration, and submit what you think will happen next. You will need to join the Bubble Dome club to submit your ideas.
Maurice GeeJack LasenbyTim TipeneMona WilliamsPatricia Grace
Lynley DoddJoy CowleyAlan BunnMargaret MahyPamela Wolfe

Interviews with New Zealand children’s authors
Ever wondered what your favourite New Zealand author’s most embarrassing moment was, or what their nickname is? You can read Christchurch Library’s interviews to find out everything you ever wanted to know about New Zealand writers.