Homework help: English

Word Central

Online dictionary that lets you look up words quickly, build up your own dictionary and sign up for the daily buzzword.

BBC: Literacy

Games and activities designed to support literacy hour for the under 12s.

Listen and write

Another site from the BBC, this one has writing activities, audio poems, a gallery of work and more.

BBC ReviseWise: English

Activities and tests for 4-11 year olds. Includes reading, writing, spelling and grammar. There's also a games zone for when you need a break from revising.

Visit our books page for reading and author websites.

Don't forget the library offers you free access to the online version of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

If you're in a library: Search the Encyclopædia Britannica

Find out how to search the Encyclopædia Britannica from home using your library card.