Tauranga Reading
A literacy resource site for teachers, parents and children 0-13 years
Intermediate 10 - 13 years
The resources shown in this section of the page are suitable for Intermediate children aged 10 - 13.
Read along stories for children. Read and listen to, 'June the Prune'.
Digital Books:
Zinger Tales is a collection of stories told by great storytellers! Choose a storyteller below to hear the tale and get some book recommendations too!
International Children’s Digital Library
The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community -- by making the best in children's literature available online.
Listen to members of the Screen Actor’s Guild Foundation reading children’s books aloud. Each book includes accompaning activities and lesson ideas.
TumbleBooks at The New York Public Library
A large collection modern children's picture books with animation. A narrator reads each book aloud. Includes English and Spanish titles.
Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project
This children's online library is a volunteer-driven project featuring scanned historical children's books. Many are translated into several languages.
StoryPlace - The Children’s Digital Library
The StoryPlace Pre-school Library is full of stories and activities for you to explore.
Read along and listen to this audio book online. A unique audia visual adventure for all ages. A thought provoking and heart warming story.
Mighty Book
Choose from several award winning children's books to read and listen to online.
Starfall - Greek Myths
Choose to read one of six Greek illustrated myths online.
Penguin Publishers - Aesops Fables
Thirteen animated fables from Tom Lynch’s book have been illustrated with hand sewn patchwork tapestries inspired by the textile folk art of Africa, India and Peru.
Radio New Zealand National - Drama
Storytime Treasure Chest. Listen to stories online.
British Council - LearnEnglish Kids
Short Stories
Watch and listen to one of eighteen animated stories.
Short Stories by NZ Chidren’s Authors
Choose to read one of many short stories online written by New Zealand children’s authors. Search by topic/ theme or author.
Select the country, type of story, theme and relevant age group then let Whootie match your criteria to display the folk or fairy tale online.
Choose an English myth or legend to read, watch and listen to online. Create your own.
The Silly Sentence Machine - Make up the silliest sentence you can using the pull down lists of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, prepositions and other words.
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Scholastic News: Games and Quizzes
What’s That Word?
You can play word scramble or word search or both - using the vocabulary words from the current week's Scholastic News Edition.
Scholastic - Homework Hub: My To - Do List
Two cool ways to memorise spelling words. Type in your wrods then choose to make a spelling scramble or a word search.
Scholastic -Vocab Quiz Maker
Two cool ways to memorise spelling words. Type in your wrods then choose to make a spelling scramble or a word search.
Spelling Match Game - eduplace.com
Choose the level. Levels relate to Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary Units. Match correct prefixes with the root word...
Scholastic - Word Girl: Synonym Toast
Help Captain Huggy Face stop the avalanche of bread slices by making synonym toast. Choose words that are similar in meaning to the word on the toaster, and toss them inside by clicking on the toast.
SpellingCity
The ultimate online spelling program. Start by entering your spelling words. Then select ‘Test Me’, ‘Teach Me’, or ‘Play a Game’.
Click on blends that mtch the picture before being hit by an asteroid.
Ambleside Primary - The Prefix and Suffix Machine
Try to make up as many real words as you can by choosing parts from the menus displayed on this site.
Select from one of the spelling lists, or create your own. Custom spelling lists can be saved, and linked to from a classroom website. Once a list has been selected, play one of our many free spelling games listed to the right.
Choose a speller. Like the TV programme, hear the word, definition, sentence then spell it and check it. Spell words correctly to advance to the next round!
Mini Bees is full of fun and educational games and
activities that have been designed exclusively for primary school children. The challenging Personal Trainer tests players to spell words that they have previously misspelt. These are just some of the extra enhancements to the site designed to improve your spelling.
This fast-moving word-search game will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Make words from adjacent letters and click on SUBMIT. The longer the word, the higher the score.
Children’s Picture Books: The Transmission of Images
Age of Illustrated Books, Age of the Picture Book, Golden Age of Picture Books ... Illustrations for books such as, ‘Alice In Wonderland’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’...
Click on the right answer in the middle of this page. If you get it right, you get a harder question. If you get it wrong, you get an easier question. For each answer you get right,10 grains of rice is donated to the United Nations World Food Program.
Hangman Games For Vocabulary Study
Hangman games by subject to be used in class or at home. Hangman games for Vocabulary study. Several thousand words to be found!
Click the ‘Audio’ button to hear the word to spell. Click and drag a letter to the left or right or up and down. The entire row or column will move. Double-click a letter to lock it in place. When you’re done, click the ‘Check’ button.
Word Central - Feed the BIGbots
Feed the BIGbots! These word-automated machines have quite an appetite, so come prepared with a voracious vocabulary! Good hand and eye coordination is a definite plus!
Merriam-Webster Online - Jumble Kids
It's the original, the classic, the long-time favorite! Unscramble a list of words, then use the circled letters to unscramble the bonus solution.
Twin sisters Pearl and Flora lost their friends in the bubble machine. Help them get their friends out by choosing the correct plural form of the given word.
Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words.
If the Scramble-Saurus could spell better, he may not be extinct. See if you can help him out by unscrambling the words. He'll help you out by giving some clues.
VocabGrabber - Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button.
Students select the right synonym to complete a sentence, match words to their thesaurus entries, and practice alphabetizing skills. These online activities are designed for adult learners and will work with middle school and above.
Read and listen to top stories from around the world and specific literacy focussed stories.
New Zealand’s latest news, business, sport, weather, travel, technology, entertainment, politics, finance, health, environment and science.
Reading Activities:
Flick’s Adventures 7 - 9 years
Get set for adventure! Nash, Flick and Sprat's antics will help you get your English skills on track.
Sprat’s Adventures - 9 - 11 years
Get set for adventure! Nash, Flick and Sprat's antics will help you get your English skills on track.
Woodlands Junior School - Online Pokemon Story
Seven chapter of pokemon fun. You will travel through the world of Pokemon! How many Pokemon will you capture?
There are some new and exciting evolutions as you embark on this reading adventure.
Christchurch City Libraries - NZ Authors
Read interviews with New Zealand authors. Find out favourite foods, embarrassing moments, nicknames, short stories and much more..
Scholastic Kids Press Corps - News for Kids, by Kids
Read the latest, up to date, news stories written for kids, by kids. The articles cover a range of topics from topical news and cultural celebrations to entertainment.
Scholastic - Character Scrapbook
Use this reader's response activity to analyze the characters in any book. Print and collect your scrapbook pages.
Scholastic - Flashlight Readers Online Activities
Play cool games and activities that take you into your favorite books. Get exclusive author info, including photos, audio, and notes from the authors themselves. Connect about books, authors, and reading on our Flashlight Reader message boards.
Scholastic - Share What You’re Reading
Do you love fantasy novels? Biographies? Mysteries? Sports? Have you ever read a book that was so amazing you told all your friends "you've GOT to read this!"? Here's your opportunity to share with other students what you are reading and to discover new books based on other kids' recommendations.
RIF - Reading Planet - Book Planet
Meet the Authors and Illustrators
Read all about your favorite authors and illustrators, ask them questions, and find out how to send them fan mail.
Eduplace - Powerful Proofreading
The power has gone out at HME-TV. They need proofreading technichians to fix TV scripts, memosm and other writing at the station.
Site designed and created by Rachelle Hulbert, 2010