WHITLEY VILLAGE SCHOOL
English - Stories
Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2 / Key Stage 3 / Key Stage 4 / Age 5 - 11+
School Radio offers a number of teaching resources to support the primary English curriculum at KS1 and KS2 Programmes target the key learning objectives of the curriculum and all resources for English also have this purpose in common: to exploit the magic of audio and stimulate the imagination of the listener.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Age 5 - 7. A video animation of the popular traditional story for KS1 pupils.
Little Red Riding Hood
Age 5- 7. The traditional story is told in 7 fun video animations for KS1 pupils.
Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman
Age 5 - 7. The traditional Hindu tale is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Age 5 - 7. The Afro-Caribbean traditional story is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.
Tiddalik the Frog
Age 5 - 7. The Aborigine story of Tiddalik the Frog is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.
Viking Sagas
Age 7 - 9. Watch stories from Norse mythology told in a fun but faithful style.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Watch the exciting story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in six short video clips.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Age 9 - 11+. Shakespeare's play of love, magic and mayhem in 8 video episodes.
Macbeth
Age 9 - 11. An animated version of Shakespeare's powerful drama for KS2 pupils.
Treasure Island
Age 9 - 11. Robert Louis Stevenson's famous tale of pirates and treasure is told in ten video clips.
The Tempest
Age 9 - 11. An animation of Shakespeare's tale of wizards magic and revenge.
Audio stories
Age 3 - 11+. A growing collection of audio stories for all age groups.
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
Age 5 - 7. A collection of Beatrix Potter's best-known stories, read by famous voices.
Aesop's Fables
Age 5 - 9. 40 of Aesop's best known fables told by famous voices in 5 minute episodes.
Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Age 5 - 9. Adaptations of some of Andersen's best-known stories, read by famous voices.
Talking Poetry
Age 7 - 11. Some of today's leading children's poets introduce and read some of their works.
The Wind in the Willows
Age 7 - 11. Bernard Cribbins reads Kenneth Graeme's classic story abridged in 10 episodes.
Carrie's War
Age 9 - 11. Nina Bawden's classic story set during WW2 is told in 10 episodes.
War Horse
Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's classic WW1 story about Joey the horse is told in 10 episodes.
The Machine Gunners
Age 9 - 11. An abridgement in 10 episodes of Robert Westall's popular WW2 story.
Friend or Foe
Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's story about evacuation and friendship during WW2.
Tales from Ancient Greece
A Christmas Carol
Age 9 - 11. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is told in 9 episodes.
Private Peaceful
Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's moving story about brothers Tommo and Charlie in WW1.
Shakespeare Retold
Age 9 - 11. Stories by leading children's writers inspired by plays by Shakespeare.
Oliver Twist
Age 9 - 11. A full-cast dramatisation of Dickens' famous story set in Victorian London.
Meet the authors
Age 9 - 11. Leading children's writers answer questions from school children about their work.
Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
KS3/KS4. Age 13+. Abridged original text read by John Sessions, with Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Jekyll.
Storynory - Audio Stories for Kids
FREE audio stories for children, including fairytales, original stories, myths, poems, music, history and audiobooks all read beautifully by professional actors.
Fairy TalesBrothers Grimm - Aesop - 1001 Nights - Hans Christian Andersen |
Classic AuthorsStories and poems by classic authors including Lewis Carroll ... |
Original StoriesBertie Stories - Wicked Uncle - Lapis - Fairy Tales - Astropup |
Myths and World StoriesMyths of Greece, Rome, ancient Norse legends, and stories from ... |
Junior StoriesA selection of stories that are short and sweet and should appeal to ... |
Educational StoriesHistory, Bible stories, King Arthur, Saints, Robin Hood – and ... |