NACELL - Online Resources - More Languages

This page lists a selection of websites which are suitable for use with young language learners. More online resources are included in the lists of French, German, Italian, Spanish and multilingual websites.

AMIDEAST - Meet Sa'ud Available in: Arabic, English. Description: Online 'scrapbook' about the life of a child in Kuwait. Includes: Arabic alphabet, sound clips, country information, cultural awareness.

Al Jazeera Children's Channel Available in: Arabic, English. Description: Interactive website for children. Includes Arabic alphabet and numbers, colouring, forum, games, puzzles.

Little Horus Club Available in: English. Description: Learn to read and write the Arabic alphabet

1001 Inventions Available in: English. Description: UK based educational project. Includes Arabic words used in English.

Chinese Children's Songs Available in: English. Description: Downloadable Chinese songs for children.

Enchanted Learning - China Available in: English. Description: Printable activity sheets on Chinese new year, numbers and vocabulary.

Hao Ji Le! Available in: English. Description: Downloadable learning worksheets, character practice and word bank from the Curriculum Corporation partnership of Australian Education Ministers.

Kid City Available in: Dutch. Description: A cybertown for children only, where each building contains a different activity and each visitor is a cybercitizen of the town.

Nicoland Available in: Dutch. Description: Educational website for children.

BBC Alba - Available in: English. Description: Details of educational websites available within BBC Alba for children in Gaelic-medium education.

Am Baile The Gaelic Village Available in: English, Gaelic. Description: This site aims to present the culture and heritage of the Scottish Highlands and Islands in the Gaelic language. Includes Flash games and comics for children and teachers' notes.

BBC Colin and Cumberland Available in: English. Description: Introduction to the Gaelic language based on the comic capers of Colin and Cumberland. Website includes games and key Gaelic phrases.

BBC Primary Irish - Blaisín Available in: English. Description: Website accompanying the BBC NI schools radio series. The adventures of Blaisín support language learning in a fluid way. Online teachers' notes are available with creative ideas for curricular activities.

BBC Colin and Cumberland Available in: English. Description: Introduction to the Irish language based on the comic capers of Colin and Cumberland. Website includes games and key Irish phrases.

Japan Foundation London Language Centre Available in: English. Description: The Japan Foundation website includes links for Japanese language learning, teaching resources and information about Japanese in the primary sector.

Ready Steady NihonGO! Available in: English. Description: Free online resource for teaching Japanese to KS2 pupils; curriculum linked scheme of work comprising ten lessons. Developed by the Japan 21 (now Japan Society) and the Japan Foundation London Language Centre.

iGuinho Available in: Portuguese. Description: Includes animations, games, stories

BBC Bowns Available in: Welsh. Description: Safle llawn hwyl i blant bach Cymraeg. Interactive literacy and numeracy games for KS1 Welsh speakers.

BBC - CBeebies Available in: Welsh. Description: Welsh language websites for Balamory, Bobinogs, Bob the builder, Fimbles, Tikabilla, Tweenies.

BBC Colin and Cumberland Available in: English. Description: Introduction to the Welsh language based on the comic capers of Colin and Cumberland. Website includes games and key Welsh phrases.

BBC Snapdragon Available in: English. Description: Snapdragon ydw i, croeso! Games for 3 to 6 year-old Welsh learners.

BBC Schools History - Celtiaid yr Oes Haearn Available in: Welsh. Description: Iron Age Celts. Dig deep into Celtic life through a series of interactive animations, games and tasks.