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NUMERACY

General sites and resources

Standards Site - NNS Unit Plans - Unit plans to support teaching of unit plans
Standards Site - Numeracy resources - Planning, resources, interactive tools and downloads.
e-chalk - Graph Generator- Allows you to create any 4 quadrant graph, grid or isometric paper.
e-chalk - Giant Timer- A huge timer for you to start and stop as you please.
BBCi - Megamaths Tables - Time tables activities.
BBCi - DynaMo - Literacy, Numeracy and Science Games - Great for at home.
BBC - Games Wheel - KS3 Numeracy - various number, shape, data handling and algebra activities - each at 3 levels.
Mental Maths - 1 a day Daily Mental Maths Problems - one for every day.
Bass Numeracy Pages - Various resources and links (Teacher link).
Primary Games - Fun maths games for all areas of maths!
BGFL - Maths Booster website
Number Gym - Lots of activities including percentage, number lines, addition and more

Number and the number system

( - Interactive Teaching Programs from the DFES )

Interactive Number Facts - Teaches number bonds to 10.
Interactive Number Grid - Hide the numbers, identify multiples and much more.
Interactive Division Grid - Use to demonstrate extended written methods of division.
Interactive number lines - Great for addition, subraction, difference, missing number problems.
Interactive Fractions - Great for equivalent fraction work.
Interactive Moving Digits - to demonstrate the effect of multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. By dragging cards from the set of digit cards, different decimal numbers can be displayed.
Interactive Number Dials - generates a number dial. The empty boxes around the outside of the dial contain multiples. . .
Interactive Number Spinners - Great for generating numbers.
Interactive Remainders after Division
Interactive Counting on and back
Interactive Decimal Number Line
Interactive Multiplication Facts
Interactive Multiplication Grid
Interactive Ordering Numbers
Interactive Place Value Cards
Interactive Playing Cards - 1-20
Interactive Number Spinners - Great for generating numbers.

Shape, Space and Measure

Interactive Measuring Cylinder - Fill up and let out the liquid.
Interactive Measuring Scales - Check how good you are at reading scales.
Interactive Clock - Both digital and analogue.
Interactive Ruler - Use to measure lines using a 30cm ruler.
Interactive Symmetry - Uses various lines of symmetry.
e-chalk - investigating regular or irregular polygons. - Use the virtual protractor to measure angles.
e-chalk - Angle estimator - Everything you need to teach estimation and measurement of angles.
Interactive Polygon - Use to teach measuring of angles and length of shapes.
Interactive Area - Make up different areas using squares and half squares.
Interactive Line Graph - Use to demonstarte how line graphs are used.
Interactive Coordinates - Guess the co-ordinate and then check.
Interactive Thermometer - Find the difference between temperature, see the temperature rise and fall.
Interactive Fixing Points - allows you to create a number of connected vertices on a grid.
Interactive Isometric Grid


Data Handling

Interactive Data Handling - use to enter data and produce different types of graphs and charts

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LITERACY


General

BBCi DynaMo - Literacy, Numeracy and Science Games. Great for at home.

Stories/writing

BBCi - Listen and Write - Text Level activities, yrs 4-6
Funny stories -Put your own words into the computer to create silly stories.
On line Stories - A site with links to many on-line stories.
Dreambox.com - A collection of on-line illustrated stories

Poetry

BBC Listen and Write Poetry - Writing activities, audio poems, a gallery of children's work and more!
Children's Rebus Rhymes - Lots of rhymes to help children who are starting to read.
Rhymezone.com - A site that will improve your poetry skills.

Word and Grammar Work

Prefix and Suffix - Exploring how different words can be made using prefixes and suffixes.
Adjectives - Drag and drop adjectives to fit into a piece of text.
Gracie Grammar - Introduces Adjectives, Nouns and Verbs in a fun powerpoint presentation.
Don't use SAID - Animation presentation of alternatives to said.
Look, say, cover, type, check spelling activity - Allows you to type in 10 words to learn to spell.
BBCi Spelling with the Spellits - Covers word objectives for years 3, 4 and 5 of NLS.
Grammar and Tenses - A site to help you learn your tenses and grammar in a fun way. Multiple difficulty levels.
Thesaurus.com - An on-line thesaurus and dictionary.


Word Games

Wordcentral.com - Word games and puzzles.
Different word games

Authors/Books

 

Roald Dahl Website - Lots of information and games related to all the characters and books by Roald Dahl.
CBBC - Tracy Beaker - Activities based on the best-selling books by Jacqeline Wilson.
Shakespeare Website - The William Shakespeare website containing text for plays and various other information.
Shakespeare Site - Another site all about the famous author and poet William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's plays - The full on-line version of the plays of William Shakespeare.
Macbeth on-line - The full on-line version of the play by William Shakespeare.
A Midsummer Night's Dream on-line - The full on-line version of the play by William Shakespeare.
Annefrank.com - A website dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank.

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SCIENCE

General Science


BBCi - General Science Navigation Page
BBCi Science Clips- Animated experiments and topic anteractive activites
BBCi - DynaMo - Literacy, Numeracy and Science Games
BBCi Pods Mission - Covers the topics of moving and growing, solids, liquids, circuits, conductors and bones.
BP - BP.com - educational material for 5 - 19 years old - plus free online printable resources

Life Processes and Living Things

BBC Revisewise Living Things Contents Page - Includes life processes, life cycles, food chains and more.
Habitats - Includes habitats of pond, sea, farm etc. and shows the canimals which live there.
WWF site - Includes lots of infomation about endangered animals.
Heart animation - A good animation of a pumping heart.
All about the heart
Inner Body - A web site with information and animations of the different parts of the body.
E-chalk Interactive Eye Diagram - Add or remove labels and arrows at the touch of a button.
E-chalk Great Optical Illustions - A variety of superb optical illustions that you will find hard to believe!!!
E-chalk Interactive Ear Diagram - Add or remove labels and arrows at the touch of a button.
E-chalk Identification Keys - Introduce your class to ID keys with this lovely whiteboard activity.
CBBC Newsround - Introduce your class to the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol and fast food.
BBC - It's up to you - Great Healthy Eating Page from the BBC - links to PHSE.
Micro-Organisms- A web site with information about Mould and an experimenmt to grow your own.

Materials and their Properties

BBC Revisewise Materials Contents Page - includes solids, liquids and gases, conductors, changing states etc.

Physical Processes

e-chalk - Nine Planets - whiteboard activities to order and name the planets corrrectly as well as a palnet database.


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ICT

Inside your Computer - Your Hardware explained.
Dulux website - Decorate various rooms online by dragging colours onto walls and furniture- Great Modelling activity.
ThinkUknow.co.uk - CyberCafe resource for teachers nad pupils to promote safe use of the internet and other technologies.
Northumberland Grid for Learning - ICT activities - lot of activities for mouse control and general ICT incl modelling activities

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HISTORY

General History sites

Official Royal Family web site - Good section Kings and Queens through history.

Tudors

Tudors - A great section on Henry VIII's wives
Tudor information

Romans

An interactive site about the Romans
BBC site on the Romans
Romans in Sussex
The Romans in Britain

Saxons

BBC site on the Anglo-Saxons


Vickings

BBC site on the Vikings

World War 2

BBC site on Children of World War 2
BBC site video clips

Ancient Eqyptians 2

The British Museum; Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Greeks

BBCi Ancient Greece - Covers the topic on Ancient Greece.
The Greek Project

The Victorians

BBCi Children in Victorian Britain - covers the topic on Children living in Victorian Britain.
The Victorians - Victorian toys and an aretefact gallery etc.

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GEOGRAPHY


Rivers

BBCi Rivers and Coasts - Investigating rivers and coasts.

Contrasting Localities

BBCi Two Cities - Exploring and comparing life in Belfast and Mexico City.

Weather around the world

BBCi What is Weather? - All about the weather around the world.
UK.Weather.com - Great site with maps of Britain, Europe and the world

Map Work

Ordnance Survey Website - education section

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MUSIC

Electronic online Metronome - FANTASTIC music games from the BBC - try Composer for starters.
Classics for Kids.COM - GREAT music site - all about composers with loads of music files, interactive games and much more.
BBC MUSIC GAMES - FANTASTIC music games from the BBC - try Composer for starters.
BGFL Virtual Keyboard - Can be used with an interactive whiteboard for the teaching of basic music theory.
Interactive Piano - Can be used with an interactive whiteboard - can also play chords, scales and can show notes.
Interactive Drum Kit - Hover over the drum kit elements to play - DON'T click!
Pattern Builder Early Music - randomly fill all eight cells in the grid. Then listened to the result.
BBC Radio 3 Making Music Games and Activities - Great variety of activities and games.
BBC Sequenza - Drag the pictures from the left hand box onto the grid in the middle - then hit play.
BBC The Beat Machine - Great composition activity to learn about beats and rythms.
Musical Sketch Pad - An easy to use tool to teach pitch and tembre. Worth a look and play.
Children's songs - Classic instrumental versions of children's songs.
BBC Musical Mysteries - explore basic musical concepts in sound, rhythm and mood.

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ART

A great site with famous artist's works.
BGfL Activity- Exploring Perspective.
A great site with famous impressionist art works.


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D.T.

http://www.focusonfood.org/ A great site with some fantasitic recipes and cooking skills and techniques .

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P.E.

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R.E.

Judaism

Judaism for kids - a great introduction to the beliefs.
Information about the Jewish festival of Passover

Sikhism

The Sikh story of Baisakhi and Amrit ceremony

Islam

For children - Stories, games and the basics of Islam by Turkish Islamic scholar Harun Yahya.
Truth for Kids – Entire books with Islamic themes can be downloaded free of charge.
Islam for Kids - Quizzes, word searches and stories.

Islam City - Stories of the prophets, poems and games.
Web site of Birmingham Central Mosque – includes pictures of both the inside and outside.
Provides an insight into worship inside a mosque – excellent photographs!

Christianity

Provides pictures and illustrations - good links with other sites.
Useful site for SEN and EAL children. - Symbols/pictures reinforce the meaning of simplified religious stories.

General RE sites

A brilliant site for information and resources on R.- Highly recommended for use when planning.
Good starting point for RE on the web.
Basic information about religions and festivals - KS2 worksheets available.
Provides images of religious artefacts from the six main world religions .
Virtual tours of the inside of places of worship in the UK.
Illustrated religious stories for primary aged children.

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P.H.S.E

BBC Citizinship area - Tackling issues about being a citizen.
The School Democracy cartoon - Excellent start to discussions about school councils.
BGFL Moral Mazes moral dilemma - Great discussion opportunities.
Great Ormand Street website - Lots of facts and information about the body and illnesses.
Join the activaters - Information on healthy eating and physical activity, good games to get children thinking.
Galaxy Health website - Games for KS1 and lower KS2 based around health

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Modern Foreign Languages

FRENCH

BBC Primary French - Fantastic BBC site
Primary French - Some good print-out sheets.
French Activities - Great discussion opportunities
French Numbers
Tour of Birmingham in French
General French Site
BBC French - more advanced site.
Wild French.co.uk - Good drag and drop activities.

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Research Tools

Games, tv, music and more
Ask Jeeves Kids Fun and games with study tools
CBBC NEWSROUND News and competitions
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM Great for homework

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Games
GRID CLUB Games and activities
BBCi website - Space Games
Space games
CBBC Games

KIDS ONLY - Games, stories, colour and draw and find out about things.

BBC MUSIC GAMES - FANTASTIC music games from the BBC - try Composer for starters.

 

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Teacher Weblinks

DFES - New Frameworks Sites:
New Frameworks Home Page
Literacy
Literacy Home page -
How to link in ICT - ICT resources - incl videos, Active Primary Flipcharts and much more - Library of resources, incl. guidance on classroom environment, boys writing etc.
Numeracy
Numeracy Home Page - Library of resources - ICT resource notes and lesson ideas - Interactive Teaching Programmes - (click the SWF links) great for interactive whiteboards - Active Primary Flipcharts - Interactive Excel Sheets

BBC Schools Teachers Section - Follow the Key Stage and subject links to find online resources and activities - Fab!
Sparkle Box - Beautiful and amazing resources for KS1 and Foundation, plus general resources- Fab!

SEAL website - Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning Website - includes resources, booklets and photocards

SEN Teacher - Great website - check out the Printouts (number fans, word cards, number lines - all customisable for your needs) and the Software downloads sections

Handwriting Worksheet Maker - Handwriting customisable worksheet maker

Promethean Training- Access the online tutorials, manuals and flipchart resources

www.primaryresources.co.uk

Fast Phonics - Online subscription package - see Mrs Roger for log in details