Design Technology
www.howstuffworks.com
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works.
www.flying-pig.co.uk
Ideas on mechanisms and structures.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
Education Sites
www.thegrid.org.uk
The public pages from Hertfordshire Education.
www.education.gov.uk/
The main site for the Department for Education and Science.
www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum
National Curriculum online.
www.learn.co.uk
The Guardian Education site is full of content for teachers, parents and children.
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/index.shtml
Contains a range of interactive sites for Primary Pupils – check out SPYWATCH and The Romans.
History
www.rmg.co.uk
The National Maritime Museums site with links to the Royal Observatory.
www.vam.ac.uk
The Victoria and Albert Museum better known as The V&A.
Homework Help
www.samlearning.com
SAM Learning offers comprehensive online learning courses for SATs.
www.bbc.co.uk/sosteacher
A service for students from KS2, KS3, GCSE and AS/A2 Level to ask a teacher a question on homework, coursework or revision (replies in 24 hours) and to search the database of over 15,000 previously asked questions.
ICT
www.howstuffworks.com/
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET!
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/index.html
Web site building for children, suitable from KS2 onwards.
Literacy
www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure
A site based on treasure island.
www.eric-carle.com
The official Eric Carle website – features ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘The Red Fox’.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/listenandwrite
Activities cover the text objectives of years 4, 5 and 6 of the National Literacy Strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits
Covers the word and text objectives of year 3, 4 and 5 of the National Literacy Strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children preparing for KS1 National Tests in English.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey
Can be used in the literacy hour for reception year and year 1.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures
Learning phonics can be used as part of the literacy hour for years 1, 2 and 3 with interactive games suitable for whole class work using an interactive whiteboard.
Maths
www.nrich.maths.org.uk
A really rich resource, for extending students, with new activities each month; use the Archive to find activities and solutions from previous months.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
KS1
www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
KS2
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html
PE
www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
The site for all information on the Olympic movement.
www.pea.uk.com/menu.html
PE Association of England – go to links to the main Sports Governing Body sites in the UK.
www.englandrugby.com
The official site of the Rugby Football Union.
Science
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
Eco School
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. To find out about the work the trust do follow the link above.
www.recycling-guide.org.uk
Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle.