General
BBC Education – KS1
BBC Education – KS2
www.channel4.com/essentials
Follow the links to explore key geography issues, including worksheets and topic-specific image banks.
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.
English
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.peterrabbit.co.uk
The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books.
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/digger
Digger and the Gang activities to support Literacy and Numeracy.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo
DynaMo Literacy, numeracy and science games, including Spellbound and Who’s Spooking Who? Designed for home use.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits
Covers word and text objectives in upper infant/lower junior.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children in KS1.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey
Can be used in the literacy hour for Reception 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.
Mathematics
www.activelearnprimary.co.uk Abacus homework and activities – you will need your log-in details.
My Maths – Homework
www.nrich.maths.org.uk
A 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.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger
Digger and the Gang activities to support lower juniors.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime
Number Time activities for Reception and Years 1 and 2.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children in KS1.
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.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger
Digger and the Gang activities to support Science.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo
DynaMo Literacy, numeracy and science games, including Spellbound and Who’s Spooking Who? Designed for home use.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission
Pod’s Mission covers KS2 Science topic: Moving and growing, Solids, liquids and how they can be separated, and Circuits and conductors. There is also a unit on bones.
IT/Computing
Kidsmart – E-Safety
Art
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default_online.htm
The entire collection – online!
Design Technology
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.
Geography
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear
Supports KS1 Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts
KS2 Geography: Investigating rivers and coasts.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities
Explores and compares life in Belfast and Mexico City.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather
KS2 Geography: Weather around the world.
History
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece
Ancient Greece
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons
Anglo-Saxons
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians
Children in Victorian Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ww2children
Children of World War 2
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans
A Roman case study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings
A Viking case study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/walk
Case studies: Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Tudors, Victorians, Changes since 1948
www.vam.ac.uk
The Victoria and Albert Museum better known as The V&A.
Languages
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/spanish
PE
www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
The site for all information on the Olympic movement.
www.rfu.com
The official site of the Rugby Football Union.
To read our blogs and find out about sporting events.