| Primary Curriculum Web sites | |
| Art | |
| ESP | http://www.espmusic.co.uk/ |
| Music Teachers Resources | http://www.mtrs.co.uk |
| KS1 improvisation | http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/ |
| Listen.com | http://www.listen.com/ |
| Music at school This site provides resources, weblinks and over 170 free worksheets for secondary school music teachers and pupils. |
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/ |
| KS1 improvisation | http://www.kids-space.org/HPT |
| Music Education Launch site | http://www.talentz.com/ |
| mfiles - This site provides free classical and traditional music resources, including sheet music (Scorch and Adobe Acrobat plug-ins required), MIDI and MP3 audio files, reference material on classical and film composers, and CD soundtrack reviews. (Contains advertising. Links to online purchasing.) |
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/ |
| Early Birds Music This site contains original songs and music for early years, Key Stage 1 and children with special needs. It provides downloadable audio files (RealPlayer plug-in required) and animated images of the actions that accompany the songs. There are also interactive puzzles and pictures to print off and colour in. (Links to on-line purchasing.) |
http://www.earlybirdsmusic.com |
| D&T | |
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Air-Fun Kites |
http://www.air-fun.com/ |
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British Nutrition Foundation |
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/ |
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Computer Textile Design Group |
http://www.ctdg.co.uk |
| DATA – D&T Association | http://www.data.org.uk/ |
| Design Council | http://www.design-council.org.uk/ |
| How Stuff Works | http://www.howstuffworks.com/ |
| Swallow Systems – floor robots | http://www.swallow.co.uk/index.htm |
| The LEGO Worlds | http://www.lego.co.uk/ |
| Valiant Technology | http://www.valiant-technology.com/ |
| Young embroiderers | http://www.hiraeth.com/youngembroiderers |
| BrainPOP: Animated movies on health, technology and science | http://www.brainpop.com/ |
| British Meat Education Service | http://www.bmesonline.org.uk/ |
| D & T online | http://www.dtonline.org |
| British Meat Education - downloadable resources and information | www.bmesonline.org.uk |
| Potatoes for Schools - fun, interactive site with information, games and quizes | www.potatoesforschools.org.uk |
| Soil Association - information about organic foods, includes virtual farm tours | www.soilassociation.org.uk |
| The Veggie Gang - guidance and resource
materials to support teaching about vegetables at KS1, authored by
Ali Farrell |
www.theveggiegang.co.uk |
| Surf4Health - food, nutrition and health
Web site for children, includes materials authored by Ali Farrell |
www.surf4health.info |
| Food Forum – Food technology education
principles, helpsheets, worksheets, lesson plans, weblinks, recipes
and more |
www.foodforum.org.uk |
| Foods Standards Agency | http://www.food.gov.uk |
| British Cheese Board | http://www.britishcheese.com |
| Dairy Council | http://www.dairycouncil.co.uk |
| ICHF | http://www.ichf.co.uk/d+t |
Unit 6 Fairground - A range of models/motors assembled or in kit form |
http://www.mechanicalmonkey.co.uk |
| Video examples of fairground/theme park rides | |
| Coxhoe School website | http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk |
| Geography | |
| BBC Weather Extensive Web site with information on UK and world weather, climate change and link to WeatherWise. |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/index.shtml |
| Met Office: Education Education resources designed to help extend knowledge and understanding of weather and climate. The Curriculum Learning Centre offers lesson plans, worksheets, activities and quizzes. Also includes weather data from around the world from the past seven days, academic research pages and information about historic weather events. |
http://www.metoffice.com/education/ |
| pl@net.com Based on the Channel 4 series, it covers a range of environmental issues including recycling, water, energy and bio-diversity. |
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/planet/menu.html |
| Young TransNet Pupils can have their say on transport, carry out a travel to school survey and analyse the results online, vote in referendums and play the treasure hunt. |
http://www.youngtransnet.com |
| Ordnance Survey Education A range of resources for pupil and teacher use. |
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/ |
| MapZone An interactive Web site created by Ordnance Survey to develop pupils' mapping skills. |
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |
| Waterinschools.com Web site from Thames Water to support teaching of water supply and treatment. There are sections on the history of London's water supply, water conservation, world water issues, and maths resources based on water. Also contains downloadable resources. |
http://www.waterinschools.com |
| Young People's Trust
for the Environment Contains fact sheets on a wide range of animal and environmental topics suitable for 11-16-year-olds, as well as information for younger children on garden 'visitors' they can look out for. |
http://www.yptenc.org.uk |
| ARKive A digital library of photographs, film clips and sound recordings of protected and endangered species worldwide. Includes key facts and data. |
http://www.arkive.org |
| BBC Schools - Geography A range of geography games and activities for pupils aged 4-11 years. |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml |
| Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust Resources on British wildlife, conservation and ecology. Contains online quizzes, reference material and suggestions for activities. |
http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk |
| Staffordshire Learning Net - Geography A range of resources for teachers and a Geography forum. |
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/ |
| Wild Over Waterways (WOW) KS2 Resources on Britain's inland waterways, including interactive games, lesson plans, information packs and activities. |
http://www.wow4water.net |
| Recyclezone Created by Waste Watch. Provides information, activities and resources on waste, recycling and sustainable development. |
http://www.recyclezone.org.uk |
| Google Earth - combines satellite imagery, maps and
the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information
at your fingertips. |
http://earth.google.com/ |
| Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? | http://www.barnabybear.net |
| History | |
| BBC
History Extensive Web site with information and multimedia resources on a range of historical periods. |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtml/ |
| Buckinghamshire
Photographs A collection of over 20,000 photographs of old Buckinghamshire. |
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/photo_database/index.htm |
| Cadbury
History Tells the story of the Cadbury's company. Offers resources about the Victorians and the town of Bourneville. |
http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/history/ |
| Spartacus
Educational A range of history resources for KS2 to GCSE. |
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk |
| Ancient
Egypt - British Museum Explores the people, beliefs, history and culture of ancient Egypt using objects from the museum's collections. Includes online activities, background information and worksheets. |
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk |
| Learning
Curve Web site from the Public Record Office containing on-line material including original sources such as documents, photographs, video and sound recordings. Includes interactive tasks and investigative activities. |
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk |
| Mary
Rose Includes a history of the 16th-century warship that was a favourite of Henry VIII and is now on display in Portsmouth. Contains activities about life in Tudor times. |
http://www.maryrose.org |
| Nova
Online - Pyramids Information and virtual tour of the pyramids. |
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ |
| Roman
Sandy Web site based on archaeological excavations in Sandy, Bedfordshire. Consists of a series of quiz challenges, each of which must be completed before moving on to the next. Includes notes and instructions for teachers. |
http://www.roman-sandy.com |
| Virtual
Museum A research resource charting the development of the grocery chain during the Victorian era. Contains interactive materials and an audio book. |
http://www.jsainsbury.com/museum/museum.htm |
| Florence
Nightingale Museum Web site for the museum in Westminster, London. Includes a short history of Florence Nightingale's life, focusing on her work to develop the nursing profession and improve public health in Britain as well as her role in the Crimean War. |
http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk |
| Boudicca's
Revolt Interactive story about Boudicca's Revolt, seen through the eyes of four different characters: Boudicca herself, a Celtic farmer, a Roman soldier and Suetonius, the Governor of Britain. The activities section includes things to do, find out, and think about. |
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/history/boudicca/index.htm |
| Ancient
India - British Museum Explores the people, culture, beliefs and history of the Indus Valley and ancient India using animations, 3D models and objects from The British Museum's collection. Includes online activities, background information and worksheets. |
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk |
| History.uk.com Online directory of history-related places, organisations and experts in the UK. It also includes news, features, competitions, web links and a timeline of British history from 10,000 BC to the present. |
http://www.history.uk.com |
| SchoolHistory.co.uk Offers a range of resources including downloadable worksheets, presentations and CD-ROM activities, interactive games, on-line lessons, self-marking quizzes and categorised web links. |
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk |
| D-Day,
Normandy and beyond... Web site created as a tribute to all the veterans of World War II. Contains personal stories, photographs, letters and maps, contributed by visitors to the site. |
http://www.normandy1944.info |
| Victorian
Times Provides digitised collections of material from the Victorian era. The site encourages users to select their education level (from KS2 to higher education) to allow them to access content appropriate to their interests. |
http://www.victoriantimes.org |
| Women
of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) The SOE was a British secret service formed in 1940 to foster resistance among the civil population in Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War. This Web site tells the story of some of the women who worked for the SOE, including biographical information, articles and other resources. |
http://www.64-baker-street.org |
| Hercules Online workshop about the Greek hero Hercules. Uses Flash animations to help find out about the myth of Hercules' Labours as well as learn about the statues, sculpture and the process of casting. |
http://www.accessart.org.uk/hercules/ |
| ICT | |
| Buckinghamshire ICT Curriculum Support Team | http://www.bucksict.org.uk |
| Census At School Project | http://www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk/curriculum.asp |
| ICT planning & advice | http://www.ncaction.org.uk/ |
| Information Literacy | http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/barney/big6.html |
| QCA web site | http://www.qca.org.uk/ages3-14/subjects/ict.html |
| How to Plan an email project | http://ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=tl&catcode=as_cu_pr_sub_07&rid=162 |
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Web sites for Literacy |
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Achuka |
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Aesop’s Famous Fables (KS1) |
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BBC Words and Pictures – Phonics, word level work (KS1) |
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BBC Schools Online - Literacy (KS1 & 2) |
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Big Books Online (KS1) |
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Beatrix Potter OnLine |
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Children’s Storybooks Online |
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Developing thinking/research skills |
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Lesson Plans |
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Fairrosa Cyber Library |
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DfEs NLS |
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ITN top news stories for children (KS2) |
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MAPE |
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Oxford Reading Tree Online - Exciting online activities to support the teaching of literacy and extend ICT skills – subscription. |
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Peetnik Mysteries |
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Poetry resources |
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Primary Zone – interactive activities/resources (subscription) |
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Puffin Books |
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Spark Island (subscription) |
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Stories/Publishing |
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Story Hour |
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The Official Roald Dahl Web site |
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Titch (Pat Hutchins) |
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KS2/3 Encourages reading, children sharing book reviews |
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Although a History site, good for comprehension exercises |
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Reading, writing, speaking and listening activities |
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News and reviews from the world of publishing, and interviews with selected authors |
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English grammar worksheets |
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Free national children’s newspaper for 8 to 14 year olds |
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Teacher resource for planning - as recommended by the Bucks Literacy Consultants |
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| Teaching Ideas - National Literacy Trust General information about Literacy Lists of Resources |
www.literacytrust.org.uk |
| National Association
for the Teaching of English (NATE) General information about English teaching Resources Book Reviews (Professional) |
www.nate.org.uk |
| Lancashire Grid
for Learning KS1 Useful range of resources e.g. activities based upon the Developing Early Writing and Progression in Phonics materials |
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk |
| Children's Literature
Web Guide Interactive - children asked to send in their own book reviews. Discussion Boards - readers helping readers. Children's Book Awards Teaching Ideas Resources for Teachers / Parents |
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html |
| Bernard Ashley Front cover from books with short synopsis and purchasing options |
www.bashley.com |
| Eric Carle Speak to Author Frequently asked questions Publications by Eric with synopsis |
www.eric-carle.com |
| The official
Gillian Cross web site Biography Book details FAQs Text symbol index (used in books) |
www.gatehouse39.freeserve.co.uk/gcwp/ |
| Ted Dewan E-mail the authors Animated extracts from books Information about illustration |
www.wormworks.com |
| Jeremy Strong Information about books Message board / what's your story Children's games |
www.jeremystrong.co.uk/ |
| Anne Fine Details of books for children of all ages Details of Anne Fine's childhood Details on how to meet the author & literacy opportunities |
www.annefine.co.uk |
| Anne Frank Pictorial guides around house Information about Anne’s life |
www.annefrank.org |
| Brian Jaques Author biography Puzzles & games Book info |
www.redwall.org |
| Robin Jarvis Quite Scary opening! Will capture children’s attention – upper KS2 Book information Downloads from books |
www.robinjarvis.com |
| Lemony Snicket Information about author & artist Games |
www.lemonysnicket.com/ |
| Andrea Shavick Writing, Poetry Information about author visits |
www.shavick.com/poetry.html |
| Caroline Pitcher Links to information about her books Extracts of her own books |
www.carolinepitcher.co.uk/ |
| JK Rowling & other authors Loads of interesting activities Ideas for story starters Poetry Party Raving Reviews |
www.storiesfromtheweb.org/index.htm |
| Official Harry Potter Site | harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/home.html |
| Other Potter links | |
| http://www.jkrowling.com | |
| http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org | |
| http://www.mugglenet.com | |
| http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/ | |
| http://www.hp-lexicon.org | |
| http://www.harrypotterrealm.com | |
| http://www.journeytohogwarts.moonfruit.com | |
| Authors Online Links to various authors’ Web sites Autobiographies Competitions New releases |
www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/magazine/author_profiles.asp |
| Poetry Kit Details of poetry events, competitions, courses, readings, festivals, magazines, workshops, publishers and societies, as well as information about poets and links to other poetry sites on the Internet. |
http://www.poetrykit.org/ |
| BBC Spellits NLS Word objectives for Yr.3-5. Spelling challenges |
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_flash.shtml |
| BBC Starship KS1 preparing for SATS |
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/ |
| BBC Revisewise Preparation for KS2 SATS |
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/ |
| BBC MagicKey Follows the TV programmes in which Kipper, Biff, Chip, Wilf, Wilma and Floppy go off on their adventures. Based on NLS requirements for Yr.1 sentence and text level work in a new and imaginative way. Resources section includes an outline of the areas of the literacy curriculum each adventure covers, instructions on how to use the activities and lesson plans. |
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey |
| An excellent range of resources | http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/ |
| Coxhoe School website | http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk |
| Whootie Owl's Stories, fairy tales, folk tales, playscripts and newsletter | http://www.storiestogrowby.com |
| How obsessed are you (or your children)? | http://www.fuuko.com/hpquiz.html |
| BBC MagicKey | www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/ |
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Drama |
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Drama in the Primary School |
http://www.q-ten.co.uk/artsotm/education/primary/primay.html |
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Drama in primary schools |
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| Numeracy | |
| Census at School International Children's Census, collecting and disseminating real data for use in data-handling, ICT and across the curriculum. |
http://www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk/default.asp |
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Primary National
Strategy |
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BBC Schools - Numeracy |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml |
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Count On |
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nrich |
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Primary Resources |
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Water Counts |
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| Primary Worksheets A range of worksheets for Reception to Year 6. New worksheets can be generated and printed. |
http://www.primaryworksheets.co.uk |
| Lighthouse for Education Maths part of the Web site from North East Lincolnshire LA. Contains a range of resources and materials. |
http://www.tlfe.org.uk/numeracy/ |
| Numberline Lane Teaching and learning maths through stories. This website is based around a set of books designed to help teaching and learning maths through stories. They are written for children aged between four and seven years old. Buy the books or download worksheets and other resources for use at school or at home. |
http://www.numberlinelane.co.uk |
| Music | |
| ESP | http://www.espmusic.co.uk/ |
| Music Teachers Resources | http://www.mtrs.co.uk |
| KS1 improvisation | http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/ |
| Listen.com | http://www.listen.com/ |
| Music at school This site provides resources, weblinks and over 170 free worksheets for secondary school music teachers and pupils. |
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/ |
| KS1 improvisation | http://www.kids-space.org/HPT |
| Music Education Launch site | http://www.talentz.com/ |
| mfiles - This site provides free classical and traditional music resources, including sheet music (Scorch and Adobe Acrobat plug-ins required), MIDI and MP3 audio files, reference material on classical and film composers, and CD soundtrack reviews. (Contains advertising. Links to online purchasing.) |
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/ |
| Early Birds Music This site contains original songs and music for early years, Key Stage 1 and children with special needs. It provides downloadable audio files (RealPlayer plug-in required) and animated images of the actions that accompany the songs. There are also interactive puzzles and pictures to print off and colour in. (Links to on-line purchasing.) |
http://www.earlybirdsmusic.com |
| PE | |
| Activity Holidays | http://www.baha.org.uk/ |
| Physical education Primary | http://www.peprimary.co.uk/ |
| Soccer | http://www.soccernet.com/ |
| Sport England | http://www.sportengland.org/ |
| Sports Coach UK | http://www.sportscoachuk.org |
| Swim News | http://www.swiminfo.com/ |
| Swimming news, statistics, chat | http://www.swimnews.com/ |
| Tacklesport | http://www.tacklesport.com/ |
| Games Kids Play | http://www.gameskidsplay.net/ |
| Sportsearch |
http://www.sportsearch.org.uk |
| Amateur Swimming Association | http://www.britishswimming.org |
| British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education | http://www.baalpe.org |
| British Amateur Gymnastics Association | http://www.baga.co.uk |
| Dance Music | http://www.juno.co.uk |
| PE Web Ring | http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=physedring |
PE4U - This site contains information for both staff and students |
http://www.pe4u.co.uk |
| Polar Fitness products | http://www.polar.fi |
| QCA PE and Sports Projects | http://www.qca.org.uk/ca/subjects/pe/pess.asp |
| PHSE | |
| Explore Parliament Covers the work, role and place of Parliament. Includes teacher support resources, a political puzzle and an Act of Parliament debating Chamber, where schools can join in debates that reflect the actual business of Parliament. |
http://www.explore.parliament.uk |
| Help the Aged Schools Programme Contains citizenship, maths, science and English teaching resources for 7-11-year-olds, focusing on the issues that affect older people today. |
http://schools.helptheaged.org.uk/_schools/default.html |
| Welltown This Government Web site provides health information for 5-7-year-olds, supporting the National Curriculum and the National Healthy School Standards. It includes pages for teachers and downloadable activities. |
http://www.welltown.gov.uk |
| Galaxy-H A Government Web site providing health information for 7- to 11-year-olds, which supports the National Curriculum and National Healthy School Standard. The site includes teachers' pages and downloadable activities for KS2. Part of the Wired for Health Web site series. |
http://www.galaxy-h.gov.uk |
| BBC Schools - PSHE A range of PSHE games and activities for pupils aged 4-11 years. |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/pshe.shtml |
| Bullying Online This site gives advice to parents and children on how to deal with school bullying. There is a wealth of information on the site which will also help teachers and governors. |
http://www.bullying.co.uk |
| Cool Planet Offers all the support to make global issues come alive in the classroom. There are materials suitable for children from age 5 to 16. It also includes 'On the Line' where pupils can explore the eight countries along the Greenwich Meridian Line. |
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ |
| RE | |
| RE and Christianity for early years | http://www.dottieandbuzz.co.uk/ |
| Buddhism | http://www.buddhism.com/ |
| Islam | http://www.islamworld.net/ |
| Catholic Teachers | http://www.silk.net/RelEd/ |
| Christianity | http://www.cist.org/pv/index.htm |
| Judahism | http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/carolrb |
| Hinduism | http://www.hindunet.org |
| KS 1&2 RE:Quest Christianity in RE | http://www.request.org.uk |
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RE resources
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| Foundation to KS2 RE resources for teachers & pupils | http:www.reonline.org.uk |
| All religions (use the site search facility) | http://www.bbc.co.uk |
| RE resources | http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/SchoolWebSites.htm |
| Coxhoe School website | http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk |
| Science | |
| 1001 Science and Chemistry Quiz Questions KS2/3 + Planets: info & pictures | http://www.1001-periodic-table-quiz-questions.com/ |
| Canterbury Environmental Centre – Nature Trials, weather, habitats (KS1/2) | http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/ |
| KS1/2 Science activities | http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/ |
| Endangered species | http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered |
| National Space Society (KS2) | http://www.nss.org/ |
| Naturewatch - animal welfare | http://www.naturewatch.org/ |
| Science Web (KS1/2) - teaching resources (subscription service) | http://www.scienceweb.org.uk/ |
| Spark Island – Subscription service (free month’s trial) | http://www.sparkisland.com/ |
| Web Cam Sites | http://www.bbc.co.uk//webcams/ |
| Web Cam Store | http://www.camvista.com/england |
| BrainPOP: Animated movies on health, technology and science | http://www.brainpop.com/ |
| On-line exhibitions | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ |
| A host of on-line activities, games, quizzes and experiments | http://www.scienceyear.com/ |
| Inclusive Science and Special Educational Needs | http://www.issen.org.uk |
| KS2 The benefits and process of glass recycling | http://www.glassforever.co.uk/ |
| Resources to support the Science curriculum | http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/SchoolWeb sites.htm |
| Descriptions and pictures of the planets and moons of the solar system | http://www.nineplanets.org/ |
| Active Science: Interactive modules – games & quizzes (KS1-3) | http://www.activescience-gsk.com/home.cfm?init=1 |
| Welltown - keeping healthy and staying safe. | www.welltown.gov.uk |
| BBC Pod's Mission KS2 Units: Aspects of 4a Moving and growing, 4d Solids, liquids & how they can be separated and 4f Circuits & conductors: Bones, Solids and liquids, Electricity |
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/ |
| Planet Science- do look at the solar system simulation on this site | www.planet-science.com/wired/index.html |
| Animals pictorial database for KS1. Ideas for branching databases | http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/science |
| KS1/2 Activities eg the skin; effects of the sun; healthy lungs; clean hands; head lice and more........... | http://www.bootslearningstore.co.uk |
| Coxhoe School website | http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk |
| Free resources- worksheets, information sheets, wordsearches and more. | http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk |