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English/Literacy |
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The English Education Files |
Collection of activity packs, exercises and articles |
http://home.primus.com.au/199/renaats/english.html |
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English Basics |
Features new weekly grammar worksheets |
www.rhlschool.com/english.htm |
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English Companion.com |
Site built by teacher of English in a US school |
www.englishcompanion.com/ |
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Infant Explorer |
Kent LEA aimed at KS1 children |
www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/ |
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Literacy Time |
Part of Virtual Teachers Centre for National Literacy Strategy |
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/literacy/index.html |
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Westdale Junior School Web Site |
Index for literacy hour Framework |
www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/7175/ |
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English and ICT |
Section of Virtual Teachers Centre |
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/english/ |
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Word Central |
Online rhyming dictionaries |
www.wordcentral.com |
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Why Poetry What |
Internet Sampler on Poetry |
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samwhypoetrmi.html |
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The Romeo and Juliet film web site |
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www.romeoandjuliet.com/ |
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The Shakespearean Insults Web Page |
Worth visiting just for a laugh |
www.pangloss.com/seidl/Shaker/ |
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The Sad Story of Rebecca Nurse |
To assist students of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ |
www.wizard.net/~aldonna.rn.htm |
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Stories of the Dreaming |
Features traditional stories of Australia’s indigenous peoples |
www.dreamtime.net.au/main.htm |
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The Biography Maker |
Guide KS3 students through study of biography |
www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm |
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Newswise |
Free educational resource, designed to improve literacy |
www.ndirect.co.uk/~sapere/Newswise/ |
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Lord of the Flies |
Website to support study of novel |
www.gerenser.com/lotf/index.html |
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Literacy Net |
Literacy Hour practice into Secondary Schools |
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/ |
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Macbeth Plugged |
Online version of play |
http://tqd.advanced.org/2888/ |
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Legends |
Cultural history of Legends |
http://legends.dm.net/ |
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Dickens |
BBC site to support production of Great Expectations |
www.bbc.co.uk/dickens/ge/ |
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The Canterbury Tales |
Support of Chaucer’s great work |
www.siue.edu/CHAUCER/ |
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Aesop’s Fables |
655+ Fables, indexed in table format, morals listed |
www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/ |
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Stone Soup |
Literature and arts magazine, written by and for up to age 13 children |
www.stonesoup.com |
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The Shakespeare Classroom |
Introduction study guide to Shakespeare’s works |
www.jetlink.net/~massij/shakes/ |
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Maths/Numeracy |
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NRICH Maths |
Maths club |
www.nrich.maths.org.uk/primary/index |
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Downloadable mathematical software |
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www.anglia.co.uk/education/mathsnet |
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Birmingham numeracy project |
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www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/ufa10 |
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Links to other maths sites |
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www.bbc.co.uk/education/cmi/links |
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Learning multiplication tables for early KS2 |
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www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths |
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Microworld investigations |
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www.microworlds.com/library/math/index |
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Maths puzzles |
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www.greylabyrinth.com |
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Devise puzzles for classroom use |
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www.puzzlemaker.com |
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Mathematics Association |
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www.m-a.org.uk |
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Association of Teachers of Mathematics |
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http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk//SchEd/pages/atm |
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Public Awareness and Schools Support for Mathematics(news) |
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www.pass.maths.org.uk |
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NFER research |
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www.nfer.ac.uk/index |
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National Grid For Learning |
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www.ngfl.gov.uk |
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Advice for using ICT in Maths |
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www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/maths |
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National Numeracy Framework |
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www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/numeracy |
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About Nets and 3D Shapes |
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www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/glossary.html |
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www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/platonic-info.html |
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www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/archimedean-info.html |
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www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/classroom.html |
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www.friesian.com/polyhedr.htm |
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www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/5901/indexe.html |
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Geography |
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Royal Geographical Society |
Represents Geography and Geographers |
www.rgs.org/ |
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National Geographic Expeditions |
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ |
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Internet Resources for geography and geology |
Divided into geographical subject areas |
www.uwsp.edu/acaddept/geog/resour.htm |
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Geography World |
Covers geography curriculum in detail |
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101/html |
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Hunger Web |
For Key Stage 3 and 4 geography, good intro to food issues |
www.brown.edu/Departments/World_Hunger_Program/ |
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Helping your child to learn Geography |
Aimed at 5 to 10 year olds |
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html |
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Geography Place |
Useful for secondary students to work in pairs or independently |
www.standard.net.au/~garyradley/WhereMenu.htm |
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World Fact Book |
From CIA, concise statistical info on every country |
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html |
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Great Globe Gallery on the Web |
Pictures to illustrate essays or projects |
http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm |
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History |
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Public Record Office Learning Curve Gallery |
Cross-referenced snapshots from past. Key Stage 2-4 |
www.pro.gov.uk/education/snapshots/default.htm |
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The Site of the Games |
Ancient Greece for Key Stage 2 |
http://devlab.cs.dartmouth.edu/olympic/site/ |
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Titanic |
Addresses ‘interpretations of history’ aspect of Key Stage 2 |
www.bannerministry.com/titanic/titanic.html |
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This Day in History |
Key Stage 1 and 2, i.e. pupil’s birthdays |
www.historychannel.com/today/ |
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The Wonders of Ancient Egypt |
For Key Stage 2 |
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3499/page1.htm |
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Voyager: History |
Ks 2 and 3 browsing for facts about past |
www.bbc.co.uk/knowledge/voyager/history/index.shtml |
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A Walk Through Time |
Ks 2, explores streets, houses and people through history |
www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/walk/ |
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Newsquest Media Group |
Reference resource for planning of a local study topic |
www.reednews.co.uk/ |
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Mr.Donn’s Ancient History Site |
Covers Ancient Civilisations |
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html |
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A History of the World: Europe |
Synopsis of European History by century from AD 14 to 1992 |
www.camelotintl.com/world/02europe.html |
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The Bayeux Tapestry |
Tapestry viewed in a series of sections |
http://battle1066.com/baypart1.html |
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Science |
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Making Waves |
Story of radio’s discoverer, Marconi |
www.bbc.co.uk/education/archive/making_waves/ |
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How Stuff Works |
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www.howstuffworks.com/ |
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Taste and Smell |
Investigates relationship between the two senses |
http://ericir.syr.eduProjects/Newton/11/tstesmll.html |
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Inside the Human Body |
Diagrams of internal systems in the body |
www.imcpl.lib.in.us/nov_ind.htm |
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Skeletons |
Fun and informative |
www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/skeletons/index.htmlx |
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Webs of Life |
Minibeast topics for KS 1 and 2 |
www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/webs/ |
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The Greatest Paper Aeroplanes |
Patterns for 50 diff paper aeroplanes |
http://www.khs.com/aboutgpa.htm |
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Dennis Kunkel’s Microscopy |
View insects,plants, human body parts etc |
http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/~kunkel/ |
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Microbe Zoo |
Discover habitats of hidden microbes |
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc- |
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Online Experiments |
Using household items from straw flute to cd |
http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/ |
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Initiative for Schools |
Interactive sources, ie exercises, tasks |
http://www.matter.org.uk/ |
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Generator |
Animated Java applet of a generator |
http://www.home.augsburg.baynet.de/walter.fendt/physengl/generatorengl.htm |
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Animated Molecules |
GIF animation files to bring chemistry to life |
http://chemmybear.com/shapes.html |
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Endangered: Exploring a world at risk |
Virtual tour from American Museum of Natural History |
http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/tour.html |
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Art |
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National Museum of Film, TV and Photography |
Info about museum, to host educational projects |
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/ |
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The art room |
Resource for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils |
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room@rtroom_home.html |
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Mother of all Art History Links Pages |
Great place to start art enquiry |
http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/ |
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Voyager:Art |
Get Key Stage 2 pupils painting and making fun activities |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/knowledge/voyager/art/index.shtml |
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Masks.org |
Images & info on ancient and contemporary masks |
http://www.masks.org/ |
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Eyes on Art |
To get students think about elements that make up a picture |
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/ |
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Art for Kids Homes Page |
Key stage 1 and 2, features on Cezanne etc |
http://artforkids.miningco.com/kidsteens/artforkids/mbody.htm |
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Africa:The Art of a Continent |
From Guggenheim Museum, Key Stage 2 and up |
http://artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/ |
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Music |
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Kit Eakle’s Virtual Music Classroom |
Transcripts of fun songs, teaching strategies and down-loadable activities |
http://cnet.unb.ca/achn/kodaly/koteach/resources/toc.html |
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Fun Music Ideas |
Musical ideas,lessons,tips and tricks |
http://www.funmusicideas.com/
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Rain Stick |
Making activity than children in Key Stage 1 and 2 will love |
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/rain_stick/index.html |
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Music Teachers Resource Site |
MIDI files or lyrics, equip & instrument reviews, projects, vocal rounds |
http://www.bobchilds.co.uk/mtrs/ |
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Classical Net |