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English/Literacy

The English Education Files

Collection of activity packs, exercises and articles

http://home.primus.com.au/199/renaats/english.html

English Basics

Features new weekly grammar worksheets

www.rhlschool.com/english.htm

English Companion.com

Site built by teacher of English in a US school

www.englishcompanion.com/

Infant Explorer

Kent LEA aimed at KS1 children

www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/

Literacy Time

Part of Virtual Teachers Centre for National Literacy Strategy

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/literacy/index.html

Westdale Junior School Web Site

Index for literacy hour Framework

www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/7175/

English and ICT

Section of Virtual Teachers Centre

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/english/

Word Central

Online rhyming dictionaries

www.wordcentral.com

Why Poetry What

Internet Sampler on Poetry

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samwhypoetrmi.html

The Romeo and Juliet film web site

 

www.romeoandjuliet.com/

The Shakespearean Insults Web Page

Worth visiting just for a laugh

www.pangloss.com/seidl/Shaker/

The Sad Story of Rebecca Nurse

To assist students of Arthur Miller�s �The Crucible�

www.wizard.net/~aldonna.rn.htm

Stories of the Dreaming

Features traditional stories of Australia�s indigenous peoples

www.dreamtime.net.au/main.htm

The Biography Maker

Guide KS3 students through study of biography

www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

Newswise

Free educational resource, designed to improve literacy

www.ndirect.co.uk/~sapere/Newswise/

Lord of the Flies

Website to support study of novel

www.gerenser.com/lotf/index.html

Literacy Net

Literacy Hour practice into Secondary Schools

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/

Macbeth Plugged

Online version of play

http://tqd.advanced.org/2888/

Legends

Cultural history of Legends

http://legends.dm.net/

Dickens

BBC site to support production of Great Expectations

www.bbc.co.uk/dickens/ge/

The Canterbury Tales

Support of Chaucer�s great work

www.siue.edu/CHAUCER/

Aesop�s Fables

655+ Fables, indexed in table format, morals listed

www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/

Stone Soup

Literature and arts magazine, written by and for up to age 13 children

www.stonesoup.com

The Shakespeare Classroom

Introduction study guide to Shakespeare�s works

www.jetlink.net/~massij/shakes/

Maths/Numeracy

NRICH Maths

Maths club

www.nrich.maths.org.uk/primary/index

Downloadable mathematical software

 

www.anglia.co.uk/education/mathsnet

Birmingham numeracy project

 

www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/ufa10

Links to other maths sites

 

www.bbc.co.uk/education/cmi/links

Learning multiplication tables for early KS2

 

www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths

Microworld investigations

 

www.microworlds.com/library/math/index

Maths puzzles

 

www.greylabyrinth.com

Devise puzzles for classroom use

 

www.puzzlemaker.com

Mathematics Association

 

www.m-a.org.uk

Association of Teachers of Mathematics

 

http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk//SchEd/pages/atm

Public Awareness and Schools Support for Mathematics(news)

 

www.pass.maths.org.uk

NFER research

 

www.nfer.ac.uk/index

National Grid For Learning

 

www.ngfl.gov.uk

Advice for using ICT in Maths

 

www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/maths

National Numeracy Framework

 

www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/numeracy

About Nets and 3D Shapes

 

www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/glossary.html

 

 

www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/platonic-info.html

 

 

www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/archimedean-info.html

 

 

www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/classroom.html

 

 

www.friesian.com/polyhedr.htm

 

 

www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/5901/indexe.html

Geography

Royal Geographical Society

Represents Geography and Geographers

www.rgs.org/

National Geographic Expeditions

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Internet Resources for geography and geology

Divided into geographical subject areas

www.uwsp.edu/acaddept/geog/resour.htm

Geography World

Covers geography curriculum in detail

http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101/html

Hunger Web

For Key Stage 3 and 4 geography, good intro to food issues

www.brown.edu/Departments/World_Hunger_Program/

Helping your child to learn Geography

Aimed at 5 to 10 year olds

www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html

Geography Place

Useful for secondary students to work in pairs or independently

www.standard.net.au/~garyradley/WhereMenu.htm

World Fact Book

From CIA, concise statistical info on every country 

www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Great Globe Gallery on the Web

Pictures to illustrate essays or projects

http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm

History

Public Record Office Learning Curve Gallery

Cross-referenced snapshots from past. Key Stage 2-4

www.pro.gov.uk/education/snapshots/default.htm

The Site of the Games

Ancient Greece for Key Stage 2

http://devlab.cs.dartmouth.edu/olympic/site/

Titanic

Addresses �interpretations of history� aspect of Key Stage 2

www.bannerministry.com/titanic/titanic.html

This Day in History

Key Stage 1 and 2, i.e. pupil�s birthdays

www.historychannel.com/today/

The Wonders of Ancient Egypt

 For Key Stage 2

www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3499/page1.htm

Voyager: History

Ks 2 and 3 browsing for facts about past

www.bbc.co.uk/knowledge/voyager/history/index.shtml

A Walk Through Time

Ks 2, explores streets, houses and people through history

www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/walk/

Newsquest Media Group

Reference resource for planning of a local study topic

www.reednews.co.uk/

Mr.Donn�s Ancient History Site

Covers Ancient Civilisations

http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html

A History of the World: Europe

Synopsis of European History by century from AD 14 to 1992

www.camelotintl.com/world/02europe.html

The Bayeux Tapestry

Tapestry viewed in a series of sections

http://battle1066.com/baypart1.html

Science

Making Waves

Story of radio�s discoverer, Marconi

www.bbc.co.uk/education/archive/making_waves/

How Stuff Works

 

www.howstuffworks.com/

Taste and Smell

Investigates relationship between the two senses

http://ericir.syr.eduProjects/Newton/11/tstesmll.html

Inside the Human Body

Diagrams of internal systems in the body

www.imcpl.lib.in.us/nov_ind.htm

Skeletons

Fun and informative

www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/skeletons/index.htmlx

Webs of Life

Minibeast topics for KS 1 and 2

www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/webs/

The Greatest Paper Aeroplanes

Patterns for 50 diff paper aeroplanes

http://www.khs.com/aboutgpa.htm

Dennis Kunkel�s Microscopy

View insects,plants, human body parts etc

http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/~kunkel/

Microbe Zoo

Discover habitats of hidden microbes

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-

Online Experiments

Using household items from straw flute to cd

http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/

Initiative for Schools

Interactive sources, ie exercises, tasks

http://www.matter.org.uk/

Generator

Animated Java applet of a generator

http://www.home.augsburg.baynet.de/walter.fendt/physengl/generatorengl.htm

Animated Molecules

GIF animation files to bring chemistry to life

http://chemmybear.com/shapes.html

Endangered: Exploring a world at risk

Virtual tour from American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/tour.html

Art

National Museum of Film, TV and Photography

Info about museum, to host educational projects

http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/

The art room

Resource for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils

http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room@rtroom_home.html

Mother of all Art History Links Pages

Great place to start art enquiry

http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/

Voyager:Art

Get Key Stage 2 pupils painting and making fun activities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/knowledge/voyager/art/index.shtml

Masks.org

Images & info on ancient and contemporary masks

http://www.masks.org/

Eyes on Art

To get students think about elements that make up a picture

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/

Art for Kids Homes Page

Key stage 1 and 2, features on Cezanne etc

http://artforkids.miningco.com/kidsteens/artforkids/mbody.htm

Africa:The Art of a Continent

From Guggenheim Museum, Key Stage 2 and up

http://artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/

Music

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

Fun Music Ideas

Musical ideas,lessons,tips and tricks

http://www.funmusicideas.com/

 

 

Rain Stick

Making activity than children in Key Stage 1 and 2 will love

http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/rain_stick/index.html

Music Teachers Resource Site

MIDI files or lyrics, equip &  instrument reviews, projects, vocal rounds

http://www.bobchilds.co.uk/mtrs/

Classical Net

2000 info files about classical music

http://www.classical.net/music/welcome.html

What is Gamelan?

Info about instruments used and ways in which performed

http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelan/gamelan.html

Music Education on the Net

Great resources on the internet

http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/music_education

Design Technology

Mini

Enables children to modify a production mini

http://www.mini.co.uk/

 

Mechanical Toys Page

Devoted to all toys that are powered mechanically

http://mechtoys.home.dhs.org/

Littlehampton Community School

Details on Design and Technology projects produced at the school

http://www3.mistral.co.uk/a.davies/index.html

Technology at GSCE

Find everything you need to know for Resistant Materials

http://members.tripod.co.uk/SNAKE/Default.htm

The Museum for Textiles

Beautiful coll of images showing textiles from around the world

http://www.museumfortextiles.on.ca/

 

Thinkfast Food Site

Sponsored by Health Edu Authority. How can fast food be healthy

http://thinkfast.co.uk/home.html

Modern Foreign Languages

Le Bestiaire anime des animaux

Animated animal alphabet and short stories

http://www.netacces.com/bestiaire/accueil.html

Jeannot le lapin fou

Funny site featuring French strip-cartoons

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jielge/

 

Modern Language Crosswords

Crosswords in French and German

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/xword.htm

Fun French

All-purpose site for learning French

http://library.advanced.org/12447/funfrench.html

Cyberpresses

Online newspaper in French

http://www.vitrine.collegebdeb.qc.ca/clic/CLIC10/Cyber.htm

Really useful French teaching site

Large amounts of downloadable material KS 3/4

http://www.btinternet.com/~s.glover/S.Glover/languagesite/Default.htm

Environmental Education

 

UN Convention on Climate Change 

Useful Beginner�s Guide to Climate Change

http://www.unfccc.de/

El Nino theme page

Unravels environmental phenomenon which is causing worldwide weather wobbles

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/nino-home.html

Are you doing your bit?

Download factsheets about transport, water, waste and energy

http://www.doingyourbit.org.uk/index.html

Religious Education

The Church of England

An excellently informative site on Anglican faith

http://cofe.epinet.co.uk/

Hinduism for Schools

Hinduism aimed at both primary and secondary

http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/schools.htm 

The RE Site

Collection of websites run by RE organisations

http://www.theresite.org.uk/

Hannukah

Explains and illustrates areas of Judaism

http://www.shamash.org/jfl/holidays/hannukah.htm

The Virtual Synagogue

Key Stage 2 pupils and for older pupils info

http://ezra.mts.jhu.edu/~rabbiars/synagogue/

R.E. Net

Resources for 6 major world faiths

http://www.cant.ac.uk/renet/

Special Needs

Meldreth Manor School

Uses rebus symbols, visually clear and accessible for those unable to control a mouse

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/meldreth/

National Association for Gifted Children

Helps parents and teachers with pupil of high abilities

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/nagc/index.html

Curriculum IT Support for Special Needs

Advises on use of IT for pupils with SEN within the curriculum

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/cits/sen/pack/

DownsNet

Wonderfully informative, although quite technical

http://www.downsnet.org/

SENCO

Help SEN co-ordinators in schools

http://www.becta.org.uk/projects/senco/index.html

Physical Education

P.E Central

Useful resource for dev basic physical skills for 5-7year olds

http://pe.central.vt.edu/

Ask Eric

Varied and interesting PE activities

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Phys_Ed/Games/index.html

Sports Coach

Invaluable site forA Level physical education teachers  and for student reference

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/

General

BBC website

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Gareth Pitchfords Primary Resources page

 

http://primaryresources.co.uk

Teaching Ideas for primary teachers

 

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk

Educate the Children

 

http://www.educate.org.uk/

Teaching Resources

 

http://www.teacherslibrary.org.uk/



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