Art

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default_online.htm
The entire collection – online! 

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/aroundscotland
Contains activites relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T.

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Design Technology

www.howstuffworks.com
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET!

www.flying-pig.co.uk
Ideas on mechanisms and structures.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/aroundscotland
Contains activites relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T.

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.

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Education Sites

www.thegrid.org.uk
The public pages from Hertfordshire Education.

www.dfes.gov.uk/index.htm
The main site for the Department for Education and Science.

www.nc.uk.net/home.html
National Curriculum online.

www.ngfl.gov.uk 
The main portal for all education sites approved by the DFES.

www.learn.co.uk
The Guardian Education site full of content for teachers, parents and children. Check out ‘Six of the Best’.

www.dfes.gov.uk/parents/discover
Help with the topics your child is following in school.

www.bbc.co.uk/learning/index.shtml
 Contains a range of  interactive sites for Primary Pupils – check out SPYWATCH and The Romans.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4-11
BBCi Schools: Ages 4-11 home page.

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Games

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Geography

http://mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs03501.html
Advanced stuff but very useful.

www.ordsvy.gov.uk/
Free and Fun section of the OS site for children.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear
Supports KS1 QCA Geography Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts
KS2 QCA Geography Units 14 and 23: Investigating rivers and coasts.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities
Explores and compares life in Belfast and Meixco City.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather
Covers KS2 QCA Geography Unit 7: Weather around the world.

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History

www.4learning.co.uk/historyquest/hq_home.html
Channel 4’s site packed with information and sources for historical research.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece
Ancient Greece covers KS2 QCA History Units 14 and 15.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons
Anglo-Saxons covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6B: An Anglo-Saxon case study.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/aroundscotland
Contains activites relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians
Children in Victorian Britain covers KS2 QCA History Unit 11.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ww2children
Children of World War 2 covers KS2 QCA History unit 9.

www.bbc.co.uk/wales/didyouknow
Did you know? Interactive quiz on Welsh history, and resources on Welsh geography and culture, aimed at KS2.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans
Covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6A:A Roman case study.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings
Covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6C: A Viking case study.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/walk
Case studies in Unit 6: Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Unit 8: Tudors, Unit 11 and 12: Victorians and Unit 13: Changes since 1948

www.nmm.ac.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.

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Homework Help

www.4learning.co.uk/apps/homework/index.jsp
If you can’t help we know someone who can!

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise
Activities designed to prepare children for KS2 National Tests.

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.

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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.

www.lissaexplains.com
HTML Help for children.

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Languages

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench
Beginners' French for 10-11 year olds. Content also relevant to KS2 QCA Units 1-6.

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Literacy

www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/index.html
Suitable for KS1 with lots of activities.

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 Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.

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/listenandwrite
Activities cover the text objectives of years 4, 5 and 6 of the National Literacy Strategy.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise
Activities designed to prepare children for KS2 National Tests.

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/lookandread
Spywatch supports the word and text objectives of year 3 and 4.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children preparing for KS1 National Tests in English.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/Iaac
The Little Animals Activity Centre can be used as part of the literacy hour and dailt maths lesson for reception year and years 1, 2 and 3.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey
Can be used in the literacy hour for reception year and year 1.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordmaster
Zzapp and the Word Master Literacy activities and games support word and sentence objectives of years 3 and 4.

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.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/tracybeaker
Activities based on the best-selling books by Jacqueline Wilson, relevant to KS2 English.

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Music

www.bbc.co.uk/learning/library/music.shtml
Comprehensive site for all musical styles.

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/Iaac
The Little Animals Activity Centre can be used as part of the literacy hour and daily maths lesson for reception year and years 1,2 and 3.

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Numeracy

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.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger
Digger and the Gang activities to support Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.

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/megamaths
Covers years 4 and 5 of the National Numeracy Strategy

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/megashapes
Supports years 4 and 5 of the National Numeracy Strategy

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime
Number Time activities alot into the Numeracy Framework for reception year and years 1 and 2.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise
Activities designed to prepare children for KS2 National Tests.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at chidlren preparing for KS1 National Tests in English.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/Iaac
The Little Animals Activity Centre can be used as part of the literacy hour and dailt maths lesson for reception year and years 1,2 and 3.

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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.ukathletics.net
The Athletics site.

www.rfu.com
The official site of the Rugby Football Union.

skip2bfit.com

A great way for children (and adults) to get fit and succeed!

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PSHE

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/id
Learning to be You - Interactive activities on themes included in the KS1-4 PSHE and Citizenship Studies.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities
Explores and compares life in Belfast and Meixco City.

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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 Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.

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 QCA Science Unit 4A: Moving and growing, Unit 4D:Solids, liquids and how they can be seperated, and Unit 4F: Circuits and conductors. There is also a unit on bones.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise
Activities designed to prepare children for KS2 National Tests.

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Search Engines

www.google.co.uk
One of the best search engines around.

www.ajkids.com
A child friendly version of the Ask Jeeves search engine.

www.bbc.co.uk/search/tryout/about.shtml
Use the BBC WEB GUIDE to explore the web.

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