Send a Cow January 8, 2008
Posted by Gareth in : Geography, P.S.H.E. , 1 comment so farSend a Cow is a charity that provides livestock and training to poor families in Africa. Their Cowfiles.com website contains lesson plans, ideas and teaching resources. There is lots of general material on Africa and African life as well as a whole section with activities themed around growing plants.
You may also like to check out SAC’s main site and their award winning children’s website Cowforce.
Moving Here November 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Geography, History, P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.movinghere.org.uk/
There is a huge amount of interesting material on this site. As the blurb says…
Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It offers free access, for personal and educational use, to an online catalogue of versions of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums.
Primary teachers will find the sections linked to topics The Victorians and Britain Since 1948 very useful for incorporating the theme of migration into history lessons.
The Assemblies Website October 3, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E., Physical Education , 1 comment so farhttp://www.assemblies.org.uk/
I know that a lot of Primary Resources users also visit this great assemblies site from the Christian group SPCK. The site has been online since 1999 and contains a huge archive of assembly scripts, including a selection of material based around other religions. Particularly popular with our readers, and very useful at this time of year, is the Flying Pizza Harvest Assembly.
NSPCC: How It Is September 27, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.howitis.org.uk/
There are quite a few images, in this collection from the NSPCC, that could be used to develop teaching aids and other resources for PSHE lessons.
NSPCC: Defeat Bullying September 14, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/defeatbullying
The NSPCC are calling on all schools to sign up and help defeat bullying by taking part in their fun foot-related fundraising campaign. The aim is to raise awareness about bullying and raise money to help vulnerable children and young people.
If you visit the website address above you can register to receive a free pack of activities, lessons and assemblies for delivery during anti-bullying week (19–23 November 2007) and ideas for some fun foot-related fundraising events.
Oxfam Education September 14, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Geography, P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.oxfam.org.uk/education
Oxfam’s Cool Planet for teachers has been relaunched as Oxfam Education. They’ve given the website a fresh new look and new search options to make it even easier for teachers to find everything they need to take a global approach across the curriculum.
Oxfam Education offers a huge range of free, easy to use resources to help bring the global dimension to life in the classroom.
It helps teachers deliver education that empowers young people to understand their world and make a difference in it.
The website features inspiring assemblies, lesson plans and ideas for teaching across the curriculum. Teachers can also access the latest advice and support for tackling complex global issues that affect pupils’ lives.
Make Beliefs Comics September 12, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : English/Literacy, Fun (Student), P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
This simple online comic creator might be useful in English or PSHE lessons. Once you get the hang of the controls it’s fairly quick and easy to make strips. There are ten characters to choose from, speech and thought balloons and panel prompts. Pupils can even print out their finished creations or email them to their friends.
DirectgovKids September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://kids.direct.gov.uk/
The DirectgovKids site has been getting lots of positive reviews recently on our forums. The site has been designed to teach students about the people and places in their local community. Children explore the buildings in the Directgov world, learning about topics through games and animations. Themes covered include behaviour & community, democracy, the environment and health. The teachers’ area is useful with direct links to individual activities, lesson plans and activity ideas. There’s also a good collection of other interesting sites to visit.
Animals and Us September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.petaref.org.uk/Kit_AnimalsAndUs.asp
PETA have produced this “Animals and Us” pack, which contains eight lesson plans for key stages 1 and 2. It looks at issues including the role of zoos, companion animal care and elephants in captivity. According to the PETA website, the lessons are designed to help students learn how to evaluate information and opposing views, treat animals with care and respect, make choices within a moral framework and examine how animal issues are portrayed in the media Follow the link at the top to view the pack online and order a free copy for your school.
It’s worth checking out the main PETA education site, http://www.petaref.org.uk/ for more resources. There’s also a standalone website, Share the World, which was produced to help pupils better appreciate the animal kingdom.
Language of the Month September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/
This absolutely superb website has been produced by Newbury Park Primary School in Redbridge. It showcases the huge number of languages spoken in the school and provides a wonderful resource to promote language awareness.
Each language is demonstrated by one of the bilingual children at the school. You can listen to some simple everyday words, basic questions & answers and learn how to count from 1 to 12. There’s also a section which gives a little information about where the language is spoken.
You can download each of the presentations or the associated audio files to use offline. There’s also a resource pack for each language (which gives you everything you need to make a suitable wall display) as well as a great activity booklet with over a hundred ideas for promoting language awareness.
