Sport Relief February 22, 2010
Posted by Gareth in : P.S.H.E., Physical Education, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.sportrelief.com/teachers
As well as fundraising resources, the Sport Relief teachers section includes cross-curricular lesson plans, interactive resources, assembly ideas and a collection of activities for foundation stage children. Sport Relief 2010 runs from the 19th to 21st March this year so there’s still time to send off for a free primary schools kit.
Sing Up February 9, 2010
Posted by Gareth in : Music, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.singup.org/
The Sing Up project resources have been designed support the use of singing as a cross-curricular tool. The site features a large library of songs, a bank of lesson plans linked to different subjects and a collection of general hints, tips and tools to improve your students’ singing skills.
Magic Studio February 2, 2010
Posted by Gareth in : Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.magicstudio.com/
Magic Studio is both a learning resource library and creation tool. The database contains lots of material created by museums, education institutions and individuals. Click here to see a selection of the material for primary and foundation stage students. Some example resources: CVC words as pictures, Greek Gods drag and drop and worship images.
Facts of the Day Calendar January 13, 2010
Posted by Gareth in : Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/
Part of Woodlands Junior School’s excellent Project Britain site, each spot on this pictorial calendar contains a short article about a special event, famous person or interesting fact related to the day. It’s great way to encourage interesting registration discussions and gives students ideas for topics they can research themselves.
Engaging Places September 19, 2009
Posted by Gareth in : History, Other Curriculum Areas, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.engagingplaces.org.uk/
This site, managed by CABE and English Heritage, has been designed to help schools teach by using the buildings and places around them. Although developed for KS3, you can access plenty of useful information aimed at primary students by using the nationwide directory of organisations and venues, the searchable database of curriculum resources and the collection of case studies from teachers.
NMOLP WebQuests September 17, 2009
Posted by Gareth in : Art & Design, History, Maths/Numeracy, Religious Education, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.aitchisonmedia.net/NMOLP/webquests.htm
Nine different British museums and galleries have collaborated on these webquests which cover subjects including How do we Remember? (KS1), Number Rhymes (KS1), Hide and Seek (KS1), Toys from the Past (KS1), The Children’s War (KS2), Chinese New Year (KS2), The Radiant Buddha (KS2), Henry VIII’s Next Wife (KS2) and Exploring Light (KS2). All the WebQuests incorporate resources from at least three museums/galleries.
My Award Maker April 22, 2008
Posted by Gareth in : Various Subjects , 1 comment so farhttp://www.myawardmaker.com/
This free site features lots of award certificates which will be useful to any teachers looking for something quick to print out. Watch out for US educational terms & spellings.
All About Explorers January 9, 2008
Posted by Gareth in : ICT, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.allaboutexplorers.com/
Do your students believe that everything they read on the Internet is true? Do they simply copy from books or websites without thinking about how accurate those sources might be? See if they get caught out by the excellent ‘All About Explorers’ website that is deliberately full of inaccuracies. You’d hope that they’d see that the Christopher Columbus information is obviously fake but I imagine that the Sir Francis Drake page might cause some confusion.
Fiery Ideas Freebies December 13, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : English/Literacy, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.fieryideas.com/freebies.php
Primary software developer Fiery Ideas have a great collection of free downloads available on their website.
There are some really useful whole class utilities such as a timer, tablepoints total keeper, peer assessment “chillimeter”, customisable dice and a noiseometer!
There are even two seasonal ”Advent Quiz” activities (one for KS1, one for KS2).
Note: Some downloads require (free) registration to access.
Kent NGfL Games November 23, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Various Subjects , 1 comment so farhttp://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/
The Kent NGfL site is one that I’ve always regularly used and linked to. This particular link is to their interactive games page which features some brilliant resources created by James Barrett. Formerly a teacher at Toftwood Infant School, James also created the ICT Games site I’ve mentioned in the past.
