NumberNut
Some exciting Maths activities to use with your interactive whiteboard. The two main areas of the site are Basic Math that includes topics such as shapes, time, operations, etc. and Advanced Math that covers decimals, fractions, money (dollars), percentages, etc.
Read together with Learn Direct
Children can become the characters in these storybooks from Learn Direct. Each page contains customisable content where they can change some of the text, how they look and add additional items to the pictures. Pupils and parents are also encouraged to read together with word games and puzzles.
Machinarium
From the creators of Samorost and Samorost 2 comes another ’point-and-click’ masterpiece – Machinarium. Help the robot to return home by solving a series of problems. It’s addictive and frustrating but you and your pupils will love it! Beautiful images and incredible settings will provide an exciting stimulus for descriptive and creative writing.
BBC World News for Children podcasts
World News For Children4 minute weekday news bulletin for 7-14 year olds. Accompanying scripts available on the BBC World Class website – www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial
Copyright-Friendly Resources
A collection of copyright-friendly images and sounds for use in media projects and web pages.
Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified!
Escape the Mummy’s Tomb
From World Museum, Liverpool. Your pupils must recover artifacts from inside a pyramid without being caught by the mummy who will steal them all. At the end of the adventure they must put the artifacts in the correct display cases in the museum.
How long would it take to read the internet?
Typing Master
Typing Master contains 2 free typing games to improve typing skills. Pac Man uses a familiar platform in which pupils travel through the maze using letters to determine the direction. The faster the pupil types, the higher the score.
Burst the bubbles in the Bubbles game and they come faster and faster – great fun!
Story Cove – A World of Stories
Story Cove – A World of Stories is an excellent collection of stories from around the world. Lesson plans and teacher notes accompany each story to extend with projexts and activities that encourage collaboration between pupils, parents and teachers.
Droidz
Break away from the norm. If you are using Pivot Stickman Animator with your pupils, you might want to check out Droidz, a web space where you can download ready made stick figures and effects.
eSafety Alert – As this site includes a forum and share space, I recommend that primary teachers create a collection appropriate to the activities being developed rather than allowing pupils to search freely.
