The Literacy Shed
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.
Happy Chinese New Year Song
An illustrated song with animation to welcome in the Chinese New Year.
Make a Snake Mobile
We show you how to make a simple snake mobile. This activity fits in well with a Chinese New Year topic as the snake is one of the zodiac animals.
Easy Drawing Guides
Step-by-step instructions, videos and print out sheets which show you how to draw animals, plants and popular characters.
Jessie and Friends
Jessie and Friends is a series of three animations which aims to give 4-7 year olds knowledge, skills and confidence to help them respond safely to risks they may encounter online.
Galaxy Pugs
Galaxy Pugs is a Key Stage 1 science game features missions where children learn about plants, animals, materials, the human body, habitats and micro habitats.
Earth Squad Go!
Earth Squad Go! is a science game where you can explore different habitats and complete challenges about the living world about plants, animals and the human body.
Going, Going, Gone?
A super site which how species are becoming extinct faster than ever. It looks at particular endangered animals and the causes that threaten them.
Measuring Area
An animation from the BBC covering the concept of area, and different ways to measure and calculate the area of rectangles, triangles and composite shapes.
Iron Age Hill Forts
An animated introduction to Iron Age hill forts that describes the Iron Age population of Britain and how they lived in tribal communities.
