Blast Off
Blast Off is a mental maths game for 5 to 8 year olds which can help you to know your two digit numbers and help with addition and subtraction skills. It covers different vocabulary such as more than, less than, count on and count back.
Maths Choppity Chop
This game covers a selection of maths questions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, doubling and more. Answer the questions then chop the vegetables but avoid the steel bar and saw.
Home Front 1939 - 1945
A site from the National Archives Learning Curve which presents original documents to support information about aspects of the Second World War such as preparations for war, evacuation, women at war, spies and more. The interactive parts no longer work.
Wonderful Words, Creative Stories about Space
improve two simple sentences by adding descriptive words. Observe how your choices affect the animated images. Use your sentences as inspiration for a story about space. A good site for demonstrating how to write more interesting sentences.
Discovering Antarctica
Superb interactive teaching and learning resources on Antarctica from the Royal Geography Society. Great facts, information on the issues facing this last great wilderness, brilliant images for educational use, videos and more.
Finish the Story: Bushfire
Edit the comic book adventure called Bushfire to make the story more interesting. Choose a conclusion for the story and then improve the grammar by looking changing nouns to pronouns, by adding adverbs and choosing saying verbs.
Ways to Use a Visualiser in the Classroom
Here are some great ideas for using a visualiser in the classroom. They are becoming more common as they allow teachers to display a single object or small area to an entire classroom.
Everyday Life in Roman Times
A straightforward site where you can find out about most aspects of Roman Life such as Roman Towns, entertainment, food, work, slaves, schooling, clothes, toys, buildings and more.
What Are the Moon's Phases
Learn about the phases of the moon. This NASA site has animations, one of which allows you to view the moon today. The various phases of the moon are described and also shown on a diagram.
Geographia - Africa
Useful geographical and some historical information on several regions in Africa such as Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Mali, Namibia and more.
