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.
Thinking of a Number
Use inverse operations to work backwards to find the missing number. Useful as a teaching aid on an interactive whiteboard.
Childnet E-safety Calendar for Schools
Looking for ideas for teaching e-safety in schools? This calendar has games and activities for key dates like Safer Internet Day and Anti-Bullying Week.
Food a Fact of Life
Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.
Venn Chart
A resource with a teaching demonstration mode and an area where children can practise their skills sorting multiples on a Venn diagram.
Phonics Bloom
Phonics Bloom create interactive online phonics games to help teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write.
Area Perimeter Explorer
Create your own shapes with blocks and explore the relationship between perimeter and area. A useful teaching tool for demonstrating irregular shapes.
Poetry4Kids
Lots of poetry for children and good tips for writing poetry. Great for teaching ideas and Kenn Nesbitt is also available for school visits.
Images to Inspire
Looking for inspiration for creative writing? Look no further. This great site from Teaching Packs has evocative photographs with lots of ideas for the classroom.
Place Value Chart Decimals
A place value teaching tool which is useful for demonstrating the value of decimal placings on an interactive whiteboard. You can easily multiply and divide by 10.
