Views of the Famine
An excellent collection of articles and pictures from newspapers and periodicals dating from the Irish Potato Famine in the mid-19th Century.
What Did Children Eat in World War 2?
A resource which demonstrates the different aspects of rationing during the Second World War and its effects on ordinary British people. It includes cross-curricular teaching ideas.
The German Project
The German Project has German beginner German vocabulary and grammar lessons and children's stories in German. The resources could be used with younger children with adult support.
The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament and Treason 1605
This UK Government website has information about the Gunpowder Plot with a downloadable fact sheet.
Helicopter Rescue
A game which focuses on numbers from up to 10, to up to 100. There are four game modes: Find a Number, Find the Number Between and Count On and Count Back. The counting on and back games reinforce the vocabulary of addition and subtraction.
The Women's Land Army in Pictures
Images which show jobs women were employed in a wide range of roles during the First World War.
Growing Up in the Second World War
The Second World War was a time of major upheaval for children in Britain with over a million evacuated from towns and cities. Here are 11 ways children were affected by the Second World War.
Clock Splat
Match simple analogue times with digital equivalents. There are three levels of difficulty: hours, half hours and quarter hours.
Think! Road Safety
THINK! Education includes a wealth of road safety information, lesson plans and resources for pupils, teachers and parents.
World War One
A comprehensive collection of articles from the BBC on the Great War. It includes transcripts of newspaper articles from the time. A fantastic resource.
