Holocaust Memorial Day resources for Schools
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day the HMD Trust have a number of resources for educators including bilingual lesson and assembly plans, and life stories of holocaust survivors.
Hercules Greece's Greatest Hero
Find out about Hercules, the stories the ancient Greeks used to tell about his life and about his twelve labours.
Miffy
Games, a story and a colouring picture based around the character Miffy created by Dick Bruna. You can send your friends a Miffy card by email.
I'm Reading
Online illustrated story books with audio to help young children read. Children can click on the words to hear what they say. They include traditional tales, myths, fables, comics and plays.
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
An abridgement by the BBC of Michael Morpurgo's moving story about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War 1. It underlines the senselessness of war.
Fun with Spot
An introduction to the well-loved character Spot, the dog. There are excellent interactive educational activities and colouring sheets. There is bake a cake game and a create a story game.
Home Sweet Home Front
The Home Sweet Home Front website tells the story of life on the British home front during World War Two. Illustrated with posters and photographs.
Numberline Lane
Suggested activities and worksheets for young children set around the characters from the Numberline Lane books which are designed to help both the teaching and learning of maths through stories. Useful for parents or teachers.
Anne Frank
A superb tribute to the life of Anne Frank. This is the official site for the Anne Frank House Museum. It gives the story of what happened to Anne and her family.
Making the Modern World
Stories of science and invention from the 18th century to today which help to explain the development and spread of modern industrial society and its effect on our lives. Useful for General Studies courses.
