Pobble
Pobble is an online platform for educationalists to share children’s writing giving them a chance to write for a purpose and for a global audience. It's free to register but requires a subscription for portfolio uploads.
Florence Nightingale
A wonderful animated, narrated story about Florence Nightingale.
Teaching Syllables
A YouTube video of a teacher showing a clever method of using your whole body to figure out how many syllables or beats are in a word.
Shape Monsters
This game provides a fun introduction to 2D shapes for young children. They need to feed the monsters with the correct shapes, after which the monsters say the name the shape they've eaten. The shapes are circle, rectangle, square and triangle.
Decimal Demonstrator
A useful teaching tool to demonstrate decimals and place value.
Claw
A game of estimation. You need to estimate where on a decimal number line to position the claw grabber to match a percentage figure. It is a good way of testing whether you understand the relationship between decimals and percentages.
Show the Coordinate
A game which reinforces skills in finding coordinates. There is progression up to a 4 quadrant grid. Find the coordinates against the clock but take great care so you can get a 20 correct in a row.
The Lucky Seed
A delightful, animated story about a seed which grows up to become a tree. It is ideal for use on an interactive whiteboard and for a topic on growing. Best in full screen mode.
Dragon Dance
Read about the symbolism and meaning behind traditional Chinese dragon dance and watch a movie clip of a performance in action.
Circuit Construction Kit
Put together a circuit and test a switch and different items to see if they complete the circuit.
