Crime and Punishment
This Learning Curve module investigates crime, prevention, and punishment from the medieval period to the twentieth century. It features many original documents. Each section has a commentary and structured activities.
Area and Volume
A BBC Bitesize resource with 5 learner guides and 7 class video clips on how to work out an area, what is the perimeter and what is a volume. It also shows how to calculate a volume using an equation.
Inside the Human Body
A superb interactive simulation which explores each of the systems of the body demonstrating their structure and function.
The Roman Baths - Activity Hub
Discover about the Romans with fun activities and resources.
The Aesop for Children
Aesop for Children contains the text of selected fables, pictures, video, and interactive animations, and will be enjoyed by readers of any age. Interact with the charming illustrations to see and hear them move.
Storynory
Free audio books, including classic fairy tales, myths, verse, Bible stories and original stories for children. Download mp3 files, burn to CD, subscribe to kids' podcast. The only downside is that there is advertising at the end of the stories.
Alphabetical Ordering
This is a game for practising ordering words into the order they appear in the alphabet. The 6 levels extend from using the first letter of the words, to ordering words where the fourth letter determines the order.
Child's Progress Checker
These progress checkers will provide short questions you can answer to see how your baby or child is getting on with their talking and understanding of words.
Nursery World
There are themed activities and the latest news reports relevant to early years settings. Click on Job Finder to access nursery vacancies on the web both in the UK and overseas. Subscribe for full access.
My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Here are pages on Mary Shelley's life, family, friends and novels. There is a summary of Frankenstein, a description of the main characters, the full text and an explanation of the subtitle 'The Modern Prometheus'.
