Science Farm
Science Farm has a range of Science lesson plans and activities to teach Key Stage 1 children about food and farming in line with the Key Stage 1 Science programme of study. There are child friendly videos.
Disappearing Act
Try this activity to see how animals use camouflage to protect themselves. You can compare what you see when a camouflaged figure remains still to what you see when the figure is moving.
Elements of a Story
The "Elements of a Story" interactive is designed for children to do on their own, but the different online activities can also be adapted for classroom use. Taking the story of Cinderella it explores the different 'ingredients' that make up a story.
Grover's Winter Games
This game is ideal for use at home. It has three parts. The first has number to 15 number recognition activities, the second has shape patterns to complete and the third tests a child's ability to follow instructions.
Into Film
Into Film clubs encourages young people across the UK aged 5 – 19 to learn through and about film, providing them with a wide range of cross-curricular activities. Join to set up a film club in your school. Joining is free for state schools.
Sky Writer
A subscription site with a handwriting demonstration tool that demonstrates correct letter formation. It works well as a whole class activity on an interactive whiteboard or in a group situation on a tablet. It includes a cursive writing option.
Thinking History
Lots of ideas for an active learning approach to teaching history. Activities include role play, hot seating and physical diagrams.
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.
Sustainable Development
Designed for geography teachers and Key Stage 3 students in Northern Ireland, this site from the BBC will not disappoint. There are super interactive activities to try.
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.
