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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.

16-18 year olds
Pupils

Flutter-by Friends

Listen to the story about Cassie Caterpillar and her friend Clyde. When you have heard the story see if you can sequence pictures of the story on a storyboard.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

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.

7-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The French Experiment

Free online French lessons and children's stories in French. There are introductory French conversations, vocabulary and grammar lessons. They could be used with younger children with adult support.

11-14 year olds
Pupils

The Commonwealth

A young person's guide to the Commonwealth. Find out the member countries, the history of the Commonwealth and how the nations work together.

14-18 year olds
Pupils

Open Very Carefully

Be careful reading this book. It is a book with a bite!

3-5 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Principles of Flight

Have you ever wondered how a plane gets off the ground? This page from Science Learning Hub explains.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Array

Create and solve easy multiplications such as 9 x 3. Examine relationships between rows, columns and areas in arrays. Useful to demonstrate multiplications on an IWB.

6-8 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Chinese New Year Jigsaws

Check out our Chinese New Year Jigsaws designed especially for school topics on the festival. There are four fun jigsaw puzzles to choose from and you can play with either 9, 16 or 25 pieces.

4-9 year olds
Pupils

The Literacy Shed

The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.

5-11 year olds
Teachers
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