Words for Life
Words for Life’s aim is to inspire more people to read, more regularly, for both pleasure and personal advancement. Useful booklists especially chosen to appeal to less confident readers. Free resources matched to books.
Vikings
Five learner guides and 16 class clip videos on the Vikings from the BBC.
Guide to Starting Secondary School
Help your child to make a confident transition to secondary school by Topmarks.
Tudor Clothing from Tudor Paintings
Examine Tudor paintings closely to gain an insight into Tudor life and costume.
Dance Mat Typing
Dance Mat Typing is an excellent introduction to touch typing course for children aged 7 - 11 years of age. It is fun and you can build up your skills gradually.
Lent
Information about Lent which is the 40 days coming up to Easter. Find out how Christians prepare for Easter during Lent.
Button Bop
A memory challenge game. Can you remember a sequence of up to 10 sounds and shapes? This is a good activity for helping a child's listening skills.
Brackets - Order of Operations
Use a calculator to carry out calculations with more than one step using brackets. Suitable for use on an interactive whiteboard.
Poop Deck Pirates
A phonics game which can help you to build words. Read the words and decide if they are real words or not. The game links to phases 3, 4 and 5 of the 'Letters and Sounds' programme. It works well on an interactive whiteboard.
Ten Pieces
Ten Pieces aims to open up the world of classical music to children – and inspire them to develop their own creative responses to the pieces. Why not send for the free DVD and get involved at your school?
