Events in Irish History
An Irish site which outlines main events in Irish history from pagan times to the conflicts of the 1960's.
British History
A wealth of material relevant to GCSE courses. The encyclopedia has 2000 entries each including a narrative, illustrations and primary sources.
The Adventures of Herman
An American site about earthworms. It includes their anatomy, how they eat and breathe.
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.
Literature Study Guides from SparkNotes
Excellent study guides for many exam text novels, Shakespeare works and poetry.
Votes for Women
Tracing the history of the struggle for equality for women, this excellent website has fifty biographies of the personalities who played an import part, details of pressure groups and useful background information to the topic.
Burgh Life in Mary's Time
Find out about life in a Scottish burgh was like in the 16th Century, in the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Relates to the Scottish curriculum.
Grover's Winter Games
This game is probably suitable more for use at home than at school. 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.
Life in Elizabethan England
The Compendium of Common Knowledge contains concise information on many topics associated with the Elizabethan World such as money, religion, food and domestic details. Easy to navigate.
World Religions
World religions compared. Written for children each of the religions has information about celebrations, sacred spaces and basic beliefs.
