Coal Mining and the Victorians
This feature looks at the lives of children working in coal mines in Victorian England. It includes extracts original sources which help to highlight the working conditions.
The Song of the Starlit Tapestry
A story which you read yourself but you can choose the path through the story.
The Canine Crew
This interactive game can help you to practise your maths skills of measuring mass. Measuring the mass of ingredients, compare the mass of parcels or sort building materials to help the Canine Crew.
Crystal Crash
An addictive find fractions of numbers game where you throw the pickaxe at the correct answer. Different levels including find half of up to 20, 40 or 100, find unit fractions of number, or multiples of 1/10 of numbers. Super homework activity.
The Full Stop Game
Here some sentences have lost their full stops. Read the sentences then drag and drop the three snails to where the full stop should be. High frequency words are used in the sentences.
The Ted Hughes Homepage
These essays on selected works by Ted Hughes were written as resources for teachers.
The Brush Bus
A song to encourage young children to brush their teeth.
The Royal Family
This official site of the British Royal Family aims to provide an authoritative resource of information about the Monarchy and Royal Family, past and present.
The Slushy Sludger
The Sludger serves ice-cream cones. Use your knowledge of statistics and probability to decide what kind of slushy you are likely to get from the choices on offer from the Sludger vending machine.
The Wind in the Willows
Listen to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham told in ten episodes by Bernard Cribbins. Each episode is accompanied by a short synopsis and a printable transcript, for the children to follow. There are follow-up ideas for teachers.
