Countdown
A great mental maths challenge where you need to use the numbers available and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to hit the target. The game does not check your solution. Works well on IWB.
Dienes and Coins
Useful place value teaching resources for use on an interactive whiteboard. They cover hundreds, tens and ones and UK money. With some you will need to drag the Dienes blocks to represent the number you want. Please note the decimals section is faulty.
Rationing in the Second World War
Information, posters and photographs which are brilliant for a topic on World War 2.
Education Scotland
A collection of information and digital resources developed specifically to support Scottish education.
Guide to Fireworks
In this guide to fireworks from the BBC you can find out what fireworks are made of, how they work and about firework safety.
Footprints-Science
Footprints have produced quality PowerPoint slides that cover the GCSE Science requirements. A subscription service but the site includes free demonstration samples.
Spelling Bee
The spelling activities on this US site are for children aged 5 in September (Grade 1) up to age 17 in September (Grade 10). The primary age activities are good exercises for KS1 and KS2 spelling SATs in England as they follow a similar format.
Fraction Matcher
An excellent fractions matching game at different levels of difficulty making it very versatile in use. There is an option to play the games against the clock and also with mixed whole numbers and fractions. Highly recommended.
Math Limbo
A timed addition game where you solve the equations by adding two single digit numbers and choosing the answer or by choosing an equivalent addition. It can be used to speed up your mental arithmetic skills. Different levels.
Fishy Times Tables
A clever interactive which demonstrates times tables up to 10 x 10. It is useful for showing the commutative law of multiplication which means you can multiply numbers in any order and the answer is the same.
