Passover - Pesach
This site is written to help Jews understand the history of Passover and how they should celebrate it. However, it is suitable for students studying Judaism from Key Stage 3 upwards. It has the Exodus story in great detail.
Guardian Teacher Network
Browse and use thousands of ready-made teaching resources for ages 4 - 18 years.
Ten Facts About Ancient Egypt
Travel back in time 5,000 years to discover ten fascinating facts about the Ancient Egyptians. It includes links to further information about Egyptian gods, heiroglyphics, Tutankhamun and how to make a mummy.
National Poetry Day
Although suitable for any time of year, you can explore this site for ideas to celebrate National Poetry Day with poetry in school. It features Toolkit for Schools and downloadable teaching resources.
Childnet
Childnet’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a great and safe place for children. There are useful resources including videos for 6 to 9 year olds.
Blast Off
Blast Off is a mental maths game for 5 to 8 year olds which can help you to know your two digit numbers and help with addition and subtraction skills. It covers different vocabulary such as more than, less than, count on and count back.
Make a Rabbit Puppet
Here we show you how to make a simple rabbit puppet which could be an Easter bunny or would fit in well with a Chinese New Year topic as a rabbit is one of the zodiac animals.
Hidden Lives
An archive of amazing documents and photographs where you can find out what it was like to be really poor in Victorian and Edwardian times. Target age range 10 to 15 years.
Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut
Train Like an Astronaut is an international challenge for 8 to 12 year olds which focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition.There are lots of free resources to help educators teach the principles of health and exercise, using a space context.
Big Schools' Birdwatch
The RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch is a free activity for schools throughout the UK, run every year in January and February. A free teachers' activity pack is available. Get hands on building graphs and charts which are interactive whiteboard compatible.
