Code.org
Free online courses on coding are meant for use in all settings and can be taught by teachers, parents or volunteers. The coding activities are top quality and well worth a look.
Science Fix
There are lots of primary science experiment ideas to try at school or in early years settings. They include useful background science information.
Bouncy Balls
Bouncy Balls is a noise meter tool which can be used in classroom situations. Teachers can set the sensitivity level and select different screens to indicate noise levels.
Bug Catcher
See if you can guess whether there are more bugs of one colour than another. Then catch the bugs to see if you were right before setting them free.
The Column Method for Addition
Practise your column addition skills with the calculation already set out for you. The examples progress from the addition of two single-digits to questions with five digit answers.
What Fraction?
A IWB teaching resource for helping children to understand fractions of amounts. This resource has attractive sets of images which can be changed to represent different fractions. Intended for oral work.
Train Station
A Curious George addition game where George is adding to the carriages on his train sets. He needs to add the correct sized sections so that both trains match.
GCSE Bitesize Revision - English
Taking GCSE English? Here are some useful aids to revision. The site looks at a wide variety of aspects such as composing essays, to work on set texts. There is a section on Standard Grade English if you are in Scotland.
Spelling Practice Sheets
Eighteen spelling practice sheets to help with revision for the Key Stage 2 SATs spelling test. The words are usefully arranged in sets with similar spelling patterns. This is a PDF document so you need Acrobat Reader.
Practical Action Schools Resources
Free STEM resources for teachers include lesson plans, PowerPoints, activities, posters, challenges, images, videos and games all set around global issues including energy, climate change and disaster risk reduction.
