Hit the Button
Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Brilliant for improving mental maths and calculation skills, but particularly times tables either up to 10 or up to 12 times.
Learn about the Weather
Learn about weather phenomena including clouds, rain and snow, with these excellent videos and animations from the UK Met Office. They are YouTube videos so will not be accessible in all schools but they are ad free.
Circle of Life
The excellent site looks at the differences in life cycles of amphibians, birds, mammals and insects and also tests your knowledge. It is a useful for either whole class or use by individual students.
Homeostasis - The Kidneys and Water Balance
An excellent interactive site which explains the structure and function of the kidneys. It also looks at how kidneys work, at problems which can arise and at dialysis.
Elmo at the Farm
Explore the farm, plant and water seeds and round up the baby animals.
Life Stages
A life stages activity, with audio, where children need to drag and drop various of images into the correct positions on the relevant life stages. It includes life stages of a butterfly, chicken, flower, frog, human and a tree.
The Learning Zone
Designed especially for children by Oxford University Museum of Natural History, there are lots of fun things to do and learn here. Sections include: Animals, Insects, Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Funstuff.
The Minibeast Discovery Pack
A super activity booklet for 5 to 12 year olds to introduce children to the world of invertebrates (minibeasts). It includes teachers' notes and worksheets.
Paint the Squares
There are various sized interactive grids up to 120, all of which are configurable. They include a regular 100 square, a negative numbers grid, decimal numbers and puzzles. Ideal for starter or plenary activity.
A River's Journey
The journey of a river can be divided into three sections: upper, middle and lower. This site features video footage of rivers in the three stages and explains what happens in each stage.
