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.
Apple Picking
A missing numbers game which focuses on numbers from 0 to 20. Children are presented with a series of numbers and have to select the apple to find the missing number.
Animal Home Builder
A delightful series of activities where children need to follow instructions to help to build animal homes for a cat, dog, bird and rabbit.
Hide and Seek
A counting game where you need to find from zero to 10 animals, the corresponding numeral and matching number word. You will need to look carefully to find everything.
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
An abridgement by the BBC of Michael Morpurgo's moving story about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War 1. It underlines the senselessness of war.
SchoolHistory.co.uk
A well designed site with downloadable worksheets, online quizzes and categorised internet links for secondary school history pupils and teachers. 1000 free worksheets. Also premium subscription membership.
British Anti-Slavery
An article from the BBC which traces the campaign in the 19th century against slavery through to its abolition.
Historic Figures
A brilliant BBC site featuring biographies of famous people in history.
English Civil Wars
Facts about the English Civil Wars, alternatively known as the Great Rebellion, from Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
British History
A wealth of material relevant to GCSE courses. The encyclopedia has 2000 entries each including a narrative, illustrations and primary sources.
