Seeds and Plant Growth Discovery Pack
This activity pack designed for 5 to 12 year olds can be used to encourage children to care for and appreciate living things and to think about the world around them. It looks at seed dispersal, germination, growth, parts of a plant and more.
Explore Ancient Egypt
Find out what life was like 9000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. Study heiroglyphs and ancient mummies and see what they tell us about Egypt both long ago and today. Great on an interactive whiteboard using full screen option.
Story Maker 1
You can make your own story here by choosing the characters and setting. Make either a fairy story, horror story or science-fiction story. After you have made your story you can read it online or print it out. For 6 - 8 year olds.
The Bug Club
A website for children who are interested in bugs. Some useful information if you are doing a minibeasts topic in school. Aimed at 5 - 15 year olds.
The Science Explorer
Aimed at 9-12 years olds, this site provides hands on experiments on subjects such as sound, light, colour and static electricity using everyday materials. Scientific explanations are provided.
Drama in Education
A first class site on drama in the Primary School. It has excellent suggestions for drama activities from Early Years upwards, and excellent advice on how to develop a Primary Drama Syllabus in your school.
Nursery World
There are themed activities and the latest news reports relevant to early years settings. Click on Job Finder to access nursery vacancies on the web both in the UK and overseas. Subscribe for full access.
Kids Web Japan
Lots of information about Japan. Suitable for children aged 10 to 14 years of age, this site will tell you what you want to know about the daily life, culture, climate, traditions, economy, history and geography of this nation.
A State Apart
An interactive chronicle of events from the BBC covering 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. The events are brought up to date with an analysis of the Good Friday agreement and beyond. There are newspaper articles, interviews, and video footage.
Welsh Assembly Government - Education and Skills
Find out here educational issues and policies affecting education in Wales. It has details of the free breakfast scheme for all primary children, National Curriculum Assessment results, information on Learning Pathways for 14 to 19 year olds and more.
