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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.

6-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

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.

3-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

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.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

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.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

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.

5-11 year olds
Pupils

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.

6-11 year olds
Teachers

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.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

Science Farm

Science Farm has a range of Science lesson plans and activities to teach Key Stage 1 children about food and farming in line with the Key Stage 1 Science programme of study. There are child friendly videos.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Burgh Life in Mary's Time

Find out about life in a Scottish burgh was like in the 16th Century, in the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Relates to the Scottish curriculum.

11-14 year olds
Pupils

National Curriculum Tests Past Papers

Download past versions of the phonics screening check and National Curriculum assessment tests for England.

5-14 year olds
Teachers
Swallowtail Social - Social media training for small businesses