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Solids, Liquids & Gases

The site has excellent YouTube animations and an interactive quiz about solids, liquids and gases which are ideal for Key Stage 1.

6-8 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Butterfly Life Cycle

A series of pages about butterflies with stunning narrated videos of each stage of the butterfly life cycle. The site also looks at how butterflies use various body parts to eat, hear and smell.

5-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

TrueTube

TrueTube is a free, award winning education resource for schools with videos, lesson plans and assembly plans for PSHE, RE and Citizenship. It is aimed at Key Stages 3 & 4.

7-16 year olds
Teachers

The History Association

Download lesson plans and resources for primary history and literacy at KS1 and KS2 from the Nuffield Foundation. They include the resources you need and examples of the children's work as well.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

Recycle Now

A great site packed with information, ideas and resources to encourage us to recycle. It has facts about how different materials are recycled including videos and animations. The text is hard for Key Stage 1 but the videos and teaching ideas are useful.

5-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Sleepover Planet

A complete toolkit with lyrics and notation for producing a school musical production called Sleepover Planet. The practical advice for teachers who are staging a performance can be applied to any production.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

English Folk Dance and Song Resource Bank

Free online folk learning resources now available for teachers at all key stages as English Folk Dance and Song Society. Resources are suitable for use in formal and informal settings.

5-18 year olds
Teachers

Organ Donation Teaching Resources

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we have developed free teaching resources aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students to give young people the facts about organ and tissue donation. It includes lesson plans and a teacher guidance pack.

11-16 year olds
Teachers

Sustainable Development

Designed for geography teachers and Key Stage 3 students in Northern Ireland, this site from the BBC will not disappoint. There are super interactive activities to try.

11-14 year olds
Pupils

Children's Butterfly Site

Information, colouring pages and frequently asked questions about butterflies and moths. The colouring pages are suitable for younger children but the text is more suited to Key Stage 3 upwards.

7-14 year olds
Pupils
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