Millions Counter
This site from Mathszone can help you to read numbers from single digit numbers up to numbers with tens of millions.
World War 1 Medal Stories
Read the stories of six people who were awarded medals in World War 1. Not too wordy.
Nature's Calendar
Be involved in recording nature sightings in spring and autumn to help scientists understand how climate change is affecting trees, birds and animals. Lots of free wildlife fact packs to download.
GCSE Bitesize - Spanish
Revise the GCSE Spanish syllabus including essential areas of reading and writing at foundation and higher level.
GCSE Bitesize - German
Revise the GCSE German syllabus including essential areas of reading and writing at foundation and higher level.
BBC Education News
Read the latest UK news items relating to educational issues.
Lion Dance
Read about the symbolism and meaning behind traditional Chinese lion dance and watch a movie clip of a performance in action.
Ash Wednesday
Read about the religious traditions of Ash Wednesday which is the first day of Lent in Christian churches in the UK.
ReadWorks.org
An excellent American site with good lesson ideas and materials aimed at improving reading comprehension teaching throughout the primary age range. It is well worth registering.
Adding Time Word Problems
Word problems where you need to read the time on either an analogue or digital clock and then answer a word problem involving adding a given time.
