Over 300 Words to Use Instead of Said
A brilliant list of alternative words to use as an alternative to said. There is a desktop version with examples of the words in sentences and also a useful mobile version of the site. Words are arranged according to emotions.
Audacity
Download this free open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is useful for recording sounds including speech for use on an interactive whiteboard.
What types of food do animals eat?
An easy video explanation of the differences between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Chinese Dragon Game
Chinese Dragon Game is an ordering and sequencing numbers game based on the Chinese New Year dragon theme.
Finding the Area of Compound Shapes
A good site on finding the area of a shape based on rectangles on a grid. Estimate first and then compare with the actual area of the shape. Good as an IWB demo tool for teaching how to apply the formula to compound shapes based on rectangles.
The Art of War
See the work of Second World War British War artists who have captured the conflict in their artwork.
Principles of Flight
Have you ever wondered how a plane gets off the ground? This page from Science Learning Hub explains.
Playground Percentages
Use your knowledge of fractions and percentages to design a new school. Calculate the percentage of the total site used for each part of the school. Use a number line with fractions on it to represent the percentages.
William Wilberforce
Explore the life and political and social achievements of William Wilberforce, the Hull MP, who was instrumental in the campaign to abolish British involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Battle of Britain
Examine the background to the aerial conflict between British and German forces in the skies over the UK in 1940.
