How to Make Chinese New Year Firecracker Decorations
Here we show you how to make firecracker decorations similar to those that are hung up in homes at Chinese New Year to warn off the monster Nian in Chinese mythology.
Hit the Button
Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Brilliant for improving mental maths and calculation skills, but particularly times tables either up to 10 or up to 12 times.
Key Stage 3 Bitesize - Maths
Help is at hand for maths revision for Key Stage 3 Maths SATs. The site has resources for teachers too.
Make a Chinese New Year of the Monkey Card
Download our simple template to make either a Chinese New Year of the Monkey greetings card or a monkey stick puppet.
Starfall - Learn to Read
A good learning to read site. There are good quality games and animated stories which children can interact with. The children can click on words to see what they say. Excellent for learning the sounds the letters make.
Apple Picking
A missing numbers game which focuses on numbers from 0 to 20. Children are presented with a series of numbers and have to select the apple to find the missing number.
5 Fat Sausages
This is a one less action rhyme which can be played to accompany the song. Alternatively the game can be played with 10 sausages. It could be used to predict subtraction to 10 when children are learning number bonds to 10.
Robot Addition
Robot Addition is a multiple choice addition game for 5 to 7 year olds. It has three game modes: Addition to 10, Addition to 15 and Addition to 20.
3-2-1 Snack
A fun early counting game where children practise counting to 6.
Minecraft Education
Education Edition is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment. Also learn to code in Minecraft.
