Stimulus Sounds
Five episodes encouraging listening skills for pre-school children with fun sound discrimination games.
Home Front 1939 - 1945
A site from the National Archives Learning Curve which presents original documents to support information about aspects of the Second World War such as preparations for war, evacuation, women at war, spies and more. The interactive parts no longer work.
Keep Safe, Stay Alive
Listen to the catchy song and see if you can remember the five road safety lessons.
Sled Dog Dash
Fun missions which will challenge children's listening and reading skills. The user's challenge is to help two children complete missions by using non fiction texts as a guide. There are several adventures to choose from.
Measuring in Cm
A measuring game which can help children to understand how to use a ruler. Children need to measure various objects against a centimetre ruler. Two levels of difficulty with whole centimetre and half centimetre examples.
Balloon Phonics
Balloon Phonics is a game which focuses on three letter words (cvc). There are three game modes: Initial sounds, Middle sounds and End sounds. Appropriate for Phase 2 Letters and Sounds.
The First World War
This site from the Imperial War Museum is bursting with information, organised in a variety of different media, about the First World War.
The Battle of the Somme
Discover the stories about the longest and costliest battle in British history. Find out how the Battle was planned and fought, about the experiences of the people who were involved and about the battlefields today.
The Great War
An exhibition from the Public Record Office on the First World War. There are six different investigations which tell the story of the war. Original sources have been chosen to highlight the role of important events. Excellent!
Encyclopedia of the First World War
A comprehensive site on the Great War which includes biographies of the main personalities involved, details of the soldiers and their lives in the trenches, war statistics, the home front and much more.
