Words for Life
Words for Life’s aim is to inspire more people to read, more regularly, for both pleasure and personal advancement. Useful booklists especially chosen to appeal to less confident readers. Free resources matched to books.
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Shakespeare's Life and Times
Well worth visiting if you are studying Shakespeare's life, theatre and society in Renaissance times.
Ways to Use a Visualiser in the Classroom
Here are some great ideas for using a visualiser in the classroom. They are becoming more common as they allow teachers to display a single object or small area to an entire classroom.
Spooky Spellings
This spelling game uses the words listed in the UK National Curriculum as being 'Common Exception Words' or tricky words.
Catch the Stars - Subtraction
Catch the stars in your bucket by working out the subtraction sums. Either subtract by mixed numbers or a single number up to 10. Be careful not to miss the stars.
Tudor Clothing from Tudor Paintings
Examine Tudor paintings closely to gain an insight into Tudor life and costume.
The Roman Empire in the First Century
Meet the Emperors, poets and historians of Rome and learn about life in the first century. There is information on family structure and weddings, as well as details of the different classes of citizens such as senators, partricians and slaves.
Connect 4 Factors
A challenging one or two player puzzle based on the Connect 4 game. You really have to think about your factors. Are you up to the challenge?
Array Display
A really useful teaching tool for modelling multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
