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Baptist Union of Great Britain

Find out what Baptists believe, who they are, when Baptists began and about their work.

14-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Just what it says, a superb guide to the instruments of an orchestra. It is based on music by Benjamin Britten who was commissioned to write music to help children understand instruments in an orchestra.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Google Earth

A truly amazing download which combines satellite imagery, maps and terrain to let you view the world's geography at the click of a mouse. Fly to your address or now you can even view the night sky. It can help children understand what a map view is.

5-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Hidden Lives

An archive of amazing documents and photographs where you can find out what it was like to be really poor in Victorian and Edwardian times. Target age range 10 to 15 years.

7-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

UK Parliament Education Service Resources

An IWB teaching resource which explains all aspects of the UK Parliament, what it does and who works there. Free downloads of teaching resources. Find out about organising a visit for your students.

7-16 year olds
Teachers

Your Chinese Zodiac Sign

With our Zodiac Sign checker you see what Chinese Zodiac sign you were born under. It is more accurate than checking just by year especially if you have a January or February birth date.

5-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Ballad of Lisa the Lemur

Lemurs are in danger as rainforests disappear. Listen to the song about Lemurs and see what is happening as rainforests are destroyed.

5-11 year olds
Pupils

Seed Germinator

Find out what goes on underground when seeds are sprouting? Try this experiment to investigate the process of plant development. The site has teaching tips and background to the science.

6-11 year olds
Teachers

Tessellation Creator

A useful resource for making tessellation patterns using regular polygons. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular polygons?

5-11 year olds
Pupils

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.

3-7 year olds
Pupils
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