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Mothering Sunday

Learn all about Mothering Sunday or Mother's Day as it is known in the UK. Find out the history and traditions behind Mothering Sunday.

7-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Ratio Blaster

Ratio Blaster is an arcade style game which provides practice in finding equal ratios. Hits and misses are recorded so you can track your progress.

11-14 year olds
Pupils

Department for Education

The Department for Education in the UK was formed on 12 May 2010. This site has education news, information and statutory guidance for schools and parents.

3-18 year olds
Teachers

Poetryclass

Poetryclass can help teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom. It has good ideas for teaching poetry.

7-16 year olds
Teachers

The Literacy Shed

The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

Make a Snake Mobile

We show you how to make a simple snake mobile. This activity fits in well with a Chinese New Year topic as the snake is one of the zodiac animals.

6-11 year olds
Pupils

Bar Charts

Interpret data using bar charts. A number of different levels available including two step questions and varying scales. Works well on an interactive whiteboard in full-screen mode.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

Code.org

Free online courses on coding are meant for use in all settings and can be taught by teachers, parents or volunteers. The coding activities are top quality and well worth a look.

6-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

News for Your Classroom

A wonderful site with news stories for children and young people. It is American but it has global stories which could be used as information texts in literacy lessons.

10-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

STEM Learning Primary Resources

Support and resources for primary teachers and educators in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths). You will need to register to access online and physical resources, online community groups and more.

5-11 year olds
Teachers
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