Map Reading Skills for Children
Top ideas and tips on how to promote children's interest in reading maps. It includes free downloadable activity cards.
The Treasure Map
An animated story about children who find a treasure map. Great as a story or it could be used as a story writing idea. Good also for following directions. Best in full screen mode.
Owl and Mouse Interactive Maps
Free good quality maps, to print out, of countries and every continent of the world. Excellent interactive maps where you roll over the countries to see country names and capital cities.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Online maps from around the world from the Library of the University of Texas.
Art UK
The UK's national collection of oil paintings. Discover over 200,000 artworks from 3,000 venues.
Space Shoppers
The Space Shoppers are cosmic aliens who have landed at the Money Funfair on Earth. Help them by counting money by using different coins, by giving change and by adding and subtracting money.
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.
Litnotes UK
A collection of resources for A/S and A2 English Language and Literature and Media Studies. The site includes revision notes on popular texts, especially useful if you are studying AQA Spec. B.
UK Space Education Office
Quality resources to improve the teaching of STEM subjects in schools and inspire children through enrichment activities using space as a context for teaching. From ESERO UK, the UK space education office.
UK School Trips
This web-based free website from UK School trips service is designed to help teachers plan residential or day trips. Searchable by area.
