A State Apart
An interactive chronicle of events from the BBC covering 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. The events are brought up to date with an analysis of the Good Friday agreement and beyond. There are newspaper articles, interviews, and video footage.
Number Pieces
A great teaching resource which helps children to understand place value. It uses hundreds, tens and ones blocks. It's great for demonstrating decomposition as you can break apart the pieces.
Short Vowel Word Machines
Can you read the three letter (CVC) words on these animated word machines?
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.
Starfall Art Gallery
A delightful site for Key Stage 1 pupils about six famous artists and their work. It also promotes reading skills. There are literacy exercises. A good non-fiction text. More detailed biographies for Key Stage 2 pupils.
Shape Puzzles
Complete the puzzles by matching the shapes and reveal each animal.
I'm Reading
Online illustrated story books with audio to help young children read. Children can click on the words to hear what they say. They include traditional tales, myths, fables, comics and plays.
Compose and Decompose Numbers
A place value game which can help you to understand tens and ones.
Addition and Subtraction Ladder
Try the simple addition and subtraction sums to build your ladder. The examples include missing numbers or addends.
Ten Little Snowmen
Dress the snowman and sing the well-known song.
