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.
Kids and Reading
KidsAndReading contains over 50 articles which focus on encouraging and helping children to read. Find out about different learning styles, classroom methods and problems which can arise with reading.
Peep and the Big Wide World
The animated series Peep and the Big Wide World has games aimed at teaching science and maths to preschoolers.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
An animated story of the traditional story of the Three Bears. There is a sequencing activity to print out to go with the story.
Eric the Engine
Listen to and watch the animated story of Eric the Engine. The site works well on an interactive whiteboard.
e-Bug
e-Bug is a health education programme that aims to promote positive behaviour change among children to support infection prevention. There are free resources for educators, community leaders and parents.
ChildTasticBooks
A superb blog with great reviews of children's books. Well worth delving into if you are looking for ideas for books for your child or class.
Ali and the Magic Carpet
Follow Ali on his magic carpet journey to different parts of the world! A delightful animated story.
Sounds and Actions
A useful demonstration on YouTube of the phonics sounds and actions from a teacher using the Jolly Phonics scheme.
Hat Grab
A Curious George game which introduces the idea of data collection and block graphs. It uses the vocabulary of most and least. It is also useful for helping children to follow instructions.
