The Commonwealth
A young person's guide to the Commonwealth. Find out the member countries, the history of the Commonwealth and how the nations work together.
Burgh Life in Mary's Time
Find out about life in a Scottish burgh was like in the 16th Century, in the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Relates to the Scottish curriculum.
Dragon Dance
Read about the symbolism and meaning behind traditional Chinese dragon dance and watch a movie clip of a performance in action.
The German Project
The German Project has German beginner German vocabulary and grammar lessons and children's stories in German. The resources could be used with younger children with adult support.
Chinese New Year Songs and Videos
Just what the title says. The videos are useful because they show Chinese New Year customs and traditions.
Dead, Living and Non-Living
An excellent video and activity explaining the differences between dead, living and non-living things.
Poop Deck Pirates
A phonics game which can help you to build words. Read the words and decide if they are real words or not. The game links to phases 3, 4 and 5 of the 'Letters and Sounds' programme. It works well on an interactive whiteboard.
What are the odds?
Explore the world of probability with this interactive dice simulator. Use either a 12, 20 or 30 sided dice and throw single or multiple times to generate a table of results for analysis.
The Children's Poetry Archive
A superb selection of poems arranged by themes, style or author. You can listen to an audio track of each poem being read by the author.
Creepy Verbs and Adverbs in Super Stories
Transform a boring horror story into a bestseller by selecting effective verbs and adverbs to increase its impact and make it more exciting. Select illustrations that highlight the horror as the story of the Sea Cave unfolds.
