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.
Numberline Lane
Suggested activities and worksheets for young children set around the characters from the Numberline Lane books which are designed to help both the teaching and learning of maths through stories. Useful for parents or teachers.
Activities to do at Home and Online
Downloadable activities from the Children's University site with ideas to support children's learning. They are ideal for summer holidays activities.
How to Support a Pupil with Dyslexia
A concise page which explains what Dyslexia is and strategies teachers can use to help to identify and support pupils with Dyslexia.
Filled to Capacity
Compare the volume of different liquids and find the difference by reading the scales on the cylinders.
Using Salt to Melt Ice
An experiment which will fascinate children if you are working on freezing and melting in science. Catch an ice cube with a pinch of salt and string.
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.
ict games
A treasure chest of delightful, free numeracy and literacy games for 5 to 8 year olds.
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.
Ways to Make
Essentially a number bonds to 10 site the children need to find how many different ways they can put teddies in two houses. The site works well on an interactive whiteboard.
