Growing Up in the Second World War
The Second World War was a time of major upheaval for children in Britain with over a million evacuated from towns and cities. Here are 11 ways children were affected by the Second World War.
Home Time Ladybirds
Count the spots on the ladybirds and drag them to the correct houses. The maximum number of spots is 9 and children will need to subitise to work out the total on each ladybird.
Bead Numbers - Place Value
Bead Numbers is a place value investigation involving a tens and ones abacus. The game provides a good context for encouraging learners to think systematically.
Drama in Education
A first class site on drama in the Primary School. It has excellent suggestions for drama activities from Early Years upwards, and excellent advice on how to develop a Primary Drama Syllabus in your school.
Get Gas Safe
Get Gas Safe is an education programme for UK children aged 9 to 11 created by Gas Safe Charity. It aims to help teachers deliver key gas safety messages to children and their families. Registration necessary to access free resources.
Rocket Rounding
A multiple choice game involving rounding numbers to ten, a hundred and to a whole number. There are two options, one with a number line and the other more difficult level, without one.
Place Value Charts
A brilliant resource for learning or teaching place value. Excellent for teachers and pupils alike. Suitable for use on an interactive whiteboard, desktops or tablets. Different levels of difficulty which include decimals. UK and US versions.
Rationing in the Second World War
Information, posters and photographs which are brilliant for a topic on World War 2.
Clothes Rationing in Britain during the Second World War
Information, photographs and posters about clothes rationing from 1941.
The Greatest Game Ever
Can you beat the computer's number by making a three-digit number of greater value by choosing the place for each digit?
