The Great War
An exhibition from the Public Record Office on the First World War. There are six different investigations which tell the story of the war. Original sources have been chosen to highlight the role of important events. Excellent!
When Two Vowels Go Walking
The song in the video explains the rule: "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking." Words that appear include: boat, meat, train, pail, rain, brain, soap, say, neat, beat, dream, pain, and plain.
Deep Sea Dual
An addition strategy game which is either for one or two players. It is a game where the first person to choose cards with a specified sum wins.
Alphabetical Ordering
This is a game for practising ordering words into the order they appear in the alphabet. The 6 levels extend from using the first letter of the words, to ordering words where the fourth letter determines the order.
Number Play
Number Play introduces the concept of counting, cardinality, comparing values, and subitizing numbers up to 20. It explores ten frames. Students can explore the features first and then try the game to test their understanding.
Tudor England
A web site devoted to the Tudor era in England. There are details of the Tudor monarchs and other important figures of the time. You can listen to selections of Tudor music and find out about the architecture.
Representative Poetry On-line
Electronic poetry site indexed by name of poet, titles, first lines and by criticism on poetry.
Finding the Area of Compound Shapes
A good site on finding the area of a shape based on rectangles on a grid. Estimate first and then compare with the actual area of the shape. Good as an IWB demo tool for teaching how to apply the formula to compound shapes based on rectangles.
The French Directory
The complete guide to learning French in France. The site has locations and contacts for educational establishments in France where students or teachers can study French as a second language. Section on French language exams.
Schools Rugby
A site which helps to promote youth and schools rugby in the UK and around the world. There are first XV fixtures, pitch maps and photographs, along with tournament news.
