Victorians
A comprehensive BBC site covering the following aspects of the Victorian Era: Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers, Political Events, Industrial Revolution, Technology and Innovation, Daily Life and Welfare and Health.
About Antarctica
A comprehensive website which includes sections on wildlife, environment, education resources, images, tourism and more.
Learning Numbers Through Play
Help your child learn numbers through play activities with this guide for parents by Topmarks.
Ssssssnake Hotel
A great blog with lots of fabulous teaching ideas for reading/writing/performing poetry.
Phonics Songs
Catchy animated phonics songs for both revising and teaching letter-sounds from Teaching Your Monster to Read.
Short Vowel Word Machines
Can you read the three letter (CVC) words on these animated word machines?
Jack and the Beanstalk
Listen to or read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Excellent animation.
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Read along or watch with signing this animated, rhyming story of Hairy Maclary.
Spelling Bee
The spelling activities on this US site are for children aged 5 in September (Grade 1) up to age 17 in September (Grade 10). The primary age activities are good exercises for KS1 and KS2 spelling SATs in England as they follow a similar format.
Trenches on the Web - An Internet History of The Great War
Comprehensive reference library about World War 1. A timeline, biographies of important figures, first hand accounts, photographs and details of major battles are some of the excellent features here.
