The Literacy Shed
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.
Teaching Syllables
A YouTube video of a teacher showing a clever method of using your whole body to figure out how many syllables or beats are in a word.
Maths Teaching Videos
Useful videos from a teacher showing methods of working through example maths problems.
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.
Bunches of Balloons
An excellent teaching video looking at making equal groups from 18 balloons. It leads on well to students continuing the investigation.
Form Time Numeracy
Random questions covering a range of topics to help students improve and revise maths skills. Displays well on an interactive whiteboard.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Learn about the Second World War by using animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio from the National Archives.
National Association for the Teaching of English
NATE is the UK teacher association for all aspects of English from pre-school to university. It informs teachers of current developments and provides a voice at national level.
National Education Union
The NEU provides information for teachers on employment rights or help with problems such as workload, bullying or accidents at work, NEU members have access to a wealth of expertise.
Measuring Area
An animation from the BBC covering the concept of area, and different ways to measure and calculate the area of rectangles, triangles and composite shapes.
