EYFS
- CBeebies – This is a lovely BBC site for preschool children with games, stories, songs and activities.
- Starfall – This website aims to make learning to read and write fun.
- Fun with Spot – Can you find Spot?
- Seussville – Learn more about the Dr Seuss characters through games and find out about the person who created the books (Hint: there’s something special about his name).
- Sesame Street – The website of the famous Sesame Street comes complete with games, songs and videos. Learn your alphabet, sounds, rhymes with your favourite characters.
General websites
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BBC Bitesize is an excellent resource for KS1 and KS2 SATs preparation in English, Maths and Science. It is highly recommended. |
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All the latest news presented especially for children. |
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This site is perfect for homework help with a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas and encyclopaedia on topics such as the world, customs, science and words. It also has games and quizzes for you to try. |
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This popular site offers educational games in a wealth of subjects. Become a Chobot, view interactive ebooks and much more. |
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Try this website for fun facts, weird science, games, jokes and riddles and tasty recipes. Can you think of a word which rhymes with orange? |
English
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Literacy resources for children aged 4 -11 years. |
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Find out everything about poetry, poems or poets that you could want. |
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ICT Games contains a host of activities and games to improve your literacy skills. Play games like Tell A T-Rex, Rhyming Rockets, Letter and Sound bingo. |
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Find book reviews, personalise your books with printable book plates and take part in writing competitions. |
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| Fun Brain Spelling |
Improve your spelling with Fun Brain. |
Maths
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Maths doesn’t have to be scary. |
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Try this website if you need help with definitions of maths terms with examples and activities. |
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| Numeracy games aimed mainly at infant children but may have some use for older children also. | |
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At this interactive American site you will improve your maths skills through activities, games and problems. Visit the Mall, balance fractions, take part in the maths Olympics and much more. This excellent site is suitable mainly for older children. |
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Fun Brain offers arcade-style maths educational games for primary aged children. Try games such as the Bumble Numbers and Mummy hunt. |
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Maths games and worksheets for children and teachers. |
Science
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This site includes science activities, information and games. |
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Star Child is a website for all you budding astronomers. It has information and movies on the solar system, space exploration and what to wear should you visit space… |
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Sea world offers you the chance to find out about many animal species, fun facts, what sounds they make and the ecosystems they live in. Take a dive! |
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This website from New Zealand gives science facts, wacky experiments, games and activities. Do you know which animal produces the loudest sound? |
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Explore the science of music, growing things, space travel and more. Discover where languages come from, what the weather is like in space and how your eye works. This fascinating site comes highly recommended particularly for older children. |
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What are you? |
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Explore the oceans, the seas and outer space and find out what lurks there… |
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All about frogs. |
Geography
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Geography for KS1 and KS2. |
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National Geographic Kids is an interactive website with stories, photos and videos on animals and places. Check it out! |
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MapZone contains games, fun facts and competitions from Ordnance Survey maps. |
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Have you ever wondered about the rainforests, who and what lives there, why they are so important and why they are disappearing? |
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Find information on everything to do with weather like tornadoes, earthquakes or clouds. |
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| World Factbook | Find up to date information on the flags, maps and country facts. |
History
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This site has history activities and information from the Roman era, Ancient Greece through to WWII. Don’t forget to take a Walk Through Time. |
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Show Me is a fun history site where you can learn about eras in history such as the Tudor or Victorian times. Learn how to clean Big Ben, and play educational games. |
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Take a trip back in time and learn all about the Ancient Egyptians. |
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This is a fun and educational interactive site made for 7-8 year olds that walks you through life as it was for the Ancient Greeks. |
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This colourful interactive site from the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery will help you to understand history from the Ancient Egyptians to World War 2 and take part in fun quizzes. |
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A beautifully presented site where you can find out all about the story surrounding the Bayeux Tapestry, William the Conqueror and what actually happened in 1066. |
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Find out about life in Tudor Britain, their religions, what they did for fun and have a go at jousting. |
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This is a website about the most famous child diarist, Anne Frank. It also contains a timeline of events during WWII and helps with projects and presentations. |
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Use this site to discover how people have lived through the ages. Search for the missing dog Sam in a Victorian house and design a garden or room in the style of different eras. |
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Religion |
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Learn about the main religions and their important festivals. |
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Art |
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Find out about the famous artists da Vinci, van Gogh, Picasso, Dali and Warhol. |
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| Tate Kids | Explore the artwork of famous artists and children your age, create your own galleries and try out the fun craft ideas |
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Become an art detective for the day as you try to find out what happened to Grandpa’s painting while learning a bit of art history in the process. |
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Modern Foreign Languages |
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Salut! Learn new phrases through listening and repeating after French children and through games and songs. |
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Navigate the different rooms in the castle and learn the French words for the items there. Don’t forget to turn on your speakers. |
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İHola! Try this site if you want to learn Spanish words and phrases to impress. |
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Music |
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Solve musical mysteries using sing-alongs and even stage your own school musical at Sleepover Planet… |
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Learn about music with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Find out about the instruments in an orchestra and the basics of rhythm, tempo, pitch and harmony in the Music Lab. Don’t forget to turn on your speakers. |
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Create your own music and find out about young musicians. |
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A recommended site for your child’s homework needs from KS1 (5 year olds) upwards. It also has tips and advice on how to help your child generally, advice on homework routines and how to improve memory and study skills. |
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An excellent site which will explain to adults the Maths and English concepts their children will be learning. |
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Try this website for some great ideas for day trips. |
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| This beautiful website offers over 500 arts and crafts ideas for parents to do with their children. |
