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Updates 11/21/2011

2011-11-21T00:30:00.001Z

10 Most Beautiful Geological Wonders

20/11/2011 - Stunning images with accompanying text. Ideal for setting and description, or reading comprehension if the text were simplified for the audience.

tags: English.writing resources ideas one.off reading

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Updates 10/13/2011

2011-10-13T01:30:00.001+01:00

Virtual Timeline | Eye Didn't Know That!

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Updates 10/08/2011

2011-10-08T01:30:00.001+01:00

Inspiring Videos as Visual Writing Prompts | The Tech Savvy Educator

07/10/2011 - Some stunning visuals for setting and description.

tags: English.writing resources ideas one.off reading multimedia.video

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Updates 09/29/2011

2011-09-29T01:30:00.001+01:00

20 Gadgets That Innovate Ordinary Things

28/09/2011 - photographs and short explanations of real - bizarre and unusual inventions, together with some new takes on old ideas.

tags: inspiration ideas one.off inventions english.reading English.Writing

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Updates 09/21/2011

2011-09-21T01:30:00.001+01:00

18 Cool Inventions From the Past | Bored Panda

20/09/2011 - Well worth a look. Step into a picture, description, persuasion, comprehension - deduction and inference.

tags: inspiration ideas one.off inventions english.reading
A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

20/09/2011 - "A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing:
A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives*"

tags: thinking.skills Resources
Amphibiolies - Syntactically ambiguous sentences

20/09/2011 - "Amphibolies are syntactically ambiguous, meaning you can read them in more than one way. "

tags: one.off ideas

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Updates 09/19/2011

2011-09-19T01:30:00.001+01:00

Cheeseburger Brown: Wile - The Unauthorized Biography of Wile E. Coyote

18/09/2011 - "The sun is high and hot. Impossible rock sculptures tower over the desert floor, casting short purple shadows on the scrub and cacti. An insect chirps.

A trail of speeding smoke appears at the horizon, tearing along the highway with reckless abandon. If we were to take a very fast exposure of the dust cloud as it blasts by, we might get a blurred snapshot of a giant RoadRunner (runforrestus run). Shaking her blue crest, quoth she: "Beep-beep." Brilliant!

tags: ideas inspiration English English.writing resources english.narrative english.biography
How to Make Chocolate Ice-cream Cups Using Balloons - Funny Mike

18/09/2011 - Great series of photographs, ideal for adding text / drama such as freeze frame or mime.

tags: English English.writing resources instructions
http://www.mathsframe.co.uk

18/09/2011 - Very clear "Resource Available
Ordering Comparing and Reading Numbers Ordering, Comparing and Reading Numbers VIEW
Addition and Subtraction Addition and Subtraction Resources VIEW
Multiplication and Division Multiplication and Division Resources VIEW
Partitioning and Place Value Partitioning and Place Value Resources VIEW
Word Problems Word Problems VIEW
Fractions Decimals and Percentages Fractions Decimals and Percentages VIEW
Latest Resources Latest Resources VIEW"

tags: mathematics resources calculating

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Updates 09/16/2011

2011-09-16T01:30:00.001+01:00

Absolutely stunning visuals for setting and description - jump into a picture

15/09/2011 - High resolution images / Free Wallpapers from the Terra Galleria photo gallery

tags: resources multimedia.images english ideas one.off

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Updates 09/04/2011

2011-09-04T01:30:00.001+01:00

31 Interesting Ways to Get to Know Your New Class - "Google Docs"

03/09/2011 - A gem! Interesting, original, fun ways to meet your new class. A wide range of activities contributed by twitter folk and compiled by Tom Barrett.

tags: Start_of_year resources

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Updates 08/24/2011

2011-08-24T01:30:00.001+01:00

Sliding Clock v1.1

23/08/2011 - Sliding day, date, month, hour, 24 hlour, minute and seconds - could be interesting to use on the IWB when teaching time, days, months.

tags: mathematics.time resources

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Updates 08/23/2011

2011-08-23T01:30:00.001+01:00

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Top 9 Strange Streets in the World

22/08/2011 - 1. Shortest Street in the World , Ebenezer Place – Scotland
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Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street, Bacup, Lancashire. The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel.
Shortest Street in the World photo source
The street originated in 1883, when Ebenezer Place was constructed; the owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887.

2. The Narrowest Street in the World (Spreuerhofstraße) – Germany
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Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranges from 31 centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest to 50 centimetres (19.7 in) at its widest.
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The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was completely destroyed in the massive city-wide fire of 1726 and is officially listed in the Land-Registry Office as City Street Number 77.

3. Most Complicated Interchange in US, Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange – Los Angeles, USA
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The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is situated in Los Angeles, CA and is one of the most complicated interchanges in the country. It permits entry and exit in all directions between the I-105 and the I-110. It’s a stack interchange with layers of bridges making a complicated network of roads allowing smooth flow of traffic though both the interstate highways. This interchange was opened in 1993. It is a 4 level interchange with a restricted access lane that can be used by high-occupancy vehicles.

4. Most Crooked Street in US, Lombard St – San Francisco, USA
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The street is famous for a small section near the top of Russian Hill, between Hyde and Leavenworth streets. Here the hill is so steep (27°) that it would be too dangerous for most vehicles, so between 1922 and 1923 this part of Lombard Street was transformed into a switchback with eight sharp turns. Cars can only drive downhill, east-bound towards Leavenworth Street.
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The crooked section of the street, which is about 1/4 mile (400 m) long, is reserved for one-way traffic traveling east (downhill) and is paved with red bricks. The speed limit in this section is 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h).

5. The Steepest Street in the World, Baldwin Street – New Zealand
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Baldwin Street in a suburban part of New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin, is considered the world's steepest residential street. It is located in the suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
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A short straight street a little under 350 metres (1,150 ft) long, Baldwin Street runs east from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from 30 m (98 ft) above sea level at its junction with North Road to 100 m (330 ft) above sea level at the top, an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. Its lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper, and surfaced in concrete (200 m (660 ft) long), for ease of maintenance and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters. At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is about 1:2.86 (19° or 35%) – that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 metre.

6. Widest Street in the World, 9 De Julio – Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, features the widest avenue in the world. At over 300 feet wide, 9 de Julio Avenue occupies a gap of an entire block in the city grid, hence its incredible width. Crossing the avenue at street level often requires a few minutes, as all intersections have traffic lights. Under normal walking speed, it takes pedestrians normally two to three green lights to cross its twelve lanes of traffic.

7. Longest Street in the World, Yonge St – Ontario, Canada
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The Longest Street in the World is Yonge Street (pronounced “young”), referred to as “Main Street Ontario”, connects the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto in Canada to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. Actually, it starts on the Toronto lakeshore and winds its way northwesterly along Highway 11 to Rainy River, Ontario, at the Minnesota border. Yonge Street is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at 1,896 km (1,178 mi), and the construction of this street is designated an Event of National Historic Significance.

8. Largest Roundabout in the World, Putrajaya – Malaysia
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World's Largest Roundabout (Putrajaya - Malaysia) Putrajaya is in the south of Kuala Lumpur. It is a new political center, the loop length of it is 3.4 km. The roundabout is situated around a beautiful hill and green parks.

9. Most Confusing Roundabout in the World, Magic Roundabout – Swindon, UK
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The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain, in a poll by Britannia Rescue. To be fair, once understood this intersection is amazingly functional and actually designed to reduce overall congestion. However, it is certainly an urban wonder and highly perplexing to the uninitiated.

tags: English.writing one.off ideas
Primary Class - Free and Premium Resources for Primary Schools

22/08/2011 - Mostly free display & classroom resources (for most subjects), plus a wide range of certificates and awards. Well worth a look.

tags: all.subjects resources display freebies.general
SATs Revision Made Easy! - Past Paper Questions

22/08/2011 - Great site, with SATs questions for English, maths and science, ordered by theme/topic/strand

tags: mathematics mathematics.coordinator English science.general assessment.summative resources
Wistaston Church Lane Primary School ::: Subjects ::: Year Six SATs Revision ::: Maths Questions *

22/08/2011 - Maths SATs questions, grouped by theme/topic/strand

tags: Maths.Coordinator resources assessment.summative

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Updates 01/17/2010

2010-01-17T00:30:00.001Z

Parkfield ICT - ICT Club Topics
16/1/09 - Some good one-off activities and longer projects.
tags: resources, ideas, ict.clubs

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Updates 12/29/2009

2009-12-29T00:30:00.001Z

BBC News - School absence is highest in England's poorest areas
28/12/09 - Absence is five times higher amongst poorer families.
tags: education.facts

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Updates 11/27/2009

2009-11-27T00:30:00.001Z

MyFrenchResources
26/11/09 - Secondary School site, with Year 7 resources that may be suitable for upper KS2 French. Very easy on the eye and easy to navigate.
tags: French, resources

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Updates 09/21/2009

2009-09-21T01:30:00.001+01:00

Free Gong Button
20/9/09 - Press the button to hear a loud gong sound effect.
tags: teachers'.fun, children's.sites

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Updates 09/19/2009

2009-09-19T01:30:00.001+01:00

Mathematics on MEWAN :
18/9/09 - Superb for planning and resources. This site cannot be recommended too highly.
tags: mathematics, planning, resources, best_of_the_web

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Updates 09/10/2009

2009-09-10T01:30:00.001+01:00

Shop Horror - Funny Shop Names
9/9/2009 - Amusing collection of photographs of shop signs that use puns. Almost safe for school, depending on parental attitudes to risque phrases, e.g. the opticians called "Spex Appeal".
tags: english.poetry, English.Word.Level, resources

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Updates 08/19/2009

2009-08-19T01:30:00.001+01:00

BBC NEWS | Education | League tables health warning call
18/8/09 - Apparently there's more to a school than raw data. And the leader of the Catholic church does have an elevated outdoor space attached to an upper story wall.
tags: education.facts, bbc

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Updates 07/14/2009

2009-07-14T01:31:00.001+01:00

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start (Series) - Phonics - Literacy - Primary - Children's & Schools - Oxford University Press
tags: no_tag
South Glos. ICT Curriculum Website
13/7/09 - A huge number of ideas on what to do and how to move ICT on.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, Start_of_year

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Updates 07/13/2009

2009-07-13T01:30:00.001+01:00

Clip Art Warehouse - Free clip art images by the thousand !!
12/7/09 - GIFs page - seems pretty comprehensive.
tags: multimedia.animation, resources

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Updates 07/06/2009

2009-07-06T01:30:00.001+01:00

Child Speak ICT Levels for ICT Suite or self-assessment
5/7/09 - Nice and simple.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, Start_of_year
BBC - Schools - Primary History
5/7/09 - Great site for colourful, interactive history resources.
tags: history, resources, iwb, bbc
BBC NEWS | Education | Is it time to trust the teachers?
5/7/09 - Unequivocally, YES!
tags: education.facts

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Updates 06/29/2009

2009-06-29T01:28:00.001+01:00

Educational Videos for Kids about Science, Math, Social Studies and English
28/6/09 - American site with thousands of videos, many of which are pertinent to primary teaching.
tags: multimedia.video, resources, all.subjects
Science experiments and lesson plans with Captain Curiosity: Experiment List
28/6/09 - Excellent site for science experiments and ideas for developing children's scientific knowledge.
tags: science.general, resources, ideas, planning

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Updates 06/19/2009

2009-06-19T01:29:00.001+01:00

Resources - CLC Podcasting
18/6/09 - Introduction to podcasting and links to free resources to help you produce your own podcasts.
tags: podcasting, ict, resources
Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus
18/6/09 - Great way of showing links between word groups and synonyms. Fully interactive and colourful.
tags: resources, english.writing

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Updates 06/12/2009

2009-06-12T01:29:00.001+01:00

iPrimary.co.uk | ICT Tutorials for Teachers
11/6/09 - "Tutorials

The following video tutorials cover software and hardware that can be used within the classroom to improve teaching and learning, or can be used to support every day administration tasks. Use the search box on the right to find a specific tutorial.

007 - Video conferencing with FlashMeeting
Learn how to use FlashMeeting, a free web-based video conferencing tool intended for education.
Open Tutorial Quick play

006 - Using Harvest Sounds to play audio files during dramas and radio shows
Find out how to use Harvest Sounds, a piece of software used for playing audio files on the fly.
Open Tutorial Quick play

005 - Using SpellingCity.com to support the learning of spellings
Find out how to use SpellingCity.com, a free website, to support the learning of spellings.
Open Tutorial Quick play

004 - ActivPrimary 3 - A basic introduction
Find out the basics of how to use ActivPrimary 3, from Promethean.
Open Tutorial Quick play

003 - Adding a soundtrack with Windows Movie Maker
Find out how to add music to a video using Windows Movie Maker.
Open Tutorial Quick play

002 - Creating word clouds with Wordle
Find out how to display word lists in attractive word clouds.
Open Tutorial Quick play

001 - How to download movies from Youtube
In this tutorial you'll learn how to download movies from Youtube for use at a later date within the classroom."
tags: multimedia.video, resources, ict, Training, ICT.Coordinator
Welcome to the Web: A beginner's guide.
11/6/09 - "Thank you for visiting 'Welcome to the Web'. By working your way through this web site and taking part in the exciting challenges and activities, you will learn all about the Internet. Good luck!" This is very well put together, and a great starting point for introducing the web to primary-aged children
tags: ict, resources
Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick
11/6/09 - This is a fantastic idea for collaborating. "Wallwisher is an online notice board maker...! ...it is ideal for making announcements, wishing people, keeping notes, and anything you can do with Post-its"
tags: ict, resources
"Printable Flash Cards for Vocabulary Words-with Photographs
11/6/09 - Learn new vocabulary in an appealing, visual way. The pictures are - in the main - of particularly high quality.
tags: vocabulary, English.Word.Level, resources

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Updates 05/16/2009

2009-05-16T01:29:00.001+01:00

Most Dangerous Bridges In The World
15/5/09 - High-quality images of rickety bridges in a range of different places around the world. I will use this page of over 20 pages for describing settings in narrative.
tags: english.narrative, english.writing, resources

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Updates 05/11/2009

2009-05-11T01:29:00.001+01:00

Pun jokes
10/5/09 - Mostly amusing, provided that you like this kind of thing!
tags: teachers'.fun
Fossweb.com | FOSS 3-6 Modules
10/5/09 - Superb, colourful and interactive interactive whiteboard resources addressing virtually every aspect of science at KS2.
tags: iwb, best_of_the_web, science.general, science.sc2(life), science.sc3(materials), science.sc4(physical), resources, ks2
Fossweb.com | FOSS K-2 Modules
10/5/09 - Superb, colourful and interactive interactive whiteboard resources addressing almost every aspect of science at KS1.
tags: iwb, best_of_the_web, science.general, science.sc2(life), science.sc3(materials), science.sc4(physical), resources, KS1

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Updates 05/05/2009

2009-05-05T01:29:00.001+01:00

compfight + a flickr™ search tool
Searches Flickr and Creative Commons for images.
tags: search.engines, multimedia.images

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Updates 04/27/2009

2009-04-27T01:29:00.001+01:00

Dozens of Smart Technology Sites
26/4/09 - A must-visit site for any teacher with a Smartboard. Links to plans, resources and activities, videos on using different aspects of the IWB.
tags: iwb.smart.notebooks, resources, weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites, best_of_the_web

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Updates 04/23/2009

2009-04-23T01:30:00.001+01:00

edu 2.0: the free, easy way to teach and learn online
tags: no_tag
Tips/Back-to-School/First Days of School Activities
22/4/09 - Looks good. Plenty of ideas, keep for summer holidays.
tags: Start_of_year
Adding Unlike Fractions
22/4/09 - Very simple, very effective way of demonstrating common denominators and equivalent fractions. Uses a mixture of fraction notation and colourful pictographs.
tags: mathematics, resources, iwb

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Updates 04/20/2009

2009-04-20T01:29:00.001+01:00

Switch Zoo - Animal Games
19/4/09 - "Photorealistic zoo". Make your own new animals, play animal games and puzzles. Learn about animals. Build animal habitats. Superb site for habitats or as a writing stimulus. The site even offers lesson plans.
tags: planning, resources, science.habitats, english.writing, ideas, english.nonfiction
earth album alpha - a slicker google maps + flickr mash-up
19/4/09 - "earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!" Superb resource, just add keyword/sunset after the URL to see amazing sunsets from around the world.
tags: multimedia.images, resources, geography
Figures of Speech - Teach a Kid to Argue
19/4/09 - "How to Teach a Child to Argue. Why would any sane parent teach his kids to talk back? Because, this father found, it actually increased family harmony." This could have great application in P4C / thinking skills, or just conflict resolution. Essentially, it focuses on arguments/persuasive rhetoric founded in logic, reputation and emotion. This could also provide the basis for an interesting speaking and listening or persuasive writing lesson.
tags: thinking.skills, p4c, resources, english.s&l, english.persuasion, english.writing

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Updates 04/19/2009

2009-04-19T01:30:00.001+01:00

Free Movie Fonts Collection (TTF)
18/4/09 - Free fonts similar to Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Enemy of the State, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, The "Hollywood" hills sign, Monsters Inc, Scooby Doo, Walt Disney, 28 Days Later, Addams Family, Austin Powers, Flubber, Jurassic Park, Shrek, Sleepy Hollow, Willy Wonka and more.
tags: freebies.fonts, fonts
French for primary teachers
18/4/09 - As it says!
tags: ideas, French, resources, planning
Teaching the Solar System
tags: no_tag
A Solar System Scale Model Meta Page
18/4/09 - General background information, scale-models of the solar system, plus plenty of teaching ideas and resources.
tags: science.space, resources, ideas, weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites

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Updates 04/14/2009

2009-04-14T01:29:00.001+01:00

Shangrala's Animated Gallery - Over 2200 Free Animated Gifs
13/4/09 - Ronseal. Easily searchable GIFs site with many of interest for teachers or children.
tags: multimedia.animation, GIFs, resources

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Updates 03/30/2009

2009-03-30T01:30:00.001+01:00

Spelling List Generator - BrendenisTeaching.com
29/3/09 - "Using a database of UK words, produce spelling lists and/or flashcards based on the criteria you set. The 'search' set of search types will take your search term and use the filter you select. The other search types are pre-selected words, which you can limit in size and categorise into groups."
tags: English.Word.Level, resources, spelling
StoryTop Story Maker -- The Online tool for storytelling
29/3/09 - "create multi-page stories, drag and drop clip art to illustrate your story, add text in dialogue boxes, create storytelling clubs with your friends, share your stories with others" Free, for the moment at least.
tags: multimedia.images, resources, english.narrative
YouTube - EDU
29/3/09 - All the educational YouTube videos and clips organised in one easily-searchable portal.
tags: multimedia.video, resources
Visual Geography: World
29/3/09 - "Visualgeography.com lets you explore the world through images, flags, money, language, maps and other information."
tags: geography, resources, multimedia.images
Lee County Schools » SmartBoard
29/3/09 - Beginner's guide to using a Smartboard. Packed with ideas and resources, there is definitely something new for all but the most advanced users.
tags: iwb.smart.notebooks, resources, ideas, ict, ICT.Coordinator, Training
Kids Who Think!
29/3/09 - "A Program Designed to Encourage Kids to Think Outside of the Box...Challenges will be posted weekly".
tags: thinking.skills, resources, activities, ideas, inspiration
American Mensa | Games
29/3/09 - Thinking Skills: word, number and logic games.
tags: thinking.skills, resources
Top 10 Time-Lapse Videos Show Nature at Work | Wired Science from Wired.com
29/3/09 - This will be particularly useful for discussion of life cycles and as a writing stimulus. Clips include: snowstorm, eclipse, corn growing, caterpillars turning into butterflies, earth rise, a rotting apple, a thunder storm, the Northern Lights, and a firestorm.
tags: science.general, resources, english.writing, ideas, inspiration

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Updates 03/23/2009

2009-03-23T00:30:00.001Z

Science Projects Experiments & Educational Toys - Cool Ideas, Gifts & Lesson Plans from Steve Spangler at Steve Spangler Science
22/3/09 - The description in the title is pretty much accurate - videos explain everything; well worth a look.
tags: science.general, ideas, resources
Primary UPD8 - Translating the latest breakthroughs and science behind the news into inspiring activities.
22/3/09 - Science lesson activities and ideas, sorted by QCA topic. Some available for free, some are subscription-only.
tags: science.general, planning, resources

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Updates 03/18/2009

2009-03-18T00:30:00.001Z

educational-origami » Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
17/3/09 - Huge amounts of information on Bloom's Taxonomy and other aspects of thinking skills.
tags: thinking.skills, resources
Lightning Bug
17/3/09 - A wealth of writing resources for primary and secondary teachers. Helps with finding story ideas, developing plot and finishing the narrative. Highly recommended. Also includes writing warm up games / warm-up / starter activities.
tags: best_of_the_web, english.writing, resources
EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing
17/3/09 - Up to 8 users can collaborate on a document in real time. This free-to-use website could be fantastic for shared writing, brainstorming or ICT Club.
tags: resources, ict.clubs, ict, english.writing, thinking.skills

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Updates 03/16/2009

2009-03-16T00:30:00.001Z

E.gg Timer - simple online countdown timer
15/3/09 - Can be configured to any time you want. Fills the screen width - but not height - with text and is clean / distraction-free.
tags: iwb, resources, ict.tools
Indispensible ICT tools for teachers
15/3/09 - Very comprehensive A-Z list, from 2Simple to Zamzar and Zoho.
tags: ict.tools, ICT.Coordinator, resources

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Updates 02/23/2009

2009-02-23T00:30:00.001Z

Kakuro - Cross Sums
22/2/09 - "Hot on the heels of Sudoku comes Kakuro. Think of them as the mathematical equivalent of crosswords. Also known as Cross Sums or Kakro in Japan they have recently come to the UK featuring in The Guardian newspaper.

A Kakuro consists of a playing area of filled and empty cells similar to a crossword puzzle. Some black cells contain a diagonal slash from top left to bottom right with numbers in them, called "the clues". A number in the top right corner relates to an "across" clue and one in the bottom left a "down" clue.

The object of a Kakuro is to insert digits from 1-9 into the white cells to total the clue associated with it. However no digit can be duplicated in an entry. For example the total 6 you could have 1 & 5, 2 & 4 but not 3 & 3. Sound simple? Be warned it gets hard and is as addictive as Sudoku."
tags: mathematics, resources, activities, thinking.skills

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Updates 02/21/2009

2009-02-21T00:30:00.001Z

Ideas to Inspire
20/2/09 - "'Ideas to Inspire' is a collection of Google Docs presentations, which offer a large number of ideas for engaging lesson activities in a range of curriculum areas.The presentations are a collaboration between lots of fantastic teachers around the world.Choose a presentation to begin..."
tags: resources, ideas, planning, inspiration, all.subjects
Selenia: Science Comics
20/2/09 - The University of West England designed these science comics which provide a colourful introduction to several SC3 and SC1 topics, including: dissolving, cooling, gases and air resistance. This link goes directly to the Teachers' page.
tags: science.sc3(materials), science.sc1(enquiry), resources

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Updates 02/09/2009

2009-02-09T00:31:00.001Z

Illuminations: Mathematics Lesson Plans and Resources
8/2/09 - over 100 activities, more than 500 lesson plans, plus web links to support teaching across the full mathematics curriculum.
tags: mathematics, planning, resources

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Updates 01/25/2009

2009-01-25T00:31:00.001Z

Random Teaching Idea Generator
24/1/09 - Now I wish I had invented this myself! Click the button for another of the 2,500 teaching ideas, methods and activities. Very highly recommended.
tags: 5-star, best_of_the_web, all.subjects, resources, ideas, ict.tools

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Updates 01/18/2009

2009-01-18T00:31:00.001Z

Ideas for integrating ICT
17/1/09 - integrating ICT across the curriculum
tags: ICT.Coordinator, resources, planning, ideas, ict
Mind42.com: Stuff that's useful to teachers
17/1/09 - list of technology / websites for teachers, including podcasting guide.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, podcasting, Training

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Updates 01/04/2009

2009-01-04T00:31:00.001Z

Up to 15 teachers a day call in sick… « Teachinglinks.co.uk
3/1/09 - My response to the Independent article bookmarked today.
tags: education.facts, news, comment
Up to 15,000 teachers a day phone in sick - Education News, Education - The Independent
3/1/09 - See also my response at http://teachinglinks.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/up-to-15-teachers-a-day-call-in-sick/ - bookmarked separately
tags: education.facts

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Updates 01/02/2009

2009-01-02T00:30:00.001Z

40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark
1/1/2009 - All kinds of web tools and distractions.
tags: ict.tools, ict, resources

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Updates 12/28/2008

2008-12-28T00:30:00.001Z

BBC NEWS | Education | Academies 'not school cure-all'
27/12/2008 - Sutton Trust survey and discussion.
tags: education.facts
BBC NEWS | Education | Bad parents 'widen ability gap'
27/12/2008 - Ronseal, UK/USA
tags: education.facts

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Updates 12/01/2008

2008-12-01T00:30:00.001Z

Math Goodies - Interactive help since 1998.
30/11/08 - "Welcome to Math Goodies, your free math help portal featuring interactive lessons, worksheets, and homework help. A pioneer of interactive help, our site has been reviewed on television and radio! Today, we have over 500 pages of activities for students, educators and parents." A new favourite.
tags: mathematics, resources, activities, iwb, children's.sites, homework.helper

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Updates 11/27/2008

2008-11-27T00:30:00.001Z

2 very useful YouTube hacks
26/11/08 - How to bookmark part of the way through a YouTube video / how to force YouTube to play at the highest available quality.
tags: multimedia.video, resources

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Updates 11/26/2008

2008-11-26T00:31:00.001Z

St Thomas Tean - Numeracy Links
25/11/08 - What a great find! Hundreds of links ordered by strand and operation. Well worth a look.
tags: mathematics, resources

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Updates 11/11/2008

2008-11-11T00:30:00.001Z

2008/9 Schools Wikipedia Selection : Subject Index :
10/11/08 - Something for every subject. This offshoot of Wikipedia has been edited for school use and can actually be downloaded in entirety, although - at 3.5 GB - you might want to send off for the free DVD instead...
tags: resources, all.subjects, information

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Updates 11/10/2008

2008-11-10T00:31:00.001Z

DeadDog » 100 Weird Facts About the Human Body
9/11/08 - With a small amount of editing, this will be a very interesting addition to lessons on the human body or non-chronological reports / explanation texts.
tags: science.sc2(life), resources, english.writing, english.nonfiction

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Updates 11/04/2008

2008-11-04T00:30:00.001Z

Using Google to find MP3 music
3/11/08 - This works pretty well but, as advised on the site, should not be used for illegal downloading.
tags: search.engines, multimedia.audio, multimedia.music, resources

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Updates 11/02/2008

2008-11-02T00:31:00.001Z

Imagination Prompt Generator
1/11/08 - Creative writing starter ideas; some may not be appropriate for unfiltered use in the classroom. Worth looking at though...
tags: english.writing, resources, ideas, inspiration
BBC Dance Mat Typing Tutor
1/11/08 - This looks like a fantastic way to develop typing skills; very child-friendly.
tags: ict, resources, Training, bbc

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Updates 10/23/2008

2008-10-23T01:31:00.001+01:00

Really Bad Jokes
22/10/2008 - Not, as far as I have seen, bad taste - just plain daft. Could be useful for looking at word play.
tags: time.fillers, english.poetry, resources

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Updates 10/13/2008

2008-10-13T01:31:00.001+01:00

Worksheet Genius
12/10/08 - Ronseal - provides worksheets and is really quite clever... There is a lot on offer here: "completely free, randomized worksheets, design your own, easily differentiated..." I like the look of what I've seen so far and can definitely recommend it as a timesaver.
tags: resources, English, mathematics

Updates 10/11/2008

2008-10-11T01:31:00.001+01:00

VCOP Teacher
10/10/08 - Written by one of the major contributors to the TES staff forum and a "Big Writing" expert, this blog has plenty of ideas for improving writing.
tags: VCOP, english.writing, resources

Updates 10/01/2008

2008-10-01T01:30:00.001+01:00

Animation Central - Free Animations - 3d Animated Gifs
30/9/08 - Ignore the adverts offering paid-for service; there is enough free content on this site to keep you interested. Well worth a look, particularly for animated GIFs.
tags: multimedia.animation, multimedia.clipart, resources

Updates 09/22/2008

2008-09-22T01:30:00.001+01:00

SnapPages
21/9/08 - Free, online webpage creation, looks nifty.
tags: ICT, resources, ict.clubs

Updates 09/08/2008

2008-09-08T01:30:00.001+01:00

Thanks!
tags: no_tag

Updates 09/01/2008

2008-09-01T01:30:00.001+01:00

eRiding - Mathematics Booster Lessons
31/8/08 - Although intended for KS3, there are PowerPoints aimed at boosting attainment from L3 to L4 and from L4 to L5; covering most of the mathematics curriculum.
tags: mathematics, Planning, resources

Updates 08/28/2008

2008-08-28T01:30:00.001+01:00

Heath Primary School: Early Years page
27/8/08 - Well worth a look, there are dozens of links for Early Years / Key Stage F.
tags: early.years, resources, weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites
Teaching and Learning Tameside - Planning
27/8/08 - A great source of planning for most subjects, but especially Literacy, Mathematics and Science.
tags: best_of_the_web, Planning, English, mathematics, science

Updates 08/27/2008

2008-08-27T01:31:00.001+01:00

Classifying Thinking Skills Objectives
26/8/08 - Clarifying what we want children to achieve in terms of remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating or creating.
tags: thinking.skills, resources, ideas
German Language Guide: Vocabulary
26/8/08 - Very simple, comprehensive and easy to use reminder of basic vocabulary.
tags: German, resources

Updates 08/26/2008

2008-08-26T01:30:00.001+01:00

Learn some basic skills for your SmartBoard
25/8/08 - How to make a magic box, quiz or fill in the gaps activity.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, Training, ICT, resources, ideas, iwb.smart.notebooks
www.lgfl.net: What do all good ICT coordinators have in their files?
25/8/08 - Very comprehensive, I will be using this along with the Kent NGfL version.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, resources, Training, reference

Updates 08/25/2008

2008-08-25T01:30:00.001+01:00

Free Music Loops for your Podcasts
24/8/08 - About ten suggestions for sites with Podcast music. The page was last updated in 2005, so some links may not work.
tags: multimedia.music, resources, multimedia.audio, podcasting
delizzy - del.icio.us Bookmarks Search Engine
24/8/08 - This seems to be very good! It creates a Google custom search of your del.icio.us bookmarks and, crucially, all the sites you've bookmarked.
tags: ict.tools, ICT, resources, for:markjwarner, for:primaryteacheruk
100 Awesome, Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers | Smart Teaching
24/8/08 - Great, fairly comprehensive, list of sites. Well worth a look.
tags: ICT, resources, ICT.Coordinator, Training

Updates 08/21/2008

2008-08-21T01:30:00.001+01:00

Shockwave Lectures in Algebra
20/8/08 - Suitable for higher ability Y5 and Y6 children, these online lectures relate to almost every aspect of mathematics.
tags: mathematics, resources, iwb
5 Scientific Theories That Will Make Your Head Explode
20/8/08 - In particular, this explains exactly how large space / the universe is. Truly mind-boggling...
tags: science.space, science.general, resources
101 Ideas for a Great Start
20/8/08 - Although aimed at American High School teachers, there are some useful ideas to:
# create a welcoming atmosphere for students;
# set a positive tone for learning;
# engage the students actively;
# provide support for students, and show them where they can find support;
# encourage students to keep up and do well; and
# use your time efficiently and effectively.
tags: resources, ideas, Start_of_year, classroom.management
Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 YouTube Hacks
20/8/08 - from the Lifehacker site, click YouTube Hacks to access.

Simply put, this guide assists you in:

1. Downloading YouTube videos
2. Watching YouTube videos on a TV screen
3. Creating podcasts using YouTube RSS update feeds
4. Recording audio from videos
5. [best of all] pasting videos together to create your own compilation

Great stuff!
tags: multimedia.animation, multimedia.music, resources, ICT

Updates 07/31/2008

2008-07-31T01:33:00.001+01:00

Singing Science Songs
30/7/08 - Add an interesting dimension to science lessons. There's something for the majority of science topics and they are sure to amuse your class.
tags: music, science.general, resources
Funology -- The Science of Having Fun!
30/7/08 - "science experiments, quizzes, trivia ... all kinds of great learning activities." I agree, this is a superb site for children to use by themselves, or for teachers to use in the classroom. Puzzles, challenges, science experiments, magic tricks, maths magic and jokes.
tags: resources, science.general, mathematics, time.fillers, children's.sites
Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School
30/7/08 - Colourful and user-friendly resource for upper KS2 children.
tags: history, children's.sites, resources
38,000+ Free Clipart Images
30/7/08 - "Every item comes with a choice of image size and format as well as complete source information for proper citations in school projects. No advertisement-filled pages with pop-up windows or inappropriate links here. A friendly license allows teachers and students to use up to 50 items in a single, non-commercial project without further permission."
tags: multimedia.clipart, resources
Inclusion & Differentiation - Teaching Strategies
30/7/08 - Simple descriptions of nine different differentiation startegies.
tags: sen, resources
Why Is The Sky Blue
30/7/08 - An entertaining and informative website which answers the above question and many others. I will use modified versions of these when teaching explanation and information texts.
tags: english.nonfiction, english.writing, resources, english.text.level

Updates 07/29/2008

2008-07-29T01:33:00.001+01:00

Teachers.Net Gazette March 2004 - A WELL-OILED LEARNING MACHINE - EFFECTIVE TEACHING
28/7/08 - Some suggestions for procedures to inform children of expected actions at various points of the day.
tags: Start_of_year, behaviour, classroom.management

Updates 07/25/2008

2008-07-25T01:32:00.001+01:00

Google IMAGIZER
24/7/08 - Uses Google Images but it strips out the thumbnails and displays the full-sized picture, giving you a better idea of its usefulness.
tags: search.engines, multimedia.images, ict.tools

Updates 07/21/2008

2008-07-21T01:32:00.001+01:00

911 Writers Block
20/7/08 - "Dial 1 for Settings / Dial 2 for Characters / Dial 3 for Dramatic Entrances / Dial 4 for Dialogue / Dial 5 to Commiserate / Dial 6 for Verbs / Dial 7 for Calisthenics / Dial 8 to Kill a Character / Dial 9 for Endings" Many of these ideas could be used in school, but I would be wary of using the actual website, as I haven't seen every possible idea. My class will be creating their own when we look at narrative writing in September.
tags: english.writing, english.narrative, resources

Updates 07/14/2008

2008-07-14T01:32:00.001+01:00

Write rhymes.com - find ryhmes for any word
13/7/08 - Simply type a word and alt-click on it for a list of rhyming words, ordered by number of syllables. Nothing for "orange" or "purple" though!
tags: English.Word.Level, english.poetry, resources
TubeZoid - Download videos from Youtube, Teachertube and more...
13/7/08 - Download as .flv files which can be inserted into Smart Notebook documents or Promethean Flipcharts.
tags: ict.tools, multimedia.video, resources
Teaching to develop higher order thinking skills
13/7/08 - Coherent and interesting article, well worth reading.
tags: thinking.skills, resources

Updates 06/30/2008

2008-06-30T01:31:00.001+01:00

virtualplanning » wikispace
29/6/08 - A fantastic idea to share planning with other teachers around the country. I will be contributing a fair amount over the summer.
tags: Planning, all.subjects, best_of_the_web
Cheeky Monkey Resources: Music to support topics
29/6/08 - Music and sound effects for World War 2, China, Greece, Africa, Judaism, Sea Shanties, Tudors, Churches, Seaside, India, Victorians, Mexico, Space, Egypt, London, plus more to be added shortly.
tags: multimedia.music, multimedia.sound_effects, resources, cross-curricular
Fieryideas.com: Random Atoms
29/6/08 - "A great little program for quickly and easily creating random numbers. Any number of uses in Mental Oral Starters". I agree wholeheartedly.
tags: mathematics.oral-mental, resources
PowerPoint to Flash converter
29/6/08 - "Freeware PowerPoint plug-in iSpring converts your PowerPoint presentation to an interactive Flash video with the click of a button. Not only is iSpring a great way to make your PowerPoint presentation more portable (not everyone has PowerPoint, after all), but an exported movie even preserves all of your slide transitions, animations, and hyperlinks."
tags: ict.tools, ICT, resources

Updates 06/29/2008

2008-06-29T01:32:00.001+01:00

NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory
28/6/08 - "The Space Science Education Resource Directory is a convenient way to find NASA space science products for use in classrooms, science museums, planetariums, and other settings." Great starting point for teaching about space.
tags: science.space, resources, weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites
Mathematical Challenges for Year 5 and Year 6
28/6/08 - Maths puzzles for Years 5 & 6, on the Lancashire GfL site. There are also links to resources for children from Year 1 to Year 4.
tags: Start_of_year, mathematics, resources, thinking.skills, time.fillers
Coventry Learning Gateway: Gordons - ICT - Simple Maths ITPs
28/6/08 - Links to dozens of maths ICT resources on this great site.
tags: mathematics, resources, ICT
Life in Space
28/6/08 - A sequence of lesson plans, ideas, resources and web links based on space and the planets in our solar system
tags: science.space, Planning, resources

Updates 06/27/2008

2008-06-27T01:31:00.001+01:00

Branching - Databases or Keys
26/6/08 - A range of decent resources and planning for branching databases / keys (used in the Year 4 habitats module) from Wales Grid for Learning.
tags: Planning, resources, science.habitats, ICT

Updates 06/26/2008

2008-06-26T01:32:00.001+01:00

Drama in the Primary School
25/6/08 - Arts on the Move site. Lots of resources and ideas for using drama across the curriculum.
tags: English.drama, resources, english.s&l

Updates 06/23/2008

2008-06-23T01:32:00.001+01:00

Mathtrain.TV: Videos explaning maths concepts
22/6/08 - American site with hundreds of videos covering the more advanced primary-level concepts.
tags: multimedia.video, mathematics, resources
Get Smart Science Stage 2
22/6/08 - Very easy to use collection of links for teaching science at KS2.
tags: science.general, ks2, resources, best_of_the_web
Get Smart Science - Key Stage 1
22/6/08 - Links to resources for science teaching at KS1 - very easy to navigate and find something useful.
tags: KS1, science.general, resources
Cambridgeshire Gallery of Pupils' Work for Assessment
22/6/08 - Great tool for assessing work. Search by level of attainment, QCA module, National Curriculum strand, cross-curricular link, keystage or year group.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, Training, resources, assessment, ICT
Progressions in ICT Capability Map
22/6/08 - ICT Skills mapping.
tags: ICT.Coordinator, ICT, Training

Updates 06/06/2008

2008-06-06T01:31:00.001+01:00

Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics: Timeline
5/6/08 - Suggested procedure for transition from Y4 to Y5.
tags: Start_of_year
Stories From the Web 0-7 - Stories
5/6/08 - Some online stories plus a database of stories for Early Years, which is organised by theme.
tags: early.years, resources, english.narrative, reading, iwb

Updates 06/05/2008

2008-06-05T01:31:00.001+01:00

Tutpup - mathematics operations, times tables and spelling games website
4/6/08 - Looks pretty good - children can sign up for a free account. No account needed for a quick game.
tags: mathematics, resources, mathematics.oral-mental, games.educational, games.online

Updates 06/01/2008

2008-06-01T01:31:00.001+01:00

Digital Story Maker
31/5/08 - "StoryMaker is a simple tool for creating digital stories. Using audio, pictures and text you can create storyboards, slideshows and much much more."
tags: multimedia.animation, ICT, ict.clubs, resources
Key Features of Writing Genres
31/5/08 - Diary, discussion, autobiography, letters, narrative and short story.
tags: english.narrative, english.writing, english.nonfiction, resources
Basic Introduction to Haiku
31/5/08 - Fine as a starting point, with some good examples of animal Haikus.
tags: english.poetry, resources

Updates 05/31/2008

2008-05-31T01:32:00.001+01:00

National Geographic Global Warming Resources
30/5/08 - Simulation, quiz and information text with diagrams - suitable for advanced Year 4+
tags: geography, pshe, citizenship, resources, english.nonfiction
Animated Solar System
30/5/08 - Useful for showing relative distances and orbits. Not as attractive to use as some others but you can zoom in and alter the angle.
tags: science.space, science.sc4(physical), resources
Wild Sanctuary
30/5/08 - "Wild Sanctuary is home to the largest private archive of natural sound, anywhere! Our worldwide collection represents over 3,500 hours of wild soundscapes and nearly 15,000 species." Great for Geography, Science and as writing stimulus.
tags: science.sc2(life), science.habitats, english.writing, resources, geography

Updates 05/21/2008

2008-05-21T01:32:00.001+01:00

Beth Newingham's Third Grade: Weekly Special Person
20/5/08 - Valuing star pupil of week, could be adapted for star of day.
tags: Start_of_year
Playspace consultation tool
20/5/08 - Design your own playground. Aimed at KS2 and KS3 children, this DCSF site also solicits users' opinions on playgrounds.
tags: time.fillers, children's.sites

Updates 05/12/2008

2008-05-12T01:32:00.001+01:00

Useful tips for the start of the year
11/5/08 - This is a charming story of a Kindergarten teacher in the USA. Much of what he suggests is directly applicable or adaptable all the way up to Y6.
tags: behaviour, rewards, ideas, inspiration, Start_of_year
20 Basic Narrative Plot Types
11/5/08 - Basic list of 20 plot types - could be adapted relatively quickly for children's use. I will modify the language to child speak and add them in bubbles to my literacy display.
tags: generators, english.narrative, resources

Updates 05/09/2008

2008-05-09T01:31:00.001+01:00

Four S: Science Planning Materials
8/5/08 - The best and most comprehensive science planning and support materials page that I have found. The planning is QCA plus (more than just the usual investigation ideas) and "oven ready" - needs very little tweaking whatsoever.
tags: science, Planning, resources, best_of_the_web
ClusterWeb - Kent County Council - Science
8/5/08 - Fantastic site for science resources and assessment. Highly recommended.
tags: best_of_the_web, science, resources, assessment, Planning

Updates 05/02/2008

2008-05-02T01:32:00.001+01:00

Mr Men World
1/5/08 - Great for character descriptions, biographies and branching databases.
tags: english.narrative, ICT, Resources

Updates 04/28/2008

2008-04-28T01:33:00.001+01:00

KS2 Sentence Games
27/4/08 - Sentence laboratory (Experiment with writing sentences when given 1, 2 or 3 starting words. The 1 and 2 word games are good for reinforcing the use of capital letters and full stops. The 3 word option gives you the opportunity to work on the accurate use of conjunctions), Sentence Magic (ake a very basic sentence and play around with it in various different ways) plus Clauses and Connectives.
tags: english.sentence.level, Resources
Some printable paper rulers
27/4/08 - Fit nicely with the printable paper templates.
tags: ict.tools, Resources, mathematics, measures
FREE World Religions Presentations in PowerPoint format
28/4/08 - As it says! A well-compiled resource list which also includes notes for teachers' subject knowledge.
tags: re.general, re.christianity, re.hinduism, re.judaism, re.sikhism, Resources
Top 100 Online Tools for Learning
27/4/08 - Most are very familiar but it's good to have the list in one place. Some of these might be useful ideas for incorporation into staff inset.
tags: ict.tools, ICT.Coordinator
Printable Paper - free templates including lined and graph paper.
27/4/08 - If you ever need to print some lined, graph, dotted or other paper. You'll find it here and available for free.
tags: freebies.general, Resources, all.subjects

Updates 04/26/2008

2008-04-26T01:34:00.001+01:00

Highland Virtual Learning Community - Annotated
tags: no_tag
TripleMe - the power of Google, Yahoo, MSN Live in One
25/4/08 - Seems to work quite well and allows user to remove duplicate results.
tags: search.engines, ict.tools
Go-Givers
25/4/08 - Excellent new citizenship site with lesson plans and resources, kids' zone and parents' area. The overarching theme is on engaging with society.
tags: citizenship, pshe, Resources

Updates 04/24/2008

2008-04-24T01:33:00.001+01:00

Ecocho : You search. We grow trees.
23/4/08 - Yahoo-powered Search Engine that buys two trees for every 1,000 searches. They offset the carbon whilst providing Yahoo search results - not bad at all.
tags: search.engines, ict.tools
Giant Stars
23/4/08 - A fantastic, animated scale model showing relative sizes of planets and stars.
tags: science.space, science.sc4(physical), Resources

Updates 04/21/2008

2008-04-21T01:33:00.001+01:00

Drama Warm Up Ideas
20/4/08 - On the Scout website, these Campfire Skits look like enjoyable ways for children to get into character.
tags: English.drama, English, Resources
Play How Fast Can You Type the Alphabet?
20/4/08 - Good for improving typing speed and for embedding knowledge of where keys are.
tags: ict.tools, ICT, Resources
Plot and Character Generator
20/4/08 - Gives randomised charcters and events for creative writing stimulus. I won't use this with children because some of the scenarios might elicit too many awkward questions. I will probably collate the more relevant and appropriate ones at home. Looks good though!
tags: English.Writing, english.narrative, Resources, generators
Wetpaint Please Touch - Create Your Own Masterpiece!
20/4/08 - Great site for messing around with virtual paint and colour. I particualrly like the Jackson Pollock brush.
tags: Art, ICT, Resources
MagazineFactory
20/4/08 - Free, high quality tool for creating magazines. You can also view examples made by other people/groups.
tags: English.Writing, Resources, ict.clubs

Updates 04/20/2008

2008-04-20T01:33:00.001+01:00

No Child Left Behind: The Football Version
19/4/08 - Satire on current attitudes in education. This is US-orientated, but the sentiments definitely apply. Take, for example, the introductory paragraph:

"All teams must make the state playoffs, and all will win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and coaches will be held accountable."
tags: teachers'.fun
Science Images
19/4/08 - Grouped according to subject/topic. High resolution and better than having to Google everything.
tags: science.general, Resources, multimedia.images
Online countdown clock
19/4/08 - Counts down for 30 seconds and plays the fanous music.
tags: iwb, Resources, ict.tools
DID Pupils ICT Skills Gym
19/4/08 - Onscreen tutorials on most aspects of ICT curriculum - very clear and easy to follow. Potentially suitable for advanced Y4+ or even as a refresher for teachers (it doesn't patronise).
tags: ICT, Resources, Training, ICT.Coordinator
Easily the best spelling site on the web...
19/4/08 - spellingcity.com is superb! The best feature is the fact that you can generate your own list and ask it to test your pupils. You then hear your spelling list words spoken (choose individually or in a sentence). There are also thousands of saved spelling lists for each year group and for many different themes. Great stuff!
tags: English.Word.Level, Resources, best_of_the_web

Updates 04/19/2008

2008-04-19T01:32:00.001+01:00

BBC Motion Gallery - Royalty-Free
18/4/08 - Royalty-free video from the BBC.
tags: multimedia.video
Jurassic Punk - Movie trailers, teaser trailers, video clips.
18/4/08 - Great for persuasive writing.
tags: english.persuasion, Resources, multimedia.video
GarageBand.com : charts
18/4/08 - Amateurs and enthusiasts have contributed to this huge database of music in a wide range of genres. Useful for ICT - podcasting or videos / multimedia. Most of this is free to use but you do need to check.
tags: multimedia.music
BBC - England - Webcams
18/4/08 - Find webcams all round the UK
tags: ICT, geography, Resources
BGfL - Podcasting - Podcasting Mainpage
18/4/08 - Good introduction to Podcasting with plenty of detail and useful links. (For next year?)
tags: ICT.Coordinator
The National Archives | Historical Games
18/4/08 - Victorians, Tudors and WWII online games
tags: history, Resources
Habitats Simulation Game
18/4/08 - Challenge children to get the balance of foxes, rabbits and plants correct.
tags: science.habitats, science.sc2(life), Resources
Reaching the Reluctant Teacher
18/4/08 - Inset?
tags: ICT.Coordinator
Primary ICT : Primary ICT Curriculum Support : Scheme of Work
18/4/08 - Expanded QCA scheme with links and resources.
tags: ICT, Planning, Resources
My Award Maker: Free Award Certificate Templates - No Registration Required!
18/4/08 - Lots to choose from, colourful and very child-friendly. You need Adobe Acrobat to use these properly, but they are genuinely free.
tags: behaviour, rewards
CopyrightFriendlyImages
18/4/08 - Decent list of sites with copyright-friendly or free images.
tags: multimedia.images, multimedia.clipart, freebies.general
Trafford Online: ICT Ideas and Weblinks
18/4/08 - Very handy website suggestions and ideas for teaching each strand / ICT skill.
tags: ICT, Resources, weblinks.pages.on.teaching.sites

Updates 04/08/2008

2008-04-08T01:43:00.001+01:00

SkreemR Mp3 Search - Find music, podcasts, ringtones, interviews and speeches.

tags: search.engines, multimedia.music, multimedia.sound_effects

7/4/08 - Very handy for finding music and sound effects - be careful of copyrighted material though...

Hand Bell Hero - VML

tags: Christmas, time.fillers

7/4/08 - Like Guitar Hero using handbells for Christmas tunes.

Updates 04/07/2008

2008-04-07T01:43:00.001+01:00

http://www.guernseyictframework.net/

tags: ICT, Planning, ICT.Coordinator

6/4/08 - How to build skills-based ICT provision.

Eatons Hill State School - Hot List - Prep Activities

tags: ICT, Resources, KS1

6/4/08 - Links to games for teaching mouse control.

25 Tools: ICT Skills Professional Development Programme

tags: ict.coordinator

6/4/08 - For possible inset / staff development

AncientCivilizations.co.uk

tags: history, resources, iwb, best_of_the_web

6/4/08 - Great history site run by the British Museum. Browse online resources by timeline, theme (writing, technology, trade, religion, cities or building) or geographical region.

Docstoc.com – free legal forms and business templates

tags: ict.tools

6/4/08 - Upload documents so that they can be embedded in your website or blog.

Wikispaces guide for teachers

tags: ict.clubs, ict.tools

6/4/08 - Information on setting up and creating a wiki for your class or school, including individual usernames and password.

Updates 04/03/2008

2008-04-03T01:45:00.001+01:00

dafont.com

tags: freebies.fonts

2/4/08 - Nearly 8,000 free fonts.

Updates 04/01/2008

2008-04-01T01:43:00.001+01:00

Past SATs Papers

tags: Assessment.Summative

31/3/08 - Rather a lot, in rich text format.

Updates 03/30/2008

2008-03-30T00:45:00.001Z

Fitness Exercises @ ABC-of-Fitness

tags: PE, Resources

29/3/08 - Comprehensive list of exercises which is step-by-step and some include handy videos. Stretches and Resistance.

Updates 03/29/2008

2008-03-29T00:42:00.001Z

Coombe Girls' School and Sixth Form

tags: French, resources

28/3/08 - Key Stage 2 Modern Language Programme, closely follows QCA and looks to be very well organised. Highly recommended.

Updates 03/28/2008

2008-03-28T00:43:00.001Z

ArtisanCam - Activity Zone

tags: Art, ICT, Resources

27/3/08 - Very easy to use, with lots of video examples / how to sketch or paint etc. Well worth a look for teachers' own subject knowledge and for use in class.

Updates 03/27/2008

2008-03-27T00:43:00.001Z

Texts for IWB use (fiction and non-fiction)

tags: English.Non-fiction, English.Writing, Resources

26/3/08 - Useful collection of links to online texts that can be used ot support persusasion, recount, explanation, reports, narrative and poetry.

Everybody writes - Pie Corbett's ideas for writing

tags: English.Writing, Resources

2/3/08 - Creative inspiration, writing games, sentence games and creating creative games from stories.

Teaching Assistants ICT Training - Usefulwiki

tags: ICT.Coordinator, Training

26/3/08 - Comprehensive list of training areas for TA ICT use.

Updates 03/26/2008

2008-03-26T00:44:00.001Z

English Spelling Games and Activities

tags: English.Word.Level

25/3/08 - Another great compilation from Woodlands school.

Year4spellingpage

tags: English.Word.Level, Resources

25/3/08 - Ronseal

Language Guide: German Pictorial Vocabulary Guide

tags: German, Resources

25/3/08 - Reads out vocabulary; good for word and sentence level work.

Language Guide: French Pictorial Vocabulary Guide

tags: French, Resources

25/3/08 - Reads out vocabulary; good for word and sentence level work.

MagazineFactory - make your own magazine

tags: English.Writing, ICT, Resources

25/3/08 - Glossy look and plenty of features to create your own magazine. As it says "a free tool for teachers and students to make their own web-magazines"

Mental Maths Tests

tags: mathematics, mathematics.oral-mental, resources

25/3/08 - Aimed at Y6 / L4 - choose from four different ones.

Primary Teacher UK: BECTA Self Review framework

tags: ICT.Coordinator

25/3/08 - A good example of a BECTA self-review using the current framework.

Updates 03/24/2008

2008-03-24T00:43:00.001Z

BBC - CBeebies - Stories and Rhymes from fantasy worlds

tags: english.narrative, resources

23/3/08 - Very colourful and interactive
- post by teachinglinks

ClusterWeb - Kent County Council

tags: planning, resources, science

23/3/08 - Loads of planning and resources for science:

Achievements and Targets

Revision Plans for Year 6

Creative Science

Science Challenges

Developing Children's Vocabulary

Science at Home (ppt)

Famous Scientists

Science Outside the Classroom

Games Materials and their properties

Singing to Learn Science

Investigation Units

Speaking, Listening and Learning

Invicta Primary Science Policy (revised)

Support Posters for Fair Investigation

Kent NGfL primary resources

The Intel QX3 Digital Microscope (Word Doc)

Mysterious Happenings

The new Scheme of Work for Primary Science

Preparation for SATs

The Science Co-ordinator's Pack

Progression of Skills in Scientific Enquiry

What Constitutes a Good Science Lesson?

Progression of skills, knowledge and understanding across Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4

Year 6 Revision Boxes

Recommended Books
- post by teachinglinks

MFL Games for Learning and Practicing Vocabulary

tags: languages, resources

23/3/08 - Great ideas for teaching vocabulary.
- post by teachinglinks

Updates 03/20/2008

2008-03-20T00:43:00.001Z

Imagiers

tags: french, resources

19/3/08 - Colourful resources for the teaching of French.
- post by teachinglinks

Flickr: The Classroom displays Pool

tags: displays.photographs

19/3/08 - Well over 1,000 photographs of real displays created by serving teachers.

- post by teachinglinks

HelpKidzLearn Annotated

tags: resources, sen

19/3/08 - "HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and
those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split
into four sections:

• Games and Quizzes

• Stories and Songs

• Creative Play

• Find Out About

You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together
with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and
listening is very important for young children's educational
development, particularly reading and writing." - post by teachinglinks

HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split into four sections:

• Games and Quizzes

• Stories and Songs

• Creative Play

• Find Out About

You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and listening is very important for young children's educational development, particularly reading and writing.

Updates 03/18/2008

2008-03-18T00:46:00.001Z

Classroom Game Templates

tags: all.subjects, best_of_the_web, iwb, resources

17/3/08 - Who wants to be a millionaire, Weakest Link, Wheel of fortune, Battleship and lots more.
- post by teachinglinks

Updates 03/17/2008

2008-03-17T00:42:00.001Z

Text Twist Unscrambler

tags: english.word.level

16/3/08 - Extremely fast but not safe for work / pupil use, as it will return profanities.
- post by teachinglinks

Learn French online FREE with French language lessons and unique question generator! Annotated

tags: french, resources

16/3/08 - "This site helps you learn French online. You can learn and practice
FREE using our online French language lessons and unique question
generator. It's free and cool!" Looks good and incorporates sound.
- post by teachinglinks

This site helps you learn French online. You can learn and practice FREE using our online French language lessons and unique question generator. It's free and cool!

nonchronreport.pdf (application/pdf Object)

tags: english.non-fiction, english.writing, history, resources

16/3/08 - Great resource for Non-Chronological Reports. Very clear and simple.
- post by teachinglinks

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids

tags: history, resources

Updates 03/16/2008

2008-03-16T00:42:00.001Z

ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues

tags: english.persuasion, english.writing, resources

The Memorabilia Pack Company - Edinburgh, UK

tags: history, resources