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Numeracy
Literacy
Other areas of the curriculum
Government Agencies
Teaching Resources and Worksheets and Web Site Reviews
Foundation Years
KS1 Recommended Web Sites
Numeracy

This site is designed to give parents and teachers access to "interactive" learning materials that can be played over the internet and on a standalone machine. Click on the link to see just a small sample of many, many "interactive" Flash 4 KS1 maths movies.
http://dfee.org/

Primary Games: Online maths games and resources: great number activities
http://www.primarygames.co.uk/

See also
http://www.numberfactory.co.uk

Ambleside C.E. Primary school- A comprehensive resources for the Primary classroom.
www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb

Click on is a number of Interactive resources:
http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/clickon/index.htm

Online maths games and resources, brilliant time activities and printable clock stamps. Now mainly subscription only
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/

Toftwood Infant School: Lots of Interactive numeracy activities created in Flash to reinforce number skills the site also has , some clicker grids and some other activities.http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/resources.html

Argosphere: An interesting site with interactive activities
www.argosphere.net/

Nrich the online maths club-Problem solving and online activities also includes a discussion forum
http://nrich.maths.org.uk/

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Literacy

BBC Baranaby bear site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/

BBC Little Animals site for texts online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/laac/story/sbi.html

Developed by Kent as part of their NGFL strategy, Infant Explorer provides access to on screen Big books and Key Stage 1 Literacy resources
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/bigbook.html

Fable Vision: Story telling: A lovely resources of online stories
http://www.fablevision.com/

This set of MAPE Big Books is ideal for the Literacy Hour. You can set the font style and size - http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/bigbooks/index.htm
Winnie the Pooh Corner - A site for Key Stage 1 children. Meet the characters, hear the voices. Lots of activities based on the series of Pooh books .www.members.xoom.com/yoarra
Peter Rabbit Website - The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books. Suitable for upper Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Find out about the author. On line playground activities. www.peterrabbit.co.uk/
Eric Carle Website - Features "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "The Red Fox" Suitable for Key Stage 1-2 children. Interactive E mail and Guestbook .www.eric-carle.com/
National Literacy Trust - provides up-to-date information about literacy for all age groups throughout the UK. It includes a searchable database of literacy initiatives overviews, research, statistics and resources, as well as a calendar of events and discussion boards .www.literacytrust.org.uk/
The Children's Literature Web Guide is a Canadian site that has attempted to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Oxford reading Tree - Resources for teachers and children based on books from the Oxford Reading Tree. Key Stage 1-2 www.oup.co.uk/oxed/primary/ort
The Phonics Room: Infant phonic activities http://members.aol.com/phonicsrm/index.html
Morris Gleitzman http://www.ozemail.com.au/~andrewf/morris.html
Korky Paul http://www.korkypaul.com/
See also KS1 literacy course web links

http://www.supporting-ict.co.uk/ks1literacyweblinks.htm
Shoo Raynor http://www.shoo-rayner.co.uk/
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Other Curriculum Areas
Nature Grid- Canterbury Environmental Education Centre: Provides online environmental activities, including virtual pond dipping Key Stage 1 and 2
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk
Welltown is a Great KS 1 site for linking healthy living PSHE themes to science.www.welltown.gov.uk
Digital Brain: online teaching resources and activities http://www.digitalbrain.com/digitalbrain/web/subjects/1.%20primary/

Snaith Primary School: Cross curricular texts and topics
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/theatre.htm

BBC Dynamo area for interactive games and quizes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/home.shtml

BBC Primary History links to topics such as Vikings, Romans and WW2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/4_11/index.shtml?history

Sainsburys Virtual Museum: Good for supporting history and literacy, downloadable activities resources and
http://www.sainsburysvirtualmuseum.org.uk

For an online story of the life of a delivery boy go to Harrys adventures: images can be used for your own work sheets
http://www.sainsburysvirtualmuseum.org.uk/harryfset.htm

Mape: Access to big Books resources and Internet treasure hunts
http://www.mape.org.uk/

British Museum: For stunning egyptian images
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

Snowflake Bently: spent his life photgraphing snowflakes! Beautiful images for shape sapce and measure.Try doing this in colour magic or dazzle
http://www.snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm

Metostat satellite images
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/

Aerial photos of London & other cities in Great Britain -
http://www.multimap.com/
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Government Agencies
BECTA Primary ICT support pages containing information, guidance and classroom ideas in using ICT for teachers in primary schools.http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=7
DfEE- for official government news , information and resources on all aspects of learning and work-related training. http://www.dfee.gov.uk/index.shtml
Standards Site includes- guidance and tools to help schools improve their effectiveness, raise standards and reduce workload. http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk
Downloadable schemes of work Key Stage 1-3 in Word or PDF format http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/
VTC- now fully searchable, The Virtual Teacher Centre provides a focus for information and resource materials for teachers.http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/
NGFL- The National Grid for Learning provides an education Internet portal to a collection of educational resources and connections to advice and support agencies http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/

NGFL Museum and gallery listing page

http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/museum/

OFSTED- The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) The site has pages about the inspection process, inspection-related news and announcements, the results of inspections, as well as pages which make available the reports, advice and guidance Ofsted publishes. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/index.htm
TTA - site is for teachers, those interested in becoming teachers, and those involved in training them. There are resources, news of developments and events, information and guidance for new recruits, and also information on how teachers can use ICT to support their work. http://www.canteach.gov.uk/home.htm
BECTA This site is about using and developing ICT in education to raise standards, widen access, improve skills and encourage effective management.http://www.becta.org.uk/
Teacher Net- A new intiative to provide teachers with direct access to relevant Government information and services.http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/template.cfm?name=home
National Curriculum- this site covers all aspects of the National Curriculum for England, Now fully searchable and links to a growing number of web resources http://212.187.191.20/home.html
QCA- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority- This site gives access to information on the curriculum for schools and the assessment of pupils. You will also find support information such as research, statistical information and newslettershttp://www.qca.org.uk/
GridClub provides a safe, focussed environment offering a fun learning experience for children aged 7 to 11. It is developed to help children learn through communicating and participating in joint activities within on-line interest clubs, and through activities and information in the Library section. http://www.gridclub.com/
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Teaching Resources and Worksheets and Web Site Reviews
Bolton grid for Learning Early years and KS 1 activities www.bgfl.org/bgfl/primary/primary.cfm
Educate The Children: downloadable resources and activities http//:www.educate.org
KENT Click on section for KS1links to VTC (virtual teachers centre) with activities for each stepping stone where appropriate.http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/primary.html
Primary Work sheets, Mark Cogan's maths worksheets
http://www.primaryworksheets.co.uk/
Teacher Express A list of popular education web sites, a good one for your home page
http://www.teacherxpress.com/
School Express, freework sheets http://www.freeworksheets.com

ICTeachers Provides resources and links to reviewed web sites
http://www.icteachers.co.uk

Just For Teachers: New ideas in lesson planning
http://www.justforteachers.co.uk

Top Marks Education - Education resource site for teachers. Provides reviewed web site links to all curriculum areas
www.topmarks.co.uk/

Scholastics' American teacher resource area provides teacher with lesson plans and literacy resources Key stage 1-3
www.teacher.scholastic.com/index
Click Teaching Downloadable lesson plans, resources and worksheets across all areas of the curriculum
http://www.clickteaching.com

Teaching Ideas Downloadable lesson plans, resources and worksheets across allareas of the curriculum
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/

School Zone: Links to educational web sites and resources. A good starting point.
http://www.schoolzone.co.uk

Useful site has bank of ideas - including a section for early years and useful web siteshttp://www.walsallgfl.org.uk
A schools lesson plans and scheme of work linked to software reception to year 6 including assessment http://www.cofton.bham.sch.uk/medium1.htm
Foundation and Key stage 1 sectionhttp://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/primary_ICT.htm
Click on IT then KS 1 then Scheme of Work , IT Scheme of Work . By Leigh Hovey (25/01/99) links how progression is made through the IT scheme of work including links to software http://www.teacherslibrary.org.uk
Click on section for Foundation has links to VTC (virtual teachers centre) with activities for each stepping stone where appropriate.http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/primary.html
General information about ICT scheme of work for all of primary
http://www.ehche.ac.uk/study/schsubj/teachere/PartnerPro
Foundation examples
http://www.wincle.school.cheshire.org.uk/resources/ict/ict_foundation_stage.rtf
How ICT can be used in early years
http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/talent/pricor/early_years.html
ICT strategy for Lewisham
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/data/learning/data/ictstrat.htm

Report can be downloaded soon - not quite ready
http://www.bgfl.org/services/editcurr/early_years/practice.htm

Report using ICT in the Early years
http://www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/earlyyears/it.htm
Book list to go with course on ICT in the early years
http://www.unl.ac.uk/moduleline/readlist/TE305.html http://www.unl.ac.uk/moduleline/readlist/TE105.html
For ICT key stage 1
http://www.stockportmbc.gov.uk/docs/curriculum01.htm
Importance of ICT in early years
http://www.stockportmbc.gov.uk/nursery/rvale_nursery/roamer/it.htm

Presentation can download of view on ICT in the early years
http://www.surreycmc.gov.uk/connect99/present/early

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Foundation Years
Welltown is a Great KS 1 site for linking healthy living PSHE themes to science.www.welltown.gov.uk

Under Fives Resources and ideas for teachers of Under fiveshttp://www.underfives.co.uk/
Postman pat site Early years FS activities and stories, needs pluginswww.postmanpat.org.uk
Bob the builder site www.bobthebuilder.com
Birmingham grid for Learning Early years activities www.bgfl.org/bgfl/primary/primary.cfm
From BECTA Early learning goals for information and communication technologyhttp://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?docid=2666
Fireman Sam www.firemansam.co.uk

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