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  • Animating Learning with PowerPoint
    Animating Learning with PowerPoint
    Bring learning to life using the animation facility of PowerPoint to develop pupils' creativity and ICT skills. Have a look at the kind of animation that you will be able to create as a result of this tutorial

  • AplusMath for primary schools
    AplusMath for primary schools
    This website was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Within the site you can visit a game room, use and create flashcards, design your own worksheets and use the homework helper.

  • ArtisanCam
    ArtisanCam
    ArtisanCam is a free interactive website which introduces young people to the world of contemporary visual art. The Artists Zone contains a variety of classroom-based activities, whilst the Activity Zone hosts numerous games and fun interactive activities, designed to encourage children to continue their learning at home.

  • Asking People
    Asking People
    Pupils are encouraged to think about who they might ask to obtain different kinds of information, and how they might go about it. It helps them to plan interviews and to think about how they will record information from interviews. It also looks at some of the issues to consider in designing simple questionnaires.

  • BBC - Digger and the Gang
    BBC - Digger and the Gang
    Online activities to support English, mathematics and science. The site is divided into activities for three age groups: 5-7, 7-9 and 9-11-year-olds.

  • BBC - The Maths File Game Show
    BBC - The Maths File Game Show
    Website has 12 interactive games for children to play, at three different levels, covering Number, Algebra, Shape, Space and Measure and Datahandling. Printable worksheets also included.

  • BBC Starship
    BBC Starship
    A selection of games which are suitable for early primary maths. In Calamity's Quest help Captain Amber free Princess Amber from the Evil Ruler's Castle. Help Hutch bake a cake in Alien Cookbook.

  • Becoming Human
    Becoming Human
    This site, from the Institute of Human Origins, tells the story of human evolution through an interactive documentary. It also provides a number of resources and links to relevant websites.

  • British Library - Learning
    British Library - Learning
    Learning website from the British Library contains wonderful multimedia resources for teachers and students to explore online. This website has interactive movies, discussion points and worksheets useful in many subject areas, from history and English to the sciences.

  • British Library - Turning the Pages
    British Library - Turning the Pages
    This online gallery contains some of the most significant books in history. It ranges from the oldest printed book, to the first atlas of Europe and the original 'Alice in Wonderland'. By clicking, holding and dragging the computer mouse, the reader is effectively able to turn the pages as if reading the original manuscript.

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Resources on the 5-14 Curriculum website including illustrations, websites, lesson plans, project outlines and pupil worksheets.

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