Good Educational web sites for helping your children education online free
lots of these sites they are for teachers, but parents and children can use them free too!
TES Teaching Resources is where teachers (and parents can registrar free ) share and download free lesson plans, classroom resources,revision guides and curriculum worksheets. Whether you are looking for SEN teaching strategies and approaches, VCOP activities, or secondary classroom activities, you can choose from 1000s of teacher resources, download them for free and adapt them to suit your classroom activities. http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/
Ambleside Primary school Web site,,Teaching tools, tests, games and much more...
At Ambleside we involve children in all parts of the process of designing and creating content for our website. Many of these games have been designed by, or with children. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm
Practice your tables with this great Table trees activity designed by Tarn & Alex in Year 4 http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html
Sumdog a http://www.sumdog.com/
On Sumdog, children learn maths and English by playing short games against friends. Children work hard to earn coins to buy gear for their avatar.
Numberbonds http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html
Numbers on Numberphile on youtube
Problems with French Numbers - Numberphile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1FFhaWj9w
The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners.
Maths related problems for children of all ages to solve
http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage
83 maths puzzles for children to solve and answers if you need them http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/12212/mathspuzzlesall.pdf
Maths puzzles and problems are available on the National Numeracy Strategy website:
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/numeracy/
The Maths Year 2000 website contains puzzles and problems, and links to a number
of other mathematical websites: http://www.mathsyear2000.org
A spreadsheet of links to videos for use in teaching maths with topics
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AquAbHh4_nXhdFNGcGhDci1hNHlwS2kxTEdvU0xMTkE&usp=sharing#gid=0
bbc bite size web site learning resources for KS1 , KS2 and above http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
Bug Club is an online reading programme with an immersive online reading world of fantastic print books and comics packed with kid-friendly characters like Doctor Who, Wallace and Gromit, Ben 10, Star Wars, etc! http://www.bugclub.co.uk/
SwitchZoo
Play animal games and make new animals at this virtual zoo! http://www.switchzoo.com
Khan Acacedemy
Our mission to provide a world-class education for anyone, anywhere. All khan academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org. Very good for Maths !
Check the Maths progress of your children (ages 5 -11) with this free carol Vorderman maths checker
http://www.themathsfactor.com/revisionchecker/
TES iboard
Interactive educational games as developed and use by teachers in schools, majority free to use but you need to registrar, which anyone can http://www.iboard.co.uk/activities
Roll the dice maths multiplication game http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Dice-Roll-Multiply-1533
IXL Maths site
This is not free http://uk.ixl.com/math/years
The links provided here are the very best of the websites out there for teaching maths.
http://www.interactive-maths.com/links.html
Just maths
As full time teachers we “live and breathe” what we do and understand the daily highs and lows of teaching every day, but more importantly we know what works in and out of the classroom.
http://justmaths.co.uk/2013/07/25/numeracy-across-the-curriculum/?fb_source=pubv1
ARKive Education
Bring the wild to your classroom with ARKive Education! Our FREE education resources for 5-18 year olds can be used to teach a range of curriculum subjects including science, geography, English and art. Packed full of links to our amazing wildlife photos, videos and fact files, each education resource includes classroom presentations, activities and teachers’ notes. http://www.arkive.org/education/
Yourgenome.org Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's http://www.yourgenome.org/
is a website intended to help people understand genetics and genomic science and the implications for us all.
On this site, you'll find answers to questions like 'What is a genome?', 'How do you sequence the DNA of an organism
The 'general' information sections were created for the intelligent non-expert (such as lay readers and school students under 16 or students of non-science subjects). The 'detailed' sections are designed for those with some science background (such as science students aged 16 and above) who are looking for in-depth coverage of the science and processes.
Activities for children to understand genomes http://www.yourgenome.org/downloads/activities.shtml
J2Webby is a free educational creative platform. http://j2webby.com/
This facility allows parents and friends of the school to take a giant step inside the classroom to see the kind of interesting and exciting work/events which are happening in our school.
Children here have the opportunity to share their thoughts, examples of work, etc with the wider school community. Teachers, children and parents alike all have the facility here to comment and view children's posts, in line with the school's e-safety policy.
Teachers can use this facility to set homework and challenges for the children to complete online. Children access these pages by using their JIT/J2E username and password.
List of Helpful sites for Homework
http://satspapers.org/
http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://www.math-drills.com/
http://havefunteaching.com/worksheets/
http://www.tes.co.uk/primary-teaching-resources/?gclid...
Welcome to TeAch-nology.com For over a decade, TeAchnology has been providing free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. http://www.teach-nology.com/
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean? http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
Oxford university press
To access the free audio files that go with the First Words series, simply click on the covers below.
lanuages http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/firstwords/
Educational toys
Learning Resourses for children suitable for parents and School's
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers.do
Maths Fraction toys
Fraction tower http://www.maththings.net/FractionTowers.htm available from Word Play Caversham
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers/shop+by+subject/numeracy.do?code=TC-NUM11
Teachers Media
Mainly for teachers, but check out what makes a teacher good.
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/teachers
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/videos/steve-kubairsingh
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/subjects/secondary/maths
British councils educational site
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-and-vocabulary
Science
Sponge lab
Use our library of stunning (and free!) content, spanning games, images, animations, and lesson plans, vetted by our scientists to bring you the best in digital learning. http://www.spongelab.com/
Science Museum online
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx
Nuffield Foundation
Find out about our education projects and free teaching resources http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/teachers
Smart Kids Children's educational toys http://www.smartkids.co.uk/lister.asp?isAdv_search=1&attribute=4&category=5&subcat=127&isCat=false
The National Centre for Language and Literacy (in Reading)
bringing the growing resources for teaching to the attention of educators. Lots of the best Reading UK books as used in schools, parents not take a look, just around the corner (across car park) from the MERL museum on Redlands Road Reading http://www.ncll.org.uk/
Word Play Reading independent shop toy in Caversham, with lots of children's books, Toys and educational toys
http://www.wordplayshop.co.uk/ Specialist dyslexic books etc, if you don't see what you want ask the owner!
Is your child having difficulties reading
Why not try http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ a book written and used in Schools and prisons by prisoners to help each other read for the first time, why want until prison for your child to have to read? As praised by Ofsted http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ofsted-reports.htm
The ACE Spelling Dictionary includes a clear step-by-step guide to effective teaching with the dictionary, over 20,000 words, a comprehensive list of commonly misspelt words and further learning strategies for spelling http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/a-c-e-spelling-dictionary-3rd-edition.html
Stareway to Spelling The methods described in this book will ensure that the 300 most used words can be committed to long-term memory and recalled at will by the student. These words cover three-quarters of all that we read and write, giving students the confidence to tackle writing on any subject, and strategies to continue improving their spelling generally. http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/stareway-to-spelling.html
The Dyslexia Shop
Specialist online shop for dyslexic and other children having problems reading and writing
http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/dyslexia-books/reading-writing-and-spelling.html
Phonics Play interactive phonics
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/SoundStimuli.html
Dance mat typing from bbc bite size http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Woodlands Primary school literacy zone http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm
Woodlands Histroy of Britain http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/history.html#Roman
GCSE Core Science Revision
Videos http://www.my-gcsescience.com/revision/core
History
Podcasts of the first world war http://www.1914.org/podcasts/
Coursera
Take the world's best courses, online, for free. https://www.coursera.org/
Box of tricks
Resources A – Z Scroll down for an A-Z of tried and tested internet resources for education list of web sites http://www.boxoftricks.net/internet-resouces-for-education/
Samllpiece trust
inspired residential engineering courses open to all children yrs 8 and above http://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=72 …
Ambleside Primary school Web site,,Teaching tools, tests, games and much more...
At Ambleside we involve children in all parts of the process of designing and creating content for our website. Many of these games have been designed by, or with children. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm
Practice your tables with this great Table trees activity designed by Tarn & Alex in Year 4 http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html
Sumdog a http://www.sumdog.com/
On Sumdog, children learn maths and English by playing short games against friends. Children work hard to earn coins to buy gear for their avatar.
Numberbonds http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html
Numbers on Numberphile on youtube
Problems with French Numbers - Numberphile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1FFhaWj9w
The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners.
Maths related problems for children of all ages to solve
http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage
83 maths puzzles for children to solve and answers if you need them http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/12212/mathspuzzlesall.pdf
Maths puzzles and problems are available on the National Numeracy Strategy website:
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/numeracy/
The Maths Year 2000 website contains puzzles and problems, and links to a number
of other mathematical websites: http://www.mathsyear2000.org
A spreadsheet of links to videos for use in teaching maths with topics
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AquAbHh4_nXhdFNGcGhDci1hNHlwS2kxTEdvU0xMTkE&usp=sharing#gid=0
bbc bite size web site learning resources for KS1 , KS2 and above http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
Bug Club is an online reading programme with an immersive online reading world of fantastic print books and comics packed with kid-friendly characters like Doctor Who, Wallace and Gromit, Ben 10, Star Wars, etc! http://www.bugclub.co.uk/
SwitchZoo
Play animal games and make new animals at this virtual zoo! http://www.switchzoo.com
Khan Acacedemy
Our mission to provide a world-class education for anyone, anywhere. All khan academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org. Very good for Maths !
Check the Maths progress of your children (ages 5 -11) with this free carol Vorderman maths checker
http://www.themathsfactor.com/revisionchecker/
TES iboard
Interactive educational games as developed and use by teachers in schools, majority free to use but you need to registrar, which anyone can http://www.iboard.co.uk/activities
Roll the dice maths multiplication game http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Dice-Roll-Multiply-1533
IXL Maths site
This is not free http://uk.ixl.com/math/years
The links provided here are the very best of the websites out there for teaching maths.
http://www.interactive-maths.com/links.html
Just maths
As full time teachers we “live and breathe” what we do and understand the daily highs and lows of teaching every day, but more importantly we know what works in and out of the classroom.
http://justmaths.co.uk/2013/07/25/numeracy-across-the-curriculum/?fb_source=pubv1
ARKive Education
Bring the wild to your classroom with ARKive Education! Our FREE education resources for 5-18 year olds can be used to teach a range of curriculum subjects including science, geography, English and art. Packed full of links to our amazing wildlife photos, videos and fact files, each education resource includes classroom presentations, activities and teachers’ notes. http://www.arkive.org/education/
Yourgenome.org Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's http://www.yourgenome.org/
is a website intended to help people understand genetics and genomic science and the implications for us all.
On this site, you'll find answers to questions like 'What is a genome?', 'How do you sequence the DNA of an organism
The 'general' information sections were created for the intelligent non-expert (such as lay readers and school students under 16 or students of non-science subjects). The 'detailed' sections are designed for those with some science background (such as science students aged 16 and above) who are looking for in-depth coverage of the science and processes.
Activities for children to understand genomes http://www.yourgenome.org/downloads/activities.shtml
J2Webby is a free educational creative platform. http://j2webby.com/
This facility allows parents and friends of the school to take a giant step inside the classroom to see the kind of interesting and exciting work/events which are happening in our school.
Children here have the opportunity to share their thoughts, examples of work, etc with the wider school community. Teachers, children and parents alike all have the facility here to comment and view children's posts, in line with the school's e-safety policy.
Teachers can use this facility to set homework and challenges for the children to complete online. Children access these pages by using their JIT/J2E username and password.
List of Helpful sites for Homework
http://satspapers.org/
http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://www.math-drills.com/
http://havefunteaching.com/worksheets/
http://www.tes.co.uk/primary-teaching-resources/?gclid...
Welcome to TeAch-nology.com For over a decade, TeAchnology has been providing free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. http://www.teach-nology.com/
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean? http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
Oxford university press
To access the free audio files that go with the First Words series, simply click on the covers below.
lanuages http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/firstwords/
Educational toys
Learning Resourses for children suitable for parents and School's
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers.do
Maths Fraction toys
Fraction tower http://www.maththings.net/FractionTowers.htm available from Word Play Caversham
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers/shop+by+subject/numeracy.do?code=TC-NUM11
Teachers Media
Mainly for teachers, but check out what makes a teacher good.
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/teachers
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/videos/steve-kubairsingh
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/subjects/secondary/maths
British councils educational site
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-and-vocabulary
Science
Sponge lab
Use our library of stunning (and free!) content, spanning games, images, animations, and lesson plans, vetted by our scientists to bring you the best in digital learning. http://www.spongelab.com/
Science Museum online
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx
Nuffield Foundation
Find out about our education projects and free teaching resources http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/teachers
Smart Kids Children's educational toys http://www.smartkids.co.uk/lister.asp?isAdv_search=1&attribute=4&category=5&subcat=127&isCat=false
The National Centre for Language and Literacy (in Reading)
bringing the growing resources for teaching to the attention of educators. Lots of the best Reading UK books as used in schools, parents not take a look, just around the corner (across car park) from the MERL museum on Redlands Road Reading http://www.ncll.org.uk/
Word Play Reading independent shop toy in Caversham, with lots of children's books, Toys and educational toys
http://www.wordplayshop.co.uk/ Specialist dyslexic books etc, if you don't see what you want ask the owner!
Is your child having difficulties reading
Why not try http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ a book written and used in Schools and prisons by prisoners to help each other read for the first time, why want until prison for your child to have to read? As praised by Ofsted http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ofsted-reports.htm
The ACE Spelling Dictionary includes a clear step-by-step guide to effective teaching with the dictionary, over 20,000 words, a comprehensive list of commonly misspelt words and further learning strategies for spelling http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/a-c-e-spelling-dictionary-3rd-edition.html
Stareway to Spelling The methods described in this book will ensure that the 300 most used words can be committed to long-term memory and recalled at will by the student. These words cover three-quarters of all that we read and write, giving students the confidence to tackle writing on any subject, and strategies to continue improving their spelling generally. http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/stareway-to-spelling.html
The Dyslexia Shop
Specialist online shop for dyslexic and other children having problems reading and writing
http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/dyslexia-books/reading-writing-and-spelling.html
Phonics Play interactive phonics
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/SoundStimuli.html
Dance mat typing from bbc bite size http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Woodlands Primary school literacy zone http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm
Woodlands Histroy of Britain http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/history.html#Roman
GCSE Core Science Revision
Videos http://www.my-gcsescience.com/revision/core
History
Podcasts of the first world war http://www.1914.org/podcasts/
Coursera
Take the world's best courses, online, for free. https://www.coursera.org/
Box of tricks
Resources A – Z Scroll down for an A-Z of tried and tested internet resources for education list of web sites http://www.boxoftricks.net/internet-resouces-for-education/
Samllpiece trust
inspired residential engineering courses open to all children yrs 8 and above http://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=72 …