BBC sites to support numeracy and literacy

Both these sites are aimed at supporting numeracy and literacy for primary pupils.

Remembrance Day Resources

There is a huge set of resources on Remembrance Day that can be accessed from the TESconnect web site. Just do a search in the resources section for ‘Remembrance’

They include:

The Royal British Legion’s School Pack for 2008 and 2009.

British Postal Museum activity packs

Many carefully planned activities to download on The Great War.

Literacy lesson plans

For writing poems in the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday.

Poppy art

Remembrance Day colouring resources for primary.

Resources for all key stages

A huge selection of WW1 worksheets in PDF form.

‘Your country needs you!’

A wonderful PowerPoint with 14 of the most famous Great War recruitment posters.

Remembrance Day assembly

Suitable for junior school.

More assembly ideas

Remembrance Day assemblies suitable for Years 1 through to 6.

Remembrance Day for KS1

A short PowerPoint presentation about the symbol of the poppy.

In Flanders Fields

PowerPoint with pictures illustrating the famous poem.

Lesson ideas from The Beeb

A CBBC Newsround feature on Remembrance Day.

Wikipedia schools version

The contents of this 2008/9 Schools Wikipedia is now available and has been organised by subject along the lines of subjects in the English national curriculum The articles have been specially chosen and re-written so they are pupil friendly. There is a download-able version that can be copied onto DVD. If anyone is interested in this then please get in touch.

Interactive white board resources to support numeracy

Kent LA have made available online a range of interactive white board resources to support numeracy

Discover Celts and Romans at Birnie – new learning resource

National Museums Scotland has launched an exciting new online learning resource ‘Discover Celts and Romans at Birnie‘. Explore an Iron Age roundhouse, find a hoard of Roman coins and discover what life was like in north-east Scotland 2000 years ago.

At Birnie, archaeologists have uncovered an Iron Age power centre which was in close contact with the Romans. Since 2004, NMS Archaeology and Access and Outreach have worked together to offer schools across Moray the chance to learn more about this amazing site. Local school pupils have visited the dig to see archaeology in action. This interactive resource offers an insight into the excavations, the finds and the work of an archaeologist. You can even build your own roundhouse!