USEFUL SITEs - Please click on this link to access a list of sites to use for extending learning at home
Literacy
Phonics games
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Numeracy
https://www.tutorhunt.com/tutor-bot/
Maths activities from Reception to Year 2.
http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/
A really rich resource, for extending students, with new activities each month; use the Archive to find activities and solutions from previous months .
Mathletics is our online learning portal for Maths. Staff will set home learning for pupils to complete.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Times Tables Rockstars allows pupils to practise their multiplication online as a Rockstar.
General Education Sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
BBC Bitesize Curriculum coverage for all ages and all subjects.
General games for literacy and numeracy
General knowledge linked to all curriculum areas
Art
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default_online.htm
The entire collection – online!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/
Contains activities relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T .
Design Technology
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET!
http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/
Ideas on mechanisms and structures.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/
Contains activities relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T .
Geography
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zbkw2hv
Geography focus on BBC Bitesize
History
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece
Ancient Greece covers KS2 QCA History Units 14 and 15.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons
Anglo-Saxons covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6B: An Anglo-Saxon case study.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/
Contains activities relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians
Children in Victorian Britain covers KS2 QCA History Unit 11.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ww2children
Children of World War 2 covers KS2 QCA History unit 9.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans
Covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6A:A Roman case study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings
Covers KS2 QCA History Unit 6C: A Viking case study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/walk
Case studies in Unit 6: Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Unit 8: Tudors, Unit 11 and 12: Victorians and Unit 13: Changes since 1948
www.vam.ac.uk
The Victoria and Albert Museum better known as The V&A.
ICT
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET!
http://www.lissaexplains.com/
HTML Help for children.
https://www.purplemash.com/login/
Purple Mash is our new scheme of work for Computing
Languages
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench
Beginners’ French for 10-11 year olds. Content also relevant to KS2 QCA Units 1-6.
www.kidadoweb.com/
French games
Music
www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/
Musical Mysteries
PE
www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
The site for all information on the Olympic movement .
http://www.ukathletics.net/
The Athletics site.
http://www.rfu.com/
The official site of the Rugby Football Union .
Yoga and Mindfulness
PSHE
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities
Explores and compares life in Belfast and Meixco City.
Science
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger
Digger and the Gang activities to support Year 3 and 4 of the National Strategies for Literacy and Numeracy, and KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo
DynaMo Literacy, numeracy and science games, including Spellbound and Who’s Spooking Who? Designed for home use.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission
Pod’s Mission covers KS2 QCA Science Unit 4A: Moving and growing, Unit 4D:Solids, liquids and how they can be seperated, and Unit 4F: Circuits and conductors. There is also a unit on bones.