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The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.
5-11 year olds
DK Find Out
A fantastic primary encyclopedia type site from Dorling Kindersley. Find out about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature and more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes and galleries.
7-13 year olds
Shakespeare Week
Access free resources and events listings designed to provide opportunities for primary school aged children to enjoy their encounters with Shakespeare.
7-11 year olds
Cool Apps for Schools
A great site which features excellent educational apps for the primary age range, across the curriculum. The reviews can help you choose apps for home or school. Many are free too!
5-11 year olds
Rainforest Animals
Great pictures of some of the wonderful animals which live in the rainforest. The concise facts on some of them is ideal for primary aged children.
7-11 year olds
Science Fix
There are lots of primary science experiment ideas to try at school or in early years settings. They include useful background science information.
3-11 year olds
First Aid Champions
First Aid Champions is a free online teaching resource from the British Red Cross aimed at helping primary-aged children learn how to keep safe and know what to do in an emergency.
5-11 year olds
Indus Valley
A BBC resource which is ideal for primary history topics about the Indus Valley civilisation.
7-11 year olds
4 Ways to make your maths working wall work
This blog post, which is aimed at primary teachers, has some useful tips on how to make effective use of a maths working wall.
5-11 year olds
Computing at School
A free professional development toolkit to help deliver inspiring computing lessons in primary and secondary schools in England. Download the resources designed to support the national computing curriculum.
5-18 year olds