Learning shouldn’t stop in the classroom. Below are some of the best resources found on the web for further challenge, learning and creativity. Do you have a suggestion for a great site we’ve missed? Great! Please email us with your suggestion.
Key
– Identifies a site used within West Linton primary school classes
– Editor’s choice
Maths
Sum Dog
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A favourite with the kids. This site challenges children with multi-player games which adapt to your child’s capabilities. As they get better at the problems, Sum Dog presents harder problems. |
Manga High
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Original games-based maths content, including 18 original maths games and 60,000 maths questions, with medals and awards. |
Maths is Fun
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A wide range of addictive maths and logic games, including connect 4, chess, checkers and many more |
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Maths games
5-7 yrs old
7-11 yrs old
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Lots of games to challenge the kids focusing on topics such as sequencing, addition, subtraction, times tables, multiplication, division, money, problem solving, fractions, decimals and much more |
| Multiplication games |
Fun games for the kids to play while needing to answer multiplication questions to advance |
| Kids maths games |
Another good collection of games focusing on maths skills |
| Arcademic skill builders |
Choose from a wide range of maths subjects, from simple counting to algebra and everything in-between, there’s a game for every ability. |
| Maths Chase |
A free site – kids will enjoy a fun game to quickly test their times tables. |
Reading
| Star fall |
Lots of games and online content for children who are just learning to read |
Giggle Poetry
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Silly poems, fun, games and everything poetry for children |
| Arcademic skill builders |
Choose subject ‘Language Arts’ and test you abilities in verbs, subjects, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms and more |
Spelling
English games
5-7 yrs old
7-11 yrs old |
A great collection of games around punctuation, spelling, writing, grammar, poetry and more. |
Spelling city
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Spelling city is used by some classes in WLPS. Input your own spelling words. Spelling test and games are available to all students. |
| Arcademic Skill Builders |
Choose subject ‘Spelling’ |
Health
| Seaside Safety |
Learn all about how to be safe at the seaside with this interactive game |
| Kids Health |
Games, information, movies, Q&A and more on health topics for children. They can learn about the body, puberty, nutrition, illness, and even grown-ups health problems. |
Go Noodle!
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While originally conceived as something for teachers to do as an active break during classes, kids absolutely love playing these at home too. Get the kids active with this site! |
Telling Time
ICT and Typing
BBC’s Dance Mat Typing
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The definitive site for children learning to type |
| Arcademic Skill Builders |
Choose subject ‘Typing’ for a selection of multi-player games for kids to practice their typing skills |
Scratch
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Create stories, games, and animations with this simple interface. Scratch is a programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations or modify other’s creations! |
Internet Safety
| BBC Bitesize Stay Safe |
Videos games and more to teach the children online safety |
| Think you know |
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) website aimed at helping children stay safe. Age specific content. |
Music
Beat Lab
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Let your children mix and create their own music, in a variety of genres |
| Fun 2 think |
A great collection of music oriented sites focused on playing certain instruments or creating your own music online |
| Tab n play |
Play an on-line guitar in this easy to use simulation |
Art
| Access Art |
The full content of the site requires a paid subscription, but the intros provide plenty of amazing ideas and inspiration for your next art project |
| Online colouring |
From simple to advanced, there are pictures to colour in for every lover of colouring in pictures! |
News
BBC newsround
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A news website specifically targeting children. Lots of short video clips to keep them interested. |
Parent Resources
Parenting StackExchange
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The ultimate Q&A resource for parents with burning questions, difficult problems and challenging situations. Get answers and support from a vibrant community. |
Parents in touch
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A collection of resources to help you teach your child (some require a paid subscription). The instructions are quite easy to follow and the printouts colourful and interesting |
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Have fun teaching
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A great collection of resources for the home including worksheets, flash cards and activites for many subjects. |
