Here is a range of websites that will help your child practise certain skills or will help them in their research of themes followed in school. We aim to update some of this page each term or half term to fit in to what is being covered in school. You may need to download programmes such as ‘Flash’ or ‘Java’ to make some of the pages work properly. Also Broadband will help speed things up of course.
Click onto this excellent site courtesy of Coxhoe Primary School in Durham. It will tell what the Foundation Stage and its areas of learning are all about. Also it has links to many games your child will be able to play at home - learning whilst having fun!
http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Foundation%20Stage.htmAre you or your child looking for a good book to read? Try this site, which is filled with reviews.
http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/
Also join the local library at Eye if you haven’t already and check with the site below to see if a particular book is available. You can order any book in Suffolk online (as long as you are signed up) and choose the library you want to pick it up from!
http://sld.suffolkcc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vps_server.sh
This spelling site is based around the recent BBC1 Hard Spell programmes and includes spelling games that you can play. It is probably more suitable for KS2 children who are quite confident spellers and relish a challenge!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/hardspell/
The poetry site below has poems written by children and could give you ideas for you own poems. Have a look and then have a go at a theme that interests you. E-mail back to school your poems. They could end up on this website!
http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/resttwentythree.htm#top
The site below is a fun way of beginning a story. Why don't you cut and paste your beginning onto a word document and carry on the story?
http://www.sutton.lincs.sch.uk/pages/playground/zone/story/start.html
Click below to try a selection of mental practice tests. These range from adding pairs of numbers up to 10 to much more difficult challenges. A junior school in Kent put this impressive page together. They are happy for other schools to use it.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html
More games – click below for something from ages 3 to 14!
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/mathsgames.aspx
On February 3rd 2006, three year 6 boys attended an Nrich Maths Workshop with children from the other Hartismere Primaries. It was held in the Hartismere High School gym and consisted of a carousel of maths games and puzzles. You can find them on the website below.
http://www.nrich.maths.org/public/index.php
Do you enjoy 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' If so there is a maths version on the site below. Try level 1 or 2. Level 3 to 5 are aimed more at high school students. Don't forget to share any winnings!!
Try some of these games. 'Shop 'til you drop' and 'Tangrams' are fun. You'll need to download 'Shockwave' to make it work.
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/puzzlemaths/games_menu.shtml
Below are some challenging and interesting interactive activities. Year 5 and 6 have looked at some of the probability activities in class.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
Some more games to try out and plenty to stretch those good at maths as well as games to practice your tables etc.
http://www.sgfl.org.uk/games/games/maths
Try the 2D shape matching game below. It is timed so try to get quicker each time you try it!
http://www.mathplayground.com/Matching_Shapes.html
Year 6 have already been told about this excellent site and have used it in school as well. It will compliment the extra homework they have been given this term to help them prepare for the SATs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/
Key Stage 2 children have had sessions led by Mr Brook to learn how to use multi-media programmes like Audacity and Photo Story 3. These can be downloaded for free by clicking on the link below on Mr Brook's 'Magic Lantern Learning' site. You need Windows XP for Photo Story.
You can make your own films at home using your own digital photos or those from the internet.
Good luck!
http://www.magiclanternlearning.co.uk/LINK%20home.html#Free_Downloads
Play games and learn about how to keep yourself safe at the same time, whether you are on foot, on your bike or in the car. Click below and have fun!
http://www.hedgehogs.gov.uk/main/main.html
For those of you taking part in the Suffolk Young Cyclists' Course, click below to learn even more!