Behaviour related

http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/child.pdf

http://www.topten.org/public/CH/CH14.html

http://www.preparerespondrecover.com/childrensneeds/

http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/0401tvarticle.pdf

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/parenthe.html

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/articles/2005/06/02/contracts_

help_preschoolers_learn_how_they_should_behave/

http://www.bullying.co.uk/

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/tacklingbullyin

g/

http://www.nea.org/tips/manage/behavior.html#tracking

http://www.usu.edu/teachall/text/behavior/LRBIpdfs/BehavMoment.p

df

http://www.peacehealth.org/HealthInfo/Parents/ParentCenter/parent_

guidance.htm

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicati

onId=178

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/discipline/good_beha

vior.html

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/classman1.html ( A very good

site)

www.tolerance.org/pt/index.html

www.tolerance.org/images/teach/mix_it_up/mixearlyspr06.pdf

Art Related

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/winter/defaul

t.htm

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/h_wholidays.htm (Look for plan for

December) - If you can, look for ideas on the web site Scholastic.

(Museum of Metropolitan

Art)(http://www.moma.org/visit_moma/audio.html#mk).

www.edu.warhol.org-AWM-Educational curriculum (Go to

Yahoo-type in Andy Warhol. There are lesson plans and and a

wonderful educational site)

www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm (National Gallery of Art)

www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/gallery.htm (National Institute of the

Environment - Unit on Trees

Chinese New Year

http://www.kids-fun-and-games.com/paper-lanterns.html

http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/

http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/index.html

Anne Frank art

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm ( An excellent

website*****)

http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=2

http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanneli.htm

http://www.uen.org/annefrank/lesson1.shtml

http://www.youngrembrandts.com/ba_2_story_house.htm

http://www.arttango.com/k5_info/2nd_info.php (Go to lesson 25 on

houses)

http://www.hsv.k12.al.us/schools/art/dixon/architecture.htm

(Architectural lesson plans for elementary students)

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/architecture.htm

( A truly amazing website….****)

Valentines Art

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintv06.htm

http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/?page=history (***This

is a very good website.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/ValentinesDay

The location of his remains seems to be in question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine

http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/irhismys/valentine.htm

Foreign art:

www.quiltethnic.com (An excellent site)

www.ArtsEdge.com (Navajo rugs)

www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/goat/goattg.html (The Goat In The

Rug)

www.panart.com (Information about Panamaniam

"molas)

www.africanart.com (Kente Cloth)

Easter Art

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/easter-carrot-patch.html

http://www.earthskids.com/projectsforpreschoolers.aspx

(***An excellent website for younger children- your junior infants)

http://pie.midco.net/grammalowe/easter.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/easter/

Mother’s Day Art & St. Patrick’s Day Art

http://www.ehow.com/how_16171_make-silhouette-cards.html

http://silhouettes.sytes.org/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/rainbows/l/blhandrainbow.htm -

Family rainbow with

handprints.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mothersday/

http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html

http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson25.html

http://www.schoolcrafts.net/familytree.htm

http://www.paperfolding.com/ (Origami paper folding for older

students -the site is a little confusing)

http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html (Better origami

site for children)

http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/how_to/ori_swan1.html

(Origami)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/printables.html

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/coloring.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/

Mixing Colours

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/color.htm

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/colors/

http://www.mumstudents.org/~matkinson/lpscolor.html

http://www.kinderkorner.com/colors.html

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/artapp/rainbow-color-

mixing.htm

http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/intro/

Construction – making kites

http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/make.html

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/kites.htm

http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson20.html

African Art

http://www.scissorcraft.com/masks.htm (African masks

for children - a great website)

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/papermask.htm

http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/index.htm

Egyptian Art

http://www.eternalegypt.org

http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/coptic/index.html

http://www.aldokkan.com/textiles/textiles.htm

http://www.africanphotos.gm/SpotMedia.aspx?SpotId=c31e432d-

670c-44ea-82a5-c73e6a7fb522

http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/guide.htm

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/educators/

(A fantasttic website for educators)

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/a_index.htm

( A beautiful website)

http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/ancientegyptlessonplans.htm

(A teacher's web page on Egypt)

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/ancient.htm

(Egyptian textiles)

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

(British Museum - a great source of information)

http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/teachers/egyptlessons.html

(A great website for teachers)

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/egypt_activity.htm

(Another teacher's website with rubric and a chart for evaluating

textiles - Look at Lesson Five)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g35/tganci

ent.html

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/welcome.htm

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html

(Daily life of a nobleman and a farmer's family)

Literacy related

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4411

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=135

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.asp (**Scholastic is a wonderful

resource for teachers)

http://www.ldanatl.org/aboutld/parents/ld_basics/dysgraphia.asp

http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/koebel/Helpingyourchildwithwriting.

pdf (excellent resource for parents and teachers)**

http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/ ( An excellent site for

students to learn about the different writing fonts)

http://www.sanford-

artedventures.com/teach/lp_lots_of_lines_contents.html (Looking at

handwriting as lines, shapes etc....)

http://www.handrightingink.com/classes/school.html

http://lefthandedchildren.org/

http://www.peterson-

handwriting.com/Early%20Childhood/Lefthandedchild.html

http://www.musanim.com/mam/lefthand.htm (How left

handed children write, and turn their paper)

http://www.brainydays.co.uk/left-handed/left-handed-

handwriting.htm

http://briem.ismennt.is/4/4.1.3a/4.1.3.4.left.htm (Interesting

site)

Resource (information packs etc) related

http://www.babybirdproductions.com/bbpteacherresourcespage.html

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/ireland.php

http://www.gigglepotz.com/sales.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/index.asp

http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=1&setlanguage=2

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/index.html

http://www.austmus.gov.au/explore/index.cfm

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/

Infant-related

http://www.mainstreettheater.com/youththeater/cookieedmats.pdf

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/mouse.htm

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachingideas/brownbear

.html

http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/eunkim4/animal/Brown_bear.htm

http://teachers.santee.k12.ca.us/carl/new_page_3.htm#ABC%20Book

s

History related

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/stoneage.htm

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/iceage/

http://www.besthistorysites.net/PreHistory_StoneAge.shtml

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org

http://www.timelinesetc.com/

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/revolut

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html (An excellent website)

http://libertyskids.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/4536/

WWI

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson1.html

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ww1/

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/planesw1.htm

(Airplanes of WWI)

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~rstaley/wwlettr1.htm

(Letters home from the war.)

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/

http://www.songsforteaching.com/mme/worldwar1causes.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/00/lincolnm/intro.htm

l

http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-scholars.html (Amazing

photos)

http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/index.htm

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/firstworldwarpictures.htm

http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-color.html (Color

photographs)

http://www.battleofbritain.net/

http://www.usd.edu/~afleek/unit_plan.htm

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/wwar.htm (An excellent

website)

http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/meltingpot/oxford/330/mwindex.html

(Another excellent website about the home front

in Britain during WWII –quite detailed)

http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/meltingpot/oxford/330/links.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/ (Stories of children in

WWII –excellent for teachers and students)

http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/resources/languagearts/goodnight/radiobcas

t.htm (**A literature guide for Goodnight Mister Tom – excellent)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/war/index.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/index.htm

http://www.earthstation1.com/churchil.html

WWII-

http://www.annefrank.org (A beautiful and excellent

website)

http://www.besthistorysites.net/WWII.shtml

http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/

Great Famine

Random House Publishers:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/patriciareillygiff/

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog

http://www.irishfamine.ca/ (**Interesting website with lesson

plans, and a section just for "visual learners.")

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/gif/resources.html (Looks at

famine memorials around the world)

http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/irish/irish_pf.html ( A very

detailed look at The Great Famine)

http://www.ucc.ie/famine/links/irishfamine.htm

http://www.lookingglassreview.com/The_Irish_Potato_Famine.html

Irish History

http://www.localhistories.org/dublin.html

http://fmd.ie/books/med-map-side2.jpg (map of Medieval Dublin)

http://www.enfo.ie/leaflets/bs16.htm

http://www.ria.ie/projects/ihta/speed.html

http://www.ria.ie/projects/ihta/med_map.html

http://www.cln.org/themes/medieval.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/4471/ (Medieval math??)

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/castle1.htm (Website of the

Snaith Primary School- excellent source for social

studies units)

http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/enter.htm (Another

amazing website by

fourth and fifth graders)

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm

http://www.baronage.co.uk/chivalry/chival1a.html (Code of

Chivalry)

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/timesmedieval/#

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=344 (Look

for Magnificent Medieval Times, very good website

or James the Jingling Jester done by 4th graders)

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html (Smithsonian

Institution –VIKINGS)

Titanic

http://www.andersonkill.com/titanic/home.htm (You can

download a complete teacher's guide)

http://www2.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/titanic2/home/menu.htm

http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/titanic/home.html

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/titanic.html

http://octopus.gma.org/space1/titanic.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113360/teacher_resources1.htm?tqskip

1=1&tqtime=0325

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/devices/ships/titanic/cloze.shtml

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/society/ngo/explorer/titanic/movi

e.html (***It's a 14 minute 3-D film, really great.)

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/

http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/t_artifact.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/source.html

http://www.cobhheritage.com/emigration.html

http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/titanic/lessons/lessons.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/devices/ships/titanic/cloze.shtml

(Cloze procedure)

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/magicth/pdf/titanic.pdf

(Morse Code)

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/magicth/pdf/factjack.pdf

(It’s A Fact Jack)

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/titanic/Titanic_teachers_guide.pdf

(Novel Guide for The Titanic)

http://www.titanicbranson.com/titanic_guide_math.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/parentteacher/guides/dearame

rica/titanicfs.htm

http://www.cite-

sciences.fr/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/titanic/naufrage/index.html

(A great site)

Ancient Greece

http://www.internet-at-

work.com/hos_mcgrane/greece/eg_greece_menu1.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/greece/greece.html

http://minbar.cs.dartmouth.edu/greecom/olympics/

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml

http://www.ancient-greece.org/

http://www.ancient-greece.org/resources/slides.html (Fantastic

pictures)

http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/ctc/Connie/greecewq.html

Ancient Egypt:

http://home.prcn.org/sfryer/Hieratic/lesson1.html

http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/

http://www.neferchichi.com/ml_hieroglyphs.html (You can write

your own story)

http://www.dia.org/education/egypt-

teachers/langarts/bouler/activity.htm

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/childrenscompass/index.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/crafts/egypt/hieroglyphics.htm

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hiromenu.htm

http://home.prcn.org/sfryer/Hieratic/lesson1.html

http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/

http://www.neferchichi.com/ml_hieroglyphs.html (You can write

your own story)

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hiro.html ( An extension

activity: word study)

Transport

http://www.songsforteaching.com/sarajordan/franklindelanoroosevelt.

htm (**This is a great website.**)

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/transportation-rhymes.htm

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems42.html

http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=142

http://www.cie.ie/about_us/schools_and_enthusiasts.asp

(Information about the history of transportation in Ireland)

http://www.psdri.net/webs/mrs_burns/100day.htm

http://www.psdri.net/webs/mrs_burns/100day.htm

http://www.psdri.net/WEBS/mrs_burns/chocolate.html

http://www.imagiverse.org/resources/adventures/

http://www.epals.com/resources/

http://askasia.org/

http://www.gsn.org/programs/travelbuddies/index.html

http://www.kidlink.org/dream/xcellent (**Excellent

website

http://www.oli.org/education_resources/lesson2_tracks_for_trains.ht

m

http://www.ribbonrail.com/art/ (clip art)

http://www.ribbonrail.com/art/ (A excellent website

designed by another primary teacher.- source for great ideas)

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/transportation/mtransposter.html

http://www.transport-pf.or.jp/english/trans/index.html

(Interesting website about transportation in Japan for children)

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/transportation-rhymes.htm

(Rhymes for transportation themes)

Modern History

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html

http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_1960s.html

http://www.nationaltransportmuseum.org/

http://www.irishcoinage.com/MODCOIN.HTM

http://www.cso.ie/ (Census data on everything in Ireland)

http://www.cso.ie/statistics/lifexpect.htm

http://home.att.net/~design-house/history/history_1960.htm

http://www.teacheroz.com/20thcent.htm

http://www.teacheroz.com/20thcent.htm

French Revolution

http://www.history.com

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html

1798 Rebellion

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/rebellion/Rebellion_Papers.pdf

(Letters about the 1798 Rebellion at National Archives in Dublin)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

http://www.library.villanova.edu/services/depts/speccoll/scirebel.htm

?template=no (Etched plates)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_ballads (Songs about

the Rebellion)

http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/andrew/1798_p2.html (A good

article about how history is written)

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/clare_1798_rebellion.

htm

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/sitesearch.php?q=1798+Rebellion

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/transportation.ht

ml (Transportation records of Irish "rebels" to Australia)

http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/rebels.htm

http://learning.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/source.html

(Lesson about using primary sources)

English related

http://www.eric-carle.com/ECbooks1.html

http://www.oliverjeffers.com/ (I love his website)

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/if_you_give_a_mouse_a_cookie.ht

ml

http://www.tomie.com/main.html

Fairytales

http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/exhibindex.html

http://www.crayola.com/ece/print_version.cfm?id=185

http://library.thinkquest.org/11318/thinkqGB.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/ect/learnshoe.ht

m

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/ (This is an excellent

web site)

http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/ ( If you want to look at

fairy tales from different cultures. My students really liked this web

site

because they are from 14 different countries)

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/three_little_pigs.html

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/threepigs/index.html (A great

site for fairy tales- excellent)

http://childrensbooksonline.org/Three_Little_Pigs/index.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/pigs/oink2.html

http://www.harperchildrens.com/pigpancake/htm/pig_game.htm

http://www.kindergartentreehouse.com/pigs.html

http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm (You also get the wolf’s

story…..(smile)

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/threepigs.html (An excellent

website)

The Gingerbread Man

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/stories/gingerbread.htm

http://pbskids.org/lions/catch/

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/gingerbread/felt.htm

http://www.pre-kpages.com/gingerbread.html

http://www.kinderkorner.com/gingerbread.html

http://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/hesteachers/laboonac/web%20pages/gi

ngerbread_theme_unit.htm

http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/gingerbreadman.html

http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/index.htm

http://www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html

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Goldilocks and The Three Bears

http://www.pre-kpages.com/3bears.html

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/goldilocksandthethre.ht

ml

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/fairytales/3bears.htm

Little Red Hen

http://home.insightbb.com/~g.mager/Growlab/Growing-wheat.html

http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/stories/fairytale/littleredhen/story/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com (Just type in The Little Red

Hen)

http://www.pre-kpages.com/redhen.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/fairystories/jackbeanstalk/j

ack_s.shtml

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/fairytales/jack_beanstalk.htm

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/jackandthebeanstalka.ht

ml ( A play for kids)

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/britlit/jack/play_words.

pdf

http://www.teachingheart.net/f.html

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/fairy_tales/

(A fantastic source for fairy tale units)

Flat Stanley

http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/

http://exchanges.state.gov/iew2002/involved/flatstanley.htm

(You can download the Flat Stanley template)

http://aldertrootes.wcpss.net/Internet/flatstanley.html#Introduction

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~cmann5/5-ETemplate.html

http://www.mrsperkins.com/stanley/02-03/s_tony.htm (One first

grade class’s work. It's a cute website)

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Other websites where you can exchange information with classes

around the world........

http://storytrain.kids-space.org/info/about_main.html (Global

story train)

http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/fawproject.htm (Farms

around the world - lots of information)

http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm?CFID=1153564&C

FTOKEN=30104762

Charlotte’s Web

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/alta/dfuller/charlotte/index.html

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/white.html

http://help4teachers.com/CharlottesWeb.htm

http://www.campbellusd.k12.ca.us/Charlotte's_Web_Page/index.html

( An interesting site that uses the theme of barns with photographs

of old barns with lots of brainstorming activities.)

http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~bhynes/Webquest.html

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/spiders/spiders.htm

http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/kramp/Charlott'e%20Web.htm

http://www.kinderkorner.com/spiders.html (Spider

facts)

http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com (Search – Charlotte’s

Web)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/spiders.htm

Making books:

http://www.makingbooks.com/ (Excellent site with lots of

ideas)

http://www.sdmart.org/education-youngart.html (They have

lesson plans on making all types of books.-Excellent site)

http://www.moma.org/collection/depts/prints_books/index.html

(For older students)

http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sparkers/artist_book/make_a_boo

k.html (Making paper bag books)

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/literature/paper.htm

(Interesting site, with a video from Youtube about a Japanese women

making paper)

http://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm

(Great resource for teachers, and for songs about opposites)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/opposites.shtml (

Activities about opposites)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/abcpopup.htm

http://makersgallery.com/joanirvine/

http://www.canby.com/hockmanchupp/student_folder_websites.html

( A wonderful site for teachers..lots of information about pop up

books, and slide-tab books...)

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/pulltab/index.htm

(How to make a pull-tab book)

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/makingbooks/index.htm

http://www.oliverjeffers.com/ (Jeffer’s book has been

nominated for Irish children’s book of the year. He has an amazing

website)

http://www.worldbookday.com/Ireland/ (Your students can get

book tokens!!)

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/ (You can read books

online with your students, and they can submit their reviews of books-

excellent site)

http://www.poolbeg.com/page.asp?id=writething (DO

THE ‘WRITE’ THING SHORT STORY COMPETITION: all the

details are on their website. A great way for teachers to publish their

stories

http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html

http://www.cyberbee.com/popup.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/em_popup1.htm

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6979-make-your-own-flipbook

http://www.thinkingfountain.org/t/tops/tops.html (Spinning Top

Books)

http://www.speechteach.co.uk/p_resource/speech/picture_cubes_intro

.htm

(Story Cubes)

Farmer Duck

http://www.kidsfarm.com/farm.htm

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim.html (**Amazing

website)

http://www.grannysbooks.com/farm.htm (A great list of

books****)

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/

PE-Related

Dance - Haka

http://www.piccom.org/dancesoflife/oceania.html

http://www.rugbysongs.net/Haka.htm

http://www.allblacks.com

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/oxjam/two.htm

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/culture/haka-

feature/haka.cfm

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy (Search for "Learn How to Do

The Haka.")

SPHE-related

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/solutions/information/article

.php?contentId=56600

http://www.songsforteaching.com/safetysongs/firesafety/stopdroproll.

htm (**This is a fantastic website. If you need a song, they have it.)

Food

http://www.songsforteaching.com/stephanieburton/stonesoup.htm

(Songs about Stone Soup)

http://www.dltk-teach.com/fables/stonesoup/index.htm

http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/stonesoup.html

http://www.lyricopera.org/education/stoneSoup.asp (This is an

opera by children about the story!!)

http://www.cookinguplearning.com/cus/toc.html (A resource

for books about food for young children)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html (Good source

for rebus rhymes)

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn4000/ (Kidspace@

The Internet Library ***

http://www.indianfoodsco.com/Classes/Glossary.htm (Glossary of

Indian foods)

http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/overview.html (This

unit is based on the Flat Stanley books.)

http://www.feedingminds.org/ (Lesson plans for primary

age students)

http://www.foodtimeline.org/ ( The history of food)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/food/

http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/fruitveg.htm (An entire

unit on fruits and vegetables)

http://homepage.mac.com/yvonneharrison/fruitnveg/fruitnveg.html

http://www.popcorn.org/

http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/themepark/services/food/fruit-list.htm

(EU FOOD Store)

http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/themepark/services/food/flags-countries.htm

http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/themepark/services/food/fruit-list.htm

(There’s a corn maze in Dingle)

http://www.1771.org/cd_doll.htm (How to make corn dollys)

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/popcorn/default.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/popcorn1.html

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-

africa/amamor/index.htm (Grinding Corn in Swaziland)

http://www.classbrain.com/artteach/publish/corn_maze-

geography.shtml (Corn mazes)

http://www.ncga.com/education/guide/guide.html (A zillion lesson

plans on corn)

http://lessonplans.fundingfactory.com/plan_details.aspx?id=882

(Planting corn with fish crackers!!)

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/tct/reading/grade2/core_lit/corn_is_ma

ize/ (A very good book on corn, Corn Is Maize by Aliki,

and its importance as a source of food- for grade 2. Lots of resources

for teachers too)

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=376

http://phi.kenyon.edu/Projects/Farmschool/food/foodhome.htm

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/food.htm (Excellent

website)

http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=140&Key=16 (UN World

Food Programmes)

http://www.food-force.com/index.php/game/making/ (Interesting

food game- great

problem solving skill)

http://www.foodtimeline.org/ ( A very comprehensive food

timeline)

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0309/quickflicks/

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm (An

excellent website)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6400000/newsid_6404600

/6404687.stm (CBBC Newsround- Science:

"Where does food come from?"

Butterflies:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

http://www.butterflywebsite.com/

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/butterflies.htm

http://www.irishbutterflies.com/

http://www.butterflyireland.com/

http://www.irishbutterflies.com/farms.htm

http://www.butterfly-ireland.com/Guestbook.htm#Q1 (It has

great activities, like how to make a bug motel!!)

http://iitc.tamu.edu/lesson_plans.html (***An extensive list of

lesson plans on insects-excellent** organized by grade level and age)

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tlc-butterflies/

http://www.klru.org/butterflies/butterfly_lesson.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/butter

sym.htm (Lesson plan about butterfly symmetry)

http://www2.sycamoreschools.org/jh/Art/speelmanm/patternsgal/inde

x.htm

http://www2.sycamoreschools.org/jh/Art/speelmanm/gallery.htm

(Home Page)

http://www.uen.org/themepark/patterns/naturepatterns.shtml (An

amazing website on pattern in nature)

Darfur – 6th Class

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/sdn-index-eng

http://hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=darfur

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/sudan/default.stm

http://www.sudantribune.com/mot.php3?id_mot=26

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan_darfuroverview.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan/relationshipsa.html

(An excellent website for teachers)

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan/relationshipsa.html (

A very powerful and heart-breaking video to watch about the crisis)

http://a.abcnews.com/International/Sudan/ (Go to Multimedia

photos of the Sudan)

http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/darfur/steidle/

(Please preview website. Documents the genocide in Darfur)

http://www.savedarfur.org/content

http://www.csfdarfur.net/action/public_awareness.php

General Teaching related

http://www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/mi/mi.html

http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4194

(Scholastic website)

http://school.discovery.com/ (Parent teacher conferences)

http://www.teachersnetwork.org/dcs/newteach/conferences/

Science

Water / Ocean

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Ocean/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/ocean01.

htm

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/oceanlife.htm

http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Ocean.html ( A teacher’s web

page on an ocean unit)

http://kindergartenclass.netfirms.com/ocean.htm ( Lots of great

ideas and another teacher’s unit on “Beach Time”)

http://www.seasky.org/sea.html

http://www.geocities.com/broomesroom/oceanlinks.html ( Teachers

web page on oceans)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/

http://www.jbedwards.org/gradesfolder/gr1folder/millswebpage/webq

uestmills1/introduction.html ( An excellent teacher website)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/games.shtml (Very

informative aand interesting mini videos about oceans and seas)

http://www.fisheyeview.com/gallery/CRG001.html (Beautiful

and detailed photographs)

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=245#LESSON1

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/underthesea.htm

http://www.undertheseaphotography.com/ (Amazing

photographs)

http://www.touchthesea.org/meet%20our%20critters.htm#Echinoder

ms

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/rainbow.html (The Rainbow

Fish)

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/rainbowfish/

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-sea-creature-mobile

( An excellent video for children and teachers)

http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/ocean/connect

/stupage.html

Websites on Panda Bears

http://www.pandasinternational.org/index.html

http://www.pandasinternational.org/kids.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/default.cfm?cam=PC1

(Your students can watch the panda cam)

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/wild/panda-giant.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/wildfile/

http://www.pandabearsplayhouse.com/Playhousesigninfo.htm (A

series of panda

bear stories)

http://www.spfdbus.com/JessZoo/Giant-

Panda/GiantPandaTTT/GiantPandaTTT.html

(Tic Tack Toe game that can download on Panda Bears)

http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/giantpanda/

http://www.kinabaloo.com/zo2.html (Beijing Zoo)

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/panda/index.html

http://pbskids.org/zoboo/mysteryanimal/index.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/panda/

Frog life-cycle

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/lifecycle.html

http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html (The

definitive site for frogs, frogs and more frogs.)

http://www.ipcc.ie/lifecycle.html (It has a map of Frog’s in

Ireland.!!)

http://www.epa.ie/ (A wonderful website with

lesson plans for teachers with great ideas.)

http://www.unep.org/tunza/children/

http://www.unep.org/Tunza/ (United Nations site)

http://teacher.scholastic.com (Just type in "Environment")

http://www.aussiekidsturningthetide.com/

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/spawn.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/springwatch/record/f

rogspawn.shtml

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/nursery/recipe/spawn.h

tm ("Frogspawn jelly!! -actually it's yogurt...website of a primary

school.

Actually it is an amazing primary school website.)

WEBSITES ON ENERGY AND FORCE

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/motionforces/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/

http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/ ( My favorite

website- EXCELLENT)

http://www.physicscentral.com/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/children/oise/sites/energy/

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/classactivities/teachers&students.html

(An amazing amount of fun and quick experiments- excellent

website)

Light - infants

http://www.carearts.org/lessons/sunprints_k-3.html (**** An

excellent website)

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/1999/projects/Lig

htOptics/lessons.htm

http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/science/light/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/aboutlight/

http://www.tinyplanets.com/light-and-colour.html (A very

interactive website)

http://www.lecciagroup.com/bubbles/index.htm

http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Light_Color/Light_and_Colorindex.htm

( A teacher’s

power point presentation on light – excellent)

http://www.opticsforkids.com/optics_for_kids.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0121764/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/science_5_6.sht

ml

Maths – related

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=3 (This site

that uses a bear called, Bobby Brown)

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=3 (There are

524 lesson plans on this site!!)

http://www.visualmathlearning.com/

http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/ - (Online graph

paper for charting and other activites)

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ (It’s a little busy in the way

the information is presented.)

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/

http://www.webmath.com/

http://www.kidport.com/Contents.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm

http://www.teachrkids.com/

http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/ordinal.htm

http://primarygames.com/squigly/1b.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/nam15-ordinals.html

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bbacker/qtflmath.html - (A Lesson

Plan about A Pet Parade with Stuffed Animals)

http://www.songsforteaching.com/intellitunes/ordinals.htm

Measurement

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_k_math.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/ect/curric0198.h

tm

Money

http://www.ecb.int/bc/euro/banknotes/html/index.en.html

http://www.ecb.int/bc/euro/html/index.en.html - How the EURO Is

made.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/business/2001/euro_c

ash/quiz4.stm (EURO QUIZ)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/business/2001/euro_c

ash/euro_you/default.s

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215505/ (An excellent

website)

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM299&page=

teacher (Lesson Plans and ideas for teachers)

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM299

http://edition.cnn.com/2001/fyi/lesson.plans/08/30/euro/index.html

(CNN – Lesson Plan on the EURO)

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons - Type in EURO

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/theEuro.cfm

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,190241,00.html

http://www.orangekids.com/cedric/money_eb_001.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00921/aroundtheworldwithmoney.h

tm

http://www.kidsolr.com/history/page6.html (***Amazing site-

History of Coins and Banknotes)

Drama related

http://www.childdrama.com/lessons.html

Geography - related

Volcanoes-

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ (Easy link- go to Yahoo and type

in volcano world- *** an excellent site. There are lesson plans,

games, etc)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0106/volcano/

Farms

http://www.farmosafarms.org/ ( An excellent website with lesson

plans and student’s pictures)

http://www.leeogle.org/kings/lesson.htm

http://fc.nbsc.org/farms/

http://www.teagasc.ie/

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/2007/0224/news/currentedition/

http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/overview.html (Farms

around the world)

Houses

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/houses/house

s.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/architecture/houses.htm

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=556

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g35/givem

ehome.html

http://www.loc.gov/families/ (Library of Congress site - Go to

Portals to the World to get information about the geography of every

country in the world. An added feature is their section on Emergent

Readers, and rare books)

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/ (Maps for geography,

interactive maps etc.)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/brainteaser/brain.h

tml

http://www.iol.ie/spice/homepage.htm (The University of Limerick

did a project on the Voyage to the Spice Islands)

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (An interesting geography site created

by librarians for students)

http://www.geographic.org/geography/learning.html (For

preschoolers)

http://www.kidsclick.org/ (More

geography information)

http://irishislands.info/oil1.html

(****Excellent website designed by St. Cronan’s School)

http://homepage.eircom.net/~cronews/ (****St. Cronan’s school

has a lot of geography information on the their school website. Very

well

People living & working in the local community

http://www.earthcamforkids.com/

http://teachers.net/gazette/APR02/camera.html

http://www.tech4learning.com/ (Go to Picc4Learning)

Africa

www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/index.html

www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/menu_EduBBS.html

www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/resources/africa.htm

www.proteacher.com/090062.shtml

http://pbskids.org/africa/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/kids.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/2003/li...

http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/materials/handouts/pict...

http://www.design-africa.com/

http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/index.cfm

http://www.africanwebsites.net/conslinks7.html

http://www.congogorillaforest.com/ (This is my favorite

website)

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/ex_heart_of_africa.html

http://www.junglemouse.net/

http://junglewalk.com/

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex

.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kalahari/

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html

(Sounds of animals)

http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/index.cfm

Geog & weather - infants

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/weather.htm

http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/index.html

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudact1.html (Make fog in a

jar)

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudact2.html (Create a

portable cloud)

http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/sky/clouds1.htm (Great website

for children)

http://www.pals.iastate.edu/carlson/main.html (“Cool Clouds

– excellent website)

http://www.ems.psu.edu/WeatherWorld/kidstuff/kidbks.html

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2391/ (Make a rain

stick with your students)

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Websites and Lesson Plans based on the book, Umbrella by Taro

Yakisimi

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=304

Lesson plans based on the book by Taro Yakisima, Umbrella

http://library.thinkquest.org/27458/top/multimedia/culture15.html

http://www.plymouthschools.com/Science/Grade1/weather.htm

(Entire unit for grade 1 on weather , quite impressive)

http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_3/

Weather_Climate/pdf/Weather_&_Climate.pdf

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/weather/index.html

http://www.siue.edu/MLTE/Thematic%20Units/Weather%20Presenta

tion_files/frame.htm#slide0002.htm

(Beautiful website created by a teacher on weather- amazing)

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/The-

Earth/Weather

http://eo.ucar.edu/skymath/

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/weathermath.html

http://www.iol.ie/~discover/meteo1.htm

Geog of Ireland

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ancientireland/lessonplans.html

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_irelan

d.html

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com (Search for -

Beneath The Irish Isles)

http://irishislands.info/oil1.html

Global Warming

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/issues_in_depth/20060406.html

(Section on lesson plans)

http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/subjects/science/b

5u1.html

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/global/index.html

http://www.climatechangeeducation.org/ (An excellent

website- I think this website is similar to the one you found (smile)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june05/kyoto_2-

14.html#

http://www.juliantrubin.com/encyclopedia/environment/globalwarmin

g.html

http://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/seatoshining

sea2.html

People around the World:

http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus ("Cyberbus" is

UNICEF's website for teacher lessons and children)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/gk2/wcam

el.html

http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/weepingcamel/index2.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/weepingcamel/index.html

(about Mongolia- an amazing website)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0719_040719_wee

pingcamel.html

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/history_

culture.html

http://www.streetplay.com/photos/galleries/wheels/

http://www.streetplay.com/playfulworld/

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/peoplearoundthew

orld/

http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/

Sheep:

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/farmsheep.htm (Great website

about sheep. Check their activities sections…..rebus materials (smile)

http://www.4to40.com/poems/print.asp?article=poems_sevensillyshee

p

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/poems.htm (Children’s

poems based on Charlotte’s Web – there is a poem on sheep)

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/Sheep/ (Poems, activities,

clip art on sheep)

http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/sheepcrafts.html (Craft

activities about sheep-marshmellow sheep etc)

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html

(Sounds of sheep around the world)

Websites for great sheep photos:

http://www.sheep101.info/index.html

http://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/education/Chapter_11.

http://www.sheepshearermike.com/gallery.htm

http://www.kbears.com/animals/sheep/index.html

http://www.kbears.com/farm/sheep/pictures.html

http://www.northrup.org/photos/sheep/

Spring:

http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/KarolSchriber5232002439

http://www.sansimon.k12.az.us/art/artlesson.html

http://www.sillybilly.com/tracy1.html

http://www.actsofkindness.org/file_uploads/files/223_pdf.pdf

http://www.units.muohio.edu/eap/edt346e/spring_2002/sec_a/trish_eli

zabeth/WebSite/lesson.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/puzzles/category.asp?cat=Plants

http://www.dltk-kids.com/puzzles/category.asp?cat=Plants

http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/ledosque/Garden%20Website/Gar

den.html#garden

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/carle.htm (Teacher’s resources for

all of Eric Carle’s books)

ICT-Related / kids sites

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

www.yahooligans.com

http://www.kidsclick.org/

http://ipl.si.umich.edu/ (Internet Public Library)

http://kids.ithaki.net/

http://kids.quintura.com/

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/

http://www.infoplease.com/

http://www.kidskonnect.com/

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=2

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.shtml

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Museums/Art.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/children/

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm

http://nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html (Tomb of

Tutankhamen)

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/weepingcamel/index2.html (The

Weeping Camel)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/ (You

can create your own fairy tale**)

http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Austanimals.htm

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/koalas.htm (You

can hear what a koala bear sounds like)

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Audiences/kids/

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/default

.cfm

http://www.kidgrid.com/preschool.htm

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/pksites.htm

http://www.treehousetv.com/kids/

http://pbskids.org/clifford/index-brd-flash.html

http://www.seussville.com/university/

http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/index.html

http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm# (An

excellent site)

http://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/thomas_the_tank_engine_us_

website_homepage.html

http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/

http://www.funwithspot.com/house.asp?locale=UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/languages.shtml

Music – related

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/

http://www.songsforteaching.com/search/search.php?zoom_query=m

usic+literacy

http://www.musicnetwork.ie/about_us_education.php

http://www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/0195145550/?view=usa

http://www.musickit.com/resources/toc.html (Check out the virtual

music classroom)

http://www.songsforteaching.com/mathsongs.htm (A wonderful

website for teachers)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/children_learn/music/listeni

ngtomusic/

http://www.ceolas.org/instruments/ (The most

informative one)

http://www.murphyroche.com/Resources/Instruments.htm

http://www.goodrockindaddies.com/

http://www.vh1.com/partners/vh1_music_studio/supplies/specials/ban

ds_reunited-1.html

http://www.valdosta.edu/~tlfoskey/intro.html (Great website for

the 1950’s )

http://www.elvis.com/kids/

http://www.addamsfamily.com/

http://www.brailleink.org/downloads.php ( An excellent

websites with stories in Braille you can download)

http://www.afb.org/braillebug/ (Another excellent

Braille website)

http://www.driveinmovie.com/

http://www.americandrivein.com/

http://www.cantontradedays.com/sawsewon/sawsewon.html -

(Poodle skirts for dolls)

International Music

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ethiopia (Go to music at

the bottom of the page)

http://www.ethioaddis.com/music.htm# (Beautiful

music – Enjoy, Weyira)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/703958.stm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/getupstandup/flash_ethiopian.html

http://www.pbase.com/trevvelbug/lalibela (Fantastic

photographs)

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/education/bol/Html/tour-

2.html ( A curriculum for students to learn about famine in

different countries, and you can order the bracelet of life to show your

students how doctors assess the health of children in need of food or

medicine. The bracelets are free!!)

http://www.satisfied-mind.com/make/thumb-piano.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/

http://pbskids.org/africa/ (You can

make a thumb piano)

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2352/ ( Mali -

remember The Lion King, and the animal dances)(smile)

http://csinburkinafaso.com/ (A teacher's

website- She taught in Burkina Faso)

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/teachers/unitsofstudy/drumbeats/ch

1Intro.pdf (Drumbeats is a unit on dance)

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/music.html

http://www.songsforteaching.com/search/search.php?zoom_query=afr

ican+music (Excellent website)

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/aleslie/K_12Websites/K-

12WebsiteList.html

http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/ (Music from around the

world, and a section for teachers)

Animals in Australia

WEBSITES:

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.h

tm (Interesting website)

http://australian-animals.net/

http://www.gigglepotz.com/caustralia.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/australian.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/white/0,6406,54680,00.ht

ml

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0008/koala

s.html

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/animals/video/koalas_saved.ht

ml

http://www.pocanticohills.org/australia/australia.htm

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,424866,

00.html

(Has Timeline, animals, sight seeing, slang, challenge, post cards)

http://www.ozforkids.com/

(divided into territories)

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/australia_day.htm

(info on Australia day Jan 26th, activity sheets and mini-booklets )

http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/301/27/

(Fun Facts and lots of Links)

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/aus.html

(Facts on each States/Territories with each flag)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/transportation.ht

ml

http://www.australiaday.org.au/experience/page107.asp

(Activities for Australia Day, lovely printable pages)

NUMERACY

www.algebra-help.co.uk

www.allmath.com

www.angliacampus.com/public/sec/maths/fract/index.htm (fraction

activity)

www.argonet.co.uk/oundlesch/mlink.html

www.argosphere.net

www.awaywithmaths.com **

www.bbc.co.uk/learning

www.beam.co.uk

www.bigchalk.com

www.byteachers.org.uk

www.cafod.org.uk (numeracy games)

www.chalkface.com

www.channel4.com/learning

www.cleo.ucsm.ac.uk/content/topten/

www.learningbeyond.net/

www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/index.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml

www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/math/default.htm

www.school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/

www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk/numeracy/default.htm

www.skillstrainer.co.uk/

www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/Curriculum%20OnLine/default.htm

www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/

www.teachingtime.co.uk

www.teachingtables.co.uk

www.primarygames.co.uk

www.ineractive-resources.co.uk

www.cleo.ucsm.ac.uk/teachers

www.slamnet.org.uk

www.active-maths.co.uk

www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

www.dfee.org/flash.html

www.numeracysoftware.com/

www.ejad.best.vwh.net/java/b10blocks/b10blocks.html

www.arcytech.org/java/integers/

www.mathematics.hellam.net/

www.mathsroom.co.uk/levelA-C.htm

www.tygh.co.uk/tan/tan.htm

www.mathfactcafe.com (Maths worksheets generated)

www.mathslessons.co.uk (Great range of level 4 and 5 maths

worksheets)

www.mazworks.co.uk

www.nelsonthornes.com

www.mathshere.co.uk – games/puzzles

www.comap.com

www.convert-it.co.uk

www.cut-the-knot.com

www.economics-education.co.uk (monkey number finger puppets)

www.edhelper.com

www.educate.org.uk

www.educationplanet.com

www.educationworld.co.uk

www.eduweb.co.uk

www.e-gfl.org/e-

gfl/curriculum/resource/pss.cfm?subject=Mathematics

www.emaths.co.uk

www.emaths.co.uk/Interactive.htm

www.enc.org

www.ex.ac.uk/cimt

www.ex.ac.uk/cimt

www.footee.net

www.fours.co.uk

www.free.thebigbus.com/free/resources/maths/index.htm

www.funbrain.com

www.funmaths.com

www.grimagic.com

www.hamilton-trust.org.uk

www.happypuzzle.co.uk

www.jcutting.freeserve.co.uk/page3.html

www.justforteachers.co.uk

www.lastminutelesson.com

www.learn.co.uk

www.lessonplanspage.com

www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths

www.mape.org.uk/activities/index.htm

www.mathacademy.com

www.mathagonyaunt.co.uk

www.mathsforum.org

www.mathsguru.co.uk

www.maths-help.co.uk

www.mathsisfun.com

www.mathslessons.co.uk/resources/resources.htm

www.mathslink.co.uk

www.mathsnet.net

www.mathsnet.net/mec

www.mathsonline.co.uk

www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/wrkshtlby/wshumber/index.ht

ml

www.mathspere.co.uk

www.mathsphere.co.uk/Resources/Resource_Games.shtml (collection

of free board games)

www.mathsroom.co.uk

www.mathsyear2000.org

www.mathszone.co.uk

www.mepp.net

www.metric.ma.ic.ac.uk

www.mmp.maths.org

www.multiplication.com

www.murderousmaths.co.uk

www.nrich.maths.org.uk/public/index.php

www.nrich.maths.org.uk/public/index.php (higher achievers)

www.nrich.org.uk

www.numeracy.co.uk

www.n-yorks.net/curriculum/subjects/maths/info.html

www.nzmaths.co.nz

www.oxted.surrey.sch.uk/ring

www.pass.maths.org

www.perfect-times.co.uk

www.pifactory.co.uk

www.pipage.fsnet.co.uk

www.plusmaths.org

www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/maths4a.htm

www.primaryworksheets.co.uk

www.school.discovery.com/brainboosters (Lots of brain

teaser/problems mainly for H/A)

www.tes.co.uk/teacher/brainteasers/index.asp (Good for extension

work)

www.schoolmaster.net

www.school-resources.co.uk

www.schoolsnet.com

www.schoolzone.co.uk

www.sitesforteachers.com

www.smilemathematics.co.uk

www.subtangent.com

www.tctrust.org.uk

www.teachersfirst.com

www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths

www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents2.htm

www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock

www.techlar.com/fractals

www.timetoteach.co.uk

www.topmarks.co.uk

www.ukmt.org.uk

www.waldomaths.com

www-groups.dcs.st-

andrews.ac.uk/~history/External/Westfall_list.html

Numeracy

http://www.rainforestmaths.com

This is an American site that has some excellent maths resources

arranged by age group so that you can choose work to support, engage

and extend children in different areas of the mathematics curriculum.

The site is bright, colourful and animated. This is something that I

use regularly in class and the children love it.

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/resources/gordon/Hit%20the%20button%2

0v9.swf

This is an excellent resource for practising rapid recall of number

facts such as doubles, halves, number bonds and times tables.

http://www.echalk.co.uk/Maths/PrimaryNationalStrategy_Yr6/DfES-

MathsActivitiesforyear6/index.html This is an excellent website for

children in Year 5 and 6. Interactive games to sharpen up your skills

for SATs but some activities are against the clock so you will need to

think fast!

http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/marthshort.html

This is another site designed for 10 and 11 year olds. It provides

interactive tests with transcripts of the questions along with the

answers. The questions are read out and marked. Aimed at 10 and 11

year olds, these tests are good revision for SATs.

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_re

sources/851/Higher&Lower-Reveal&Orderv4.swf

This is an excellent resource for ordering numbers. You can order

whole numbers, fractions, times, decimals and measures. Good for

building mental maths skills in different contexts.

http://tlfe.org.uk/fit/default.htm

Ever fancied running a football club? Then this is the site for you!

Written especially for Year 5 pupils (9 to 10 years) these P.S.H.E

resources for teachers have literacy and numeracy activities in the

context of a football club for young people. It looks also at food,

exercise and drug awareness. Very motivating, particularly for boys!

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/broken-calc.php

Are you up to the challenge? Most of the keys have fallen off Eric's

calculator. See if you can work out the numbers with the remaining

keys. A classic problem solving game.

http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num

This website is a series of interactive activities to help support the

National Numeracy Strategy for Year 2 and Year 5. There are

instructions, planning sheets, teacher notes and downloadable sheets

to support the resource. The activities are engaging, they are bright,

colourful and animated. A super site!

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/awards/awar

dc.html This is a maths sites for sport enthusiasts. It provides a range

of activities based on the theme of an athletics event where you need

to order numbers, times and distances.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/p

erimeter_and_area/index.html Designed for years 5 and 6 children

these 'booster' games are fun and provide practice in calculating the

area and perimeter of rectangles and compound shapes made up of

rectangles.

http://www.transum.org/Software/Trantowers/tran.swf

Warning! This activity is highly addictive! Tran Towers provides a

mathematical quest where more able primary aged pupils need to

work out investigations. The site loads quite quickly and you can

work offline.

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html

How good are you at estimating or measuring angles? Try this game

and test your skills.

http://www.edontheweb.com/the_ed_files_flash.asp?ModuleID=125

&MovieName=EdMaths1.swf

Ed the owl explains what multiples are and then you can try his quiz

which will test your knowledge of multiples. For children in upper

key stage two.

http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n6a/playground.htm

The wonderful Fraction Monkeys! Test your knowledge of

equivalent fractions in this game by hanging fraction cards on a

number line.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/preview/icecream/icecream.html

You are running an ice cream van for two days. See how many ice

creams you can sell and if you can make a profit. A good problem

solving activity. Complete with cheesy music! This is maths made

fun. You have to choose where to park your van for the day and then

try to sell enough ice cream to make a profit. Fabulous!

www.primarygames.co.uk

A mixture of fun games for all abilities.

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

A mixture of fun games for all ages.

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html

This is one of my favourite sites that I have used with all year groups

from 1 to 6. It is just a good fun way to learn about how shapes

tessellate!

http://www.counton.org/

Has a variety of games and gives great links to other resources that

you can ues.

http://www.galileo.org/math/resources.html

http://www.csfsoftware.co.uk/

Excellent for differentiated mental maths questions.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks1-home/vtc-ks1-

maths(2).htm

http://schools.dk.com/static/lessonplans/lp_ks1_maths.html

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/math/xtras/numberrhymes/rhy

mes.htm

http://www.numberlinelane.co.uk/

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/y1atod.html

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/y2atod.html

http://www.dltk-teach.com/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/123.shtml

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/numeracy/index.htm

http://www.ks1resources.co.uk/page10.html

www.primaryresources.co.uk

www.funbrain.com

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/numeracy/publications/planning/12

848/375343

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

www.counton.org

http://www.pdictionary.com/

http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html

http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Numeracy.htm

http://www.lastminutelesson.co.uk/pdfs/number_ks2_cm18_113.pdf

http://www.primaryideas.co.uk/index_files/numeracy.html

http://www.train.stockton.gov.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=1551

http://www.senteacher.org/main/print.php

http://www.aaamath.com

http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg3/topspot/worksheet/topspotWS.ht

ml

http://www.mathsnet.net/cruncher/numbergrid.swf

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/mathematics/i

tps/

http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/maths/index.htm

http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/servlet/XRM?Page%2F@id=6004&Ses

sion%2F@id=D_Qw0lSq78xr7tiA9D43Hm&Subject%2F@id=22

http://www.interactive-resources.co.uk/

http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/cfsmaths

.htm

http://csfsoftware.co.uk/products.htm

http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/

http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.adrianbruce.com/index.html

http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Curriculum.htm

http://www.emteconline.co.uk/

http://www.jamesbancrofteducation.net/

http://www.mathsphere.co.uk/Resources/Resource_Puzzles.shtml

http://www.senteacher.org/main/print.php

http://www.timestables.org.uk/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/SLAIS/rob-

miller/lectures/P033/examples/squareNumbersForm.html

http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/materials/18172/NGfL%20Excel%20M

odel.xls

http://mathforum.org

http://tlfe.org.uk/numeracy/units/placevaluelessons.htm

http://www.databases.dft.gov.uk/primary/list?subject=ICT&year=1

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx#mathsks1

http://www.time-for-time.com

http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/funmaths.shtml

http://www.sparkisland.com/public/free_activities/xybok_racing/inde

x.html#

http://www.numbergym.co.uk/ng_activities.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/shape_space_measure.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/number_algebra.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/data.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/mathsmisc.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzle.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/number/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/shape/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/mental/

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/Calculato

r.html

http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/pictogram.html

http://www.wiganschoolsonline.net/curriculum/resources/index.htm

http://www.mathagonyaunt.co.uk/mathFrameset.html

http://www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/maths/maths.htm

http://www.resourceshop.co.uk/rnumeracy/rnumeracy.htm

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/learninggame/mathslearningg

ames.asp

http://www.kevinsplayroom.co.uk/

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks2-home/vtc-ks2-

maths(2).htm

http://schools.dk.com/static/lessonplans/lp_ks2_maths.html

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg3/topspot/worksheet/topspotnegW

S.html

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/y3atod.html

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/y4atod.html

http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/learningnumeracy.sht

ml

http://www.perfect-times.co.uk/

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/?Subject=16

http://www.abcteach.com/Math/mult1.htm

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm

http://www.aplusmath.com

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/grids/gridind

ex.html

http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/math_links.pdf

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/carrolldiagrams.htm

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/introducingcarrolldiagrams.ht

m

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/index.html

http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/cfsmaths

.htm

http://www.mathsnet.net/

http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/ws/moneygridUK.html

http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/wsmiss/miss1.html

http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=tl&catcode=as_cu_pr

_sub_08

http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/wsegg2/multigrid2.html

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/MathsP/Number/

http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/

http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/techno/games.htm

http://www.kirklees-ednet.org.uk/subjects/maths/resources/download/

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsD1.htm

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/numeracy/publications/ict_resource

s/12874/

www.bigbrainz.com

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons.aspx (Excellent website)

http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://www.math-kitecture.com/floor.htm

http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivities4.html

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/everydaymath/

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/mathinvestigations

1/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml (Great section

on

handling data)

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

http://lakeharbormiddle.stpsb.org/BurasSportsMath.htm#

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/earthday/activity1.sht

m

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/plants/activity3.shtm

(Figure out the surface area of leaf)

http://irelandmaths.wordpress.com.