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Virtual Teachers' Centres
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Ask a Librarian An on-line enquiry site through which UK public libraries provide an information service free of charge.
Familia A guide to genealogy resources in public libraries in the UK and Ireland.
Meningitis Trust Learning support for a range of subjects at Key Stages 3 and 4, including PSHE, science, media studies and citizenship.
TagTeacherNet An on-line arena for the teaching community where you can share resources, find teaching materials and take part in the discussions in the 'Grapevine' area.
4Kids2Play A site from the Netherlands presenting several Flash-animated games appropriate for young children
Cory's Paintbox Cory's Paint box is an online colouring site for very young children.
National Railway Museum Includes 'exhiblets' - digital exhibitions featuring items from the museum's vast collection of locomotives and railway artefacts.
Eden Project Take part in online, virtual versions of the workshops hosted at Eden.
Rocks for Kids For children of all ages who love rocks.
Artsonia Artsonia This site displays artwork from more than 80 different countries.
The Little Animals Activity Centre A lot of cool learning games and things to do for four to eight year olds.
CyberBee A great site for teachers looking for more ways to integrate technology into their classroom.
Prongo.com Offers fun interactive and educational games, free screensavers, clip art, wallpaper, e-cards, games, jokes, and brainteasers.
Animaland The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, offers news, interactive games, contests, and information on taking care of your pets.
Morgan the Dog Now your young students can connect with young Brittany and her amazing dog Morgan -- online!
Sprocket Works This highly interactive and entertaining sight features activities and games that cover a variety of topics.
Nutrition Sleuth An online educational activity based on good nutrition that puts a new spin on Hangman.
Tate Gallery Contains information on all aspects of the Tate's programme.
StoryZone Offers a wide range of modern children's stories by established writers and illustrators. The site is aimed at meeting the demands of the National Literacy Strategy.
Scottish Borders Memory Bank This is a community-generated archive storing the memories and contemporary stories of people linked to the Scottish Borders.
Kids Farm Primary teachers will love this musical site on farm animals and crops on the Red Bluff Ranch in Colorado.
Auroras Learn more about these colourful sky events.
YoungABCtales Hosted by author Terry Deary. The opening page includes a new poem and a new story every day.
Exile images This unique resource raises awareness through photographs of refugees, asylum seekers and the conflicts which cause people to flee their homes.
Africa This website was created to support a series of shows on Africa. There is something for all levels of students.
Poetry Express 15 Poems You Can Write Now is a great resource for teachers looking for poetry activities.
Story: "What If?" Mrs. Ballinger is a nursery teacher in England. Her class wrote a sequel to the children's book "Miss Champion" by John Shipton and posted it online.
Harry Potter Lexicon Dig through an impressive collection of facts about the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds and everything in between.
Giggle Poetry A fun resource for would-be young poets that features the poetry of Bruce Lansky and other poets.
Dino-ROAR Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories used detailed scans of a fossilized Parasaurolophus skull to simulate the sounds its internal cavities would produce if air were blown through them like a musical instrument.
Special Assembly Micklefield School (Cape Town, South Africa) held a special Assembly for the children of the world, especially those in America affected by recent events.
Math.com Math.com: Chock full of everything to do with maths from the most basic to advanced topics.
i-craft.com This site offers numerous craft projects for persons of all ages -- most areas of crafts are covered.
KidsKonnect KidsKonnect is a valuable portal, created by educators, that allows children to safely and successfully explore the Internet.
The Colour Pencil Challenge This site contains challenges (lessons) for trying new or different drawing techniques.
A Game a Day This interactive, fun site provides thousands of games to keep children, or the child in all of us, entertained for hours.
Fun with Spot An introduction to information and activities featuring Spot for use in schools and playgroups.
National Drama Offers information on curriculum developments, schemes of work, details of events, professional development opportunities, links and publications.
Primary Geography Page Resources and links for Primary Geography.
ACHUKA Children's Books A news, reviews and features site dedicated to the world of children's books. Updated daily.
An Animated History of Books The history of books and writing from cave paintings to the future of electronic media from the BBC.
HTML for Kids A tutorial from Lissa who started this website when she was just 11 years old.
EduPuppy This site offers a large database of pre-screened sites appropriate for early-childhood educators, kids, and families.
Help the Aged A new, engaging resource that has been developed with teachers for teachers and pupils alike.
Cook with Lyle Designed for Primary schools with a range of free activities to support ICT, Literacy and Numeracy.
Common Link Pupils can join forums, take part in polls and quizzes and find out about the people and places of the Commonwealth.
Art Education A collection of resources to support the teaching of art.
Gateway for
Education for Sustainable Development Pointers to
relevant
organisations and educational resources for all curriculum subjects.
Global
Eye From the Department for International
Development, this site is concerned
with global development issues and developing countries.
Plus Practical applications of mathematics. Articles, news, puzzles and reviews.
The Jigsaw Classroom Free resources, tips, links, and information about this cooperative learning technique.
Headbone Zone Pen Pals A safe system where children can create cool messages but where you can't say inappropriate things or give out personal information.
Environmental Education from Lambeth Environment Directorate
The Buses of Sunnydown Garage A collection of stories and activities for children aged two to seven years old.
Education.com An educational and family internet portal supporting the National Curriculum.
The Open Door Science and history education research and reference resources for students and parents.
Schools History History website containing a range of resources and online activities for KS3 and GCSE.
Child and Family WebGuide Giving the public easy access to the best child development information on the Web.
Literacy Hour A useful website that provides lesson plans and resources for many literacy activities.
All Shakespeare Online guides for Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.
Android World Find out more about attempts to create anthropomorphic (human-like) robots.
Youthealth Provides a fun multimedia experience for young people that promotes good health practices.
AfriCam Links to Webcams (online video cameras) situated in wilderness areas in Africa and around the world.
LEGO Users Network See hundreds of other sites by LEGO fans, share pictures of your creations at the BrickShelf Gallery, use LDraw to build your creations on your PC, or design your own characters with the Minifigure Generator.
Taste of Success Online resources aimed at 5 to 16 year olds to support the teaching of food technology.
Under the Sea A complete thematic unit for teaching about marine biology that includes interactive activities for students.
Everything Education An IT-shop, a directory of educational suppliers and an area where schools can interact with each other and also with businesses in their area.
Let's Discover Discover the wonderful world of museums and galleries with this web site produced by Eureka!
WildWorld Learn the latest about the rarest and most endangered areas on earth from National Geographic.
Crossword Central A myriad of puzzles for fans everywhere.
Reading Village A free, safe, online learning environment that promotes reading and writing skills for children aged three to seven.
Dino Dictionary Caims to be the most complete dinosaur dictionary on the Web. It contains profiles of more than 300 known dinosaurs.
Teaching Time A UK site created to support teaching time using analogue and digital clocks.
Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans Some neat activities to use for an integrated unit on Ancient Egypt such as creating burial masks, mummifying a chicken, making plaster reliefs, and carving sphinxes from floral oasis.
Water in Africa Read about the water worries in Africa on this Peace Corps Web site.
Listen & Write The BBC presents Listen & Write, an interactive site that makes creative writing fun.
Benny Goodsport This primary level site promotes the sporting life with activities for both on and offline.
Visible Human A virtual tour of the human body,
KnowItAll Devoted to revision and exam skills for young GCSE students.
Find Out Why A site that helps young users learn more about the world around them.
The Wright
Brothers Click to land on handsome pages for each of six early pioneers
of aerodynamics, including the brothers who where the first to actually take
off.
The Big Spark Learn all about lightning and thunder through interactive demos and more.
Online Classics Streaming videos of performances of opera, ballet, theater, and classical music.
Digital Cameras in the Classroom This site offers other educators tips and resources for using digital cameras to support the curriculum.
RocksForKids Simple information, and links to more-substantial information, about rocks, minerals, fossils, natural disasters, and careers in geology and Earth science.
ClickTeaching Provides a range of lesson plans, worksheets, teaching activities and resources for primary schools and teachers.
North West Film Archive A public regional collection which holds over 26,500 reels of film and videotape capturing the experiences and interests of North West people from 1897 to the present.
Association of UK Teachers' Websites Launche on Monday 19th March.
Whistles Over 125 Years All about whistles through history.
Kidnews.com The writing of kids from all over the world. There is a page for posting pen-pal requests, a parent-teacher connection, and a list of links to cool Web hangouts for kids.
Berenstain Bears Links to the Berenstain Bears storybooks, games, and activities related to the lovable bears.
Pintura the Art Detective Learn about colour, style, composition and famous artists and their works while you solve The Case of Grandpa's Painting.
Peter Rabbit An official Beatrix Potter site available in four languages.
Chalk Face Created by teachers for teachers. Lots of useful resources.
NGfL Additions The latest additions to the Learning Resources Index for the NGfL.
Spark Island A new online resource for Primary schools. Register for a free 3 month trial.
The Bullying Project This site helps young people deal with the problems of bullying and teasing.
Schoolscience Explore the application of science learned in school to industry and research.
Toys & Games Family Tour Exhibits of dolls and models, kites, board games, games equipment, puppets and card games at the British Museum.
Cool Science Dive into the miniature world, leap into the plant-parts salad, then learn why butterflies don't look like caterpillars.
2001 STEM Project Awards The STEM project (students' and teachers' educational materials) is a competition for schools and colleges to design web pages based around visits to the Science Museum, National Railway Museum or National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.
Citizenship Foundation Supports citizenship education in schools. Contains good practice examples, FAQs, guidelines for curriculum planning and descriptive links.
Puppetry Museum Discover the differences among marionettes, body puppets, masks and hand puppets.
At School Lots of resources for teachers, parents, governors and pupils.
Testmaster Create free word searches, crosswords and multiple choice tests.
United Nations Virtual Tour Jump on the United Nations' Cyber School Bus for an introduction to the UN.
Comic Relief Information about Comic Relief, including details about how money is raised, where it goes and to whom.
Virtual Victorians This site is a learning resource based on the Devon
town of Tiverton in
Victorian Times.
Merseygrid This site
contains news, on-line projects, teaching resources and activities
for children.
International Space Station Learn from NASA how the ISS is being built on Earth and then assembled in space.
Kindle Park Kindle Park is a learning playground where parents and teachers can share rich learning experiences with their pre-schoolers.
Have
a Cow You and your class can find out more about milk production and the
life
of a dairy cow.
Fun Island An interactive site filled with fun educational games, puzzles, and links to subject area resources.
The Great Idea Finder A showcase for new ideas and inventions, profiles of inventors, invention facts and trivia, and resources for the inventor.
Saint George & The Dragon
Learn this famous story by studying a famous painting. Brave
Saint George rescues a princess from a terrible dragon
Visual Thesaurus An innovative Thesaurus from Plumb Design.
The Wild Ones A place where students and teachers around the world can share information about endangered species and habitats and develop a positive attitude about helping to preserve them.
Brainpop Videos/animations on various areas of science, technology and health.
Tiger Aki Interactive, animated storybooks based on a cartoon character called Tiger Aki.
Chinese Festivals Links to Chinese Festivals including the Chinese New Year.
Activity Village Fun for children and activities galore including more Chinese New Year activities.
Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans This collection of lesson plans goes with the popular Dr. Seuss books.
The Dog Basic practice for the words and for interactive skills.
Montageplus Global Internet projects for education from the British Council
Easymaths GCSE maths tutorials, sample exam papers, problems (with worked solutions), books, puzzles, games, tricks and curious maths stuff.
Listen & Write This interactive site, created by the BBC lets students hear poetry, then create their own.
Diwali The Snaith Primary School has developed this wonderful website, which includes a look at the celebration of Diwali in the Indian city of Jaipur.
ALFY A dynamic environment that offers kids stimulating activities that develop literacy and numerical and reasoning skills.
The Cave of Lascaux Take a virtual tour of the Cave and see the Paleolithic wall paintings as well as the major features of the cave.
EinsteinOnline A daily structured learning programme aimed at 4-11 year olds, but which is an expansion of family learning for use in the school or home.
RE Sauce Religious education website for GCSE NEAB revision and lesson material.
Global Eye Produced by Worldaware for the Department for International Development with sections for the 7-11 and 12-16 age ranges with interactive features.
Governors' Web Site A single resource for governors drawing it all together. The site is also a forum for sharing best practice:
Water Counts Numeracy site based around the maths of water.
On the
Line Explore the eight countries along the Greenwich Meridian Line on
this
website from Oxfam, WWF-UK and Channel 4.
ICT in Education How do you manage your ICT? Officially approved content for the National Grid for Learning.
Learn Spanish This free online tutorial offers Spanish language learners a wide range of activities to improve their skills.
Santa's Holiday Home A place were children can email a letter to Santa and
get a
reply within minutes.
Spark Island A learning site for kids aged 3 to 12, providing educational activities directly linked to the curriculum at Nursery, KS1 & KS2.
Worldaware An independent organisation providing a wide range of teaching materials and professional development supporting all levels of the school curriculum.
AccessArt A valuable meeting place for teachers and a creative and dynamic learning tool for pupils across all key stages.
Mrs Proctor's Schoolpage Students access different age-appropriate websites to gather information about animals, apples, spiders, and ecosystems. In addition, there are links to webquests for Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Kevins Playroom Untangles the web for busy teachers and pupils.
NIEHS See the visible spectrum to understand how colours separate into the rainbow. Then choose a drawing, click a colour and paint with pixels.
Maths Is Fun Developed by a teacher trainee in the UK.
ICT Toolbox A useful resource from British Telecom.
Food Forum A professional development website for teachers.
Fusee en ligne A brand new website accompanying Hodder & Stoughton's highly motivating Key Stage 3 French course Fusée.
Biology4all Biology resources for educators, pupils, and the general public.
Cool Planet Oxfam's Website for teachers and pupils.
Arctic Theme Page There's more than Santa Claus at the North pole.
Narnia.com This site includes interactive maps, illustrations, and character sketches.
Chesskids Academy Easy to understand lessons that teach the basic strategies of chess.
Endangered Earth A source of information, pictures, and videos about many endangered species.
Gladiators & Emperors Highlights from the British Museum of the "Power of Spectacle" in ancient Rome.
KidsArt There are prizes to be won on this non-profit making site.
TeacherNet A brand new resource for teachers from the DfEE.
The Backhome Company Black and Ethnic toys , games, dolls and educational products.
Herne Hill Harriers News, results and details of events from Herne Hill Harriers - the well renowned South London Athletics Club.
Tiger Handbook Learn what Tigers eat, how they hunt and how male tigers occupy a territory.
Olympics 2004 Look ahead to the next summer games in 2004 at the home of the very first Olympics - Athens, Greece!
JoyZine Study Australian Aboriginals through these Dreamtime stories.
Olympic sites A hotlist of exceptional Olympic sites as you and your classroom follow the Olympic events.
Teachers' Online Community An online community for teachers from TAG Developments.
The Athlete An online excerpt of a photographic exhibition currently being held in the Olympic games in Sydney, Australia.
Shuttles for Kids Orbit the Earth with NASA on the craft that takes off like a rocket, flies around the earth like a spaceship and lands like an airplane.
Australia Downunder Click on a timeline and learn about the history of Australia.
Circusweb The history, mystique and magic of the circus, all showcased here for kids of all ages.
C4 Black History Resources for Black History Month from channel 4.
Teachingtips Quality web-based resources and help for teachers.
PE Teachers ICT resources for PE Teachers.
Cool Math Games, puzzles, calculators, and lesson plans.
Game Goo Interactive games for practicing early language and literacy skills.
SpaceKids Movies, photos, interactive games, space facts, and space mission news.
Web Awareness Resources to help teachers, parents, and librarians educate students on safe Web usage.
Inclusion A free national resource from the NGfL.
London for Nothing Events and attractions in London that are either free or nearly free - up to £3 maximum.
Sydney 2000 The official website of the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Learning Planet Fun, interactive and educational games for kids and suggestions for parents and teachers.
Internet Policy Template Also, under teaching on the same page, you can find ICT co-ordinators' reports on their experiences of setting up and teaching in an ICT Room.
Mark Twain in His Times Focussing on many different aspects of Mark Twain and his works.
Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt, presented by the British Museum, uses objects from the museum's collection to give users an interactive overview of Egyptian life.
KidsArt The website for kids to show off their artistic talents.
Artcyclopedia The Fine Art Search Engine
Kid Klok Pupils can play here with the relationship of time on the face of a clock, and time in numerals.
Spitalfields Market Probe the past with digital tools for discoveries from England's past at this archaeological dig located just outside the walls of Roman and medieval London.
The Cave of Lascaux The Cave of Lascaux was closed to the public in 1963, but the Ministry of Culture in France has created this Web site for virtual touring.
Blueprint Support site for Design and Technology.
The Fine Art Search Engine Search the Internet for examples of Fine Art.
Maurice Sendak Information about this popular children's author.
AOL@School Ffor teachers that want to integrate the Internet into their classroom.
ictcoordinator The ICT Co-ordinator's website with free resources and other downloadables.
Willo The Dinosaur With A Heart This new Web site is dedicated to the 66-million-year-old skeleton of a small, plant-eating Thescelosaurus, nicknamed 'Willo'-- with a fossilized heart.
The Cave of Lascaux A virtual tour of the Palaeolithic wall paintings of Lascaux.
Pirates of Whydah The sinking of pirate ship Whydah in 1717 and its exploration by divers nearly three centuries later, are presented in these Web pages.
KidBibs KidBibs is a resource for improving kids' reading, writing, and learning by bringing kids and books together.
Educate the Children Dedicated exclusively to Primary Education.
WildCam: Otters Brought to you by National Geographic this site links to live otter cams, otter video, and otter resources on the web.
Maths Challenge The Maths in Motion Challenge
StoryPlace The Children's Digital Library.
Use & ReUse This
colourful page provides instructions for making envelopes
to send messages to friends.
Turtle Tracks This Native American-based newsletter for children of school age hopes to increase learning opportunities and experiences about Native American peoples, cultures, histories, and traditions.
SprocketWorks This site uses shockwave files to let you do things like tour the night sky, play logic games, and learn how to groom a horse.
Dem Bones An excellent elementary introduction to the anatomy of the human skeleton, and a superb tutorial for advanced students
LearningPlanet A fun place for kids preschool through year 6 to play free learning games online.
LycosZone Lycos Zone is a safe site for children ages three to 12, parents, and teachers
Time for Kids The online version of the print magazine Time for Kids. Jjust as exciting and informative.
How Stuff Works Includes sections on engines and motors and things found around the house.
The Wonka Factory Check out the Invention Room - Wonka's World of Science, Wonka trivia and the Inventonator Tunnel (an inventor's game)!
Akhet Internet A major site out of the United Kingdom, covering ancient Egypt in all its glory.
BearTime Stories, links, pictures of two adventurous teddy bears, John and El.
Walk Through Time Learn about British history in this interactive environment for young people from the BBC.
Cats: Plan for
Perfection A graceful interactive overview of what makes up a cat's
composition.
The Musicland Musicland is an online community for music teachers and students.
Funology.com This site offers a large selection of activities for children.
I Spy Scholastic's online site dedicated to the popular picture books.
Wizard of the Magical Os Dental Health fun and games designed to engage elementary students in every aspect of tooth care.
Book Adventure A free, Web-based program that encourages children to read books by awarding prizes for reading.
NBC Olympics Day by day up to the minute coverage of the upcoming summer games.
Turtle Tracks This Native American Newsletter for Children features libraries, video and audio experiences.
Way Back To explain to kids what technology was like "way back" in 1900, This US site has some cool features.
Google This impressive search engine comes to the UK.
Yogurt From the United Kingdom's National Dairy Council.
Twig Walkingstick The Ohio State University Extension's Twig is the scientific guide through answers to questions in six categories
Alfy An entertaining and educational site for kids. It's loaded with fun, interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more.
A to Z Kid's Stuff Lots of creative ideas for preschool and elementary children, along with a message board and a free newsletter to help you be a part of the community.
Virtual Journey into the Universe Shockwave-based site which takes the viewer through the universe as we know it...awesome stuff!
Activity Idea Place There are over 600 activity ideas for young children, including art, maths, science, games, and more.
I Have a Dream, Too! 2000 In honor of Dr. King's Birthday share your dreams with children all over the world.
Biology4Kids A site which not only covers biology but a number of other scientific disciplines.
The Electronic Zoo One of the best sites for information on all types of animals.
The World of Beatrix Potter Step into the world of Beatrix Potter and all of her characters.
Planetpals Earthzone An interactive site featuring characters that help teach kids the importance of caring for our planet and everything in it.
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