Key stage 1 Resources
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This whiteboard lesson explores the sounds made by different percussion instruments. It provides an opportunity for pupils to listen to and identify different sounds and to join in singing. The story of the Three Little Pigs is used as a stimulus for children to create and perform their own sound story. Can be used at foundation stage for whole class teaching and small group work.
A resource showing you all of the art collections in the Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery.
Simple yet highly effective Art and Craft techniques that non specialist teachers can feel confident at trying in the classroom.
The Art skills for teachers resource is a website that has been created by the Ben Uri Gallery to support the teaching of Art and Design. It is targeted at the non specialist. It aims to offer simple, yet highly effective, ideas and techniques that both teachers and children can feel confident at trying both at school and at home.
The ideas and techniques can be used to create artworks in response to the Ben Uri Teaching Resources produced by the London Grid for Learning: A Sense of Place, Relationships and Movement, however their application can occur across many and varied contexts in the Primary and Secondary classroom.
A video case study filmed at Richard Cobden school in Camden shows the impact of using the Ben Uri Art resources and explains how the resources can be used in a range of Key Stages.
- The resource features an image viewer that is designed to allow teachers to move an image around freely on an interactive whiteboard display
- All the resources are available for .pdf download
- All pages in the online book interface have unique web addresses so that links from other resources (such as the London MLE) can be created
Visit www.artskills.lgfl.net for more information.
'ArtisanCam stimulates ideas, shares enthusiasm and promotes imagination and creative thinking. There is nothing else that offers anything similar.' - BETT Award judges 2007
ArtisanCam provides an insight into the lives of contemporary artists. Using a mixture of video and interactive activities, we introduce children to the world of contemporary visual art before encouraging them to have a go themselves in fun and exciting ways.
The website is divided into the Artists Zone, which contains classroom-based activities and the Activity Zone, which is full of games and fun interactive activities, designed to encourage children to continue their learning at home.
ArtisanCam has been designed to help teachers deliver a creative curriculum and inspire young artists of the future. All of our activities support the national curriculum in specific areas at Key Stage 2 and 3, many aspects of the site have also been successfully used to support learning in younger and older age-groups.
CEA@Islington Primary ICT Assessment Portfolio on the London Grid for Learning
These downloadable resources show top, middle and bottom levelled examples of pupils' work for each unit of the ICT scheme of work
This set of documents may be copied and adapted for non-profit, educational purposes, providing CEA@islington copyright is acknowledged
The Audio Network Education Licence has been developed to provide Schools with world-class music recordings over the National Education Network and the UK's national education broadband networks. It is hosted at London Grid for Learning and delivered to schools throughout the UK over the NEN.
Schools have FREE access to the same high-quality music resource that is used by professional film, television and media producers. Just right for ICT and digital video projects across the curriculum. Works for Primary, Secondary and FE. Ideal for vocational courses and developing a sense of the world of work.
The service enables the FREE download of Audio Network music files for use in school and college projects including ‘synchronisation’ use in audio-visual productions together with general guidance on music copyright.
Summary of benefits 
Ease of use: digital and on-line over the education broadband networks. Standard file type.
Free: school and connected college users do not have to pay.
Choice: huge range of types of music.
Quality: industry quality recordings.
Clean: no viruses...non pop-up advertising.
Legal: all rights cleared for education use in school/college.
Creative Licence: resources can be used creatively.
Restrictions: can’t be distributed or performed outside school/college or on the WWW without additional licences...but...
Additional licences: provide a one-step process for public performance/distribution.
Curriculum relevance: meets the needs of e-learning and 'Harnessing the Technology' and supports many areas of the curriculum in Primary, Secondary, Further and Higher Education.
Examinations: meets requriements of examinations and the new generation of e-assessment.
World of work: uses industry procedures and supports of vocational courses.
Teachers from all Key Stages in Hounslow schools have developed a series of exemplar lessons on using Audio Network across the curriculum - not only Music but also Literacy, Personal and Social Education and ICT, as well as looking at the use of AN files for classroom and behaviour management.
Videos, worksheets and lots of good creative ideas
This is a colourful interactive resource containing curriculum-linked activities for children in Reception and Year 1 classes .
Beamish Museum online is a source of classroom activity packs, online museum collections: images, video, and audio. You can also find out about educational activities on site at the museum.
A national, interactive history resource to deliver the KS1 History topic on 'Toys' in an interesting and engaging way
Visit and explore a virtual version of the National Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green.
Lots of online activities to support individual and whole class work.
This resource provides 15 ICT modeling, control and simulation activities set throughout the South West. Each activity is designed primarily for Key Stage One pupils, and presents a scientific, mathematical geographical challenge for investigation or exploration, ranging from building a sandcastle to flying a hot air balloon. Across the National Education Network, pupils will be able to carry out all the activities in ‘postcard mode’; completing 4 to fill a postcard which can then be sent to an email address.
Sa cheacht seo ar chlár bán déantar fiosrú ar an cheol i gCarnabhal na nAinmhithe le Saint-Saens. Spreagtar páistí gluaiseacht nó drámaíocht a úsáid chun a leagan féin de Charnabhal na nAinmhithe a chumadh agus a chur i láthair. Is féidir an ceacht seo a úsáid in Eochairchéim a hAon do theagasc ranga uile nó grúpaí beaga.
Sa cheacht seo ar chlár bán déantar fiosrú ar na fuaimeanna a dhéanann cnaguirlisí éagsúla. Tugtar deis do pháistí éisteacht leis na fuaimeanna éagsúla, iad a aithint agus a ainmniú agus canadh leo. Baintear úsáid as scéal Na Trí Mhuc Bheaga chun páistí a spreagadh chun fuaimscéal dá gcuid féin a chumadh agus a chur i láthair. Is féidir an ceacht a úsáid ag an Bhonnchéim do theagasc ranga uile nó grúpaí beaga.
NEN launches a new website for schools 'Copyright in the Digital Age'
- While we are all used to copyright as users or consumers we can often be unsure what is 'OK' for education use and what is not
- Digital technologies, in particular schools' VLE, IWB systems and websites, have brought to the foreground the 'reuse' of other people's copyright materials
- The extension of the virtual school to include the home and anywhere/anytime access through mobile devices is today as much a copyright consideration as the school location itself
- Schools are also in effect publishers and distributors of copyright materials, as schools increasingly use networks, 'cloud services' and activities such as 'podcasting'
- Copyright is an aspect of E-Safety
- And last, but far from least, 'copyright' for creators - an aspect that is highlighted by the widespread use of websites, cams and imaging devices, teacher and student produced presentations and resources and will be significant in the new ICT curriculums with their increasing focus on developing 'code'
Pupils from a school in Redcar and Cleveland know all about the opportunities the Internet provides. They also know about the risks.
The pupils, aged from 6-8 years old, worked with their class teacher and Creative Partnerships to produce this powerful message about how to stay safe online.
Please note that this video can only be viewed from a connection on the National Education Network
Indexed resources, help and advice for pupils, parents and carers, governors, schools and local authorities covering a wide range of esafety issues.
Downloadable resources to support work in the Foundation Stage including worksheets, activities, photographs and videos. Includes ICT scheme of work for foundation stage.
The Outbreak of WW2! This interactive resource asks you “what would you take with you if you were evacuated?”.
Films for Learning is a resource for extending and developing film making, supporting children as they reflect on the activity, the filming and their learning. Pupils can comment on each others films and exchange ideas in the forum area. There are teacher support materials and high quality examples of films from learners.
Films for Learning is a project led and moderated by Mark Richardson and Peter Roe from the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. The project is supported by Microsoft and it is entirely advert free. It scores highly for e-safety. Mark and Peter also very keen that students are taught the importance of copyright and they give support to those who have added copyrighted commercial music sound tracks. Sign up and join the community.
Search and browse the excellent examples including a student's clip on how to upload. Films for Learning is an excellent way for all teachers and learners develop their curriculum ideas with film making.
FlashMeeting is an application based on the Adobe Flash 'plug in' and Flash Media Server. Running in a standard web browser window, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Typically a meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting, is returned by the FlashMeeting server. The 'booker' passes this on to the people they wish to participate, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time.
During the meeting one person speaks (i.e. broadcasts) at a time. Other people can simultaneously contribute using text chat, the whiteboard, or emoticons etc. while waiting for their turn to speak. This way the meeting is ordered, controlled and easy to follow. A replay of the meeting is instantly available, to those with the 'unique' replay url.
FlashMeeting users belong to one of three account types; Guest, Sign In and Booker.
You are able to watch the animated story of Grace Darling and see how she rescued the crew men from the steamer SS Forfarshire near the shores of Northumberland.
A comprehensive education pack featuring pre and post visit (to the Grace Darling Museum) lesson plans with accompanying resources, worksheets for use at the museum and all necessary visit information for teachers.
A simple cut out template of a teddy bear with Grace Darling, William Darling and RNLI uniforms to accompany it, which can be coloured in.
Here you are able to read and print the story of Grace Darling's famous rescue.
Planning and assessment resources for ICT. Includes: an electronic portfolio, scheme of work, assessment materials, lesson plans and shorter focussed tasks.
Explore Imagine, a website showcasing 15,000 images of objects and paintings celebrating North East culture.
An exciting adventure taking you across continents and cultures to show you more about mask design.
A lesson plan and accompanying resources for pupils to learn about the life of a famous Victorian.
A complete topic pack for “Why do we remember Grace Darling?” This contains a selection of 6 lesson plans, which use Grace Darling as the stimulus for learning at Key Stage 1. This can support a unit of work.
In addition to lesson plans for teachers of Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 there is a range of whiteboard activities for each Key Stage which are regularly expanded.
Helping young people to become successful learners is one of the key aims of Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland.
Our knowledge about learning is continually changing in the light of research and there is still much that we do not know. This site provides an overview of current thinking on how people learn.
Cuidíonn an ceacht seo ar chlár bán le páistí smaoineamh ar sheanfhoirgnimh agus ar láithreáin stairiúla sa cheantar acu. Is féidir le páistí baile nach bhfuil ann dáiríre a thaiscéaladh agus fiosrú a dhéanamh ar an éagsúlacht atá le sonrú idir seanghrianghraif agus grianghraif nua de dhá bhaile i dTuaisceart Éireann. Is féidir an ceacht seo a úsáid in Eochairchéim a hAon do theagasc ranga uile agus grúpa agus d’obair aonair.
A colourful and stimulating set of thematic resources based on the S4C television series Pentre Bach and Sali Mali.
The resource is navigated by visiting the different characters houses in the village and can be used as whole class activities or accessed by individual children.
The activities cover every aspect of learning from mathematical to creative development.
A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of “Snap” where pupils are required to match: pictures, shapes and colours.
This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.
A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of “Snap” where pupils are required to match: lower case letters, upper case letters, lower and upper case letters, high frequency words.
This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key.
A number of themes look at the different types of materials used to create the objects held in the 5 museum collections. The module will enable pupils to discover the processes artists went through to turn raw materials into priceless works of art and find out where the artists sourced these materials from. Pupils will be able to explore materials and their properties through exciting interactives.
Memorynet is a collection of oral histories, photographs and images exploring the lives of communities linked with the sea in the North East of England.
Explore this collection of oral histories, photographs and images from a number of people from the Jewish community in Tyne & Wear today.
Memorynet: Swan Hunter is a collection of oral histories, photographs and images exploring the lives of people working and living near the iconic Swan Hunter shipyard, based in Wallsend in the North East of England.
A collection of high quality images, sound and video files that can be repurposed by teachers and students. All materials can be used for educational, not for profit activities.
Registered users can also upload images, sound and video files to the Gallery for use by other members of the educational community.
More than 80 flash module activities for the National Numeracy Strategy from Coventry. Ideal for use on Interactive Whiteboards
Information about public art in the North East of England. Materials can be uses as a stimulus for a range of subjects.
Children frequently find difficulty in interpreting data by reading scales. This demonstration supports their learning and provides a range of different scales, numbered marks and unnumbered marks on a scale. It also provides opportunity to discuss the different units of measurement.
The application provides a set of animated illustrations for use in demonstrating how to read and interpret the national weather monitoring data presented on the NEN Weather Station.
Individual elements of the monitoring scales may be operated manually to illustrate how increased activity affects the reading for each component
This is your chance to be a Roman artist! As well as great soldiers, the Romans were also great inventors, craftsmen and artists. In Arbeia’s re-constructed Commanding Officer’s house, murals must have been painted on the walls, similar to those that important Romans would have used to decorate their home.
These illustrations and photographs are free for any kind of educational use - whether you are a teacher creating topic worksheets or looking for ideas to spark creative writing, or a pupil who needs illustrations for a presentation or website.
You can download them, print them off or use them online.
A mixture of drawings, photos and images of the world around us. The collection includes pictures of seasons, landscapes and natural habitats. Other images concentrate on man-made environments including buildings and famous landmarks.
Animals are always a winner! We have images (including some photos) of wild animals and birds from Britain and abroad, pets, farm animals, dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures and minibeasts.
A wide variety of images of people, from illustrations of babies, children's faces showing different emotions and people working in a variety of jobs, to anatomical drawings of the human body and fine art portraits.
Many coloured and black and white illustrations of people in the past - Egyptians, Celts, Picts, Vikings, Greeks, Romans and medieval Scots as well as scenes from the two World Wars. Also have a look at the visual primary sources, such as 19th-century photos, medieval manuscripts, and portraits since 1780.
Great images of Scottish fine art from the Royal Scottish Academy and illustrations of musical instruments are available to download here, as well as information on how to use pictures and text from a beautiful medieval manuscript.
Activities and items for leisure - from musical instruments to cultural events, children interacting, photos of foreign holidays and paintings of holiday-makers in earlier times.
The prehistoric world
Scenes, people and animals from the prehistoric world including crannogs, standing stones, woolly mammoths and sabre-toothed cats.
Illustrations, photos and paintings of food and drink - some healthy and some not so healthy! Plus photos of restaurants and pictures of birthday cakes.
Resources for helping pupils to develop language and number skills, including modern foreign languages. The images include colourful pictures of numbers, safety signs, notices for the classroom and photos from continental Europe which feature signs and notices in French and German.
Coloured and black and white illustrations of clothes, including children's shoes, different outfits for different types of weather and working clothes and uniforms such as those worn by police officers and firefighters.
Photos and drawings of different types of transport, from around the world. Fancy taking the camel to school?
Ensure the digital natives are up to speed with today's technology from video cameras to tablet PCs, with these coloured and outline illustrations of gadgets and equipment.
Sainsbury’s Virtual Museum contains a wealth of material, including photographic and documentary sources on Sainsbury's in the period 1869 to 1900. It is designed to help teachers use the internet to support the teaching of the following elements of the History National Curriculum:
KS1 - What were shops like a long time ago?
Welsh KS1 - Sut le oedd siopa 'slawer dydd?
KS2 - Victorian Britain.
KS2, Year 6 - Online Activities
KS3 - History National Curriculum.
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descriptions of activities based on the pages in the website.
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worksheets, which can be printed out or downloaded, to help pupils work through the activities.
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analyses of how the activities relate both to the QCA scheme of work for History at KS1, National Curriculum for History and IT and also to the KS2 Literacy Hour.
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Online resources include a talking story for KS1, a database of Sainsbury management memos during the Second World War on the impact of women workers and video interviews of Sainsbury staff who survived air raid attacks
A suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to develop skills with assistive input devices and very young children new to computers.
A set of colourful and interesting activities at various levels. They include an electronic version of St David’s story, wordsearches, matching and sequencing activities, information book, multiple choice question games, create pictures, matching pairs games and jigsaws.
Activities for becoming an effective learner and managing your own learning. The site is divided into three age groups: 5-9, 10-14 and 15-18-year-olds; and four headings - Get, Understand, Remember and Do. Includes notes for teachers, parents/carers and students.
The SEGfL Bird box project 2010 is providing schools with an opportunity to share video and data streams collected from nesting boxes fitted with video cameras and other data gathering equipment. Schools are currently providing test broadcasts. We would expect nest-building activity to pick up at the end of March - beginning of April. Who will be first to broadcast pictures of nest building?
Find out about wildlife in the North East and record your own sightings online! The EYE Project enables people to play an active role in recording wildlife and landscapes in the North East.
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Free resources will be sent out by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to all State Primary Schools in Spring 2009 in a programme funded by the Wellcome Trust celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. The Great Plant Hunt invites school children aged 5-11 to explore the natural world around them in a series of activities, all clearly linked to the primary science curriculum. The Darwin Treasure Chests are packed with fun activities - which take place in the classroom, online and in the great outdoors - including exploring habitats, collecting seeds and growing plants.
A drag and drop literacy activity. This resource is for KS1 children with severe learning difficulties.
Eight interactive activities, suitable for KS1 and KS2 pupils. They range from labelling the squirrel to recognising leaves and are designed to enhance the pupil’s learning experience through studying the Red Squirrel in its natural habitat.
The Weather station application provides a numbered diagram of the NEN weather station to illustrate and describe each component, helping children to understand the elements included in collecting data for weather monitoring.
Town trail is an online village with different places for the children to visit and explore, with activities aligned with early learning goals.
Six Harrow Schools from Key Stage 1 and 2 completed an exciting multimedia project
using digital video cameras to express the visual literacy ideas of the students in their schools.
The topics vovered included Poetry, Fairy Tales, the Romans and Circuits.
All ctopics ome with full lesson plans and examples od children's work
The Weather Forecast application develops children’s learning to read scales, an area which they often find difficult. Weather Forecast is designed for use on an interactive whiteboard and allows the teacher or pupils to interact with dials and gauges showing a range of scales.
It provides extension material from the Reading scales application enabling children to read and interpret the national weather monitoring data as presented online.
The application provides 12 datasets for comparison and practise in reading the scales on each component:
The NEN weather stations site, with live and archived online data from weather stations across the country
The What to Wear application provides a world map outline designed to promote discussion about climate in other countries. The activity is based on choosing suitable clothing for an adult male in a range of locations.
A number of interactive resources looking at the creation of CVC, Onset and Rime and Long Vowel words.
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