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Markyate Village School Useful Links
| General Education Sites | |
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| The public pages from Hertfordshire Education | |
| http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ |
The main site for the Department for Education and Science |
| http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/ | This website has been improved and expanded to include National Curriculum Online and National Curriculum in Action. You can now find guidance and tools for curriculum development and design, case studies of the curriculum in action, current and future programmes of study and examples of pupils' work on this site. |
| http://schools.becta.org.uk/ | Becta leads the national drive to inspire and lead the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. |
| http://www.learnthings.co.uk/ | The Guardian Education site full of content for teachers, parents and children. Check out ‘Six of the Best’ |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ |
Contains a range of interactive sites for Primary Pupils – check out SPYWATCH and The Romans |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/index.shtml |
BBCi Schools: Ages 4-11 home page |
| Literacy Links | |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml |
Fantastic literary resource for 4-11 year olds. Includes Magic Key, Bitesize, Words and Pictures, Dynamo, Little Animals Activity Centre, Digger and the Gang, Starship, Spelling with Spellits and more. |
| http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/ | Suitable for KS1 with lots of activities |
| http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/ |
A site based on treasure island |
| http://www.eric-carle.com/ |
The official Eric Carle website – features ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar ‘ and ‘The Red Fox’ |
| http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk |
The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ |
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6. |
| Numeracy Links | |
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| A really rich resource, for extending students, with new activities each month; use the Archive to find activities and solutions from previous months | |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ |
Activities and games based on CBeebies characters such as the Teletubbies, Fimbles, Tweenies and Bob the Builder. Aimed at ages up to 6. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml |
Fantastic numeracy resource for 4-11 year olds. Includes Number Time, Little Animals Activity Centre, Bitesize Numeracy, Dynamo Numeracy, Digger and the Gang Numeracy, Bitesize Maths and more. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/ |
Number Time activities alot into the Numeracy Framework for reception year and years 1 and 2. |
| Science Links | |
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/science.shtml |
Fantastic science resource for 4-11 year olds. Includes Dynamo Science, Digger and the Gang Science, Bitesize Science, Pod's Missions, Science Clips and more. |
| History Links | |
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtml | Fantastic history resource for 4-11 year olds. Includes Dynamo History, Famous People Anglo Saxons, Vikings, See You See Me, Second World War, Burgh Life in Mary's Time, Iron Age Celts, Romans, Walk Through Time, Did You Know?, Indus Valley, Victorian Britain, Ancient Greece, and more. |
| http://www.nmm.ac.uk/ |
The National Maritime Museums site with links to the Royal Observatory. |
| http://www.vam.ac.uk/ |
The Victoria and Albert Museum better known as The V&A. |
| Geography Links | |
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| http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ |
Free and Fun section of the OS site for children |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/ | Supports KS1 QCA Geography Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/ | KS2 QCA Geography Units 14 and 23: Investigating rivers and coasts. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities/ | Explores and compares life in Belfast and Meixco City. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/ | Covers KS2 QCA Geography Unit 7: Weather around the world. |
| Art Links | |
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| http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default_online.htm | The entire collection – online! |
| PE Links | |
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| http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp | The site for all information on the Olympic movement |
| http://www.ukathletics.net/ | The Athletics site |
| http://www.rfu.com/index.htm | Official site of the Rugby Football Union |
| Design Technology Links | |
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| http://www.howstuffworks.com/ | A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET! |
| http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/ |
Contains activites relevant to KS2-3 History and D&T |
| Homework Help Links | |
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml | Activities designed to prepare children for KS2 National Tests. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ | A service for students from KS2, KS3, GCSE and AS/A2 Level to ask a teacher a question on homework, coursework or revision ( replies in 24 hours) and to search the database of over 15,000 previously asked questions. |