Websites for Children
Web sites for children
Always review the sites ahead of time so that you are able to help children find the best resources available within the sites. Some offer a great number of games, songs, stories, videos etc so it is important to know the site well in order to support and develop children's learning.
Many games, often recognised by children from their homes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/
Links to particular cbeebies games from areas of learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/drilldown/stories/2/4/1/
cbeebies stories and rhymes
Many games and songs including those relating to festivals
www.naturegrid.org.uk
Exploring nature - A lot of writing to read but good for shared research and excellent drawings often animated
www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks
Tiger Aki stories
Many, many delightful games. Spend time exploring
www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk
Videos, stories and games including switch access
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx
Games of varying quality that can be played on an IWB supporting areas of learning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/
The Little animals' activity centre. Plenty of good quality activities to support learning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/story/sbi.shtml
The Little animals' activity centre - stories
http://www.lcfclubs.com/englishzone/practicezone/index.asp
Many stories and rhymes
ABC Playschool. Videos and games
www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-little-kids.htm
British Council "Learn English" - Songs and Stories
An American television channel website includes games, music and videos.
www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/foundation/current/numeracy.htm
Good quality games from a range of websites such as BBC Numbertime and Little animal's activity centre, supporting CLL and PSRN as well as other areas of learning.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=252,index
Good quality games from a range of websites such as BBC, as well as Birmingham's own, supporting CLL and PSRN as well as other areas of learning.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml
Problem solving reasoning and numeracy
ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/
Many interactive stories and rhymes with games to develop language and literacy
ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/ict/
ICT games good for an IWB
ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/orchestra
A virtual orchestra
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/index2.htm
Download a 'Music House' for trying out some instruments
Books for reading together with links to K&U and in particular, natural science
Literacy and maths games, many will work well on an IWB
New and improved! Try creating your own Spot story.
Some excellent numeracy and literacy resources
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
Particularly good resources to use on an IWB, especially for special needs
http://www.tibosoftware.com/download.htm
Free jigsaws, try the animals ones on an IWB
Nursery Rhymes, including sound files for musical accompaniment!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/
Visit the world with Barnaby Bear
http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/
Try out the Kaleidoscope painter on an IWB
- Early Years Websites (50.5 KB doc file)
