Electricity

Here are a few websites on electricity.  Have a look and see what you think!

What is electricity (games)
Switched on kids
Light the bulb
electricity games
Learning about Circuits
How is electricity made?

Nature

We will be starting our new topic of nature shortly.  Here are a few games and websites you might enjoy based on the topic.  Are you all looking forward to our trip to Castle Espie?

BBC Wild week live on iplayer
FABULOUS British nature video clips
Videos on British animals
Castle Espie for kids
A tree never forgets!
Badger Wood
Wildlife shape poems
Create a super bug!
Living things
Frog Life Cycle
Habitat Match
Minibeasts
Types of leaves

Life cycle of a butterfly

Here are a few links on the life cycle of a butterfly. Enjoy!
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
life cycle game
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
drag and drop
photographs of butterfly life cycle

Light

Here are a few websites about light.  This will be our new topic in science over the next few weeks.  I think you will enjoy some of the practical activities we will be doing in class.

Light sources game
Direct the light
How the eye works
Shadows in a day
How light travels video
Light from the moon video
Light and shadows
Translucent, transparent and opaque

Australia

I have found a few interesting websites on Australia and its history.  You mighy enjoy doing your own research on the topic before we begin talking about it in class.

Famous landmarks
Australian landmarks
National Sites to See
Australia time line
Australia videos
Visit an aboriginal child
Links to Australian websites
About the aboriginal people
Unusual Australian animals
Australia powerpoint presentations

Australian animals

Here are a few links on Australian animals.  You might enjoy doing your own research on these.  Let me know any interesting facts that you find out!

National Geographic- animals
Animal Fact Guide
Australian animals

The Invisible Beast

After reading the poem "The Invisible Beast", do you feel inspired to create your very own beast? These websites give you lots of ideas to help you to create an extremely frightening beast.  Who will create the scariest beast??

Monster maker game
Monster maker ziggity zoom

Mesolithic period

As we will soon be starting our new topic  on the Mesolithic period (middle stone age), you might want to have a look at this fantastic website!

Mount Sandel
Eric goes back in time
Mesolithic downloadable sheets

Fractions

Here are some games on fractions (our new maths topic) that you might enjoy.

Topic box (scroll to bottom of page)
Woodlands Junior- Fractions games

Fire safety

Here are some links on Fire and Fire safety.  Have a look at them and see what you can find out!


Michael Faraday lights a candle
London Fire and Rescue games
At the fire station
Fireman Sam