Free Resources from the Internet, Key Stage 1

Literacy

Shared Reading

Kent Naturegrid Big Books KS 1

• http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/bigbook.html

Selection of big books – various genre

BBC Story Circle

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/

An extensive well organised collection of story books

Talking Stories

• http://www.2simple.com/stories/

These talking stories will read the text in a number of different languages

BBC Words and Pictures – Long vowel sounds KS 1

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/

Selection of poems with long vowel sounds

BBC Little Animal Activity Centre – Story Bear

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/story/sbi.shtml

Three animated stories, each story can be played with or without a narrator

Goodnight Stories

• http://www.goodnightstories.com/read.htm

Wide range of stories and activities. ‘Stories with Pictures’ is suitable for Key Stage 1. The website also includes some online activities.

Children’s storybooks online

• http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#books

Wide range of stories for all ages

Kids on the Net

• http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm

An international website which celebrates written work by children of all ages. The website also includes some online activities.

Planet Wobble

• www.planetwobble.com

A KS1 subscription website with online books and activities. E-mail the characters in a story and get replies.

The Little Red Ship

• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english

The Little Red Ship is a high quality animated reading resource for KS1

Lancashire Grid for Learning

• http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/bigbook.htm

Lively fiction and narrative big books.

Literacy Activities

Words and Pictures – Word Blender – Consonant Clusters

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/

This activity help with initial and end clusters in words (eg spin, desk). This area of phonic knowledge is introduced in the Year 1 Term 2 objectives of the National Literacy Strategy Framework

BBC Little Animal Activity Centre – Digby Word Games

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dgi.shtml

Simple activities involving letter sounds

Text Disclose KS1

• http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/index.htm

In this downloadable activity children have to use their knowledge of word and sentence structure to reveal a chosen text.

Maths

Primary Games

• www.primarygames.co.uk/spintowin/wheelres.html

A wide range of games including Spin to Win

An excellent resource for identifying use of place value. Can be played as a pairs game

Unit the Robot

• http://www.mape.org.uk/startower/unit/index.htm

This is a downloadable resource which requires the children to direct or program a robot in order to complete a task.

Standards Site

• http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/numeracy/publications/

A wide range of games including Toy Shop

This is a downloadable game of strategy where two teams compete against each other to purchase a toy. The team which plays the last coin wins.

BBC Numbertime

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml

Excellent range of activities and games to support number work with children in KS1

Science

BBC Science Clips

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

Try the Science Clips and Quizzes

Pond Explorer

• http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pondexplorer.html

Try a virtual pond dip.

History

Channel 4 Fire

• http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/fire/map.html

This website tells the story of how The Great Fire of London started and shows how its devastation spread.

BBC Education DynaMo’s History

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/history/stepback.htm

This BBC website encourages children to develop a knowledge and understanding of people and changes in the past. It also develops children’s historical enquiry skills.

RE

KentEd RE Resources

• http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/festivals/index.htm

Links to many useful sites to support Religious Education, including festival resources.

Art

• http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/art/index.htm

Foundation Stage

Communication, Language and Literacy

Robert Hitchams School

• www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/foundation/index.htm

Pages designed to support Foundation teachers in using ICT in the early years setting. Many online activities are bookmarked at ‘Web sites for the Foundation Stage’.

Oxfordshire LEA

• www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk

A set of links for early years children to support Communication, Language and Literacy.

i-board

• www.bristoldemo.iboard.co.uk

Available until the end of March 2005. Access to the i-board materials which are very whiteboard friendly.