Primary Games Arena is a site aimed specifically at pupils in primary schools and comprises free online games for all ages and stages, as well as all areas of the curriculum. There is a huge selection of high-quality games which have been identified to individually address the needs of the curriculum first and foremost to address the learning required for …
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Tutpup for pupils gaming to improve numeracy and spelling prowess
Tutpup, where primary pupils can compete in fun, educational games against other children in a safe and secure online area from all over the world. Tutpup aims to provide simple, fun, competitive games that help children learn and gain confidence with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and spelling. The games are given child-friendly names but the graded sequence of …
Composing with Pictures – music sequencers for the primary classroom
The creation of music in primary schools is simplified by using software or online tools which let pupils, with limited or no music notation skills, choose musical phrases and sequence them in any order which the pupil wishes. The facility to drag these graphics around, play back and edit their order, instrumentation and tempo until the whole sequence sounds the way …
Handling the Information – Databases in the Primary Classroom
Handling the Information – using Databases in the Primary Classroom. In this information age being able to use a database is an essential skill. Databases are all around us and being able to use them effectively is seen as an essential skill for pupils. The task for the teacher is finding age-appropriate databases and contexts which will appeal to …
Fun or fear? Spreadsheets for Problem Solving in the Primary Classroom – fun over fear!
Mention spreadsheets to some teachers and there may be a visible shudder! For those unfamiliar with the use of spreadsheets in a primary classroom they don’t tend to conjure up ideas of a fun activity for pupils. Part of the reason for that is that for those who have used spreadsheets in their adult life, …
Online Music Resources for Primary School
Click here for a presentation about free online resources to support music teaching in the primary school.
