{"id":1004,"date":"2024-10-10T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/?page_id=1004"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:31:23","slug":"helpful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/helpful-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>General Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationscotland.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotland.gov.uk\/Topics\/Education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Government<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotland.gov.uk\/Publications\/2007\/08\/09153454\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Government Parental Involvement Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotland.gov.uk\/Topics\/People\/Young-People\/protecting\/child-protection\/internet-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Government Internet Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Zone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotland.gov.uk\/Publications\/2014\/01\/7565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concussion Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcare.co.uk\/information\/childcare-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Care Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parentcentre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.children1st.org.uk\/parentline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children 1st<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parentnetworkscotland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Network Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opfs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Parent Families Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk\/education-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SLC Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk\/Childprotection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SLC Child Protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/rrsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF Rights Respecting School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkuknow.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEOP Think u Know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ceop.police.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEOP Internet Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slleisureandculture.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Lanarkshire Leisure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitscotland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Numeracy Weblinks<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.educationcity.com\/?_ga=2.197658671.1662638739.1611861474-2073701833.1611531084\">Education City<\/a> &#8211; log in using your username and password that you were provided with<\/p>\n<p><b>Other Numeracy Weblinks<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk\/maths\/numberskills.html\">Maths Zone<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 number skills (addition and subtraction)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tutpup.com\/\">Tutpup<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Maths 101, Maths Mix, and Times Tables<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolmath4kids.com\/\">Cool Math 4 kids<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 explains all the different steps in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, number ordering, number sequences and place value)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks2bitesize\/maths\/number\/\">BBC \u2013 KS2 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 games and quizzes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks3bitesize\/maths\/number\/whole_numbers\/revise1.shtml\">BBC \u2013 KS3 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 activities and tests<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/websites\/4_11\/site\/numeracy.shtml\">BBC Schools Numeracy 4-11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/\">Interactive Maths Games Level A-F<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Learning and Teaching Scotland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transum.org\/Software\/SW\/Starter_of_the_day\/index.htm\">Maths Starter of the Day<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Maths puzzles of the day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesforthebrain.com\/game\/numbercruncher\">NumberCruncher \u2013 Games for the Brain<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 mental maths questions against the clock<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk\/maths\/interactive\/numbers.htm#Place\">Maths Games and Interactive activities<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 place value<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.sumdog.com\/domain_choice\">Sumdog<\/a> &#8211; interactive games and activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Negative Numbers<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks3bitesize\/maths\/number\/negative_numbers\/revise1.shtml\">BBC \u2013 KS3 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 ordering negative numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Money<\/b>\u00a0(understanding coin values and an introduction to estimation and decimals)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/starship\/maths\/numberjumbler.shtml\">Number Jumbler<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and games, including rounding to the nearest 10p<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/money\/money-master.html\">Maths is Fun<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Money Master game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/\">Interactive Maths Games Level A-F<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Learning and Teaching Scotland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/apps\/ifl\/learningzone\/clips\/queryengine?SuppressCaching=1&amp;ContentType=text%2Fhtml%3B+charset%3Dutf-8&amp;oper_1=eq&amp;attrib_1=SCHOOL_LEVEL_NAME&amp;bool_1=AND&amp;oper_2=eq&amp;attrib_2=SUBJECT_NAME&amp;val_2_1=Maths&amp;bool_2=AND&amp;oper_3=eq&amp;attrib_3=TOPIC&amp;val_3_1=Counting&amp;bool_3=AND&amp;attrib_4=SearchText&amp;oper_4=eq&amp;val_4_1=&amp;config=results&amp;page=1&amp;pagesize=12&amp;val_1_1=Primary&amp;level=Primary&amp;subject=Maths&amp;topic=Counting&amp;clipsBrowse.x=41&amp;clipsBrowse.y=6\">BBC Schools \u2013 Learning Zone Broadband \u2013 Maths<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 short video clips on working with money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Time<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/numberB.asp\">Stop the Clock game<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from Learning and Teaching Scotland website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingtime.co.uk\/clock2\/clockwordsres.html\">Bang on Time game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcytech.org\/java\/clock\/telling_time.html\">Learning to Tell Time<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an introduction to telling the time<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/kids-topics-time.htm\">Time games<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from the British Council<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.no\/Mathsaid\/oppgave.aspx?id=Time&amp;Kategori=A\">VOX MathsAid<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 short quiz with answers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Measurement<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/starship\/maths\/games\/alien_cookbook\/small_sound\/standard.shtml\">Alien Cookbook game<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from BBC Schools<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks2bitesize\/maths\/shape_space\/\">BBC \u2013 KS2 Bitesize \u2013 shape, space and measure<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 games and quizzes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/\">Interactive Maths Games Level A-F<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Learning and Teaching Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fractions, Decimals and Percentages<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks2bitesize\/maths\/number\/\">BBC \u2013 KS2 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 games and quizzes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks3bitesize\/maths\/number\/\">BBC \u2013 KS3 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 activities and tests<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolmath4kids.com\/fractions\/index.html\">Cool Math 4 kids<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Patterns and Number Sequences<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks2bitesize\/maths\/number\/\">BBC \u2013 KS2 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 games and quizzes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk\/maths\/interactive\/numbers.htm#Sequences\">Maths Games and Interactive activities<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 school website with lots of maths challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2D and 3D Shapes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/\">Interactive Maths Games Level A-F<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Learning and Teaching Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Data and Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/ks1bitesize\/numeracy\/\">BBC \u2013 KS1 Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 printable worksheets and interactive games<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/5to14\/resources\/mathsgames\/\">Interactive Maths Games Level A-F<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Learning and Teaching Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literacy Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/for-home\/find-a-book\/library-page\/\">Oxford Owl<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>The Oxford Owl website contains a good ebook library which is free to use to support reading for pleasure at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/english-games\">Topmarks<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>The Topmarks site contains a range of fun literacy games for children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.britannica.com\/kids\/browse\/dictionary\">Britannica Kids Online Dictionary<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>A useful tool for looking up word meanings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b007t9wg\/clips\">Jackanory Junior<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Contains clips of celebrities \/ actors reading stories. The programme is designed to stimulate an interest in reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sumdog.com\/\">Sumdog Spelling<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Lots of fun spelling games!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/happysoft.org.uk\/countdown\/wordgame.php\">Countdown Word Game<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Play \u201cCountdown\u201d at home. Create words and develop vocabulary in a fun way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starfall.com\">Starfall<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Starfall has phonics and reading games which are mainly aimed at early reading levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtlediary.com\/games\/language-arts.html\">Turtle Diary<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>A range of engaging literacy games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spellingframe.co.uk\">Spelling Frame<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Allows you to input a list of spelling words and practise these through fun, interactive games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freerice.com\/\">Free Rice game<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>The UN World Food Program site offers a great vocabulary-building game for\u00a0 children. Every time a question is answered correctly, FreeRice donates ten grains of rice to hungry people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital books:\u00a0<\/strong>The following links can be used to access a range of audio and digital books for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storynory.com\/\">https:\/\/www.storynory.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.childrenslibrary.org\/\">http:\/\/en.childrenslibrary.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyplace.org\/\">https:\/\/www.storyplace.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storylineonline.net\/\">https:\/\/www.storylineonline.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ngexplorer.cengage.com\/ngyoungexplorer\/index.html\">https:\/\/ngexplorer.cengage.com\/ngyoungexplorer\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magicblox.com\/\">https:\/\/magicblox.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Science<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/nature-detectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature Detectives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funology<\/a>\u00a0a great selection of kids&#8217; recipes, science experiments, magic tricks to try, games to play, as well as clever jokes and trivia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital &#8211; Coding<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scratchjr.org\/\">Scratch Junior<\/a> &#8211; Scratch Jr. allows kids to create artboards and stories with characters that can talk and move around the artboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Links Education Scotland Scottish Government Scottish Government Parental Involvement Act Scottish Government Internet Safety Parent Zone Concussion Guidelines Child Care Link Parent Centre Children 1st Parent Network Scotland One Parent Families Scotland SLC Education SLC Child Protection UNICEF Rights Respecting School CEOP Think u Know CEOP Internet Safety South Lanarkshire Leisure Visit Scotland &nbsp; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/helpful-links\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Helpful Links&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27953,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1004","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27953"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004\/revisions\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/udstonprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}