Playground Fun  
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This is a site all about Playground Games. Teachers could use the site for students to learn some classic playground games some of which can be used in the classroom

Average: 3 (21 votes)

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Wired for Books - Kids Corner  
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This site has stories from famous classic children's books by Beatrix Potter, Lewis Carroll and others which teachers and parents can use to read to younger children

Average: 3.8 (36 votes)

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Gridclub  
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This is full of constantly changing content aimed at UK children aged from 7 to 11. The material supports the National Curriculum and has won awards.

Average: 3.6 (28 votes)

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Shambles - safe searching for kids  
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This site contains 23 different search engines which are designed for use by children and suitable for use in the classroom for research projects.

Average: 2.9 (9 votes)

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UK's Museums and Galleries - Show Me  
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Show Me is a gateway that brings the best online resources and games from the UK's museum, gallery and heritage sectors together into a '24 Hour Museum'. The content is aimed at children aged from 5 to 11. The link here takes you to the teachers area of the site where you find help and suggestions for using the resources from the site for lesson planning.

Average: 3.8 (16 votes)

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Read Write Think Cartoons  
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If your students have access to computers in school then they can create a simple cartoon strip in class. Students can add speech bubbles and text

Average: 3.3 (18 votes)

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L2 - Vocabulary Games  

Free wordsquare and crossword games practicing vocabulary found in Cambridge Starters, Movers and Fliers exams. Other resources on the site require subscription.

Average: 3.5 (4 votes)

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Oxfam - Cool Planet  

Mapping our World can be used on an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and is suitable for 8 to 14 year olds. It explores the relationship between maps and globe

Average: 5 (1 vote)

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Vocabulary.Co.Il  

This vocabulary site has lots of vocabulary games for young learners. The hangman game is a mouse trying to steal cheese from a sleeping cat and includes a range of topic areas suitable for primary classes.

Average: 3 (2 votes)

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CBBC - BBC Children's Area  

This is a gateway to lot's of games, cartoons and articles on sport, wildlife and music and links to children's television programmes on the BBC.

Average: 5 (1 vote)

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