The Magic Pen Game

I am hooked!  I didn’t think this was going to be my cup of tea but an hour later I was still playing on it.  The aim of the game is to draw objects on the screen which move a red ball so that it hits a red flag.  Great for understanding pivots and hinges. Great for science. 

Draw your own objects such as ball, ramps and hinges. Move up through the levels as your skills improve.   Take care as a few of my objects just fell over the edge or were so badly drawn they prevented the ball from getting anywhere near the flag.  Still we are always telling our children they need a little perseverance.  The objects behave as if they really exist which makes some interesting and frustrating situations.  Before you know it you are hooked!

http://magic.pen.fizzlebot.com/

This is another great link from the ‘Teacher’s Love SMART boards blog’.  My favourite!

 

Explore maths games and quests with Cyberchase

CYBERCHASE teaches kids that maths is everywhere, everyone can be good at it, and it’s fun!

CYBERCHASE

The Cyberchase website is based on a TV show.  Teachers can see video clips, guides to episodes and character descriptions. In fact the Parent and Teacher section is excellent with tips, a quick tour to familiarise yourself and lots more.

There are two main sections:

Games – include interactive maths games and puzzles.
Quests – pupils can create their own cyber characters and go on cyber quests in these interactive activities.

Lots of maths topics to work with, including measurement, growth by doubling, inverse operations, decimals, negative numbers,  place value, angle measurement, area and heaps more. 

Children are encouraged to sign up using a nickname so a bit of e-safety is built in.

 

For great ideas and resources visit Maths Playground

I really enjoyed exploring this site…..there’s so much there.  Lots of the resources are great for use on your interactive whiteboard from word problems and logic puzzles to worksheets and maths games there’s sure to be something you and your children will enjoy exploring. 

Encourage children to engage with reading

Reading is Fundamental

The Reading is Fundamental site contains a range of animated stories for your children to enjoy.  There are also a book station, activity area and an area full of reading and writing games to explore…..all for free.

Early Years Exploration

There are no instructions on this site so just click, explore and enjoy!

BBC Bitesize

Don’t forget about BBC Bitesize.  There is a lovely little program on the KS2 site called Questionaut - ‘Journey through strange worlds and test your knowledge on this magical mission’.  Make sure you have your sound on – well to start off with at least!

 

Visit Roy the Zebra

I had great fun exploring this site and found it easy to use with my whiteboard.  All resources are free.  ‘The site is home to a package of interactive games, stories and resources that have been developed to help emerging readers learn to read. ‘

Interactive maths games

Maths games to encourage problem solving and logical thinking.  Free resources and a revision section.

Primary Games

No doubt a highly popular site used by many of you but for those who haven’t discovered this little gem why not take a look?