Links for juniors
(New Entrant to Year 2 in New Zealand which are 5 and 6 year olds)
General links
ICT Games
A huge number of interactive learning objects.
A huge number of interactive learning objects.
Woodlands Interactives for Children
This school site has collected interactive activities from around the web and catergorised them for you.
This school site has collected interactive activities from around the web and catergorised them for you.
CrickWorld - Early Years
Simple activites that can be completed on a dataprojector or on classroom computers. There is also a KS1 section (up to Yr 2)
Simple activites that can be completed on a dataprojector or on classroom computers. There is also a KS1 section (up to Yr 2)
Little Animals Activity Centre
Each animal character links to a different type of activity. Another high quality site from the BBC for 4 to 8 year olds.
Each animal character links to a different type of activity. Another high quality site from the BBC for 4 to 8 year olds.
Coxhoe Durham School Website Links
Excellent resource with a huge number of activities linked to. Click on a curriculum area to see the links. KS1 is for up to 7 year olds. KS2 is for 7 to 11 year olds.
Excellent resource with a huge number of activities linked to. Click on a curriculum area to see the links. KS1 is for up to 7 year olds. KS2 is for 7 to 11 year olds.
Birmingham Grid for Learning - Foundation StageA number of high quality games to play organised under six headings such as Communication and Lanuguage and Literacy
Up to 10
A website with a huge number of games and activities. You can get access to the full site if you register as a teacher (you have to pay otherwise).
A website with a huge number of games and activities. You can get access to the full site if you register as a teacher (you have to pay otherwise).
Learning Games from Kent NGfl
These games feel very similar to the ICT games website - a large number of literacy and numeracy resources.
These games feel very similar to the ICT games website - a large number of literacy and numeracy resources.
Kindersay Pre-School Site
A very attractive site with easy to use online flashcard type resources that include an image and a video of someone saying the letter or word.
A very attractive site with easy to use online flashcard type resources that include an image and a video of someone saying the letter or word.
KinderSite
You have to register (for free) to use this site. It has games, songs and stories indexed from other sites for children up to six years old.
You have to register (for free) to use this site. It has games, songs and stories indexed from other sites for children up to six years old.
Adrian Bruce
This is the site of an internationally recognised Australian teacher who has made a huge amount of resources available for you to use.
This is the site of an internationally recognised Australian teacher who has made a huge amount of resources available for you to use.
Enchanted Learning
You need to pay to get access to all the materials but there is still a lot in here for free.
You need to pay to get access to all the materials but there is still a lot in here for free.
Help Kidz Learn
A site set up by a company specialising in special needs software with free games and activities for young children or those with special needs
A site set up by a company specialising in special needs software with free games and activities for young children or those with special needs
Numeracy links
Guess My Number
You are given clues in order to figure out numbers. eg You add 2 to me and you get 50. Guess my number.
You are given clues in order to figure out numbers. eg You add 2 to me and you get 50. Guess my number.
Number Time
From the BBC, activities with 'Addem' the snake as he learns about early numeracy skills.
From the BBC, activities with 'Addem' the snake as he learns about early numeracy skills.
The Story of the Numbers to 9
Each of these has a series of animations where a character encounters numerous examples of the target number.
Each of these has a series of animations where a character encounters numerous examples of the target number.
Literacy links
Starfall
An awesome reading website with interactive stories with audio support if required. There are also worksheets available to download.
An awesome reading website with interactive stories with audio support if required. There are also worksheets available to download.
Roy, Tale of a Singing Zebra
This site has interactive stories and games for emergent readers and printable worksheets.
This site has interactive stories and games for emergent readers and printable worksheets.
Carl's Corner
An ex reading advisor has shared a huge bank of printable resources through this website.
An ex reading advisor has shared a huge bank of printable resources through this website.
The Story Place
An excellent site site with online stories and activities at both pre-school and elementary levels.
An excellent site site with online stories and activities at both pre-school and elementary levels.
Book Pop
Read stories on the web. There are links to audio stories, music and colouring-in books to download.
Read stories on the web. There are links to audio stories, music and colouring-in books to download.
Children's Poetry Archive
A very well presented site with a large bank of poems. There is also some information about poets.
A very well presented site with a large bank of poems. There is also some information about poets.
Words and Pictures
Yet another BBC site with excellent activities to learn about letter sounds and high frequency words.
Yet another BBC site with excellent activities to learn about letter sounds and high frequency words.
ABC handwriting and letter sound object
This helps kids to learn letter sounds and see visually how to correctly form letters.
This helps kids to learn letter sounds and see visually how to correctly form letters.
Phonics Fishing Game
Help Garfield keep the objects he finds while fishing by dragging the correct initial sound or final sound in place.
Help Garfield keep the objects he finds while fishing by dragging the correct initial sound or final sound in place.
Get Ready to Read
A website with screening tools for pre-schoolers to check for reading readiness as well as some online activities and printable resources.
A website with screening tools for pre-schoolers to check for reading readiness as well as some online activities and printable resources.
Read Write Think Word Family Sort
Drag the words for each short vowel sound into the correct column in the word family chart.
Drag the words for each short vowel sound into the correct column in the word family chart.
Read Write Think Word Build and Bank
Choose a word ending and then try and choose as many initial sounds as you can for that ending that will make a real word.
Choose a word ending and then try and choose as many initial sounds as you can for that ending that will make a real word.
Read Write Think Picture Match
Children are shown a picture and have to choose the correct starting letter.
Children are shown a picture and have to choose the correct starting letter.
Between the Lions
A site with quality online games, stories, and other resources including printables in the Parent and Teacher section.
A site with quality online games, stories, and other resources including printables in the Parent and Teacher section.
Alphabuddies
A HUGE number of printable worksheets and resources based around the alphabet. See also the NumberBuddies site.
A HUGE number of printable worksheets and resources based around the alphabet. See also the NumberBuddies site.
