Primary Resources - Combined Feed

Site Update: 25th May 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:50 GMT

Hi everyone. 18 new resources have been added to the main website this week. Full details (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in contributions this time! Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Site Update: 18th May 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00 GMT

Hi everyone. 21 new resources have been added to the main website this week. Full details (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in contributions this time! Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Site Update: 11th May 2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00 GMT

Hi everyone. 19 new resources have been added to the main website this week. Full details (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in contributions this time! Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Scheduled Site Maintenance 8th May

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:00 GMT

The RM Education Web Hosting Platform has a scheduled maintenance window tomorrow, 8th May 2012 between 8pm and 10pm (BST/GMT+1). Primary Resources may be potentially unavailable during this time so please plan your use of the site accordingly.

Site Update: 4th May 2012

Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00 GMT

Site Update: 27th April 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00 GMT

Hi everyone. 23 new resources have been added to the main website this week. Full details (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in contributions this time! Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Site Update: 20th April 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:00 GMT

Hi everyone. 36 new resources have been added to the main website this week. Full details (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in material during the past couple of weeks. I've still got a stack of emails to work through but additional contributions are always most welcome. Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Scheduled Site Maintenance 10th April

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:00 GMT

The RM Education Web Hosting Platform has a scheduled maintenance window tomorrow, 10th April 2012 between 8pm and 10pm (BST/GMT+1). Primary Resources may be potentially unavailable during this time so please plan your use of the site accordingly.

Site Update: 27th March 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT

Hi everyone. The server problems should now be fixed and this is a combined update that sees 125 new resources added to the main website. Full details of all the new additions (and links) are given here. Thanks to everyone who sent in contributions this time and for your patience waiting for the next update! Find out how you can support the site by clicking this link.

Server Move & Potential Site Downtime

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:40 GMT

Our web-hosts are moving the Primary Resources website to a new server tomorrow. Although there shouldn't be any interruption in service a small amount of downtime is possible so please plan your use of the site accordingly.

I'm hoping that the server move will sort out the issues we've been having uploading new material to the site. There are over 120 new resources waiting to be added.

Explore Forests

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:30 GMT

http://www.bakari.co/resources.html
Loosely connected to a storybook, these free resources explore the topic of forests and deforestation through cross-curricular activities. Designed for Year 4 & 5 pupils, both samples of the sheets and the complete resource pack can be downloaded from the link above.

Practical Resources

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:30 GMT

http://www.davidsmawfield.com/resources-practitioners/
David Smawfield has put together this really interesting collection of practical resources, many of which would be of interest to primary teachers. Highlights include how to make and use a word machine, a practical introduction to group teaching, a classroom display handbook and ideas for shoebox resource kits.

Dahlicious Dress Up Day

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:27 GMT

http://www.roalddahlcharity.org/
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps seriously ill children with neurological and blood disorders – causes that were very dear to Roald Dahl’s heart. They are inviting schools to take part in the first of their annual Dahlicious Dress Up Days to help raise funds for specialist nurses, equipment, care and support. According to the organisers taking part in the Dahlicious Dress Up Day couldn’t be easier. From dressing up tips and inspiration to fun activities, there is plenty of help available. Teachers can sign up for an event pack at www.roalddahlcharity.org/schools, email schools@roalddahlcharity.org or call 01494 890465 to speak to a friendly human bean about how to get involved.

Traidcraft Fair Trade Resources

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:00 GMT

http://www.traidcraftschools.co.uk/
Traidcraft, one of the UK's leading Fairtrade organisations, have put together this collection of resources for teaching students about the concept of fair trade and Fairtrade products. There are games and activities to help convey the idea of fair and unfair trade, several plans for assemblies, introductory powerpoints and also activities looking at specific examples of Fairtrade food.

Liquids Mean Life

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:57 GMT

http://www.liquidsmeanlife.org.uk/
The Liquids Mean Life site has been produced by the British Soft Drinks Association. The site contains twenty different lessons covering science topics such as water and also D&T activities based around designing, marketing and evaluating a drink.