Learning zone - year 5 & 6
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Area of learning |
Name of Activity | Description |
| English | Spin to win | Children can explore how many different words they can make by changing the prefixes and suffixes in this game. |
| Mathematics | Post the shapes | An activity to assist the development of understanding about rotation, reflection and translation. Children can also extend their understanding of coordinates. The game can be played at a range of levels. |
| Mathematics | Alien Function | A challenging activity involving children working out a function by interpreting the output from a number they have chosen to input. |
| Mathematics | Caroll Diagrams | Good for developing thinking about the properties of numbers. This site will also assist pupils to revise their knowledge of key mathematical vocabulary. |
| Mathematics | Sudoku | If your child has learnt how to do a Sudouku puzzle, they will find a new puzzle to do every day on this website. There are a range of levels of challenge available from very easy to very hard. |
| Mathematics | Grade 6 | A Canadian website containing a series of animated ‘mathematical stories’ with a series of multiple choice questions about mathematical concepts. There are 21 different stories available. |
| Mathematics | Mathematical Activities for Year 6 | A series of 10 different activities for Year 6 children designed by the Department for Education and Skills. |
| Mathematics | Reflective Symmetry | A very good website for teaching children about reflective symmetry. |
| Science | Engineering intact | A very exciting site designed by Cambridge University. Children are given important missions and are taught concepts through exciting stories. They are also given activities to do. The site is particularly good for learning about light, sound and forces |
| Science | Electricity | Help Sparky the Alien with activities on electricity which include insulators, conductors, comparing circuits and circuit symbols. Very good for checking knowledge about electricity. |
| Science | My Body | A superb site for children on the human body. Click on the parts of the body to find out about topics such as the senses, bones, digestion, lungs, heart and kidneys, to name but a few. Well worth delving into! |
| Science | Church Farm Trail | Follow the farm trail to explore habitats and food chains on this organic farm in Berkshire. |
| Science | Planet 10 | A superb simulation of our Solar System. Not only can you zoom in or view the planets from different angles, but there is information too. You can also create a world of your own if you wish. |
