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20/2/2010 - 10 mental questions which, if timed, ought to provide challenge for most upper KS2 pupils.

22/08/2011 - 1. Shortest Street in the World , Ebenezer Place - Scotland photo source Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street, Bacup, Lancashire. The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel. Shortest Street in the World photo source The street originated in 1883, when Ebenezer Place was constructed; the owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887. 2. The Narrowest Street in the World (Spreuerhofstraße) - Germany photo source Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranges from 31 centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest to 50 centimetres (19.7 in) at its widest. photo source The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was completely destroyed in the massive city-wide fire of 1726 and is officially listed in the Land-Registry Office as City Street Number 77. 3. Most Complicated Interchange in US, Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange - Los Angeles, USA photo source The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is situated in Los Angeles, CA and is one of the most complicated interchanges in the country. It permits entry and exit in all directions between the I-105 and the I-110. It's a stack interchange with layers of bridges making a complicated network of roads allowing smooth flow of traffic though both the interstate highways. This interchange was opened in 1993. It is a 4 level interchange with a restricted access lane that can be used by high-occupancy vehicles. 4. Most Crooked Street in US, Lombard St - San Francisco, USA photo source The street is famous for a small section near the top of Russian Hill, betwe

4/6/08 - Looks pretty good - children can sign up for a free account.

20/5/08 - Design your own playground. Aimed at KS2 and KS3 children, this DCSF site also solicits users' opinions on playgrounds.

28/6/08 - Maths puzzles for Years 5 & 6, on the Lancashire GfL site. There are also links to resources for children from Year 1 to Year 4.

27/1/08 - 7 D in a W, 365 D in a Y etc

3/2/08 - "Our name generator can spit out over 463 billion different first and last name combinations."

30/1/08 - A fair few ideas for circle time or warming up in drama.

13/10/07 - Move the mouse around to generate a kaleidoscope pattern.

20/1/08 - Make your own flag or manipulate (resize and rotate components) existing ones. Useful for symmetry.

10/2/08 - Juliateacher, an expert teacher from the Times Educational Supplement web forum, has kindly shared many of her Literacy, Mathematics, ICT and assessment resources.

7/4/08 - Like Guitar Hero using handbells for Christmas tunes.

Another take on primary teaching, this time from a British teacher based overseas.

Several dozen games for children to while away time.

Create a free: handwriting worksheet, crossword puzzle, shapebook, word wall, word unscramble, word search, maths worksheet, sudoku, word shape

Timefilling whole-class, group and individual activities.

As it says really - a virtual drum kit, very good fun though.

7/8/07 - Amusing for its own sake as well as providing an interesting-looking clock.

7/8/07 - Brilliant site, well worth looking at. It shows a world map with live information that is updated in real time: births, deaths and CO2 emissions.