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09/05/2010 - "The Curriculum Catalyst Creating curriculum ideas together. An opportunity to contribute and vote for the most interesting or relevant curriculum topic ideas. These will then be the focus of development by the wider education community. After a period of voting we will focus on the top topic and crowd-source an ideas map. This will be a collection of subject related ideas in a simple format that could be a catalyst for further more detailed topic planning. Two things you can do: 1) Contribute a curriculum topic idea + description 2) Vote for you favourite, most interesting or most relevant topic idea"

26/06/2011 - Some great ideas for topic-based learning, shared by the Primary Resources community.

31/10/2010 - Illustrated topic vocabulary. Very well executed.

22/3/09 - Science lesson activities and ideas, sorted by QCA topic. Some available for free, some are subscription-only.

20/2/09 - The University of West England designed these science comics which provide a colourful introduction to several SC3 and SC1 topics, including: dissolving, cooling, gases and air resistance. This link goes directly to the Teachers' page.

19/4/08 - Grouped according to subject/topic. High resolution and better than having to Google everything.

This is a tutorial in grammar for teachers of English at KS3 - the UK terminology for ages 12-14, i.e. Years 7, 8 and 9. It explains all technical ideas and terms, and makes some suggestions for using them in teaching, and especially in the teaching of writing. It doesn't try to cover the whole of English grammar, but presents enough grammar to satisfy the DfES requirements for teaching English at KS3. The topics covered include those required at KS2, as well as a few others; similarly, the terminology is completely compatible with the official KS2 glossary for literacy as well as with the official glossary for MFL at KS3, but includes a few extra terms.

Free downloads for teachers - classroom display, language and maths resources, topic and more...

25/11/06 - excellence and enjoyment friendly teaching mode where children adopt role appropriate to topic, e.g. deep sea divers for marine topic.

30/7/08 - Add an interesting dimension to science lessons. There's something for the majority of science topics and they are sure to amuse your class.

"access topic plans for your year group for only £39.99 + VAT per year".

I love this for its amazing simplicity - iIt's exactly what I would do with my collection of links if I had time! Search for weblinks by topic, subject or keyword. As a major plus, all sites are reviewed by teachers.

Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes. * Use these 50+ activities in the computer lab. * Add selected favorites to your Class Homepage. * Build excitement and discussion when you introduce a new topic.

24/04/10 - Well worth a look for humanities in particular, although other subjects are well-represented. Search by Subject or topic for videos to use on the IWB.

09/02/2011 - Scholastic offer sings for maths and science. Well worth a look for introducing topics or consolidation.

22/08/2011 - Great site, with SATs questions for English, maths and science, ordered by theme/topic/strand

22/08/2011 - Maths SATs questions, grouped by theme/topic/strand

23/04/2011 - "Combining thinking skills scaffolding, Philosophy for Children practices and MI theory, Ian took the eight intelligences (in no particular order): 1. Logical/Mathematical 2. Verbal/Linguistic 3. Interpersonal 4. Intrapersonal 5. Naturalistic 6. Body/Physical 7. Musical 8. Visual/Spatial And (over) simplified them into: 1. Numbers 2. Words 3. People 4. Feelings 5. Nature 6. Actions 7. Sounds 8. Sights Imagine putting these areas on each side of an octagon. Then you take what it is you want to explore, put it in the middle of the octagon and then simply work around each area asking questions to begin with. So, for example, if your topic was, say, 'beer' (I am typing this on a Friday night) you might come up with questions like: 1. How much beer is drunk in the UK each Friday night? 2. Where does the word 'beer' come from? 3. Who invented beer and why? 4. What sort of emotions do advertisers try and associate with beer in their marketing? 5. What are the natural ingredients of beer and where are they grown? 6. What are the various stages in the beer-making process? 7. What songs have been written about beer and its effects? 8. In TV and magazine advertising, how is beer portrayed?"

Mainly subscription but some free ones.