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Year 4 (8-9)

Art and Design

Learning

General
BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF First design your human self. The choose you favourite animal parts and go wild!
Museum of Modern Art Explore modern art
NGA Kids Explore interactive art projects
Stuff for kids Things to play online, make at home and things other kids have made in the London Transport Museum.
Painting
Colour Wheel Learn about colour!
Curious Corner Explore your curiosities
Jackson Pollark Make a Jackson Pollark painting
Matisse for Kids Find out about Henri Matisse.
Matisse Pieces Starting in the 1930’s, French artist Henri Matisse created many works of art using paper cut outs. Combine Matisse’s Pieces to create your own art masterpiece.
Mr Picassohead Create your own Picassohead
Primary Art This Primary Art online resource shows how to create 3 themed murals.
Spiral Make a spiral design.
Railways
National Railway Museum: Art See how artists have been inspired by the railway.
National Railway Museum: Posters Posters advertising railways and the places they served.
Woodlands Junior
Art Zone Paul Cezanne, Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul Klee, Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, William Morris, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Vincent van Gogh

Design and Technology

Game

General
Race Against Chime Swing in your rope, and use your soap, to clean Big Ben in time.

Learning

General
Buildings Interactive games teach all about buildings: what they look like; where they are found; and what goes on inside them.
How Things Work How does it work? Where did it come from? Why do we use it? Who invented it?
Toys
Things To Do Cut out and make a Victorian village, jumping jack, thaumatrope, tumbling acrobat - and find out how our moving toys work.

Geography

Game

General
Lost Property Some medieval Londoners have lost their belongings. Can you help them?
Move and Make Create and colour your own buildings and vehicles based on examples in London.
Virtual Village Build-your-own town

Learning

A Village in India
Chembakolli Explore life and change in and around a remote village in India.
Britain
British Life and Culture Our Project Britain website contains fascinating facts and information about England, Scotland and Wales (Britain), in a way that is easy to read and to understand for people of all ages and cultures.
Countries
Brazil Find out about Brazil
Country Facts Country Facts
India Find out about India
Mexico Find out about Mexico
General
Geography Essentials Find out loads more about geography.
Mountains
Mountains Find out about mountains.
Rivers
A Nile Journey Find out about the River Nile.
Living with Rivers Find out about living with rivers.
River Nile Find out about the River Nile.
Rivers Find out about Rivers
Woodlands Junior
Geography Zone Rivers, Houses and Homes, Mountains, England / Britain / UK, Volcanoes, London, Weather, Rainforests, India, Latitude and Longitude, France, Maps, Water and the Water Cycle, Countries and Flags.

History

Game

Celts
Iron Age Celts Dig deep into the lives of the Iron Age Celts through games, stories and activities.
General
Alien Detectives Help the alien detectives travel through history to find old household objects!
Create A Costume Create your own clothing inspired by fashions from the past. Colour and decorate your own designs.
Medieval Game of Life Take a journey through life in medieval England. Can you survive the perils of life in medieval London?
Time Pirates Time pirates are stealing objects from your local museum! Can you stop them?
Romans
Dig It Up Dig up the past.
Londinium Take a trip through a Londinium high street, identifying the items and returning them to the correct shops.
Roman Design This is your chance to be a Roman artist!
The Dig You are an archaeologist on a dig in a back garden. Lots of interesting objects have been found, but there are also some modern-day things that people have left lying around.
The Mosaic Game Your aim is to complete lines.
Tudors
Tudor Joust The competition is held to honour the day Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne.

Learning

Ancient Greece
Greek Myths the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology
Anglo Saxons
Anglo Saxons All about the Anglo Saxons.
Celts
Iron Age All about the Iron Age the Celts.
General
DynaMo's History It's full of fun and games to help you get to grips with it all.
History Essentials Find out loads more about history.
History
Finding Historical Evidence How to find out information about the history of a particular: period, person or place.
Interpreting Historical Evidence How to tnterpret historical evidence.
Romans
The Romans Find out all about The Romans
The Romans Guess What - The Romans Many Roman buildings and objects survive to show us what life in the Roman Empire was like.
Who Were The Romans? An interactive site for 7-10 year olds about the Romans and especially the Romans in Britain.
Tudors
The Tudors See real documents and objects from Tudor times. Test your skills with our games
Who Were The Tudors? An interactive site for 7-11 year olds about Henry VIII and the Tudors
Turdors
The Tudors All about the Tudors.
Victorinas
The Victorians All about the Victorians.
Woodlands Junior
History Zone Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Tudors, Victorians, World War II, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Aztecs

ICT

Learning

Communications
Communications Find out about communications
ICT
2 Minute ICT Challenges Find out something which is happening in the news! Practice your typing skills! Play a maths game! See what fesivals and celebrations are coming up! Read or write a book review!
Typing
Dance Mat Typing Meet the gang and learn to type. Make your way through all 12 stages and you can be a top typist.
Sky Chase Sky Chase is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing typing and keyboard skills!
Typing Jets Typing Jets is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing typing and keyboard skills!

Literacy

E-Book

Oxford Owl
Biography Help your child's reading
Fiction Help your child's reading
General Help your child's reading
Myths and Ledgends Help your child's reading
Non Fiction Help your child's reading
Oxford Reading Tree Help your child's reading
Poetry Help your child's reading
TreeTops Help your child's reading

Learning

General
DynaMo's Den Come and play in my Dynatastic Den, jam packed with games and quizzes!
Poetry
Giggle Poetry Children's poetry by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of funny poems, poetry contests and more! Ideas for educators on teaching poetry in fun and interesting ways.
Reading
Deduction You're Trapped! Play these deductive reasoning games and escape from the tower!
Dictionaries Dictionaries help you to understand what words mean. Words have been scattered all over the Big Babies toy shelf. Help Private Popper to sort them into order.
Finding Information You are the Saboteur! Use your information-finding skills to escape the Trapped tower undetected!
Kids' Castle Explore the castle
Poetry Read poems carefully because they often have hidden meanings. Can you find the hidden meanings in this Big Babies rap?
Reading This section looks at reading fiction and non fiction texts including adverts, dictionaries and poetry. Learn how to look at language, layout and meaning.
Talking Stories Talking Books
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Find out about Roald Dahl.
Word Recognition
Kitten Hop Kitten Hop is a multi-player word recognition game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing word recognition!
Writing
Argument Should Teddy Bez leave the Big Babies toy shelf? Help Private Popper construct a balanced argument for and against - and watch some of Teddy Bez's best dance moves.
Explanation Explanations use facts rather than opinions. Help Big Babies' Budge in this explanation game and bring Frankenbudge to life.
Instructions Instructions should be written in simple English and be easy to follow. Write your own and 'dude up' a Big Babies buggy.
Leaflets Make your own attention-grabbing leaflet and help Trapped's Midnight Bride to find a husband!
Letters Help Big Babies' Budge write formal and informal letters to win Princess Gaga's heart!
Newspapers You're Trapped! Play these newspaper games and make someone want to "read all about it"!
Recounts Recounts are about events that happened in the past. Write a gripping recount for Big Babies' Major Moustache.
Reports Reports should document, organise and store information. Bring your report to life in the tower lab otherwise you'll be Trapped!
Story Planning This is not a fairytale... or is it? Try these story writing games and complete Trapped's Wall of Sorrow.
Vocabulary Make your writing interesting and test your vocabulary in this game with Big Babies' Gonch. Sausage!
Wordle Make beautiful word clouds
Writing Writing is an important part of communicating with others. You need to write in a way your reader can easily understand what you are trying to tell them.

MFL

Learning

General
Musical Mysteries Meet Robbie and Curley. They have some musical mysteries to solve and they need your help.

Music

Learning

General
Musical Sketch Pad Sketch and make music
Rhythm Band Skech and make rhythms
Music
Creating Music Creatingmusic.com is a children's online creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles.
Scottish Music
Tune In! Explore, listen to and make Scottish music.

Numeracy

Game

General
Freaky Fun Use the arrow keys to move. Press space to jump.

Learning

Addition
Alien Addition Alien Addition provides practice with addition in an alien invasion theme. Invading spaceships with addition problems move down from the top of the screen toward a laser cannon on a platform at the bottom.
Jet Ski Addition Jet Ski Addition is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing their addition facts!
Kitten Match Kitten Match is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing addition!
Tugboat Addition Tugboat Addition is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing their addition facts!
Division
Demolition Division Demolition Division helps students learn division. Tanks with division problems move toward your blaster.
Division Derby Division Derby is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing division!
Drag Race Division Drag Race Division is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing their division facts!
Pony Division Pony Division is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing their division facts!
Times/Divide Machine The cruncher will randomly generate a number which pops into the machine. Once in the machine this number is either multiplied or divided by a surprise number. You have to predict what the correct answer is before the machine does! Good luck!
Maths
Mad 4 Maths Hunt around the rooms for types of games to play.
Money
Dolphin Feed Dolphin Feed is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing counting money!
Shop 'Til You Drop. This is a game for all you Big Spenders out there. I will give you a sum of money and all you have to do is spend as much of it as you can aren't I generous?!
Multiplication
3X Times Table 3X Times Table with Mad4Maths
4X Times Table 4X Times Table with Mad4Maths
5X Times Table 5X Times Table with Mad4Maths
6X Times Table 6X Times Table with Mad4Maths
7X Times Table 7X Times Table with Mad4Maths
8X Times Table 8X Times Table with Mad4Maths
Grand Prix Multiplication Grand Prix Multiplication is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing their multiplication facts!
Meteor Multiplication Meteor Multiplication assists students in learning multiplication. Large meteors with multiplication problems move toward a large space station in the center of the screen.
Penguin Jump Penguin Jump is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing multiplication!
Space Race Space Race is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing multiplication!
Swimming Otters Swimming Otters is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing multiplication!
Tractor Multiplication Tractor Multiplication
Number
Catapult You have to fill in the missing numbers in the equations to stop Harvey being catapulted into the distance.
Frogs and Ladders Did you know that frogs love climbing ladders? Well they do, and this game proves it!
Hit The Button Practice number bonds, doubles and halves, times tables and division facts.
Pinpoint That Number Have you got good judgement? If you think you have, then take the Pinpoint That Number challenge.
Sum Sense Drag and drop the number cards to make 'sum' sense.
Scale
Pinpoint That Number Have you got good judgement? If you think you have, then take the Pinpoint That Number challenge.
Shape
Sticky Shapes Create 2D pictures using regular shapes.
Tangrams A Tangram is created by splitting up a shape into pieces. For instance a square can be divided into three triangles, a smaller square and a parallelogram…
Subtraction
Ducky Race Ducky Race is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing subtraction!
Island Chase Subtraction Island Chase Subtraction is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing their subtaction facts!
Minus Mission Minus Mission provides practice with subtraction in a creeping slime theme. Large green slime at the top of the screen drips blobs with subtraction problems toward a robot at the bottom.
Sailboat Subtraction Sailboat Subtraction is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing their subtraction facts!
Time
Giraffe Dash Ducky Race is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete against one another while practicing telling time!
Giraffe Pull Giraffe Pull is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing telling time!
Telling The Time Telling the time with Mad4Maths.

Puzzle

Puzzle
Bloxorz A brain twisting puzzle game of rolling blocks.

PE

Game

Freddy Fit
Basketball Shoot some hoops down at the basketball court.
Bounce How far can you bounce on a space hopper? Play this and find out.
Freddy Fit Games Freddy Fit Games are for kids that promote health and fitness.
Freddy Fit Painting Skate your way through the park and see how far you can get.
Gym Workout Exercise your creative side and paint some of your favourite fit characters.
Jigsaw Game Peice together pictures of Freddy Fit and friends.
Lunch-box Maker How healthy can you make a lunchbox? Find out with this test.
Pairs Freddy’s favourite card game, find all the pairs as quick as possible.
Print Posters Print a poster to colour in or hang up on your bedroom walls.
Rock-It-Ball Game Britain's fastest growing sports game. Make sure you don't get hit!
Super Frisbee Thrower 3000 Time to pop as many balloons as possible, with frisbees!
Super Skater Turbo Skate your way through the park and see how far you can get.
Swimming Pool Chaos There are sharks in the pool! Avoid them and collect the coins.
Traffic Light Quiz Take the quiz on traffic light food labels and know more about what’s in your food.

Learning

Freddy Fit
Freddy Fit Have Fun, Get Fit and Stay Healthy! Freddy Fit Kids is a fun place to play free games, read health and fitness articles and learn how to make delicious recipes. Take a look around and let the health and fitness fun begin!
Fun Articles Freddy Fit Fun Articles are a really fun way to learn about keeping yourself safe, fit and healthy.
Recipes Freddy Fit's Delicious Recipes are simple step by step recipes designed to encourage children to make healthy food. By teaching kids how to prepare and cook healthy food an understanding of healthy and unhealthy foods can be developed.
Olympics
London 2012 Summer Olympic Games The build up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent hook to engage students all round the world in learning about Britain.

PSHE

Game

Food
Foodbusters Play Foodbusters. Can you answer questions about keeping food safe?
Recycling
Recyclezone: Fun Zone The place to come for waste-related games and online activities.
Road Safety
Be Bright, Be Seen This boy needs to try and cross the road. Help him brighten up by playing the make me cross game.
Cycling Safety Cycling is a great way to have fun and stay healthy, so why not do it more often? However, before riding your bike, there are a number of things you should know to help keep you safe!
Safer Place to Cross The boy needs to cross the road. Help him stop, look and listen by playing the make me cross game.
Stop, Look and Listen The boy needs to cross the road. Help him stop, look and listen by playing the make me cross game.

Learning

Animals
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Try some fun activities
Britain
All Year Round Every calendar months contains something interesting.
Facts
Facts Of The Day A day-by-day calendar of holidays, historic events, birthdays and special days for each month of of the year.
Food
Food Find out about food.
Monarchy
The British Royal Family All about the Queen Elizabeth II
Recycling
Recyclezone What's what in the world of waste!
Road Safety
Tales of the Road Tales of the Road deals with child road safety. There are numerous games for kids including Stop, Look and Listen as well as information on how to cross the road safely.
Think! Road safety resources for children aged 7–11.

Religious Education

Learning

Islam
What is Islam? Islam is the second largest religion in Britain and the world.
Woodlands Junior:
Religions Zone Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism

Science

Game

Dinosaurs
Dinosaur Defender The Euoplocphalus babies are hiding under their mother. Use your might clubbed tail to defent them.
What dinosaur are you? Scary meat-eater or peaceful veggie, which one are you?
General
Animal Adventure If you're a budding conservationist, future vet or simply an animal lover, then this is the place for you.
Water
The Water School Save Water at School.

Learning

Animals
Animals Profiles Animals and Pets
LambWatch At LambWatch you can see AND hear the daily lives of sheep, lambs, birds and other animals live on webcam 24 hours a day.
General
DynaMo's Lab See how you are with science in my grrrrrrreat science lab!
Launchball Slide, bounce and spring your way through 30 obstacle-filled levels.
Pod's Mission Pod, Annie and Ollo are here to help you have fun with science
Science Essentials Find out loads more about science by investigating the three areas: Choose Life, Material World and Get Physical.
Living things
Living things Humans, plants and animals have many similarities and differences. Find out what they are in this section.
Minbeasts
Bugs All about bugs.
Nature
Nature Explorers Explore the world of nature.
Science
Fun Science Fun Science
Gut Instinct Can you match Viral Vinnie's appetite for English, Maths and Science?
Questionaut Journey through strange worlds and test your knowledge of English, Maths and Science on this magical mission to recover your friend's hat.
Science Want to know about how our world and all the things in it work? We look at materials, energy, light and sound; and, even observe humans, plants and animals in this section.
Water
The Water School Save Water at School.
Water Find out about water.

Puzzle

General
Questionaut Questionaut needs your help.

Teaching

Plants
Royal Horticultural Society RHS Campaign for School Gardening
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