Education

Learning is fun on this website

Advantages: Good value for what it is
Disadvantages: not free

EducationCity.co.uk (or educationcity.com as it now is - if you write co.uk you will be redirected to the site) is an interactive learning site for children aged 3-12. It is a subscription only site; more of which later, and I am writing about it as a parent and user of the site and also as having a background in education. This website is widely used in schools, according to the site themselves about 10,000 schools. My child uses it in her school ...
...has never marketed the site as such. I am always a bit cynical about websites and IT in general being a magic answer to helping children learn, but as a parent with a child who is just learning to read I thought I would give this site a try - there is a 10 day free subscription trial. The actual site is tailored to your child's age and key stage. If you find the activities are too easy you can change stage. The site is divided into maths, science, ...

azana 08.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of educationcity.co.uk

Freebees for mums and teachers!

Advantages: free
Disadvantages: uses lots of ink

This is a supurb website and its not just for teachers. If youre a parent and you havent seen it yet have a look! The website is very easy to use and is split into FS (foundation stage - nursery and reception), KS1 (Years 1 and 2) and KS2 (Years 3-6). Each subject is also listed with resources being found once you click into that subject. Most resources on this site used to cost money but its now all free!!! Yipeee! This is a resources website and ...
...particularly useful for the new phonics programme 'letters and sounds' (this is the new way children are learning to read and spell) If you ask your childs teacher which phase theyre on you will be able to go to Sparklebox and print off the resources for that phase. Invaluable for teaching your child at home. There are also a range of target charts and behaviour charts which could come in very handy too. The resources are so bright and colourful ...

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Great for the novice - and free!

Advantages: Free, upgradable, good support
Disadvantages: Advertising on free package, upgraded packages can be expensive

Freewebs.com provides its users with free web hosting with plenty of features for the beginner and even more if you choose to upgrade to one of their paid packages. I have hosted many of my sites with Freewebs before I started my own hosting company which I've now moved most of my sites to. I'll assess their services in several areas: SITE BUILDING The free service has a wealth of features for the beginner and intermediate user. After initial ...
...from several hundred. These templates cover many areas so most people will find a suitable one for themselves. Once the user has chosen a template, they then go to the central control panel, from where they can add pages to their site, including contact forms, albums and forums. The site building software is web-based and very easy to use. No programming knowledge is needed at all to use the software, but advanced users will find the ability to add ...

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Great website for maths worksheets

Advantages: Easy to use, new tasks can be generated again and again,
Disadvantages: It is not free as some resources on the net, but definitely worth the money

Oh my god…. I just looked at the date when I wrote my last opinion and it goes back to 2001!! Almost five years ago!! Even my profile says "just a girl from London who loves travelling, sports and shopping!!" Well now I am back as " a girl from Berkshire with a husband and a five year old" However the shopping part remains the same!!! I still love Shopping!! And I am back with more opinions which you will hopefully find useful and interesting to ...
...Please enjoy……… I first came across www.EnjoyMaths.co.uk when one of my friends (who has a 6 year old) mentioned it to me. Her son was struggling a bit with some of the maths topics and the teacher has recommended this resource to them. EnjoyMaths is a website which offers interactive and printable maths worksheets for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. All the worksheets are grouped under the specific topics and subtopics within KS1 and KS2. The worksheets ...

Angelique 12.11.2005 · Read full review
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It's fun to read!

Advantages: Progressive, comprehensive reading programme which is fun - and free too!
Disadvantages: Very American - not surprising as it is an American site, but it still grates a little...

...a true gem! Pedigree: Starfall.com was founded in 2002 by Dr. Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz who, together with their son Jared, had already created the popular e-card site bluemountain.com . Stephen Schutz had himself struggled to learn to read and wanted to devise a programme which would help others not to have to go through the same experience and which would be available online so that anyone could use it. The result, Starfall, is widely ...
...included in "The Reading Teacher"'s "Five Internet sites too good to miss" as well as being number 4 of Homeschool.com's top 100 educational websites - a list compiled with input from 7000 home educators. The home page is clearly laid out, with bright colours to appeal to children and enough information to reassure adults. There is a link to The Starfall Store, where educational products linked to starfall may be purchased, but I cannot really comment ...

jonkitlib 26.09.2007 · Read full review
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