Using Internet Sites with Young People

8th September 10

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Using Internet Sites with young people

When making a decision on the use of specific internet sites with children the following considerations should be made:-

Does the content offer relevant age appropriate, educational materials
Does it provide positive role models
Does the speed of working of the site engage with and maintain the interest of the children.

Foundation Websites

Title	Area	Subject	Description
Sandcastle Game BBC		CLL	Sandcastle Game
Animal letter Sounds		CLL	Animal letter Sounds
Stories on-line		CLL	Stories on-line
Wordmaker		CLL	Wordmaker
Lady Bird		CLL	Ladybird
CLLD		CLL	Flash update
English Alphabet		CLL	Learning the alphabet and letter shapes
StarFall - Learn to Read		CLL	Letters and sounds
Virtual keyboard		Creative	Virtual keyboard
Musical pattern maker		Creative	Musical pattern maker
Paint it		Creative	Paint it
Mr Men		Creative	Mr Men
Mr Bentleys house Bob the Builder		Creative	Mr Bentleys house Bob the Builder
Keyboard		Creative	Keyboard
Marisa Wells		Creative	Salvatore Burgess
Make an Alien		Creative	Make an alien
Up To Ten		Favourites	Up To Ten
Milkshake		Favourites	Milkshake
Bob the Builder		Favourites	Bob the Builder
Thomas and Friends		Favourites	Thomas and Friends
The Mouse Club		Favourites	The Mouse Club
Poussinrouge		Favourites	Poussinrouge
Little Fingers		Favourites	Little Fingers
Animal Homes		Knowledge	The Animal
Primary Zone Science		Knowledge	Science
Kew Gardens		Knowledge	Kew Gardens
Sebastian Swan		Knowledge	Sebastian Swan
Baby animals		Knowledge	Baby animals
Northumberland Grid		Maths	The Northumberland Grid
Count us in		Maths	A counting program
BBC Numbertime		Maths	Numbertime
BBC Numberjacks		Maths	Sudoku Site
2 Less		Maths	BGFL
2 More		Maths	BGFL
Down on the farm		Maths	Spark Island
Omar Winters		Maths	Monte French
Shapes		Maths	priorywoods
Bob the Builder		Physical	Bob the Builder
Keyboard Skills		Physical	Keyboard Skills
Mouse Skills		Physical	Mouse Skills
Tidy the Classroom		Physical	Tidy the Classroom
Kidspsych		PSE	Kidspsych
Dottie and Buzz		PSE	Dottie and Buzz
Body parts		PSE	Body parts
Make a face		PSE	Make a face
Dress the Bear		PSE	Dressing of a bear

Internet Site	Summary Description
The Mouse Club	Offers a range of activities for children from 3 years and upwards
Bob The Builder	Variety of activities for children three years and upwards
Numbertime	Mathematical activities suitable for the older Foundation Stage child Try:- play a game-Snakes and ladders, pairs, etc
Ambleweb Numeracy	Activities for children from four years and upwards
BGfL Foundation Investigating Learning Resources	A range and variety of activities Try:- Characters, Body Parts, and Animal homes
Mape Big Books	Offers a range of big books to download including:- Where do hedgehogs go. Harvest Time and Little Red Engine
The Little Animals Activity Centre	Variety and range of activities-differentiation included
Naturegrid Biq Books	Some stories available in Welsh and French. Homepage offers an opportunity to write emails.

kidsPsych	Fun animations, lots of activities for children 1-5 years old
Noddy	Some useful activities to develop mouse control - Try Tessie Bear's games and activities
Teletubbies	Familiar characters in activities to support mouse control Attractive to children in ways that encourage talk
Disney	Appeals to children because of characters like Winnie the Pooh- But be aware that the language activities do not use phonic sounds
Bear Theatre	Site involving an interactive puppet
Thomas the Tank Engine	Appeals to young children due to familiarity of character -Quite basic in content
Early Birds Music	Useful site for 'musically challenged" practitioners allows down loading of sing along activities -lyrics and actions
NIEHS Sing Along Songs	American site useful for sing a long
The Big Bus Shape Matching	Try to match the coloured shapes
Grid Club	Try the sample activities
San Diego Zoo	Wild animals shots on line