| Engaging primary school pupils in a subject can, at | | | | on the best way to incorporate the resource into the |
| times, be difficult; especially if the subject matter isn't | | | | classroom. |
| always the most visual and stimulating. Now, with the | | | | Transform Your Handwriting is a resource which, by |
| help of an interactive whiteboard, even the driest of | | | | using the interactive whiteboards SMART recorder |
| classroom subjects can be enhanced digitally and | | | | tool, allows pupils to project their handwriting up onto |
| interactively through games, activities, real-life | | | | the wall and video their hands whilst they write. This |
| examples and more. Here are the best | | | | can then be played back in a loop so that they can |
| ready-to-download whiteboard resources for primary | | | | see exactly how they are writing, and perhaps where |
| schools. | | | | they might be going wrong. |
| Created by the National Council of Teachers of | | | | From the award-winning NASA website comes |
| Mathematics, the Illuminations software package for | | | | NASA Space Place. This site is full of videos and |
| interactive whiteboards has more than 100 different | | | | games and activities all related to space, space travel |
| games and activities to help teach pupils maths at all | | | | and technology, and has been designed to work well |
| grades. When it comes to subjects like maths, visual | | | | with an interactive whiteboard. Similarly, Stellarium is a |
| games can really help add impact to a lesson. | | | | free software resource that is ideal for teaching pupils |
| For learning sign language or for use in a deaf school | | | | about astronomy, as it includes many 3D illustrations of |
| is Signed Stories. This resource features audio videos | | | | planets, stars and constellations to explore. |
| of stories being told through sign language and even | | | | To learn about animals and the environment, a |
| has optional subtitles. An interactive whiteboard is very | | | | resource like The Eco Zoo can be very useful. |
| useful for the more niche and specific learning tools like | | | | Themed around ecology and eco-friendly living, the |
| this. | | | | software has many trivia sections and examples of |
| Commissioned by the United Nations World Food | | | | what to look out for in the wild and activities to try out |
| Program, FreeRice is a trivia game that actually | | | | in class too. Likewise a website like Google Earth or |
| rewards pupil whenever they get a question right. In an | | | | Google Maps can be an invaluable free resource for |
| innovative step forward in the use of interactive | | | | teaching many subjects, like geography and history. |
| whiteboards, the United Nations donate rice to third | | | | These are just handful of the many free teacher |
| world countries every time a pupil gets a question right. | | | | resources that can be downloaded to use on an |
| Spelling can come alive on-screen with an online | | | | interactive whiteboard and make primary school |
| resource like Spelling City. With more than 10 games to | | | | teaching a far more creative and hands-on classroom |
| help pupils learn, Spelling City covers around 40,000 | | | | environment. |
| words and the website even has tutorials for teachers | | | | |