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Here you'll find games, activities and resources for children between the ages of 7 and 16. There are books to buy, free games to download and new free activities each week. Explore the links above to see what's on offer.

Below, you'll find this week's crop of activities to encourage playing, writing and thinking.

Play

Ball dribbling relay

Age Range: All age groups

Materials: 1 ball and 1 chair per team

Directions: Place the chairs at one end of the hall and the balls at the other, spread out in relay fashion. Stand equal teams behind each ball.

On "Go", the first player from each team dribbles the ball by hand down to the chair, goes around it and dribbles it back. The second player repeats the process, as do all the others in their turn.

When the last player has dribbled his ball back home, the first player starts again, this time dribbling the ball with his foot, down the hall and back.

The first team all home, and sitting down, wins the game.

Write

Discussion: Discuss the pros and cons of television.

Comparison: Compare a butterfly with a moth.

Think

General Knowledge Quiz #3

See if you know the answers to these questions. If you don’t, find out from an encyclopaedia or atlas.

Geography

  1. What is an isthmus?
  2. Give an example.

History

  1. Which came first in English history: “The Great Fire of London” or “The Great Plague of London”?
  2. Which great diarist lived during that time?

Maths

  1. Add the product of six and five to the square root of forty-nine, subtract one and take the square root. What is your answer?
  2. What is the difference between a factor and a multiple?

Finished? Check your answers.

 

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