Great new financial education resource from the Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Education is part of Nationwide's commitment to the community. It is primarily a web-based programme designed for use online with computers and interactive whiteboards in schools. It's designed to be stimulating and engaging whilst providing information and hints and tips. Children will enjoy using the interactive games and can use the downloadable fact sheets and work sheets to further their understanding about personal finance and how important it is in their daily lives.
Its Financial Capability programmes for the primary age range include:

• Counting on Money (aimed at 4-7 year olds)
• The Cost of Money (aimed at 7-11 year olds)

The resources can be accessed from the bottom of the page this link takes you to.
Each of Nationwide Education's Financial Capability programmes links directly to guidance on the teaching of personal finance - provided by the then Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education DfE); the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Basic Skills Agency (BSA) - for all ages, as well as the curricula for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Nationwide Building Society employees also visit schools and colleges to deliver lessons and talks on the three core themes of the Nationwide Education web site: Financial Capability, Sustainable Living and Safety.

Free Maths games

Have you heard of the free maths website, "Sumdog" from Crocodile Clips? The site is new and well worth introducing to kids. If you have an e-mail address they send you an activation e-mail following sign up. If not you can play as a guest, but you cannot customise your avatar or save your scores.  The games progress through 10 levels and keep the score for you. You can even play against other people worldwide!

Maths Maps

While this is not specifically an ICT subject related resource it is a fascinating way of using a Web 2.0 tool. Click here to try Maths Maps for yourself.

The idea is simple: you explore the Google maps for the Mathematical challenges already added, following the links to open them in a new window. The challenges are colour coded by age. Children need to know how to zoom into the map and change the view... from there on it's all about the Maths!

As a teacher you can also request premission to edit a map.