The demise of Flash and some transformed resources

It is no longer possible to play Flash movies and so resources which relied upon this software are no longer viable. Hamilton is working hard to re-build most of our Flash resources using PowerPoint presentations, videos on YouTube or simple PDFs. We are running behind with this, because of prioritising Lockdown resources over the last ten months, but the work is ongoing and increasing in speed.

Over the next six months, every Hamilton resource which is referenced in materials on the site will be available in one of these alternative formats.

These are storytelling and reading materials useful for kickstarting a range of teaching. Those below are used in the Blocks of English teaching materials.

1. PowerPoint Presentations of magical tales, classical and traditional poems and information texts for children to watch and listen to, or practise reading aloud.
2. Animated Tales as Videos on YouTube which allow you to share an illustrated and animated text with the whole class or a small group.
3. Storytelling videos to encourage listening skills – exciting stories told by expert and professional storytellers.
4. Poems performed by their authors to demonstrate the power of poetry as performed to an audience.

Any resources which used to be on the Hamilton Player site but which are not listed, are not included in the Blocks and so we currently have no plans to update these. Please email our Enquiries Desk if this causes a problem to you.

See below for links to all the above

1. Interactive Teaching Presentations (ITPs) – Unpick and explore key concepts with the full range of Interactive Teaching Programs for your IWB, from mathsframe.co.uk. Scroll down for links.
2. Quick Maths – these are interactive quick-practice games often used as ‘Starters’ for a lesson. They are supplied free of charge to Hamilton by Pearson. Currently, they are being re-written in HTML so that people can access them. We anticipate adding these new versions to the site starting in February.
3. Generic Maths Resources – used for showing an image or process to the whole class. Scroll down for links.
4. Teacher support – videos giving advice for teachers on how to approach different parts of the maths curriculum. Scroll down for links.
5. Support for Parents – videos offering advice and practical tips to parents engaged in home learning with their children. Scroll down for links.

See below for links to all the above

English

Animated stories and poems – PowerPoint presentations or YouTube videos
Reception/Y1: Little Boy Blue (video) | Chicken Licken (video) | The Christmas Present (video) | Billy Goat's Gruff (video) | Gingerbread Man (video) | Little Red Hen (video) | Bold the Bad (coming soon) | Felix the Proper Cat (coming soon)
Y1/Y2: Chicken Licken (video) | Thad Gets to the Moon (video) | Maisie's Dragon (video) | The Favourite T-Shirt (coming soon) | Sean and the Suitcase (coming soon) | Swallow (coming soon)
Y3/Y4: Wind Poems by Rosetti (presentation) | Robert Louis Stevenson (presentation) | Was It Better Now? (presentation) | Limericks (coming soon) | Proverbs (coming soon) | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (video)
Y5/Y6: The Convergence of the Twain (video) | The Walrus and the Butterfly (presentation) | The Highwayman (presentation) | Rat and Ship's Captain (video) | Dong with Luminous Nose (coming soon) | Green Grow the Rushes O (coming soon)

Storytelling videos and poetry performances
Reception/Y1: Farm Story | Race Across the River | The Ugly Duckling | Cinderella | Sleeping Beauty | Dinosaurs story | Noah
Y1/Y2: The Dragon Dinosaur | Baba Yaga | Rama and Sita Part 1 |Rama and Sita Part 2 | Three Little Pigs | George and the Dragon| Snow White
Y3/Y4: Story of Perseus | Little Story that Didn’t Want to be Told | The Fifth Story of Sinbad the Sailor | The Queen of the Birds
Y5/Y6: The Ant and the Grasshopper | The King of the Birds | What Do You Want to Be? | Poetry selection

Story Readings
Reception/Y1: This Book Just Ate my Dog by Richard Byrne | It’s a Book by Lane Smith | The Rainbow Bear by Michael Morpurgo
Y1/Y2: The Night Shimmy by Gwen Strauss and Anthony Browne | Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne | Silly Billy by Anthony Browne | My Uncle is a Huncle by Lauren Child
Y3/Y4: King Arthur retold by Marcia Williams | King of the Sky by Nicola Davies | The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci by Guido Visconti | Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Y5/Y6: The Mysterious Traveller by Elspeth Graham | Eric by Shaun Tan | The Lost thing by Shaun Tan | Paradise Garden by Colin Thompson | The Last Alchemist by Colin Thompson | Way Home by Libby Hawthorn

Maths

ITPs
Unpick and explore key concepts with the full range of Interactive Teaching Programs for your IWB, from mathsframe.co.uk:

Number and Place Value:
Beadsticks | Beadstring| Counting | Number line | Decimal number line | 20 Cards | Place value | Moving digits | Number spinners | Ordering numbers | Number dials
Addition and Subtraction:
Difference | Number facts | Number scales
Multiplication and Division:
Multiplication board | Multiplication array | Grouping | Multiplication table | Multiplication facts | Number Grid | Division Grid | Function blocks | Grid multiplication | Remainders after division
Geometry:
Area | Calculating angles | Co-ordinates | Fixing points | Isometric grid | Polygon
Measurement:
Measuring cylinder | Measuring scales | Ruler | Symmetry | Clock | Thermometer
Fractions:
Fractions | Ratio and Proportion
Statistics:
Data handling | Line graph

Quick Maths
These ten-minute interactives for the IWB provide daily practice to embed children's mastery of key maths facts. They will be added to the site as soon as we receive the new HTML files from Pearson. We anticipate that the first ones will be here in February.

Generic maths resources
Everyday Resources - The consistent use of images in your class and across the school is vital. Download bundles of all your regulars right here:

PLACE VALUE | NO. TRACKS & GRIDS | NO. LINES TO 100 | NO. LINES 1000+ | + AND - | × AND ÷ | FRACTIONS | GEOMETRY | MEASURES | STATISTICS

Teacher support videos
Primary teaching tips videos

Teacher support for homeschooling
Homeschooling: Support for remotely teaching English and maths. Timing, tips and advice | Reading with children | Early Writing | Maths advice

Helping parents: Use these videos and related materials to help parents support the development of their children's key skills. Helping with: Maths (1) | Maths (2) | Reading | Writing