Dinosaurs
1. Geography
2. History
3. MFL French
4. Religion
5. Science
6. BOOKFAIR
7. Cross-curricular projects
8. Music
9. Global site quicklinks including video list
10. Design and technology
11. EXPRESS
Curriculum Visions EXPRESS
Curriculum Visions is now available to put on school servers and VLPs
When we started CurriculumVisions.com we envisaged only teachers using our material in conjunction with whiteboards and our books. But things have moved on. Schools regularly ask how they can speed up their connection when they have over a hundred children on separate computers all wanting to look at videos at the same time. Further, more and more schools want to incorporate CurriculumVisions as part of their virtual learning platforms (VLPs or VLEs) and make materials available through school servers to students at home.
Access speed is not due to our server, but rather the bandwidth of the portal coming into your school. So the best way to improve speed for multiple users is have the web site on your school server. Enter CurriculumVisions Express.
We can now send you a special hard drive version of the CurriculumVisions.com website to put on your own server and also to connect to your virtual learning platform if and when you install one. As a further benefit, children will also be able to access the site at home through your portal and their own profile logins.
Of course, with the videos physically on your server (as opposed to being cached by divX) all the videos are instantly available, even the first time, and you can play them all at the higher quality.
Firewall problems also disappear when you have the Express version on your own server.
Express is an add-on for schools with paid subscriptions. If you do not currently have a paid subscription, you may like to consider converting to paid (perhaps using the deals described below) Subscriptions include versions that qualify for Harnessing Technology grants.
So now you have a real choice. You can stay as you are with access online, either by buying a subscription or buying books. Or you can have your own server-based Express version to remove any delays and firewall problems as described above. For further information, just ask us (interactiveaccounts@curriculumvisions.com)
Design and technology
We have begun a new section on design and technology. Eventually it will have all the QCA topics, but for now it has 17 moving and beautiful videos about how simple technology can improve the lives of people in the developing world. You can use it for developing world studies, country studies like India, Nigeria and science as well as design and technology.
Quicklinks incl Video Listing
Use the start screen quicklinks button to see a complete list of videos in their subject locations and also to click directly through to pages and topics. The fastest way in when you are an old hand and know where everything is.
Dinosaurs
You will find 4 new dinosaur movies setting out the basic ideas of dinosaurs, fossils and bones. Lots of dramatic and scary music and fantastic images. More to come.
To see them go to Science and click on the 'world of dinosaurs' tab.
Geography
There are NEW EDITIONS of the following books:
River Book 3rd edition
Mountain Book 2nd edition
Volcano and earthquake book 2nd edition
Water book 2nd edition
(We have a small number of the previous edition available for Water, Mountain if you need them to top up stock, but earlier editions of River and Volcano are completely sold out)
Click the covers for more information.
There is a new gallery on Antarctica in the Professional Zone.
History
These books are available from about early November. Website support is already in place.
Stone Age
A new book that covers British History from the arrival of people in Britain 700,000 years ago to the end of the Stone Age. It features making flint tools, woolly mammoths, stone circles, henges, burial chambers, Stone Age homes, hunting and much much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone.
Celtic times
A new book and companion to the Stone Age book that covers British History from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age and the Romans to the ties of the Saxons and Vikings It is an excellent companion to the books on Romans in Britain, Saxon and Viking times and explains what Britain was like and how the way of life of the native Celtic speakers was changed by invasions. It looks at Bronze and Iron Age homes, farming, tools, hillforts and much, much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone. Click the cover to find out more
Here is the first of the supporting screens in the Professional Zone
French
Moi et Toi (Me and You)
This is our new flagship French and designed to match the NEW QCA units. The books are bright and innovative and multimedia support (including every word and phrase in the book read out by native French speakers) is available through the multimedia Professional Zone or by buying teacher's resource CDs. Book 1 is available now and book 2 will be available in November. Click the covers for sample spreads.
Click the covers to find out more
Book 1 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of September
Book 2 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of November
Our new French course matches all of the QCA units recently published for the first two years of primary French.
There is a text book and an accompanying resource CD for each year. A fantastic fun read showing children of similar age to the readers. Every word on the spreads is read out on the CD by a native French speaker who is also a teacher (there is also a version of each CD online for those with a Professional Zone account).
Religion
This is a new series: Religious Art and Writing
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
Quicklinks incl Video Listing
Use the start screen quicklinks button to see a complete list of videos in their subject locations and also to click directly through to pages and topics. The fastest way in when you are an old hand and know where everything is.
Dinosaurs
You will find 4 new dinosaur movies setting out the basic ideas of dinosaurs, fossils and bones. Lots of dramatic and scary music and fantastic images. More to come.
To see them go to Science and click on the 'world of dinosaurs' tab.
Geography
There are NEW EDITIONS of the following books:
River Book 3rd edition
Mountain Book 2nd edition
Volcano and earthquake book 2nd edition
Water book 2nd edition
(We have a small number of the previous edition available for Water, Mountain if you need them to top up stock, but earlier editions of River and Volcano are completely sold out)
Click the covers for more information.
There is a new gallery on Antarctica in the Professional Zone.
History
These books are available from about early November. Website support is already in place.
Stone Age
A new book that covers British History from the arrival of people in Britain 700,000 years ago to the end of the Stone Age. It features making flint tools, woolly mammoths, stone circles, henges, burial chambers, Stone Age homes, hunting and much much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone.
Celtic times
A new book and companion to the Stone Age book that covers British History from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age and the Romans to the ties of the Saxons and Vikings It is an excellent companion to the books on Romans in Britain, Saxon and Viking times and explains what Britain was like and how the way of life of the native Celtic speakers was changed by invasions. It looks at Bronze and Iron Age homes, farming, tools, hillforts and much, much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone. Click the cover to find out more
Here is the first of the supporting screens in the Professional Zone
French
Moi et Toi (Me and You)
This is our new flagship French and designed to match the NEW QCA units. The books are bright and innovative and multimedia support (including every word and phrase in the book read out by native French speakers) is available through the multimedia Professional Zone or by buying teacher's resource CDs. Book 1 is available now and book 2 will be available in November. Click the covers for sample spreads.
Click the covers to find out more
Book 1 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of September
Book 2 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of November
Our new French course matches all of the QCA units recently published for the first two years of primary French.
There is a text book and an accompanying resource CD for each year. A fantastic fun read showing children of similar age to the readers. Every word on the spreads is read out on the CD by a native French speaker who is also a teacher (there is also a version of each CD online for those with a Professional Zone account).
Religion
This is a new series: Religious Art and Writing
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
To see them go to Science and click on the 'world of dinosaurs' tab.
Geography
There are NEW EDITIONS of the following books:
River Book 3rd edition
Mountain Book 2nd edition
Volcano and earthquake book 2nd edition
Water book 2nd edition
(We have a small number of the previous edition available for Water, Mountain if you need them to top up stock, but earlier editions of River and Volcano are completely sold out)
Click the covers for more information.
There is a new gallery on Antarctica in the Professional Zone.
History
These books are available from about early November. Website support is already in place.
Stone Age
A new book that covers British History from the arrival of people in Britain 700,000 years ago to the end of the Stone Age. It features making flint tools, woolly mammoths, stone circles, henges, burial chambers, Stone Age homes, hunting and much much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone.
Celtic times
A new book and companion to the Stone Age book that covers British History from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age and the Romans to the ties of the Saxons and Vikings It is an excellent companion to the books on Romans in Britain, Saxon and Viking times and explains what Britain was like and how the way of life of the native Celtic speakers was changed by invasions. It looks at Bronze and Iron Age homes, farming, tools, hillforts and much, much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone. Click the cover to find out more
Here is the first of the supporting screens in the Professional Zone
French
Moi et Toi (Me and You)
This is our new flagship French and designed to match the NEW QCA units. The books are bright and innovative and multimedia support (including every word and phrase in the book read out by native French speakers) is available through the multimedia Professional Zone or by buying teacher's resource CDs. Book 1 is available now and book 2 will be available in November. Click the covers for sample spreads.
Click the covers to find out more
Book 1 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of September
Book 2 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of November
Our new French course matches all of the QCA units recently published for the first two years of primary French.
There is a text book and an accompanying resource CD for each year. A fantastic fun read showing children of similar age to the readers. Every word on the spreads is read out on the CD by a native French speaker who is also a teacher (there is also a version of each CD online for those with a Professional Zone account).
Religion
This is a new series: Religious Art and Writing
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
A new book that covers British History from the arrival of people in Britain 700,000 years ago to the end of the Stone Age. It features making flint tools, woolly mammoths, stone circles, henges, burial chambers, Stone Age homes, hunting and much much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone.
Celtic times
A new book and companion to the Stone Age book that covers British History from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age and the Romans to the ties of the Saxons and Vikings It is an excellent companion to the books on Romans in Britain, Saxon and Viking times and explains what Britain was like and how the way of life of the native Celtic speakers was changed by invasions. It looks at Bronze and Iron Age homes, farming, tools, hillforts and much, much more. This book features full double-page specially commissioned artwork which makes this book stunning even by our standards. Matching multimedia presentations with images and videos in the Professional Zone. Click the cover to find out more
Here is the first of the supporting screens in the Professional Zone
French
Moi et Toi (Me and You)
This is our new flagship French and designed to match the NEW QCA units. The books are bright and innovative and multimedia support (including every word and phrase in the book read out by native French speakers) is available through the multimedia Professional Zone or by buying teacher's resource CDs. Book 1 is available now and book 2 will be available in November. Click the covers for sample spreads.
Click the covers to find out more
Book 1 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of September
Book 2 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of November
Our new French course matches all of the QCA units recently published for the first two years of primary French.
There is a text book and an accompanying resource CD for each year. A fantastic fun read showing children of similar age to the readers. Every word on the spreads is read out on the CD by a native French speaker who is also a teacher (there is also a version of each CD online for those with a Professional Zone account).
Religion
This is a new series: Religious Art and Writing
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
Here is the first of the supporting screens in the Professional Zone
French
Moi et Toi (Me and You)
This is our new flagship French and designed to match the NEW QCA units. The books are bright and innovative and multimedia support (including every word and phrase in the book read out by native French speakers) is available through the multimedia Professional Zone or by buying teacher's resource CDs. Book 1 is available now and book 2 will be available in November. Click the covers for sample spreads.
Click the covers to find out moreBook 1 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of September
Book 2 and Teacher's resources ready by the beginning of November
Our new French course matches all of the QCA units recently published for the first two years of primary French.
There is a text book and an accompanying resource CD for each year. A fantastic fun read showing children of similar age to the readers. Every word on the spreads is read out on the CD by a native French speaker who is also a teacher (there is also a version of each CD online for those with a Professional Zone account).
Religion
This is a new series: Religious Art and Writing
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
This is a series of 5 books that presents the materials needed for QCA unit 6F for Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs and a combined Teachers Resource CD that has all teacher's notes for all faiths on it, so you only buy 1 CD.
Science
Science at School KS1 is a new 12 volume series:
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
This is a series of 12 books that completes the Science at School series and allows complete coverage of every QCA unit from year 1 to year 6. Accompanied by a wealth of stunning photographs, each book also has a Teachers Resource CD with activities and an introductory video.
Bookfair
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
We have launched our table-top bookfair to help schools earn extra money. Click on this picture to find out how easy it is to run.
Cross-curricular
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
project-based learning
This is a VERY major new addition to the website. If you want to approach learning through investigations and skills (a kind of IB way), then this route will interest you. Click the tab on the home screen.
Students may take a topic such as Ancient Greeks and investigate it by choosing projects. All of the material they need for the projects is either simple equipment provided by you or resources provided by the website and our books.
If students work their way through the projects, they will have covered many aspects of ancient Greek History, and also worked with Geography, Maths, English, Art and Design, ICT, Citizenship and Music.
There are currently SEVERAL HUNDRED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES loaded with many more to follow. (Answers and guidance are available for separate purchase through the Curriculum Visions Teacher's Guides)
Music
New tracks for PE/aerobics/dance:
We have added more music=based videos to the music box and began a new series of aerobics tracks to help you with PE, aerobics and dance. If you want to shake out all of the excess energy in a class, play them 'Got to keep moving on' .
More will be added to this area shortly.
More will be added to this area shortly.