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Listen and Play

Songs and stories for pre-school children.

Each programme includes familiar songs, rhymes, stories and sound discrimination games.

Each programme includes familiar songs, rhymes, stories and sound discrimination games to develop children's phonological awareness and confidence with spoken language.

Listen and Play: Sounding out: Jiggy Pig

Jiggy Pig

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Songs and rhymes to join in with…and the story of ‘Jiggy Pig’

Liz Kitchen returns with more songs, rhymes and listening games to join in with and the story of ‘Jiggy Pig.’

Listen and Play: Sounding out

Sounding out

Eight programmes based on original stories.

Eight programmes including rhymes, stories and listening games.

Something to Think About

Join Ben Faulks for the assembly series for children aged 5 - 7 - including a story, song, a reflection / prayer and opportunities for discussion.

Join Ben Faulks for the assembly series for children aged 5 to 7 - including a story, song, a reflection / prayer and opportunities for discussion. Something to Think About can be used to fulfil the statutory requirement for a daily act of Collective Worship in primary schools.

Something to Think About: Summer 2014: People who help us...at home

People who help us...at home

Summer 2014

School Radio - Something to Think About, Summer 2014, People who help us...at home

Something to Think About - Summer 2014 - Programme 5

Lindsey Chapman is back with a new unit of programmes finding out about different people who help us. Today she is thinking about people who help us at home.

Something to Think About: Summer 2014

Something to Think About - Summer 2014 series.

Playtime

Steven Kynman has songs, stories and movement activities for pre-school children.

Join Steven Kynman for songs, stories and movement activities. Lots of fun and learning for pre-school children.

Playtime: Summer clothes

Summer clothes

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Andy Day returns with Playtime and today he's thinking about summer clothes.

Andy Day returns with another Playtime and today he's deciding what clothes are best to wear on a summer day.

Primary History KS2: Ancient Greece

Key Stage 2 History teaching resources offering Ancient Greek myths and legends.

Key Stage 2 History teaching resources with Ancient Greek myths and legends. Myths include King Midas, Perseus, Medusa, Persephone, the Minotaur, Theseus, Odysseus, Ariadne.

Key Stage 2 History teaching resources with Ancient Greek myths and legends. Myths include King Midas, Perseus, Medusa, Persephone, the Minotaur, Theseus, Odysseus, Ariadne, with Ancient Greek gods and goddesses.

Primary History KS2: Ancient Greece: 5. Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa

5. Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa

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Perseus must fight Medusa, a snake-haired monster - a look and you'll be turned to stone.

Perseus must fight the Gorgon, Medusa, a snake-haired creature - look at her and you'll be turned to stone.

Perseus's grandfather - Akrisios - goes to the Oracle to ask how long he has to live. The Oracle replies that he will die at the hands of his grandson - Perseus. Akrisios decides to take matters into his own hands. He puts Perseus and his mother - Danae - into a crate and throws them into the sea. But the crate is rescued by a fisherman and Perseus and his mother find themselves on the Isle of Seriphos at the court of King Polydectes. Polydectes takes a fancy to Danae and is determined to marry her. When Perseus tells Polydectes to leave his mother alone the King agrees - but only if Perseus can fulfil his challenge.

So it is that Perseus finds himself challenged to defeat the Gorgon - a monster called Medusa - a task that Polydectes believes to be impossible since the Oracle has prophesied that Medusa can never be defeated.

Hermes intervenes with the information that Medusa's whereabouts can only be determined by talking to the Three Grey Sisters - so off go the two of them. The Three Grey Sisters only have one eye between them - which they use in turn - and Perseus is able to turn this to his advantage to discover the location of Medusa.

When they arrive at their destination Hermes suddenly flies back to Olympia. Perseus think Hermes is abandoning him, but Hermes has actually gone to get a sword and shield.

Anyone who looks Medusa directly in the face is turned instantly to stone - so Hermes is intending Perseus to use the shield to see the reflection of Medusa only. Hermes returns to find Medusa about to attack Perseus. It's time to put the plan into action...and if they're successful they'll still have to deal with King Polydectes. And what too of the prophesy that Perseus will kill his grandfather?

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Listen and Play

Sounding out

Jiggy Pig

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Something to Think About

Summer 2014

People who help us...at home

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Playtime

Summer clothes

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Primary History KS2: Ancient Greece

5. Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa

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