Additional Resources
Please utilise the links below at any point during remote learning.
Keeping your child safe online
- Internet Matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Net Aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
English
As always, we recommend lots of reading and sharing stories for all children. In addition:
- www.collins.co.uk/learnathome free resources to support learning at home
- https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ free e-book library some of which link to decodable readers for younger children
- https://authorfy.com/ Authorfy - Free to access masterclasses from famous authors on how to write a story.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds games to support phonics, spelling and grammar for all ages
- https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ The National Literacy Trust have collated a huge number of resources to help support Literacy at home including links to audio books.
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D-mXO4kk-XWvH6lBXdrPw Listen to Michael Rosen reading stories and poems
- Here are 7 Top Tips to help support your child's reading at home from The Education Endowment Foundation
Mathematics
- https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ White Rose Maths are creating a large range of online material, including examples and videos to support your child with maths. They will have an online team available to answer questions and share work with every day between 10am and 11am. Click here to view the resources which are being updated regularly
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button an excellent maths game to practise quick recall of key facts for all ages
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ lots of interactive maths games for all ages
- This maths dictionary may be useful to make sense of some of the maths vocabulary used is school and during home learning.
- https://nrich.maths.org/ Maths activities including lots on practical maths and highly challenging problem solving.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths BBC resource to help younger children with maths.
Science
- https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-science STEM activities to support science learning at home
- https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ A great website with lots of activities, games, quizzes and information about a arrange of topics
- https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-for-kids-and-families Activities and information linked to space
- https://www.ase.org.uk/coronavirus-hub-primary-directory has collated a large selection of websites with various activities and learning to try at home, including links to organisations, societies and zoos.
General websites and other areas of the curriculum
- https://www.thenational.academy New government backed learning website
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons New BBC online learning resources in all subjects
- https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html downloadable activity packs for all ages covering all areas of the curriculum with lots of excellent ideas
- https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ are offering free home learning packs linked to all subjects and ages
- http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ a very comprehensive resource
- https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours Take a virtual tour of The National Gallery in London and explore some of the paintings in their collection
- https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/ The Woodland Trust has some lovely nature inspired activities to try with your families
- https://www.royalmint.com/kids The Royal Mint has updated its online resources including designing coins and science, maths and art linked to coins
- https://education.rspca.org.uk/home-resources The RSPCA have updated their website with lots of fun activities, resources and games
- https://www.tynker.com/ is a great free website for learning to code
- https://www.creativebug.com/ has some great craft activities including how-tos and videos
- https://www.youtube.com/user/watchfreeschool/playlists has a huge collection of videos linked to various topics
- www.booktrust.org.uk - BookTrust Home Time – craft and puzzles plus reading-based activities
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089knrs Home school History– a series full of facts and jokes that help bring history to life (also available on BBC iPlayer)
Health and wellbeing
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc Boogie Beebies - BBC website for younger children
- https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups NHS activities website to support children to be active for up to 60mins per day.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers BBC website aimed at the older child to get them moving about
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ PE with Joe Wicks
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/supporting-your-childrens-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19?utm_source=cab989cd-0d5a-4ac7-9145-6445159c785f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate Support for parents with children that may need extra support with their well-being.
- https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/#collapse0bb82 Some useful advice and support from Mind
- https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus_ABookForChildren.pdf An illustrated book which helps explain the Coronavirus for children.
- https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support The Children's Society has published some very useful advice and resources covering different aspects of mental and emotional wellbeing