Home Learning

Useful Websites to support home learning

There are lots of websites, apps and programmes that can support children online. Many teacher based sites have offered free access during this time. We have put together our favourite.

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Subject	Website	Year group
All		All	Twinkl is a great resource- it has a massive bank of resources for all subjects. Searching for ‘parent guides’ will help find resources with good explanations, especially in the maths section. All resources can be down loaded and saved to your computer or printed if you are able to.
Reading		All	Free e-book library.
		KS1	This website contains a range of articles and reading materials designed to engage children’s interest and lead to some research opportunities.
	Click HERE	EYFS-Year 1 & 2	This is great for learning sounds. The phases split up all of the sounds that children learn. EYFS: start at phase 2 and move through to phase 3. Phase 4 focuses on longer words. Year 1: consolidate phase 3 and 4 and learn phase 5 Year 2: consolidate phase 4 and 5. Then learn phase 6
Maths		All	Bee Bot This is an app for the iPad-Supports problem solving and directional language.
		All	Sign up for the ‘Everyone can do Maths’ package that they are offering for a range of maths activities. Anything to do with ‘Maths Mastery’ is very good.
		All	Oxford Owl is an award-winning website from Oxford University Press, created to support children’s learning both at home and at school.
			This is where you can find all the free home learning packs and maths resources most suitable for online schooling and remote learning in primary schools for Year 1 and 2.
			Children can play against other students. Forget Fortnite, these games will sharpen their maths skills without them even noticing!
Other subjects		All	We highly recommend getting children moving and keeping healthy. It stimulates the mind and improves children’s wellbeing. Try doing yoga through story telling.
		All	Website and App-Physical exercise and dance
		All	Fun and simple aerobic workouts to do with kids.
		All	Able to watch live animals
		All	There are many games that you can choose yourself by clicking on the appropriate year group and subject so why not play some of the free games....

KS1

They have produced online lessons for each year group.

All

Some really great and fun activities to try at home-all very creative! This is our FAVOURITE!

Science

KS1/2

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

An online resource bank, which links to resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed.

Registration: is required for some resources

Wellbeing

All

Description: an educational resource for all adults and children and young people’s mental health.

Apps and Games for children with Special Educational Needs

All

A visual instruction app, including flash cards and picture-choosing games, for children with autism and special needs.

All

A collection of games and resources designed for a range of educational needs and stages. It includes provision for school closure.

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1. The National Geographic
The National Geographic website is full to the brim with a vast amount of information on a whole host of subject areas including the environment, space, animals and even world music. A huge variety of photography is also available and would be great to help with projects and presentations. It’s the perfect resource for your kids if they are interested in all things science and want to learn more about the world that surrounds them.

2. NASA For Kids
Space buffs are sure to love the NASA for kids website. There is loads of information for children of all ages, with footage from Mars and the International Space Station to interviews with astronauts alongside all the latest news about the most recent space launches and developments. What’s even better is the large variety of games and craft activities younger children get to choose from. They can learn at the same time as having fun- it’s a win win!

3. BBC Primary School
The BBC’s primary school website is an ideal learning resource for children ages 4-11 years old. What’s great about this website is that it breaks down the curriculum topic by topic, offering a variety of different ways to learn about them. From languages and literacy to history and PSHE- this site really does cover everything!

4. Natural History Museum
Most major museums have children’s sections on their websites, and this one is definitely one of the most interactive ones out there. There are games and fact files linked with current exhibitions, which makes the information relevant and up-to-date. Alongside this children can virtually visit the museums via the ‘Antcam’ and ‘Flesh eating beetlecam’- cool or what? A brilliant educational resource!

5. Brain Pop
The amount of educational resources on Brain Pop is super impressive, with topics covering everything from science and English to health and art. There are loads of games and activities to choose from that are all guaranteed to help your kids learn at the same time as having fun. It’s a fantastic website to use if your child wants to go over a couple of topics at once.