As the school has closed, we have a range of learning activities below for your child.
Please be mindful that children can worry more when they are kept in the dark. This link will give you advice from the experts at the Child Mind Institute on how parents can discuss the virus in a reassuring way. https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
Click on the relevant link below for specific Year group learning:
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
You will find below further websites to help with Home Learning:
DFE list of online education resources
A book explaining Covid-19 to younger children
https://www.flipsnack.com/CSKidsBooks/what-s-going-on.html
Tutor Bot - Maths and Number games
https://www.tutorhunt.com/tutor-bot/
Bright Idea Education
https://www.brightidea-edu.com/
Twinkle Daily Schedule
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub
Ros Wilson Weekly Resources
https://www.robinsonwebdesign.com/roswilsonresources/
Audible are offering free audible books for all ages of children
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
English with David Walliams
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
BBC Bitesize website, with a range of resources for each subject
Year 1 & 2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Two recommended websites with games and activities for most subjects
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/
Maths Mastery
https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
Free Maths
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
Interactive Maths games can be found here
https://www.topmarks.co.uk
Further Maths games (requiring flash player)
https://mathszone.co.uk/
Maths challenges and activities
https://nrich.maths.org/9084
Maths programmes for Reception & Year 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh
Times tables practice
https://ttrockstars.com/
Calculators
https://www.calculators.org/games
A coding website used in computing lessons
https://scratch.mit.edu/
A Science website with topic issues and videos
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/
Get Reading on Bug Club
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login.php?c=0
Free e-books from Oxford Publishing
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Art and Craft ideas for the whole family
Twinkl offers excellent resources for all subjects, and are giving free access for 1 month for all parents in the event of a national school closure
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
You can get a free online subscription to activities to help with home learning
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/kids/
Keep Active!
Joe Wicks is runnning exercise daily from 9am for all to join in:
https://m.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
https://www.activekidsdobetter.co.uk/active-home
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/get-active-your-way/
https://www.activekids.com/fitness/articles/full-body-conditioning-exercises-for-kids/slide-2
Review 100: A Social Media review writing competition
Libraries at Home
https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/page/librariesfromhome
Maths with Carol Vorderman
White Rose Mathematics
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Fun Maths activities
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/fun-maths-games-activities-for-kids/
Coping calendar
https://www.actionforhappiness.org/calendars
Cooking with Jamie Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/user/JamieOliver
Emotional and mental health and well-being
https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learningnetwork/coronavirus/
Home Economics with Theo Michaels (Mon/Wed/Fri)
https://www.instagram.com/theocooks
Science with Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince & Guests
https://cosmicshambles.com/stayathome/upcoming-schedule
History for kids
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/kids/
Scout Association ideas
https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
Girlguiding Adventures at Home
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/adventures-at-home/
Duolingo – free language lessons
The Artful parent – creative projects
Tate Gallery
Please find below document Octoavo have put together for parents and carers who are currently caring for their children during this time.
