Home Learning Ideas
Home Learning advice and support
Below you will find a lot of advice and support for helping your children while they are off school:
You child's class teacher will be keeping in regular contact using Classdojo. They will be checking in with you as well as posting video messages to the children. Please feel free to contact them using Dojo if you have any questions about their work or feel that they need some more provided for them.
-
BBC Teach Whether you're at home or at school, you can use BBC Teach for free. The website is home to thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject.
-
BBC Teach for Infants Classroom resources for teaching pupils at Key Stage 1
-
BBC Teach - Juniors Classroom resources for teaching pupils at Key Stage 2
-
The National Curriculum They have compiled a list of fantastic resources that are easily accessible via Amazon
-
Twinkl A Parents' Guide to Using Twinkl Without a PC or Printer
-
Literacy Shed Lots of resources including Activity Packs
-
PlanBee They have more than 750 FreeBees that parents and teachers can download free of charge, including our tailored Home Learning Packs. They also have a suggested home learning timetable with activity ideas.
Below you will find links to some lessons that are being put online daily (they will also be available there afterwards):
-
Oak National Acadamy Daily online video lessons for each year group
-
Lancashire LPDS LPDS TV has been devised for teachers, parents and children, offering short and simple tips, games and activities to keep children engaged with home learning.
-
BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons No school? With a new TV channel, podcasts, videos, and lessons each day online, we’ve got you covered.
-
Audible Stories for Children Free stories and books read aloud
-
Joe Wicks Daily PE lessons at 9am
-
Super Sentence Stackers Daily YouTube lessons: 9:45am is Film Focus, 10:30am is the lesson and 12:30pm is Globe Trotting Celebrations
-
The World of David Walliams - Elevenses Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories
-
Carol Vorderman's Maths Factor My maths school themathsfactor.com is usually about £2 a week but it's now FREE for children age 4-11
-
I See Maths Information, resources and links for the daily home maths lessons hosted by Gareth Metcalfe
-
Myleene's Music Klass Online music lessons
-
Chris Packham Wildlife lessons
-
Dr Chip's Daily Dose of Science Daily Science lessons at 10am
-
Dance Lessons with Oti Mabuse Oti will be running daily dance lessons for children
-
Instilling Inspiration Daily Youtube lessons on various subjects
-
Maddie Moate Daily Videos about garden nature
Here are some other ideas to do with your children:
-
Youth Sport Trust These are general fun physical activities for children to do throughout the day as a way to get active, have fun as a family and break up the day. Examples include hide and seek, den or fort building and 'hot potato' ball games.
-
Chatter Pack A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!
-
STEM Learning Free resources for home learning and continuing in-school delivery
-
Century Tech Free English, maths and science courses during school closure.
-
Jarrett Lerner Comic strips and activities
-
Wellbeing Wednesday Wellbeing lessons that can be aired in the classroom, kitchen or lounge. These videos will be rolled out every Wednesday at 10am
-
The great Indoors While we normally love the great outdoors,they have pulled together some inspired indoor activity ideas. Keep your kids learning new skills and having fun.
-
Learning Projects The Robin Hood Trust have put together some home learning projects that parents and children can do together
-
50 EASY Play and Learning Ideas for Kids with LEGO DUPLO Bricks! Simple DIY Activities for Home
-
The Premier League Primary Stars They have a wide collection of free, curriculum-linked activities to educate and entertain children at home.
-
British Library Discovering Children's Books Get creative with activities for children of all ages. Invent your own superhero, make a pop-up book and much more.
-
Epic Free Remote Access Available
-
Back Pack Science Videos and hands on activities
-
Mastery Science Free, easy science for remote learning
-
Prodigy The engaging, curriculum-aligned math platform.
-
Cartoon lessons on YouTube with Pete McKee. Cartoon Workshop