On the website under classes there is now a page for each year group. Teachers and support staff will begin each week to upload activities and challenges for your children.
We also ask you to encourage your child to read a book and send a book review back to their teacher. Teachers will put their school email onto the class page. Any other interesting activities or games you are managing to do with your children, please email them back to your child’s teacher and we may be able to upload these to share with their friends.
Below is a list of general educational resources.
Most importantly, stay safe everyone:
Stay at home
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School subscriptions
Purple Mash – see school news page on how to get your child’s log on details.
If you have any problems logging on to these school subscriptions please contact your child’s teacher.
Educational Resources
The government has set up the Oak National Academy. Your teachers may ask you access lessons on here as part of your home learning.
English
- Mr Bruff podcasts– Covering a range of English literature topics
- Driver Youth Trust– over 50 free resources, designed to help teachers get *all* of their learners engaged with reading, writing, communication
- Jane Considine“If schools in the UK close, I will be delivering daily English activities by video for pupils to complete at home. More details to follow. If you’re interested in your children getting involved”
- Love My Books –Creative, fun activities to support children’s literacy
- No Red Ink – builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data
- Google Drive files– Shared by Ashley Booth
- Discovery Education– Free tool to make your own word puzzles
- The Reading Realm– Free home learning packs/book and library challenges/quizzes/discussion guides/games and stories written by children for children! You can also now draw/write your own stories, poems, reviews, diaries etc, in the app too
- IXL– All ages, database of resources
- Epic– Free 30-day trial – instant access to a range of books (age 12 and under)
- Audible– Free book with free 30-day trial
- Phonics Play– Free resources and a free trial
- Nessy– Help for children with Dyslexia – free trial
- CLPE– Free plans, videos, teaching notes for all year groups in primary
- Houghton Mifflin Books– Learning activities based on numerous books
- Elamentari– Write and code interactive stories – free access during school closures
- Gutenburg– Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc.
- Solomon Kingsnorth– Free books in PDF, Word and audiobook format – Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty
- British Library– How to make a mini book
- Read great literature online– Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature
- Read Free Literature– also includes study guides
- 50,000 free ebooks– arranged by genre
- 3000 Ebooks and audiobooks– free for children of all ages
- Open Library Access– Free
- Children’s books read online– Facebook
- Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen– Free stories, poems, songs, and jokes – YouTube. Subscribe and only click on that name
- Cambridge University Press– ALL 700 textbooks are currently available FREE in HTML format
- Hoopla– Public library online
- Creative writing resources– By Lou Enstone
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Talk for writing
Mathematics
- Corbett maths
- Mathster–Free worksheets
- Mathsbox
- Dr Frost’s maths–Free database of resources
- Khan Academy–Includes YouTube videos
- The Maths Mum“I’ll be running daily ‘live’ tutorials on my FB and IG feed covering maths topics and setting work for all primary school years. Also, regular Q&A sessions to help with any questions/problems”Maths Genie
- Number stacks– Free 14-day trial and resources
- Maths with parents – Free support with school closures
- Times Table Rock Stars– Free, full access for schools
- Bond Bonanza– Free App helping children to move away from counting numbers up to 20 to turn them into instantly recallable number bonds
- Mathletics– Free trial for school and home
- Manga High– Full, free access at this time – Game-based learning
- Maths Learn– Online tutorials for all ages
- First 4 maths– a few free worksheets (Yr 4/Yr6) to help engage children in maths at home – no login and all free
- My Mini Maths– (Yr 3, 4, 5, 6) Home learning packs ready to download
- Bedtime Maths– Fun, offline maths activities
- Third Space Learning
History
- BBC– Free curriculum mapped videos
- Gelligaer Roman fort – Teaching resources
- Historical association– 20th Century history
- University of Alabama– Free online archaeology and Egyptology Uni courses (create an account to log on)
- Museums from around the world– Virtual, online tours
- British Museum– Free videos
- BBC Radio 4– The History of the world – podcasts
- 50 things that made modern economy– Podcasts
- Access to 500 Museums & Art Galleries– Free, online
- Future Learn–
- Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
- 165 History resources– By Karen Knight
Geography
- Ordinance Survey
- Tutorful– Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources
- Online film festival– Resistance in the Rainforest
- Reach out reporter– news and information about nature
- Virtual Tours / Aquarium– Virtual online tours – including zoos, landmarks in foreign countries, etc.
- BREEF– Coral reef virtual tour
- National Geographic– Information and games for children
- Seterra– Free world geography, online quizzes
Art and Design
- Art for Kids Hub– YouTube videos
- Expressive Arts resources– Riverside school
- Concerts online– Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home – list of live streaming concerts
- J P Brewer– View classic paintings online
- Walter’s Museum– houses the highest artistic achievements from nearly every corner of the world
- Red Ted Art / Crafts for Kids / Art Bar – Craft activities for children and young people
- Facebook Virtual Choir– Duet with a choir online
- Rob Biddulphan artist posting draw-along videos via Twitter here
- Google Arts and culture– Learn something new every day!
- UK parliament – Politics, history, citizenship, etc
- Silver cross– Junk modeling ideas
- Nature Art Bugs – craft ideas
Music
- Music Gurus– Free resources that everyone can use for the next 30 days
PE
- Gnoodle– Energetic education– Fun, exercise ideas
- iMoves– Free, fun activities to get children moving
SEND
- ChatterPack – Free resources, articles and an A-Z information directory of SEND information
- Down Syndrome– A list of resources to support learners with Down Syndrome and their families
- Inclusive teach– FREE downloadable resources
- SEN resources blog– Advice, learning activities and recommended toys, books, and resources for children with SEND
- GoBoardmaker– Free resources
- Tobiidynavox10 weeks of free content, leveled and thematic units created with Boardmaker – books, communication supports, speech/language activities for students with communication difficulties and SEND
- Accessibite– Free apps to support students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, have reading difficulties
- BrailleWeek– Worksheets in Braille
- Visual impairment– Resources
- SENDcast– Podcasts on sensory processing and dyslexia
- ALN Home School– Resources for parents of children with additional needs
- EasterSeals– Free visual timetable resources – to help with school closures
- Autcraft– A modulated and monitored, online site for autistic children and young people
Websites offering resources for multiple subjects
- ABC Mouse– Reading, maths, science
- Academics– Games based on a range of subjects
- CrickWeb– Free, online educational resources and games
- Classroom Secrets– Free learning packs
- Kapow – Art, music, IT, languages, relationships, wellbeing -14-day free trial
- TTS– Free downloadable primary packs covering a range of subjects
- Robin Hood MAT– 7 weeks worth of learning projects
- World united– Free worksheets for children
- Hungry little minds– Simple, fun activities for under 5’s
- Oxford Owl– Phonics and reading games
- Early learn– Free to sign-up for one month
- ABCYA– Free educational games
- Purford Green School– Year 6 resources
All ages resources
- Seneca– English, Geography, Maths, History, Biology, Spanish, French
- Great schools/ WorksheetFun / All Kids / HomeSchool4Me – Free printable worksheets
- The De Ferrers Academy– Free digital books on a range of subjects
- BBC bitesize
- Actively learn– standards-aligned assignments in ELA, science & social studies are now free for teachers through the end of the school year.
- Homework Elephant– Covering a range of subjects
- Every school– Free resources on a range of subjects
- Top marks–Covering a range of subjects
- The Education Hub– Ideas for Apps/craft/virtual tours/Online resources/Podcasts
- TES– A range of free resources
- Twinkl– Free access to all Twinkl resources for schools and parents for a month
Miscellaneous
- Boromi – Sign up for free daily play emails – an offline, home play activity using everyday materials sent daily (+ printable) – EYFS teachers/parents/ carers
- Adapt– Free revision app – available from Google Play and App Store
- Wellington College– Study guide/study skills
- Kidztype– Games to improve typing skills
- LD At School– Learning disability webinars
- Open Learn– Free, online courses, Open university
- ChatterPack – Free resource – Developing children’s vocabulary
- Google Hangouts / Zoom– Learning and interacting with others
- Gardening for children– YouTube videos
- Crayola / Colouring4Kids– Free colouring pages to print
- Disney– Online colouring
- Fun at home– Learning videos on a range of topics/ages
- Rockalingua – Learn spanish
- Tynker – Coding lessons for kids
