Whole School
Please find below a list of useful home learning websites and applications:
Handwriting support
General
Twinkl – All year groups - A range of resources for all subject areas
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/covid19-school-closures
ICT Games – All year groups - A selection of fun games for Literacy and Maths. Each game has instructions and some allow you to change the difficulty
BBC Bitesize – All year groups – Games and learning videos in all subject areas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
CBeebies Radio – Rec – Listening Activities for children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Toy Theatre – All year groups – games for all subjects
Busy Things – All year groups – educational games to support all subject areas. *Please note this website uses a paid subscription. There is a week free trial that you can cancel at any point and they are currently offering a deal of £1 for a month during the Coronavirus school closures*
Top Marks – All year groups – selection of education games and activities for all subjects
Crickweb - All year groups – selection of education games and activities for all subjects
PurpleMash – All year groups – selection of games and computing applications, including 2Paint a Picture and 2Create a story. Normally a paid subscription but they are currently offering an extended free trial of 60 days.
https://2simple.com/pythoninpieces/school-closure-free-access/
Go Noodle – All year groups – Videos on a range of subject, including mindfulness and movement
ABC Does – All year groups – Alistair Bryce-Clegg has collated 50 fantastic ideas of activities to try at home
https://abcdoes.com/home-learning/
Literacy/Phonics
Oxford Owl – All year groups - Free e-books following reading schemes. If you are unsure of what stage your child is at, there is a short questionnaire to help
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Teach Your Monster to Read – Rec/Year 1 - Create your own monster avatar and go on fun reading adventures
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Phonics Play – All year groups - A range of phonics games, choose the phase your child is working at and select
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
Phonics Bloom – All year groups – A range of phonics games, you can select the level your child is working at
Letters and Sounds – All year groups – A range of phonics games and activities
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
Audible – All year groups – free selection of audio books
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Authorfy – All year groups – Videos from authors and activities linked to stories
Literacy Shed – KS1 – Story videos and activities sheets for each story
https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/free-resources
Pobble365 – KS1 – A new photo is shared every day to use as a basis for creative writing. Story starters and questions are also provided
Maths
NRICH Maths – All year groups – Maths challenges, games and activities
https://nrich.maths.org/primary
Maths Bot – All year groups – Maths resources to be used online
Maths on Toast – All year groups – A range of maths resources and activities
https://www.mathsontoast.org.uk/
Movement
Boogie Beebies – EYFS – Videos to get younger children up and dancing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01z05js
NHS Disney 10 minute shakeups – All year groups – 10-minute activities based on Disney films
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Super Movers – KS1 – Videos which help children move as they learn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
Jump Start Jonny – All year groups – A selection of dance and exercise videos
https://www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk/free-stuff
Other
Blockly – Year 2 – games to teach programming
Mystery Science – All year groups – Home science ideas and activities
https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
Red Ted Art – All year groups – Craft ideas for at home
Apps
Beebot App – All year groups – Programming
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bee-bot/id500131639
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tts.beebot&hl=en
Daisy the dinosaur – KS1 – Programming
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daisy-the-dinosaur/id490514278
Scratch Junior – KS1 – Programming
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/scratchjr/id895485086
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scratchjr.android&hl=en_GB
2Create a story – KS1 – A Purple Mash program to create your own story, adding in pictures, words and sound effects
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/2create-a-story/id720694647
Meet the numberblocks – All year groups
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/meet-the-numberblocks/id1445555400
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.bluezoo.numberblocks.meet&hl=en_GB
Meet the alphablocks – All year groups
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/meet-the-alphablocks/id938119032
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.bluezoo.meetthealphablocks&hl=en_GB
GoNoodle – All year groups - Videos on a range of subject, including mindfulness and movement
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gonoodle-kids-videos/id1050712293
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gonoodle.gonoodle&hl=en_GB
CBeebies – All year groups – Educational games for a range of subjects
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/go-explore-from-cbeebies/id1444626898
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesgoexplore
Busy Things Maze – All year groups
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/animal-maze/id1256364055
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.busythings.qdapps.animalmaze