Home Learning

Home Learning

This page aims to provide links for resources, available for free, to aid home learning. There will be a range of weblinks to enable you to support your child's learning but also to have fun during this period. We will be updating it throughout the upcoming weeks so please keep checking back.

Curriculum:

Education City English and maths activities

Espresso English, Maths, Science and Computing activities

Letter Join Handwriting resources and activities

Mathletics Maths resources and activities

Oxford Owl Parents will need to set up an account to access the colour coded books. (Primarily aimed at Key Stage 1)

Phonics Play Phonics support for KS1 and EYFS pupils.

Pobble 365 Writing resource inspired by imagery.

Purple Mash Online learning set by the school (can include English, Maths, Science and Computing)

Twinkl Activities for all areas of the curriculum. This has been offered for free to parents, simply create an account and use the offer code: UKTWINKLHELPS

White Rose Maths Maths support and resources

Art inspired activities:

Drawing Cartoons with Steve Harpster Learn how to draw your own cartoon characters with Steve Harpster with his step by step instructions.

Drawing with Sarah Drawing classes with Sarah McIntyre (author of GrumpyCorn)

Lunchtime Doodles Transform doodles into illustrations with Mo Willems (illustrator)

Computing inspired activities:

Code Break! A free weekly webcast where the code.org team teach coding and computer science to children (and adults). They are also setting weekly challenges for beginners, experienced coders and even students without computers!

Scratch A whole set of coding games for you to explore for free (although you may need to sign up to the website)

Cooking inspired activities:

Cooking with Jamie Oliver Recipes and advice on how to cook with children.

Maths inspired activities:

Maths with Carol Vorderman This is usually a paid for resource but it has been made free while schools are closed. You may have to set an account up for this.

Music inspired activities:

Free Djay App Djay guides users through every stage of mixing, teaching them the basics of decks and loops before giving the freedom to mix and remix their library of music. You need is a phone or tablet.

Music with Myleene Klass Myleene Klass teaches your child about the technical aspects of music while encouraging them to have a go with homemade instruments.

P.E. inspired activities:

Cosmic Yoga Themed yoga fun, 10-15 minutes long

Dance lessons with Oti Mabuse Learn lots of different dance routines, 15-30 minutes duration

The Nation's P.E. teacher: Joe Wickes A daily 30 minute workout at 9am

Reading inspired activities:

David Walliams 'Elevenses' Every day, for thirty days at 11am, David Walliams is releasing a section from his book The World’s Worst Children.

Science and Engineering inspired activities:

Lego Challenge A 30 day calendar with a lego challenge for each day!

Science and Nature with Maddie Moate A range of videos can be found on Maddie's YouTube page.

Sieman's Interactive Challenges A series of interactive games that set your child engineering problems from designing a rollercoaster, to discovering which energy is used to effectively power a farm.

Sieman's Science Challenges! Videos and tutorials to help you conduct science experiments with resources from home.

Additionally:

Live wildlife question and answer session with Steve Backshall on his Facebook page. Every Wednesday at 9:30am.
Every Friday Chester Zoo goes live via their Facebook page.
Take a virtual tour around museums across the globe through 'virtual tours' with Google. me.