OTHER HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES

GENERAL USEFUL WEBSITES (MIXED SUBJECTS)
Useful resources and links for home/independent learning and activity
123 Homeschool
Free printable worksheets and educational activities, arranged by year or subject
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/
2Simple
3P Learning
3P Learning provides learning resources for schools and families, with topics such as mathematics, spelling, literacy, and science
Active Learn (includes Bug Club)
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
Activity Village
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/
A great resource for craft ideas and templates to develop creativity at home
BBC Learning
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
Blue Peter Badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
Cbeebies Radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Crash Course Kids
As above for a younger audience
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
DK Find Out
Activities and quizzes
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
Duolingo
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
https://www.duolingo.com
Firefly Learning
Www.fireflylearning.com/school-closures
All their online resources freely available for the time being
iDEA Awards
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
https://idea.org.uk
Khan Academy
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.
https://www.khanacademy.org
Oxford Owl for Home
Lots of free resources for Primary age
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Paw Print Badges
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Red Ted Art
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
https://www.redtedart.com
Sumdog
Engaging and challenging maths and literacy games that children can use to enhance their learning at home
Ted Ed
All sorts of engaging educational videos
https://ed.ted.com
The Artful Parent
Good, free art activities
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
The Imagination Tree
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
https://theimaginationtree.com
The Kids Should See This
Wide range of fun educational videos
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Tinkercad
All kinds of making.
https://www.tinkercad.com
Toy Theater
Educational online games
https://toytheater.com/
Twinkl
are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk
Virtual toursVirtual tours of some of the world’s best museums
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-toursWoodland Trust
Activities for children if you are self-isolating
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/
Literacy
Collins are putting all their literacy resources on line – follow the link below
A free spelling app
The literacy shed – if you haven’t used this, it has some lovely writing prompts and ideas for all key stages, including a KS1 shed. Some of the resources are KS specific
https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
Teach Your Monster to Read
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
British Council, - EAL support but also useful as contains a lot of enjoyable grammar and spelling games for children.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice
Scholastic
Free downloadable home learning resource packs:
Early Years Pack: https://resource-bank.scholastic.co.uk/content/39880
Key Stage 1 Pack: https://resource-bank.scholastic.co.uk/content/39881
Lower Key Stage 2 Pack: https://resource-bank.scholastic.co.uk/content/39882
Upper Key Stage 2 Pack: https://resource-bank.scholastic.co.uk/content/39883
MATHS
http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/2011/01/16/the-10-best-maths-teaching-resource-websites/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
http://mathszone.co.uk/number-facts/number-bonds-to-1000/complements-to-1000-i-love-maths-games/
https://www.mathsbox.org.uk/index1.php
https://www.primarymathsresources.com/index.html
http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/2011/01/16/the-10-best-maths-teaching-resource-websites/
Prodigy Maths
U.S. site but good for UK Primary age.
https://www.prodigygame.com
SCIENCE
Mystery Science
Free science lessons
https://mysteryscience.com
Crest Awards
Science awards you can complete from home.
https://www.crestawards.org
Children’s University of Manchester
Excellent interactive resource in which your child can browse a number of different science topics which have a quiz at the end of each unit.
https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/
Code Org
Institute of physics
http://iopwales.org/education/resources/home/page_56309.html
Marvin and Milo provide step by step guides to physics experiments for 5-14 year olds
Activities that parents can do at home with their children.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Edible chemistry https://edu.rsc.org/resources/collections/edible-experiments
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
History
https://www.activehistory.co.uk/
Tools and resources for teaching history including interactive simulations, quizzes, and games. A one-month free trial is available on request due to school closures.
Geography
National Geographic Kids
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk
Geography gaming!
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
ICT & COMPUTING
Blockly
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
https://blockly.games
Scratch
Creative computer programming
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Online Safety Home Activity Resources - CEOP
DT – Food TECH
Some ideas for getting children involved with cooking
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/category/family-kids
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-baking
https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/collections/easy-recipes-for-kids.html
SPORT & FITNESS
The following websites may be useful to support:
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0
https://www.sportengland.org/news/how-stay-active-while-youre-home
Joe Wicks – PE for kids
And just in case you’ve missed this. A daily session for children
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
Enfield PE team have also put together a range of useful websites to access, click the link below:
https://www.enfieldpeteam.co.uk/news/21628/keep-active-at-home
CRICKET ACTIVITIES
GYMNASTICS
MUSIC
See below, musical worksheets to complete:
SUMMER SOUNDS
EMS Summer Sounds Partnership Festivals:
The Enfield Music Service has organised an alternative Summer Sounds festival to keep us all singing!
- Each week I will upload one of four songs to learn.
- Songs are particularly targeted at Years 3 upwards however of course we would love our younger children to join in. Each song is child friendly as essentially of course they will be learning by themselves at home.
- Resources will include:
- Performance audio track
- Backing audio track
- Notes and suggestions for learning for pupils
- Powerpoint slide with the lyrics
- Score
Please see the attached below
FAMILY TIME
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness in Schools Project
Free Paws b or .b lesson on mindfulness
https://mindfulnessinschools.org/train/
Mindful Schools
For the next few weeks, Mindful Schools will be offering free mindfulness classes for kids! With different mindful activities, mindful movement, read-alouds
https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/