Home Learning Resources
Google Classroom Help Guide
Click here for a guide on how to log on and use Google Classroom and Google Docs
Oak National Academy Free Library
A free library provided by Oak National Academy where every week a different children's author or illustrator.
Includes free books and videos. (click here)
White Rose Maths Parent Workbooks
White Rose Maths have produced a range of work booklets for parents and children to use over the summer.
These booklets can be found and downloaded from this page (click here).
There is one booklet for each of our blocks for Y1 to Y6.
Online Safety at Home
Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline.
Explore one of the six Thinkuknow websites for advice about staying safe when you're on a phone, tablet or computer.
Tasks & Activities
Find a variety or tasks and activities, set by staff, that the children can do at home.
Key Stage 2: Year 6 Year 5 Year 4 Year 3
Whole School: Maths, Reading, Spelling & Grammar, Topic, Art & PE
Writing task - This is a unit of work for writing to work through over the next couple of weeks.
Talk for Writing Home-school booklets
The units are age-related but please pick and choose what is right for each child.
They all include a model text which is also available as a streamed audio recording.
https://www.talk4writing.com/home-school-units/
Below are links to the first sets of tasks in PDF format.
Future ones can be find on the talk4writing website linked above.
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Oak National Academy is a new collection of high-quality lessons and online resources. Backed by the Government, it has been created in response to the coronavirus lockdown. Our online classroom offers free access to great teachers, delivering video lessons, quizzes and worksheets. Available for both primary and secondary levels, it covers a range of subjects. All of the lessons are ordered so your child can learn along a clear plan. We’ll provide new lessons and resources each week. |
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Sites already set up and used by school
The 2 sites below are very useful for Reading and Maths.
Children have been given a log on for each and have been shown how to use the sites in class.
Reading - https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk
(Letter on how to use ORB)
Maths - https://www.mymaths.co.uk/
Home-educating? Bored of worksheets and work books?
Tune in for daily stimuli for Maths & English
https://tfwconsulting.wixsite.com/jamiethomas/blog
A great blog for activities in English & maths, as well as occasionally other subjects.
The concept is that each day we will choose a different stimulus that will drive the learning in maths and English.
Reading - Free reading and audio book resources
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Audible - https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
David Walliams - https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
PE Activities - Provided by Active Schools
We all know the benefits to our physical and mental health if we remain physically active and its great to see so much support for this. Staying active & healthy at home is important – to support parents with this we have pulled together a list of websites that are offering free resources.
- https://imoves.com/
- https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources
- https://jasmineactive.com/news/home-learning-resources/
- https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/schools/primary-school/joe-wicks-work-out-videos/
- www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk
- www.tagtiv8.com/move-learn-home/
- https://www.cosmickids.com/
- https://www.questr.org/schoolclosure
- https://www.gonoodle.com
- https://energetic.education/resources
Every weekday at 5pm until the end of term (18 December), we’re running a 30-minute online club for all children and young people to do some sport, develop skills and, most importantly, have fun!
Extra activities
Let's Get Talking -
A great resource from our speech therapist to support speech and language development at home.
WWF Learn to Love Nature -
Inspiring and enriching content for students to access and use independently from home
Covid 19 Time Capsule -
A great time capsule workbook to help children make sense of what is happening
25 Non Screen Activities -
A fantastic poster showing 25 things you can do when you are stuck at home with no school.
Useful Guide for parents -
5 ways to keep children occupied & learning at home
Daily Prayers - daily prayers rooted in the Sunday Gospel for families to pray together
In this unprecedented time of church and school closures, we have made some Daily prayers available through our website. There will also be a Sunday Liturgy added each week for families to lead at home.
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Wednesday Words -
Websites offering free trials / lessons for children & families
Government list of online education resources for home education -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/
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White Rose Maths - Currently used daily for Maths teaching in school
The White Rose Maths Team has prepared a series of five brand new maths lessons for each year group from Years 1-8. Every lesson comes with a short video showing you clearly and simply how to help your child to complete the activity successfully.
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Pobble - Writing based activities Everyday Pobble365 are setting fun writing activities based on that days photograph. Over the next week they will also begin introducing age specific activities. |
Twinkl - Resources for all ages in all subjects
Twinkl are offering all families a Free Month of Premium use of their site.
They have a huge range of resources, made by teachers, covering all age groups and all topics.
To access this, please follow the link (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer) and use the code: CVDTWINKLHELPS
We then suggest you go to the Parents Hub to find resources: (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
Finally, there are also some ready made resource packs for EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- EYFS School Closure Home Learning Packs
- Key Stage 1 School Closure Home Learning Packs
- Key Stage 2 School Closure Home Learning Packs
Scholastic - Free home learning packs with a range of resources
- Lower Key Stage 2 Pack (Year 3 & 4)
- Upper Key Stage 2 Pack (Year 5 & 6)
First 4 Maths - Maths resources created by parents
These materials have been created to engage children in mathematics at home, in the event of a school closure. They are available as a free download in packs of 20 activities.
- EYFS Pack - Year 1 Pack - Year 2 Pack
- Year 3 Pack - Year 4 Pack - Year 5 Pack - Year 6 Pack
Audible - Huge collection of free audio books for children
Audible are allowing kids everywhere to stream an incredible collection of stories in 6 different languages. All stories are free to stream on desktop, laptop, phone or tablet!
-https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
BBC Bitesize - Free to use activities for all ages and covering all subjects.
Key Stage 1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
Key Stage 2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Phonics Play - Phonics resources for EYFS & Key Stage 1
Phonics Play are making their resources free to use. Children can use the site without parents needing to subscribe. Simply log in using the following details:
Username: march20
Password: home
- https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Premier League Primary Stars - Fun, football based resources for all ages
PLPS are making all curriculum linked resources free to use without registration. These will cover English, Maths, Physical activity and Health and Wellbeing for Key Stages 1 and 2, with fun activities to keep children active and learning at home.
- https://plprimarystars.com/news/home-learning-activities-school-closures
DataCable - Educational ICT Company
DataCable have provided a list of free (and some low cost) websites offering resources for children while they are home learning.
- https://datacable.co.uk/remote-learning-resources
EDArcade - 100+ Games to Keep Your Kids Learning
EDArcade aim to promote learning through fun and engaging games. Rather than trying to cut down our kids' gaming hours, we instead harness its educational potential.