Useful Links for Home Learning
Twinkl
Twinkl is a fantastic website that has a vast range of activities and resources your children will love. It will help them enormously with their home learning and they are currently offering free membership for parents. It really is worth signing up to!
Online daily lessons backed by the government.
Oak National Academy
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom
BBC Bitesize Daily lessons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
White Rose Maths
White Rose Maths have prepared a series of maths lessons for each year group from Year 1-6. There are 5 lessons for each week. Each week, they will add more lessons so please look at this resource each day while learning from home.
Every lesson comes with a short video showing you clearly and simply how to help your child to complete the activity successfully.
How to use these lessons
- Click on the set of lessons for your child’s year group.
- Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
- Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
- Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
English and Maths
Emile - Free access to all numeracy and literacy resources until at least the end of June with unlimited teacher and pupil accounts. Just go to the website and complete the form
Science
Twig Education - Dedicated to science this website is suitable for Primary Children. Twig are offering free access to their online learning materials e.g. videos, activities and worksheets – just signup via their website.
https://www.go.twigeducation.com/covid19-us
Topic and General Knowledge
National Geographic Kids - A great platform and totally free. Online games, resources and competitions too all aimed at primary children. Also, lots of subjects are covered e.g. history, science, geography, English, maths, PSHE and & Art & Design
World Geography Games - This free online gaming platform is great for learning geography topics. There are interactive activities on continents, flags, regions, islands, rivers…the list is endless. Just go to the website and enjoy!
Learn a New Language
Duolingo – A great site for learning a new language. Not only is it free but it also has a very handy app to download
Daily Challenges for Well Being
https://apartofme.app/islandsapart/
PE
https://www.facebook.com/PeakNorthEast/