Home Learning
Below are some websites that you can access from home to help you with your learning:
Purple Watermelon
Purple Watermelon is a site created by four Essex Headteachers that provides engaging ideas, challenges, mindfulness and assemblies to help parents.
Robin Hood MAT Learning Projects
https://www.robinhoodmat.co.uk/learning-projects/
Seven weeks worth of learning projects which cover a range of subject areas for each year group.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/coach/welcome
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.
BBC Learning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
Blockly
Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Ted Ed
All sorts of engaging educational videos
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Mystery Science
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/
Wide range of cool educational videos
Crash Course Kids
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids?app=desktop
You Tube videos on many subjects for a younger audience
iDEA Awards
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk/
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors.
Tinkercad
All kinds of making.
Prodigy Maths
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning
Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities
Red Ted Art
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com/
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
Educational online games
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/?fbclid=IwAR2wJdpSJSeITf4do6aPhff8A3tAktnmpaxqZbkgudD49l71ep8-sjXmrac
Activities and quizzes
Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.
Other ideas:
30 Day Lego Challenge: https://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-printable-30-day-lego-challenge-instant-download/