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Learning at home
Live PE Lessons:
The PE and School Sports Network will be streaming LIVE PE lessons every Tuesday from 1.30 till 2.15pm. The first lesson will focus on individual skills using a tennis/sponge ball. You can take part at home.
Mathletics Support:
Here are some videos which support Parents and Children using Mathletics. To watch the videos, please click on the live link below.
Click here for a schedule for Bitesize on the CBBC channel.
https://bam.files.bbci.co.uk/bam/live/content/z3xq8hv/pdf?dm_i=3YNL,18G2D,2M69I8,4FPIV,1
Click here to draw with an artist – improve your techniques with these great videos!
http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
This Home Learning Page will be helpful if your child is at home as they are unwell, waiting for test results or taking a 2 week self-isolation.
To download the Learning Grid, CLICK HERE.
Top Tips to encourage children to read – A list of ways to help primary-aged children read at home.
CELEBRATION OF WORK
Here is a Celebration Film of Home Learning!
Learning Grids
Here are a selection of Learning Grids which you might like to use if your child is not in school.
- RE Whole School Learning Grid
- Whole School MATHS MONEY Learning Grid
- Whole School English Learning Grid
- Whole School Learning Grid PSHE
- Whole School READING Learning Grid
- Maths NUMBER Learning Grid
- PE Whole School Learning Grid
- ART Whole School Learning Grid
- GEOGRAPHY Whole School Learning Grid
- SCIENCE Whole School Learning Grid
FREE online education resources
Please click on the links below for more information.
BBC Bitesize Daily lessons – broadcast every day
There’s an hour of dedicated programming for primary school children who are learning from home.
- 5-7 year olds at 9am
- 7-9 year olds at 9.20am
- 9-11 year olds at 9.40am
The lessons are perfect as extra support for those children who are isolating.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p089nk5f?dm_i=3YNL,17555,2M69I8,49ZSR,1
BBC Bitesize Primary
Great for all curriculum areas – includes videos, worksheets and interactive games.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-terms-topics
Oak Academy
Great for all curriculum areas – includes videos, worksheets and interactive games.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/
Now Press Play
http://nowpressplay.co.uk/learn-at-home/
The children of St John’s love the Press Play resource. The company have provided the resources for children and families to use at home. Your child can tell you all about Press Play! You can access our Learn at Home content here:
Password: nowpressplay
BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
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.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.
Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects
Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience
Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
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!
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
https://toytheater.com/
Educational online games
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/
Activities and quizzes