Useful Learning Websites
Please click on the links below for more.
Remote Learning Websites
MINDFULNESS SESSIONS AT GRANGE
Mindfulness Sessions at Grange. Please click on the icon or link below for more.
ONLINE SAFETY AT HOME
Advice on how to start the conversation and get support if you’re worried. Please click on the icon or link below for more.
GO NOODLE
GoNoodle helps teachers and parents get kids moving with short interactive activities. Click below to view.
BBC BITESIZE
Daily lessons in Maths and English for every year group, as well as regular lessons in Science, History, Geography and more..
OAK NATIONAL ACADEMY
Welcome to the online classroom. Here you can access all of Oak National Academy’s lessons.
READING EGGS
Makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities.
PHONICS BUG
Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. Click below to get started.
MATHLETICS
Mathletics is designed to support teachers and parents to deliver lessons in their own time and way.
PURPLE MASH
Purple Mash hosts an exciting mash-up of curriculum focused activities, creative tools, programs and games.
BUSY THINGS
Help children learn through play with Busy Things. We have fun educational games for kids aged 3–11 on a huge range of subjects.
ONLINE CHESS
Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) is delighted to offer schools and parents a range of resources suitable for Home Learning.
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities. Click on the icon above or the link below to access this content.
Espresso can quickly introduce and bring tricky maths concepts to life for your pupils.
Joe Wicks from Body Coach TV has started a daily P.E. streaming video. This takes place every morning from 9am.
Mathsframe has more than 200 interactive maths games and 300 maths worksheets and assessments.
You can now access Numbots at home for FREE for some amazing fun maths games for all years. Maths and robots! What a great combination!
Here you can login to Times Table Rockstars and get rocking with some great maths activities! You should know your username and password.
Real world geography for kids – original resources and a community of ClassPals for primary/K6 children.
Animated Educational Site for Kids – Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, & Technology.
Some really good free online links to amazing websites for learning including Scholastic, National Geographic and much more.
Now offering a free premium service for educators, parents and children to use while schools are closed- enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS.
Maths and reading home learning packages for schools and parents to use during school closures.
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FREE online education resources
Please click on the links below for more information.
Online Chess
https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/chess-at-home?mc_cid=2557acccbf&mc_eid=1b8c712100
Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) is delighted to offer schools and parents a range of resources suitable for Home Learning.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org
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
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.
Openlearn
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Ted Ed
https://ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos
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
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
Crest Awards
https://www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.
iDEA Awards
https://idea.org.uk
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. Badges cost but are optional.
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Prodigy Maths
https://www.prodigygame.com
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
Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
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
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/uk/?fbclid=IwAR2wJdpSJSeITf4do6aPhff8A3tAktnmpaxqZbkgudD49l71ep8-sjXmrac
Activities and quizzes
Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk
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.