Home Learning

On Friday 20th March 2020, the government made the decision to close all schools to protect us all from the Covid 19 virus.

Please find links below to educate your children at home in addition to the learning packs your children have been given already.

Teachers have shared work, specific for each year group, on the year group pages.

New learning resources will be available regularly from the individual classes pages. Please read this document for further details and guidance:

How to support home learning at home

A link to our Google Classroom

Google Classroom

Postponed until Saturday 30th May due to poor weather LOOK TO THE STARS a rocket travelling to the ISS (International Space Station) should be visible in the skies above the UK

BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6vpnrd

Bradford Libraries eBooks

 

Oak National Academy
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom

Click this link for new resources recommended by the DFE:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education

Please help your children better understand the situation by looking through ‘Children’s Guide to Coronavirus’. Click here:

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/childrens-guide-to-coronavirus/

Here are lots of fun ideas for you to try out, either on your own or with your family.

Enjoy!

Fun things to do.

Create peg doll characters with Irene Lofthouse

Please use the following resources to help support your child’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Years 1 & 2

Mental health home learning lesson 1

Years 3 & 4

Mental health home learning lesson 1

Years 5 & 6

Mental health home learning lesson 1

Activities    Activities     Activities     Activities

These activities have been designed to support the above PowerPoints.

Feelings match up – parent guide
Activities for health
Feelings match up
Feelings vocabulary cards
Body outline
Mental health checklist

This home-learning pack has been designed to support SMSC, Citizenship and PSHE learning within a home environment.

All the activities described have been taken from Go-Givers resources and adapted to be delivered by parents and carers at home.

Home Learning Pack

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Celebrating diversity and what makes us unique.

Creature creations
Getting to know you
Let’s talk
My identity
Scribble art
The perfect person

Strong society

Good news.
Ground rules for a helpful home.
People who are special to me.
Respect.
Strong societies.
Ground rules – Sira’s story.

Tales that teach us

Chicken soup a story about sharing
Chicken Soup Worksheets

The power of Giving
The power of giving worksheets

The power of words
The power of words worksheet

The Environment

Animal Games
Profiling an endangered species
Protecting local habitats pack

Exercise At Home KS1
Exercise At Home KS2

The following websites are also great for exercise at home:

– Cosmic Kids Yoga (on Youtube)
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

– Go Noodle
https://www.gonoodle.com/

– BBC Supermovers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Click here for the Government’s Change4Life website filled with recipes, activities and advice for the whole family.

Click here to go to the Youth Sport Trust website. Here you will find activities to help you develop a wide range of PE skills, from dance to athletics and games to play at home. 

Be a scientist!
Download the Little Book of Experiments to discover science investigations you can do at home.

BP Home Learning
https://bpes.bp.com/home-learning
This website has plenty of science activities which supports the science national curriculum.

Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons

The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos

Crest Awards
https://www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.

BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Classroom Secrets Home Learning
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/home-online-learning/

Blockley
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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

National Science and Media Museum- Games and activities
National Science and Media Museum

Films for parents

Films for parents to help their child learn to read at home with Read Write Inc. Phonics are available on our website and YouTube channel. Please visit – https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/

Here is a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler | Nosy Crow

https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-free-information-book-explaining-coronavirus-children-illustrated-gruffalo-illustrator-axel-scheffler/

Access e-books
Enjoy reading different books at home.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.getepic.com/

David Walliams
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/activities/
Lots of fun activities linked to his amazing books.
World Book Online have just made their fabulous collection of over 3,000 ebooks and audiobooks available for free.
https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw==

Pobble365
Access Pobble365 – use the picture and complete one of the activities each day.
http://www.pobble365.com/

Power English
https://www.pearson.com/uk/educators/schools/update-for-schools/primary-support.html

Once Upon a Picture
Choose a picture and follow the prompts to write about what you see.
https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/

A starter for ten
The perfect place for story starters and writing inspiration:
https://www.astarterforten.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2nEy-dh3jhGnWcKx1Myu_FW6tCR1ZSpCm2b_5DlQjkQiX49TeQTpaTv3Q

CGP Tables Tester
Who can learn all their times tables by summer? Click this link to test yourself:
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/info/times-table-tester
Maths Chase

Maths Chase is a completely free site where you can quickly test your times tables.

Timestable Rockstars

Children play as their own personal rockstar as they learn to recall times tables instantly.

Children have their logins from school.

Mathletics

Mathletics allows children to compete with others around the globe as they learn to work through problems at speed.

Children have their logins from school.

Hit the Button

Play the games on ‘Hit the Button’.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Arithmetic (Daily 10)

Go onto the ‘Daily 10’ website and answer the 10 questions on your chosen area.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Maths 4 Kids

Access the Maths 4 Kids videos on Youtube for great explanations of key maths skills.

White Rose Maths
There is a daily video lesson plus worksheet to complete, from Early Years through to Year 8. Available here https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

There’s also a daily online session from 10am – 11am where you can interact on Facebook and Twitter or email mathshelp@whiterosemaths.com with questions and share solutions. Great to keep children engaged and involved in maths.

Prodigy Maths
https://www.prodigygame.com
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

Ramadan Stories and Activities

Ramadan

Ramadan information powerpoint

Rameenas Ramadan

Ramadan Future Family Plans

BBC Bitesize are offering daily RE lessons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmyb4wx

Religions of the World
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religions-of-the-world/zfxwpg8
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pc1c9/clips

Learn more about Jewish Artefacts
https://jewishmuseum.org.uk/schools/type/object/?_sft_jm_asset_keystage=early-years,key-stage-1,key-stage-2&_sft_jm_asset_curriculum=judaism&sf_paged=2

KS1 Activities
An Islam story
A story about Jesus
Creation
Easter
Noah and the Ark
Sharing and visiting the Gurdwara

 

KS2 Activities

Easter
Easter: Jesus’ Journey
Judaism

RE KS2.zip

 

The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities

Online sketch books
https://www.accessart.org.uk/sketchbooks-an-online-course-for-children-families-parents-teachers/

Red Ted Art

https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones

The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Draw like David Hockney

Easter crafts

More Easter crafts from Bradford Cathedral

Bradford Arts Coordinator, Tony Bullock, has created a range of online resources and activities that can be used in school and at home during the current situation. Click the links to find out more:

https://www.bradfordmusiconline.co.uk/site/schools/visual-arts/

We also have a range of musical resources available on https://www.bradfordmusiconline.co.uk/site/for-teachers-schools/

Sing Up at home
Listen-Sing-Challenge
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Resources and support information specifically aimed at children with special needs and disabilities.

Autism Education Trust Support for children and families with Autism

Support for children with additional needs

Mental well being for SEND children

A range of resources for SEND children

Inclusive Teach.com

UCL Learning Resources 
Free Clicker at home

 

Bradford Schools Online also has resources to help with your children at home

Autism

Cognition and Learning

Early Years

Social Emotional and Mental Health

 

Sites Recommended by the DFE

Brain Parade

HelpKidzLearn

Visuals2go