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Home Learning Ideas

Here are a range of useful sites to explore for home learning in a range of subjects. We will continue to add to and update this list. 


MathsMaths Icon

www.topmarks.co.uk  - Fun interactive maths games .Try Hit the Button, Daily 10, Tommy’s Trek or Funky Monkey or lots more to choose from.

www.ictgames.com - Try Bunny Battlefront or Tables Tennis, Hickory Dickory Clock, Custom Car Garage, Mostly Postie or capacity countdown. 

If your child finds maths difficult try doing the Daily Dollop on Youtube with them the link is from the ict games website. There are lots of days already on and a new ones are being added. 

mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular - Lots of games children use some of these in school.

home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities - Online and down loadable activities 

For fun maths challenges try https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb


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www.topmarks.co.uk and www.ictgames.com - Same sites as above - interesting interactive games to support phonics and spelling.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/3/Year-3-and-4


ReadingReading Icon

classroommagazines.scholastic.com - Videos and Books to read along with, activities based on the books, key words to learn.  Choose a new theme every day. Year 4 is approximately equal to Grade 3

stories.audible.com/start-listen - Audible by Amazon have announced that their children’s audio books will be free to listen to.

www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page - This is a great collection of books that can be read online. All the eBooks are tablet-friendly. Just register (free)  to start reading . Please note that if you are a new user, you will not be able to access the eBooks until you have clicked the 'confirm' button in your account activation email.

Michael Rosen’s you tube channel for children…..lots of great stories and poems  all the children love Chocolate Cake!!!   (please make sure you use this link as some of his other work is for adults.) www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D-mXO4kk-XWvH6lBXdrPw

literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ - This is aimed at parents of primary age children and has links for ideas for things to do, learning resources, ebooks, audio books etc and is divided into 3 age groups from birth to 12 years.

www.bl.uk/childrens-books/activities/make-a-miniature-book# - How to make miniature books….then make one on any subject!


PE

family.gonoodle.com/ movement and mindfulness videos to get your children moving. Includes Kidz Bop (similar to just dance) and Zumba kids.

Search Youtube for Cosmic Yoga, Just Dance, PE with Joe
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Real PE – A comprehensive set of videos and activities for home PE to keep children active and fit

A special log-in has been created for our school at the following website:

home.jasmineactive.com

Parent email: parent@starbeckpr-77.com
Password: starbeckpr


MusicMusic Icon

www.youtube.com/fischymusic  This is an online singing assembly with lots of positive, PSHE songs to learn….live on Mondays at 11am or you can watch previous weeks on Youtube. You can find some of the songs to singalong to on you tube too.

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/get-creative-with-classical-music-at-home/z6tqqp3 - Ten Pieces - Classical Music Listening and Activities.


ArtArt Icon

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids - Lots of arty information activities and ideas of things to do from The Tate Gallery.


History and GeographyGeography Icon

www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids - Enter ancient worlds, meet famous people and discover fascinating facts by exploring a wide selection of historical games and activities.

www.dkfindout.com/uk/ - Allows children to search, learn, and explore information on a safe and secure site. Lots of different topics, accurate appropriate level information and great pictures.

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize - Lots of great things here… try the history and geography sections.

www.teachingpacks.co.uk/100-challenge-ideas-for-home-learners - 100 challenges for learners to do at home.


ScienceScience Icon

www.sciencebuddies.org/parent-resources - Have a look on here as there are some great science investigations that don’t need much equipment.

themuddypuddleteacher.co.uk  This is another great place to find fun ideas away from a screen or book. You have to join but you can do it for free.


ComputingComputing Icon

scratch.mit.edu or a simpler version is scratch junior, which is a free app on a tablet, some of the children have used this at school. It is a computer coding program where you can create your own animations and even a simple computer game!

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