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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.
Maths
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button is a great site for practicing fluency and times tables
mathszone.co.uk/calculating-x÷/hit-the-button-topmarks/ has a whole range of interesting and fun maths activities
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
Spelling
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
Reading
stories.audible.com/start-listen - Audible by Amazon have announced that their children’s audio books will be free to listen to.
www.getepic.com - A comprehensive selection of books for children which can be read to them, some are animated also try www.vooks.com/ full of animated story books
classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?fbclid=IwAR1hxYt5MV_NfkXGHUudTeHcMZCyMGxT9QSSOPHLepr4URMm-fUE8m8IoJ0 - Videos and Books to read along with, activities based on the books, key words to learn. Choose a new theme every day.
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.
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!
Writing
For writing stimulus you may wish to check out www.pobble365.com/ which has a different picture and writing ideas for every day of the year. you can choose any day and flick through until you are inspired.
PE
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:
Parent email: parent@starbeckpr-77.com
Password: starbeckpr
Check out the daily personal best challenges at https://www.harrogatessp.com/home-personal-best-challenge/
https://family.gonoodle.com/ movement and mindfulness videos to get your children moving. Includes Kidz Bop (similar to just dance) and Zumba kids.
Music
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.
Art
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids - Lots of arty information activities and ideas of things to do from The Tate Gallery.
History and Geography
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.
Science
www.sciencebuddies.org/parent-resources - Have a look on here as there are some great science investigations that don’t need much equipment.
Computing
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!
