Websites to support ‘Learning From Home’
Please find some recommendations from the Junior School Teaching Team to support your child’s progress in mathematics and literacy. Please also find information from our SENDCo below for more online games, activities, videos and lessons that will all support your child’s learning and development.
Early Years
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ Hungry Little Minds – provides simple fun, activities for kids aged 0 to 5 for parents to do at home with children to support their early learning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people BBC Tiny Happy People – activities for babies, toddlers and children
Maths
Key Stage 2 Maths – Topmarks Search
Key Stage 1 Maths – Topmarks Search
Early Years Maths – Topmarks Search
Top Marks Maths Games – fun games to practise key number skills, shape, times tables and other mathematical concepts.
KS1 Maths – England – BBC Bitesize
BBC Bitesize – a range of videos, activities and maths games to enjoy.
MyMaths – Bringing maths alive – Home – MyMaths – use your school login details to access and play maths games.
Free Multiplication Math Games | Multiplication.com
Multiplication.com – excellent games to practise your times tables.
Primary Maths Games (primarygamesarena.com)
Primary Maths Games Arena – a wide range of games to practise your key mathematical skills.
Literacy
https://literacytrust.org.uk/news/we-launch-family-zone-to-help-parents-during-school-closures/ Family Zone – National Literacy Trust
https://clpe.org.uk/ – This has some great resources and ideas for parents to teach using different teaching approaches at home.
CLPE | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
Build a book-based curriculum in your primary school with the CLPE whole school Membership. Access over 230 Power of Reading teaching sequences, home learning notes and a wide range of teaching resources for Early Years to Year 7, based on high quality children’s books, to structure your literacy curriculum.
https://storylineonline.net/ – A website where famous people read their favorite children’s books. It is great for comprehension (without the reading), inspiring ideas and exposing children to a variety of books.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Kristen Bell, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Betty White and more reading children’s books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/ – Has some fun games and online books and videos. It also has book recommendations and
Stories for kids online and fun games to play | BookTrust – Storybooks and games. Here you can find lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing. There are classic children’s stories that we think you and your family will love, including Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd to Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson, along with newer favourites such as Chris Haughton’s Oh No, George!
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/ – Has some fun games and online books and videos. It also has book recommendations and Storybooks and games. Here you can find lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing. There are classic children’s stories that we think you and your family will love, including Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd to Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson, along with newer favourites such as Chris Haughton’s Oh No, George!
SENDCo recommendations for information and support
BBC Bitesize SEND Toolkit – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
ADHD – https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/conditions/adhd-and-mental-health/
ASD – https://www.childautism.org.uk
Bereavement Support – https://www.winstonswish.org/
Dyslexia – https://www.nessy.com/uk/parents/dyslexia-information/
Sounds of the phonic code (Synthetic phonics) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE
Dyspraxia – https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/dyspraxia-children/
Speech and Language – Language Link website offering parents and carers advice, information and activities for developing your children’s understanding, talking and listening. https://speechandlanguage.info/parents/information
NHS POD Children’s’ therapies – Information about speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy – https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/
Children’s mental health – https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/
Children’s wellbeing – https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/make-it-count-guide-for-parents-and-carers
Anger – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/dealing-with-angry-child/
Young Carers – https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/young-carers/
Internet Safety
https://beinternetlegends.withgoogle.com/en_uk Be Internet Legends
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/Safer Internet
