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Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6JZ
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Below are a number of links you may find useful.
(Please be aware that some links take you to third party websites).
Whole School Activities:
PhonicsPlay - free to all during the school closure period
Maths Dictionary for kids - print off various posters to display around your house
Science Museum - activities you can do at home
Natural History Museum - activities you can do at home
EarthCam - Travel the globe with EarthCam's live webcams
Animal live cams from around the world - travel the world watching animals in their natural habitat
13 Zoos that offer live streams to their animals
Joe Wicks - free workout every morning at 9am
Great Fire of London - travel back to 1666 and enjoy a range of activities including Mindcraft maps
LearnEnglish Kids - enjoy a range of games, songs and activities
Tate Kids - a wide range of fun activities, tutorials and the opportunity to upload your own artwork
Lets Go Live with Maddie and Greg - Maddie Moate from CBeebies' Maddie's Do You Know? and BBC science journalist, Greg Foot, team up for a daily 30-minute educational live show on YouTube that Moate then uploads to her channel.
Wildlife Watch - a range of activities to do whilst learning about wildlife and nature
Puffin Story Time - listen to a range of authors read their books online
Mathematics Mastery - Downloadable guidance and resource pack for parents and pupils - free resources https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
White Rose Maths - maths presentations and downloadable workbooks which are easy to use for parents. New material is being released each week - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Disney 10 minute shake ups - 10-minute videos based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day. https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Super Movers - PE Videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
This is PE - Videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube. https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/
Audible - All children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Authorfy - Access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels. https://authorfy.com
Classroom Secrets - Downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including reading and writing. https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Sustrans Outside In, is a free resource to help parents who are looking after their children at home.
Walking, cycling and scooting are great ways to keep active and healthy in body and mind. It provides fun ideas and inspiration to bring education, health and wellbeing activities into their home.
www.sustrans.org.uk/campaigns/outside-in/
The Daily Mile - activities children can take part in at home -
EYFS & Key Stage One Activities:
Years 1 & 2 Maths on the Move Activity Sheet
Cbeebies - various activities, songs and activities for younger children
Big Eyed Owl - ideas, resources and information for parents and carers of younger children
Maths and English games for children in Years 1-3
Boogie Beebies - Videos that get younger children up and dancing with CBeebies presenters - suitable for EYFS https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc
Key Stage Two Activities:
Year 3 & 4 Maths on the Move activity sheet
Year 5 & 6 Maths on the Move activity sheet
Field Studies Council - Fieldwork Live
BBC's Ten Pieces - encourages children aged 7-14 to get creative with classical music
Code Camp - Code camp teach children to code during the holiday and in after school clubs in the UK. We've scrapped our normal subscription fees and are offering free access to our online coding software Code Camp World www.codecampworld.com. Children can learn to code online with step by step instructions on how to build a selection of apps/games! We're keen to keep the kids coding at home whilst having loads of fun! Here's our website www.codecamp.co.uk. We're working on setting up some virtual coding sessions.
Get Body Smart - online examination of the human anatomy and physiology
Maths and English games for children in lower key stage 2 (years 3 & 4)
The Children's University of Manchester - teaches history, art & design, science and languages
Elevenses with the world of David Walliams - one free audio book reading is available to listen to every day https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Parent and Carer Support:
Anna Freud Centre - advice for coping with the COVID-19 outbreak for parents and young people
Social Story to explain the coronavirus to children
Coronavirus Story - a child-friendly way to tell the story of the coronavirus to young children
Coronavirus Story - a child-friendly way to tell the story of the coronavirus to children
5 ways to keep your child occupied (& learning) at home - advice for parents and carers