HOME LEARNING
Websites your children may need to access for weekly Home Learning:
Purple Mash Access:
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https://www.purplemash.com/sch/barming
Times Table Rock Stars Access:
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Websites for learning even more at home...... should you wish.....
The following websites have access to online resources and although they have been checked as suitable for children to use, please do check the resources your child is accessing because sometimes websites can change content and adverts may vary. Every effort has been made to check websites, however we are not certain whether they will all work on the variety of tablets and mobile phones that are available.
Some of the websites included, especially the wider curriculum links, have access to information for all ages of primary school. We have tried to give guidance for which websites may be useful depending on the age of your child, however please feel free to use your judgement of your child’s ability within that area of learning.
The BBC has vast amounts of information on its website and many educational programmes on cbbc or CBeebies, including Alphablocks, Numberblocks, Horrible Histories, Story time and The Zoo. Please also remember that there are companies out there offering free access to their resources at the moment- Twinkl and Scholastic are two that spring readily to mind.
Kiddle is a child friendly search engine that children can use https://www.kiddle.co/. Although it is child friendly, not all websites that will come up have been checked by school so please support your child when searching online.
If you are looking for something more active to do indoors too, please have a look at Youtube for Cosmic Yoga or Just Dance Kids- they are both great!
Youtube also have great tutorials for drawing so these would definitely be worth seeking out if you want a more settled activity!
Website link and brief description of activities available Please remember that the first 3 on the list are used by school- the children will have login details for them to access them at home. | Age | How independently can this be used? | ||
EYFS | KS1 | KS2 | ||
EDUCATION CITY | X | X | X | The children can use this independently- there are lots of games and revision activities for some aspects of the curriculum. We do not have a school login, sorry. |
TIMES TABLE ROCKSTARS |
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| X | The children can use this independently- many of them enjoy the challenge of earning points to update their Avatar. |
MY MATHS |
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| X | There are lessons that the children can follow but many of them may need adult support for further explanation. |
PHONICS https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ This website has some free and some subscription games for sounding and blending. It also has games for sorting real and nonsense words. The website is currently offering free access to its subscription services and there is a username and password provided. | X | X | Activities ready to be clicked on.
Option to log in to access more resources. | |
READING https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/index.html This website has comics which are short stories written with a specific group of letters/phonics target. They can be read and discussed with your child. | X | X | Children can read independently but many younger children will need to be supported. | |
READING MATHS https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ You will need to create an account to access this website. There are lots of activities but also access to books from all reading band colours. The ebooks will read the story when clicked on but do not read continuously. There are also interactive resources for maths. Although this website is great you may need to adjust your screen to see the whole window. | X | X | X | Login needs to be set up. We do not have a school login, sorry. Resources accessible when logged in. IT skills may be needed to adjust the screen. |
ALL CURRICULUM This website provides links to other websites with information as well as links to educational games. You can select the subject and age of the child or type in a specific activity. Some of the websites on this list have been found using this site to search. It also tells you whether a site is tablet-friendly or not. | X | X | X | This is a search site. Adult guidance needed as resources go up to secondary level. |
MATHS https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button This is a good activity for practising number facts. Smaller children may not understand the concept until they are shown. There are various levels and questions to support knowledge of number facts from Year 1 to Year 4. | X | X | Once the child knows how to play, it is independently accessible. | |
MATHS https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 This website year 3 use regularly to give the children 10 questions with a set time limit. The levels correspond roughly to the yeargroups and there are lots of questions. If you child finds being timed too much then clicking on manual allows them to work out the answer and then click next. This is great for those in KS2 learning times tables with a time limit for the answer. | X | X | This is straight forward to use and older children will learn how to navigate this very quickly. | |
MATHS ENGLISH http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html This website has lots of interactive games linked to the curriculum including phonics, number bonds and spelling of common exception words for years 1-4. Personal favourite games include ‘save the whale’ for number bonds, ‘dinosaur eggs’ for phonics and ‘counting caterpillar’ for ordering numbers. Because this is a teaching website not all of the activities are interactive games, some are teaching resources to demonstrate learning on an interactive board. | X | X | X | Easy to access and use. Games not organised in ability or year groups.
Some activities are teaching tools rather than activities for the children. |
MATHS ENGLISH WIDER CURRICULUM This website has links for each Key stage and interactive activities to support learning. Drop down menus give a way of identifying the areas of learning (not available for EYFS). | X | X | X | Easy to use and interactive games. It needs flash player to work. |
EYFS https://play.fisher-price.com/en_GB/index.html Aimed at children in EYFS this website has links to online games but also links to activity suggestions. Some of this is aimed at children in nursery so may be useful for younger siblings. | X | Adults will need to support their child. Easy to use. | ||
MATHS This website has competitive games for practising recall of facts under time pressure. Although they are fun, please only use the number facts as the money and spellings are American. | X | Easy to use - adult selection over tasks as it is an American website. | ||
EYFS This website contains printables, interactive activities and other resources that may be useful for children in EYFS and Year 1. | X | X | Adult supervision to read activities with your child. | |
Other websites for other subjects and for other skills.
WIDER CURRICULUM https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/ Mainly aimed at KS2 children this site has information and activities linking to Egypt, Teeth and Healthy Eating, The Body and French. There is information to read and activities to complete to support subject knowledge. | X | This is easy to navigate but not all content is related to the KS2 curriculum - adult guidance is recommended. | ||
SCIENCE - Nature https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ This website contains lots of information about wildlife in the UK. It has information on different species and how to identify them. It also has a link to a live camera watching ospreys and information on the environment. | X | This website has activities on for all ages and the information could be accessed by KS2 children. | ||
TOUCH TYPING There are activities to help improve typing skills. There are videos to explain these.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr also has different levels to practise touch typing. | X | X | This is only usable on a PC and has restricted content because there is a subscription to access more. | |
CODING Scratch is a great website for coding and programming. The children from Y2 up have used it during their computing sessions. The ideas tab at the top gives access to tutorials that the children could follow to create a code. | Y2 | X | Although children can enjoy playing with this website independently, the tutorials will support them in learning new skills. | |
WIDER CURRICULUM https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ This website provides information for research under the ‘discover’ tab and also under the ‘resource’ tab there are activity ideas as well as information. There is information for many subject areas but ther text can be complicated to understand. | X | X | Adult guidance and support will be needed to understand text for many pupils. | |
WIDER CURRICULUM This website has searchable topics and information on lots of different learning areas. It is not organised by year group or subject but rather in topic areas. You can search information or click on interesting icons. Some of the video links are youtube so may not work if your child does not have access to this. | X | Easy for older children to navigate independently. Text can be difficult to read. Please be mindful that there are many topics and not all will be appropriate for your child. | ||
INTERNET SAFETY https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland This website has been designed in a game format to teach aspects of safety online. https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_ie/parents Here is more information about the content of the website. | X | Although this is able to be used by older children independently, the issues that arise should be discussed so they can ask questions relating to staying safe online. | ||
SCIENCE SPACE https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html This website is user friendly and the children will enjoy learning about space. Although this isn’t on the curriculum until year 5, the children are supposed to learn about what keeps humans, animals and plants alive and therefore thinking about the lack of life in space can be a way in to discussing this. The image of the day section of the website is a great thing to look at to talk about our world. | X | This website will need adult support because the tabs at the top are easy to click on and will take you away from the kids section. | ||
WIDER CURRICULUM http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/ This website contains lots of information organised into categories for research. It has pictures and text which can vary in how difficult it is to navigate and read. Children in year 1 and 2 could be read information off this site but many would struggle to access this independently. | X | Older children could navigate this independently but some will need support. |
However, screen time for the entire length of the school day can have a negative effect on children's wellbeing. So here are some non-screen activities you could do at home…
Here are 25 fun and meaningful ideas to choose from:
Is it SNOWING???
Some activities you can do:
KS1 Activities ( Year 1 and Year 2)
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KS2 Activities ( Year 3 and Year 4)
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KS2 Activities (Year 5 and Year 6)
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