Home Learning

Please scroll through this page to find links useful for home learning - we have tried to organise them into subjects to make it easier for you to navigate! 

All Subjects

Take a look at this website for online lessons - created by teachers to support home learning across all subjects.

https://www.thenational.academy/

BBC Live Lessons

BBC have now published live lessons for each year group - you may find these useful for lessons in Maths, English and Topics when planning your day.

We will be sending you information on topics and lesson content on Monday 20th April, please keep an eye on your emails.

Just follow the link and click on your year group to access the lessons.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

PE / Health and Wellbeing

https://www.teamgb.com/news/get-set-free-resources-for-families-to-help-stay-active-at-home Activity ideas from Team GB!

https://www.healios.org.uk/services/thinkninja1 A free self-help app for 10-18yr olds who maybe experiencing increased stress or anxiety during a crisis. 

News

https://subscribe.firstnews.co.uk/free-downloadable-issue/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=downloadable-issue For a short period, children can access free digital copies of 'First News' a newspaper for children that we have in school.

Click here to see some activity ideas that you can complete

indoors.

https://www.sportengland.org/stayinworkout Ideas for everyone to stay fit while you are indoors! 

Science

https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/challenge-cards.html Designers from the James Dyson Foundation have created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

https://leadersaward.com/resource-area-registration/ Enter this STEM 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ Home Learning Project. Completely free for all children and young people aged 3-19. The website provides more online interviews with engineers, who will share their work experiences and answer your questions; along with some activities to help get you ‘thinking like an engineer’.

SEND Resources

https://www.point-send.co.uk/ - Lots of useful links here for home learning.

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/children-families-and-education/children-with-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send/sendiass-covid-19-coronavirus-advice-and-guidance/ A link to the council's site for advice particularly for those children with SEND.

https://www.robinhoodmat.co.uk/learning-projects/  Learning projects for every year group updated every week!

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/children-families-and-education/schools-and-learning/learning-during-covid-19/ Resources collated by the authority for home learning

English and Maths

https://readingeggs.co.uk/ Recommended by a parent - free trial for reading. 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ FREE video lessons and worksheets from Early Years through to Year 8 

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ Online reading games

https://m.facebook.com/oliverjeffersart/photos/a.391765256611/10156586435571612/?type=3 Oliver Jeffers will be reading a book every week day and talking about the books.

https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/resources-list-for-home-learning A Website that links to lots of different websites to support lots of curriculum areas for all ages.

http://www.elsa-support.co.uk/category/free-resources/ Support for emotional well-being as well as a guide to explaining corona virus to children.

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/covid-19-home-learning-pack-coronavirus-12267191 Home learning packs

www.topmarks.co.uk Resources and games for all year groups

https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks is a site where you can access free ebooks.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239784/English_Appendix_1_-_Spelling.pdf is the link for the spelling lists for Year 1- 6 from the gov.uk website. 

Wider Curriculum

https://theimaginationtree.com/stay-at-home-survival-guide/ A guide and ideas for all sorts of activities

https://world-geography-games.com/world.html Geography games

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Free books to read online

https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/ Indoor and outdoor activities

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies Games and activities for the little ones

https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning Lesson plans, printable resources and videos

https://ed.ted.com Short video lessons

https://www.duolingo.com/ Learn a language online! 

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ Downloadable lessons, games and activities

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/ Activities to help with computer programming. 

https://blockly.games/ Activities and games for computing/ICT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary Plenty of revision guides and videos

https://corbettmathsprimary.com/ Free access no sign up required. Worksheets and video lessons.  

http://www.pobble365.com/ A website with writing and drawing ideas and questions to answer on a picture - updated daily! 

https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/ Free packs from EYFS to Year 6! 

 https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub This is updated daily and has timetables and resources for every age group.  

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ has free songs and activities each week! Click on the 'Free resources for you' yellow banner at the top of the screen!