There are lots of great activities in the Kids Zone section of our website. In addition to this we have compiled a list of resources to help you continue your child’s education at home:

Multi-subject

• BBC Bitesize Learning activities for all ages.

• The Oak National Academy Learning materials and teacher lead classes for all ages.

• Kapow! Primary school teaching resources Inspiring demo videos and lesson plans for subjects beyond the core curriculum.

• Top Marks Free learning games and activities for children aged 3-14

• Oxford Owl for Home Lots of free resources for Primary age

• Twinkl Lots of learning resources, which are usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures. Use offer code: UKTWINKLEHELPS when setting up your account.

• Classroom Secrets Resource packs for each year group to help your students learn from home.

• DK Find Out Activities and quizzes

• Toy Theater Educational online games

• BBC Live Lessons Live lessons in a variety of subjects for children in KS1, KS2 and KS3

• Cbeebies Radio Listening activities for the younger ones.

• BBC School Radio Learning resources for primary schools offering video, audio and downloads for Early Years, KS1 and KS2 covering music, dance, history, collective worship, literacy and maths.

English/Literacy

• Phonics Play Interactive games and resources for parents. Free to use during school closure.

• British Council Resources for English language learning

• DfE daily phonics lessons for R and Year 1

Maths/Numeracy

• Times Tables Rock Stars All children have access to this site and you should have log on details. Simply log on and get playing!

• Maths Zone Lots of maths games that children can play.

• Maths Chase Maths Chase is a completely free home online learning tool where children can play times tables games, along with many other mathematics skill-based games! The site features many simple learning games which children can play at home.

• Calculators.org Free maths and Science resource offering hundreds of fun and helpful online calculators and conversion tools.

Science

• The Wildlife Trust's 30 Days Wild Challenge Lots of simple outdoor activities.

• Mystery Science Free science lessons

• Nature Detectives A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

• KidsGardening Fun activities that provide opportunities for families to learn together, while encouraging love for nature and the environment.

• Calculators.org Free math and science resource offering hundreds of fun and helpful online calculators and conversion tools.

Art/Music/Creative

• The Artful Parent Good, free art activities

• Red Ted Art Easy arts and crafts for little ones

• The Imagination Tree Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

• Beginners Cartoon Class 

• Music Express 

PE/Staying Active

• Wellbeing There are lots of ideas for keeping active on our wellbeing page

• Change4Life 10-minute ideas for keeping your kids active indoors.

• Little Legs Health, wellbeing and fun for the whole family through yoga, zumba, mindfulness and massage

• Kids' workouts to do at home Joe Wicks guides you through some kid friendly workouts you can do in your own home.

• Disney Dance-Along These Disney dance-alongs are a perfect, and fun, way to get active with the kids.

Geography

• National Geographic Kids Activities and quizzes for younger kids

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

Languages

• Duolingo Learn languages for free. Web or app.

IT/Computing

• Hour of Code Learn or continue to learn coding with Hour of Code. Suitable for all levels, but Children in KS2 may already have taken part in Coding Club, so might have a bit of background knowledge.

• Tinkercad Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!

Early Years

• Rainbow Stripes Sing, dance, jam, laugh, play and learn with Rainbow Stripes. This musical duo regularly visit our Nursery and Early Years settings, but your children don't have to miss out while they're not in school.

• 5 Minute Mum Simple, easy five minute games and activities for little kids aged 1-5 (but can be adapted for older children too)

Outdoor Learning

• Outdoor learning with Muddy Feet

Other useful sites and resourses

• Teaching Race: Education resources for parents and teachers

• Check list for supporting learning at home routine. You don't have to do everything, but it could structure to your day.

• Wellbeing We've created a list of websites, activities and videos aimed at helping you support your child's mental health, including physical and creative activities and information about supporting your child and helping you cope too.

• Pinterest Use Pinterest to search for ideas on all sorts of activities. Other people have already done the leg work so you can find great ideas to use at home.

• Amazing Educational Resources An extensive list of education websites which can be used to help with home educating your child.