Supporting your child’s learning
These resources, apps and sites can be used to support your children in their learning.
(Please note, whilst we have made every effort to make sure that the links we have provided are suitable for children, we are not responsible for these sites or any content on them. Parents should satisfy themselves that the site is appropriate for their child.)
Times Tables Rockstars provides simple game formats for your child to practise times tables – they start out by completing a baseline task which sets their speed for time spent answering each question. The aim is that in using Times Tables Rockstars, children’s recall of their tables facts becomes quicker, and as such, their speed and fluency increases.
Your child will be provided with their login details for this programme, which runs either through an app that you can download on your tablet or phone, or visiting www.ttrockstars.com/login
Ruth Miskin Training, the company behind Read Write Inc., are publishing daily videos on their YouTube channel.
Set 1 Speed Sounds @ 9:30am and 12:30pm
Set 2 Speed Sounds @ 10am and 1pm (Mrs Askwith's group)
Set 3 Speed Sounds at 10:30am and 1:30pm (Mrs Bondar's group and Mrs Jones' group)
Download the Read Write Inc. guide for parents.
Select and download the Read Write Inc. reading books.
Year 1 children should practice Sets 1, 2 and 3 as often as possible!
Purple Mash is a fantastic website we use to support our children’s learning through the use of fun online activities. Your child will receive their login through their class teacher.
Please read this guide to saving work on Purple Mash.
Free eBooks collection, developed for children aged 3–11 years old. Help your young child learn to read, and love to read, with our range of over 100 free eBooks.
Times Tables Me is a site you can use to test your times tables either online, or by printing out work sheets.
Hit the Button is a great app or website to help develop maths fluency.
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources. The aim is to provide high quality resources that can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, can form the basis for a whole Literacy unit or can support literacy units that you already have in place.
Phonics Play has a range of free resources and tools to help with practicing phonics.
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twinkl have created a wide range of free resources to use with children in case of school closure.
Take a virtual museum tour: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75809/12-world-class-museums-you-can-visit-online
Practice your coding skills: https://scratch.mit.edu
National Geographic Kids https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Maths and literacy games for KS1 up to lower KS2 https://www.ictgames.com/
A way to practice handwriting or number formation for younger children https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/writingRepeater/
Cbeebies Radio https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Nature Detectives https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ A lot of these can be done in a garden, or a remote forest location!
Blue Peter Badges https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges Requires a stamp and a nearby post box
The Imagination Tree https://theimaginationtree.com Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest
DK Find Out https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ … Activities and quizzes
Making Yoga and mindfulness fun https://www.cosmickids.com/
Physical activity https://www.gonoodle.com/
Carol Vorderman Maths: https://www.themathsfactor.com/ This is free for the entire length of the school closure period. It has videos, practice and games.
White Rose Maths: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
We use these resources in school, so the children should be familiar with the layout and type of questions. There is a video and corresponding worksheets for each year group that can be printed and used.
The Body Coach 'PE with Joe Wicks': https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Children who are in school are enjoying this resource, along with thousands of families up and down the country!