Useful websites
Date: 18th Mar 2020 @ 11:53am
⭐Myleene's Music Klass
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ
Monday and Friday at 10 am. Learn the difference between a crotchet and a quaver in this fun, interactive music lesson.
⭐David Walliams' daily reads
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Everyday at 11am, David is reading extracts from his famous best selling books.
⭐Steve Backshall
The naturalist, broadcaster and author will be running a live "wildlife chat" on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube on Wednesday night.
⭐Theo Michaels
The former MasterChef star is streaming live cooking classes on his Instagram account and YouTube channel.
⭐Carol Vorderman's maths
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
Carol Vorderman's amazing website breaks down each key stage into a series of videos, followed by questions to check understanding. This site is usually £2 per week but is free whilst schools are closed.
⭐P.E.
Joe Wicks is hosting LIVE P.E. sessions every day at 9am, Monday-Friday.
“Starting Monday, every single day from Monday to Friday, I’m going to do a live workout called PE With Joe on my YouTube channel The Body Coach TV."
⭐ TWINKL
If you stick with just this website while your school is shut down, you’ll be fine. It covers the curriculums in the UK from ages 4-18 (as well as world-wide curriculums).
The are offering a FREE ONE MONTH membership pass at https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer with the code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS.
They have also produced downloadable learning packs for each year group. You can find the links in this article:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/…/how-to-utilise-twinkl-during-the…
⭐MATHS
If you are struggling with a specific area in maths, click the link below for some top tips!https://www.mathsisfun.com/
⭐SQUEEBLES
https://keystagefun.co.uk/
Educational apps for ages 5-11 covering Maths (numberbonds, times tables, telling the time, multiplication, division, subtraction, division, fractions) and Literacy (spellings + punctuation). The apps are free of in-app ads, purchases or third-party content.
⭐ TOPMARKS
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Great for their maths + literacy online games, but also provides links to trustworthy + reliable educational content covering all areas of the curriculum. Has a search feature to make it easy to find games/info for specific subjects and/or Key Stages.
⭐SPELLING FRAME
https://spellingframe.co.uk/
Interactive online spelling games linked to all of the National Curriculum spelling rules.
⭐TIMES TABLE ROCKSTARS
https://ttrockstars.com/
Children in Years 2-6 will already have access to this amazing resource. If you cannot remember your child's login, please send a message to school ASAP.
⭐MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOURS
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner
Don’t let being stuck at home be an excuse for not exploring a museum! Virtual tours of famous museums are available via Google Arts + Culture Collections. Check out our discussion on the pupil blogs page!
⭐READING
https://www.theprimaryreadingtutor.com/5-online-resources-…/
Scroll down to the bottom of this blog post for information about the Oxford Owl free reading service which offers a collection of levelled reading books.
⭐PHONICS
Google ‘Mr Thorne phonics’ to find links to his YouTube channel. There are videos for every sound if you need to refresh your memory to support your child’s reading or you need to pop something educational on to watch.
