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Useful websites and resources for home educators

Dear Parents, These are just additional links and resources for your perusal. Companies and websites have opened their doors for home learning at this time. This is just an information share not an expected task.

This is by no means a comprehensive or exhaustive list, so please do email or share on the Padlet, links that you may have come across that might be useful for others. 

Twinkl is an excellent overall resource for current curriculum coverage and additional resources (popular with teachers and homeschoolers alike!) https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

Oak National academy provides lessons and resources in a variety of subjects https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1#subjects

BBC Bitesize are providing daily lessons across a range of subjects https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p

Oxford Owl provide a free book library. Books that match our school programme can be found here. If you are unsure about the level your child should be reading just email you child's teacher to ask https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Bug Club (Active Learn) is our chosen online reading resource for school. If you do not have or have lost your login do contact you child's teacher for a reminder https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 (note renovations to the site will be taking place on 16th of May)

Pobble is a great new writing resource https://medium.com/pobble/hot-off-the-press-pobble-news-a-new-weekly-writing-resource-63cab31503f7

White Rose is a popular maths resource with schools https://whiterosemaths.com/

Raspberry Pi Blog is set up for parents who want to help their kids get into making things with technology but don’t know where to start.https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/digital-making-at-home-parents-guide/

Crayola have put up loads of free and downloadable colouring sheets https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/new-coloring-pages/?page=3&count=24

Head Start are providing free activity booklets for all year groups https://mailchi.mp/f8ef57bbb997/free-booklets-for-ks1-and-ks2?utm_source=All+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a8cc991fa1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_28_10_39_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_76ba1113bb-a8cc991fa1-73901215

Pfizer have put together a school programme for raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance in schools across the UK. https://www.pfizer.co.uk/superbugs-join-fight-school-programme