Reading at Home

 

Book Trust: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, including fiction and non-fiction. Family activities are included in the ‘Home Time’ section: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/

Love Reading 4 Kids: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, covering fiction and non-fiction: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

Poetry by Heart: a wide selection of poetry covering different topics: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/

Oxford Owl Online provides lots of information and support for parents around helping children learn to read, and love to read, at home. Follow this link for some useful tips, broken down into age categories to guide you with your child's learning. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/

The Oxford Owl website also provides an online eBook library, with access to over 100 books, which include a variety of genres. All the eBooks are free to use, but you will need to register and log in to read your book.  The following link will take you to the eBook resources:https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=Age+5-6&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=#

In addition, Audible Stories (by Amazon) have made their audio books free for children and families to access whilst schools are closed. Follow the link to instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, available in six different languages! https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

 Follow the link below to listen to these classic children’s stories – audio book and PDF links:

• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham
• The Railway Children by E Nesbit
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• Peter Pan by JM Barrie
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Click to listen to Children's Classic Audiobooks

 

English

• Pobble 365: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided: https://www.pobble365.com/
• Literacy Shed- lessons and resources as well as a range of reading and comprehension resources https://www.literacyshed.com/
• Sir Linkalot- a fun online spelling app: https://www.sirlinkalot.org/
• http://www.pobble365.com/- a daily picture with a range of English activities
• Vocabulary Ninja– some short reading comprehension activities: https://www.vocabularyninja.co.uk/comprehension-ninja.html
• Collins eBooks– over 330+ Big Cat books: https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
• Fun ways to expand your vocabulary. https://ivypanda.com/blog/ways-to-expand-your-vocabulary/

 

Maths

• Mathematics Mastery: downloadable guidance and resource packs for parents andpupils: https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
• Nrich:a range of activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range: https://nrich.maths.org/
• White Rose– The White Rose scheme of learning underpins our teaching of maths at school. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
• ISee Primary Maths Lessons- http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/
• The Maths Factor –matched to the national curriculum and works through daily video sessions, with a combination of games, rewards and printable work sheets: https://www.themathsfactor.com/?awc=5757_1585238958_fa0a9759191519085938ba93c51b685d&utm_source=Affiliate&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=PRI_MAT_27JAN2014_TMF_General&source=aw
• Time Tables Rockstars- Children use individual login details: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school
• Mini Maths Online:(Yr 3, 4, 5, 6) Home learning packs ready to download https://myminimaths.co.uk/-
• The Maths Shed- a wide variety of maths topics and tasks to complete: http://www.mathematicshed.com/

 

Wellbeing

• 21 activities to support your child’s wellbeing! Wellbeing-Activities-to-try-at-Home

 

Staying Safe Online

At this time many children will be using technology more frequently to stay connected and to help them learn. Northampton County Council have produced some advice sheets and online safety agreements which may be helpful for parents.

• - Online-Safety-Agreements-2020-/- Parents-Online-safety-gaming-and-social-media -/- TikTok-Online-Safety
• For any further support or information feel free to contact the online team at NCC at: onlinesafety@northamptonshire.gov.uk

 

Other useful resources:

• https://www.childnet.com/resources/online-safety-activities-you-can-do-from-home
• Fortnightly downloadable packs on how to stay safe online at home available at: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/

 

Physical Wellbeing

• Disney 10 Minute Shakeups:10-minute videos based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day: https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
• Go Noodle- short videos to keep children active at home https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/
• Cosmic Kids Yoga –short mindfulness, relaxation and yoga sessions for children: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
• #ThisIsPE: videos delivered by teachers focusing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

 

General: 

• STEM Leaning (Home Learning):science resources and learning tasks: https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-science
• Classroom Secrets:downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including maths, reading and writing.: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
• Khan Academy- maths and computing for all ages: https://www.khanacademy.org
• BBC Learning- range of learning activities for all ages: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
• Blockly – learn computer programming skills: https://blockly.games
• Scratch - creative computer programming: https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
• Duolingo- learn languages for free: https://www.duolingo.com
• DK Find Out!- fun facts, quizzes, games, and activities on a wide variety of fascinating non-fiction topics: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
• NASAresource - where real astronauts read children’s stories from space! https://storytimefromspace.com/a-moon-of-my-own-2/
• http://www.crickweb.co.uk/- online educational resources and games