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For when 'we' come out of lockdown and can start exploring London again

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London Curriculum Family Explorer Trails

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Share these flashcards with your children to help them remember how to stop the spread of germs in the classroom.

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Our downloadable resource sheets are in PDF format. To view these you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download the latest version from Adobe

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The skills and knowledge for each of our D&T topics are captured in these new Knowledge Organisers! Available to members with a D&T subscription, but take a look at a free example by filling in the form below:

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All you've ever wanted to know about London from the London Assembly

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The London Curriculum has reached out across the city to bring together free learning and cultural offers that children can access from home. We want to support families, teachers and nurseries during this challenging time and ensure that young Londoners still feel connected to the incredible people, places and culture of their city.

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FREE Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Home Learning Packs

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Is your child a fan of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's wonderful picture books? Now you can download a range of home learning activity packs to complete as you read the books! Is your child a fan of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's wonderful picture books?

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Stories to read with your child(ren)

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Schools may be closing, but reading doesn't have to stop. To help support teachers, students and parents to 'Keep the UK and Ireland reading', we are offering access to thousands of enhanced digital books through myON and articles from myON News.

Learn more

myON links with both Star Reading and Accelerated Reader quizzes, and offers practical literacy tools and supports through myON Projects. To learn more about the benefits of full access to myON and five daily news articles from myON News, call us on +44 (0)20 7184 4040, email answers@renlearn.co.uk or visit: renlearn.co.uk/myON.

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myON reader personalizes reading for students by recommending books based on their interests, reading level, and ratings of books they've read . myON reader tracks book usage and reading growth over time and can project a student's future reading score based on their current reading activities within the system.

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Home Learning Resources List for Schools and Families

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This short film explains what VE Day and VJ Day were, and the events that led to the end of the war.
An eye-witness called Alan, who was a child at the time, recalls seeing the celebrations in London as he went on his paper round, and his bittersweet reaction, having lost his mother during the war.

The 'Did You Know' section talks about the years following the war, and how rationing continued until 1954.
Created in partnership with Imperial War Museums. If your class has watched all ten episodes, they could celebrate the end of the unit by organising a 1940's style street party. They could use their maths skills to work out a budget, DT skills (cooking and nutrition) to prepare some food, and play or dance to 1940s music. Additional fact for class:
At the end of the war, there was an expectation that the important roles women played during the war were only temporary. The number of working women gradually declined to pre-war levels, while married women were barred from working in many jobs. Women were also restricted to supporting roles in the military and could no longer fly aircraft or command ships. However, over the course of the next 20 years, this continued inequality, despite the vital role that woman had played during the war, helped to inspire the Feminist movements in the 60s and 70s.

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This short film explains what VE Day and VJ Day were, and the events that led to the end of the war. An eye-witness called Alan, who was a child at the time, recalls seeing the celebrations in London as he went on his paper round, and his bittersweet reaction, having lost his mother during the war.

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Free WW2 and VE Day resource for schools and parents

Lots of organisations in the UK had exciting plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day but unfortunately many of them will not now go ahead because of the Covid-19 situation. However, that doesn't mean that young people can't begin to understand why the first May bank holiday has moved to a Friday this year and why VE Day is something that still has resonance.

The HA has created a free resource for schools suitable for primary and also Key Stage 3, with activities differentiated for different year groups. They provide a mixture of historical knowledge and activities to get into the VE Day spirit.

Please read the notes for teachers that accompany the resource.

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VE Day Activities from Scholastic Education

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Share this child-friendly explanation of V-E day and try out some V-E themed activities!

Share this child-friendly explanation of V-E day and try out some V-E themed activities!

Free

Celebrate this well-loved author with these cross-curricular activities.

Free

If you're keen to include bite-size practice activities for Year One and Year Two at the start of your lessons, then these are the perfect resources for you. Take a look and get inspired. They've even got complete learning objectives taken from the National Curriculum.

If you're keen to include bite-size practice activities for all age groups at the start of your lessons, then these are the perfect resources for you. Take a look and get inspired. They've even got complete learning objectives taken from the National Curriculum.

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Results 1-10 of 176 Share this child-friendly explanation of V-E day and try out some V-E themed activities! Share this child-friendly explanation of V-E day and try out some V-E themed activities! Free Celebrate this well-loved author with these cross-curricular activities.

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Instead of watching the TV / Video, how about listening to the radio?

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Instead of watching the TV / Video, how about listening to the radio?

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BBC Sounds - CBeebies Bedtime Stories - Available Episodes

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Listen to the latest episodes of CBeebies Bedtime Stories on BBC Sounds

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Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds.

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Primary Music KS1 - Sun, sea and song - Rehearsal and performance 2 - BBC Sounds

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Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds.

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Browse all Children's radio shows, podcasts and mixes in BBC Sounds.

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BBC Radio 4 - Homeschool History - Available now

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Activities designed by The Tate Museum

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A series of how to make art instructional films inspired by artists like Rachel Whiteread, Turner, Andy Warhol, Frank Bowling, Anni Albers and more

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You are going to make your very own Matisse-inspired collage. Take a closer look at nature and be creative with shapes and colours as you cut out your own masterpiece!

Henri Matisse is a French artist known for making colourful works of art. He used a variety of materials in his work, including paint, bronze (for his sculptures), and he also made drawings using charcoal. As Matisse became older, he began to work with brightly coloured paper and would 'paint with scissors' to cut out shapes, animals, leaves, dancers and flowers and then arrange them.

One of Matisse's most famous works is called The Snail. Does the spiral pattern of shapes remind you of anything?

It was made in 1953 and shows Matisse's interest in bright colours. He arranged complementary colours alongside each other to create a vibrant effect. For example, you'll see that by putting green next to red, and blue next to orange the colours seem to buzz and really attract your attention.

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Make a Matisse inspired collage. Discover art projects and craft activities on Tate Kids

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A free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler

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A free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler

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A fabulous ebook exploring social and emotional aspects of lockdown

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From the 'excellent' Education Endowment Foundation

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Support resources for schools and parents

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Tools for schools to help support home learning and maximise the impact of work set.

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Need additional support for another few weeks of home-schooling?
We have created a brand new range of daily timetables to provide a clear and structured approach for the whole school day, helping your children stay engaged and entertained from 9am-3.15pm.

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Now your child can learn about the importance of protecting our planet with these five home learning PowerPoint presentations.

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Results 1-10 of 478 Free Need additional support for another few weeks of home-schooling? We have created a brand new range of daily timetables to provide a clear and structured approach for the whole school day, helping your children stay engaged and entertained from 9am-3.15pm.

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6 of the best websites to keep children happy

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Join the The World of David Walliams to be the first to hear about new David Walliams books, special offers, free activities, live shows, events and more!

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Parents!! Home schooling driving you mad?! Let me take one lesson off your hands! Curriculum based and most importantly, fun. There's no need for instruments or to feel intimidated. Any age, any ability welcome. Music helps to look after our children's minds and souls, especially at a time when they need it most plus, we may even find the next Elton or mini Mozart!

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Movement to music makes children come alive and changes the way they feel. With the DDMIX program, kids get an exciting and diverse learning experience that is physical, aerobic and high time on task.

These benefits should be enjoyed by every child. Dance fitness can stimulate the child's interest in sport, in the arts and give them the confidence to explore their own creativity in other fields.
Dame Darcey Bussell DBE Creator of DDMIX

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Movement to music makes children come alive and changes the way they feel. With the DDMIX program, kids get an exciting and diverse learning experience that is physical, aerobic and high time on task. These benefits should be enjoyed by every child.

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#StayHome and Learn about The Black Death with Dan Snow | History Hit LIVE on Timeline

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Free health and fitness classes for Hounslow residents

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Free health and fitness classes for Hounslow residents

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As part of our #BeeatHome campaign, we have launched a series of free health and fitness classes online for adults who live or work in Hounslow. You can get your heart pumping in your living room with our Bootcamp sessions or de-stress with our Yoga and Pilates sessions.

Delivered by our experienced and qualified instructors, and funded by One You Hounslow, these classes are the perfect way to keep active and healthy at home. All classes are streamed through the conferencing platform Zoom.

The full list of classes can be found below:

Yoga for Beginners

-Every Monday 9:15am -10:15am - starting Monday 6 April
-Every Thursday 6:30pm-7:15pm - starting 2 April

Intermediate Yoga

-Every Monday 6.30pm-7:15pm - starting Monday 6 April
-Every Thursday 7:30-8:30pm - starting 2 April

Boxfit

Every Monday 7:30pm-8:30pm - starting Monday 6 April

Pilates

-Every Tuesday 6pm-7pm - starting 31 March
-Every Wednesday 6pm-7pm - starting 1 April

Bootcamp (basic level of fitness required)

Every Wednesday 7pm-8pm - starting 1 April.

Our #BeeatHome campaign encourages children and adults to stay active within their homes. The Trust aims to deliver educational and physical activity content to children and adults in the local area while simultaneously urging people to stay at home to help save lives

To book your place and receive the link for the classes, please email us at health@brentfordfccst.com

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Home learning: Science; Maths, Computing and D&T

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Home learning: Science; Maths, Computing and D&T

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Please note that for face-to-face courses you will be taken to STEM Learning to see further details and book.

Online courses are hosted by FutureLearn. If you go through our site to book these courses will come with a free upgrade. You will need a separate FutureLearn account to sign up for them, please use the same email address as you used for your account on this site so we can track your progress.

After you complete the course, go to your dashboard to track your progress towards certification.

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Learn how to write code to input, process and output data, and how to manipulate data stored in variables. Using the building blocks of sequence, selection and iteration you'll begin to understand how programs are constructed to perform a multitude of simple and more complex tasks.

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Programming Key stage 4 CS Accelerator

This course aims to deepen understanding of computer science, information technology and digital literacy.

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Skilfully combining a wide range of software applications and multimedia such as video, images and sound, you will be better able to support children in creative and engaging project work across the whole primary curriculum.

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New (23rd April) resources made available by the Geographical Association

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Chat, play, read!

Here are some tips and activities to help your child develop their speech skills:

use things your child is interested in for play, follow their lead and make sure you're physically at their level while playing

if you notice your child looking or pointing at something, talk to them about it before they lose interest in it

picture books introduce your child to new things they haven't seen yet in real life - ask them to tell you the story, or talk about what the characters might be thinking and feeling

make reading, singing and playing even more fun by using lots of actions and different voices

take turns to make noises or speak - your child will be able to hold longer conversations, so slow down your speech, give them plenty of time to respond and listen carefully to what they have to say

talk to your child in short, simple sentences, as it's easier for them to understand you and have a go at copying when they are ready

try to use the same book or sing the same song, as young children learn a lot from repetition

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Find out how you can help your child with their speech & language development. If you have any concerns, talk to your doctor or health visitor.

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Yorkshire Sport Foundation and national organisations, including afPE, have been working with physical educators from across the country to support parents to teach PE at home.

Short two-minute videos are being posted that show parents (and teachers) free, fun and easy to follow PE activities for the whole family to enjoy together.

Each #ThisIsPE video will focus on a different aspect of the National Curriculum. The videos, delivered by PE teachers, will help children and young people to continue their skill development in PE during this period when we are having to stay at home, to save lives.

Videos will be posted at 1pm on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You don't need to be in PE kit and you don't need sports equipment. All of the videos will use things that you can find around the home.

View the videos below. Please let us have your feedback and use the hashtag #ThisIsPE.

Lesson 1 - Coordination with ball skills

Lesson 2 - Footwork patterns

Lesson 3 - Throwing for accuracy

Lesson 4 - Rock and roll gymnastics

Lesson 5 - Balloon blasting

Lesson 6 - Jumping in combination

Lesson 7 - Agility

Lesson 8 - King of the cones

Lesson 9 - Agility

Lesson 10 - Flat target accuracy

Lesson 11 - Catching

Lesson 12 - Agility and throws

Lesson 13 - Creative movement

Lesson 14 - Sock wars

Lesson 15 - Striking for distance

Lesson 16 - Horizontal climbing

Lesson 17 - Five to one challenge

Lesson 18 - Reaction wall

Lesson 19 -Throwing techniques

Lesson 20 - Lily pad jump

Lesson 21 - Basic shapes in gymnastics

Lesson 22 - Treasure chest

Lesson 24 - Gym shapes and travel

Lesson 25 - Directions through dance

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#ThisIsPE - Supporting Parents to Teach PE at Home

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We have brought together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home.

These websites have been identified by some of the country's leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.

The list includes subject-specific resources for:

They are currently being offered for free.

Individual resources cannot replace a school's properly planned curriculum, and the resources in this list are not intended to do so.

They may be useful for parents in considering how they could support their children's education, but they should not be used in place of existing resources which schools may be using as part of their continued provision for pupils' education at this time.

Schools may also wish to explore this initial list of resources as they consider how they continue to support children's education.

We will review and update the list over time. Details on how that will work will be provided in the coming weeks.

This list of resources is not exhaustive and there are many other resources available to schools.

Before using these resources, you should refer to the guidance ' Coronavirus (COVID-19): safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers ', which has further information on how to keep children safe online.

Disclaimer

This website, including use of any content uploaded or linked through it, is subject to a disclaimer, copyright statement and detailed User terms. Please read them before using the DfE 'List of online education resources for home education'.

Read the full DfE disclaimer.

Note that you use all content at your own risk. Resources made available through the lists are subject to third party terms and conditions and copyright law.

Access to resources is in most cases free of charge, but it is your responsibility to check whether you have to pay to view and/or copy specific content contained within the resources.

English

This initial list of English resources is based on recommendations from English Hub schools and trusted teachers.

Reading, especially for primary age children, is critical to their educational development and something that families can do together.

Some publishers are making their catalogues available for free. Schools should check what is available for the books used in their schools.

English: primary

Phonics

Schools should seek advice from their phonics programme provider about resources that are available to support remote phonics learning at home. For example, Read Write Inc. (RWI) has made video content freely available online.

DfE's validated phonics programmes are:

However, some schools will use programmes not on this list.

English Hub schools are developing resources for schools that use Letters and Sounds.

Audible

Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: all children's audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.

Registration: not required

Authorfy

Website: https://authorfy.com

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels.

Registration: is required

Book Trust

Website: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: 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.

Registration: not required

Classroom Secrets

Website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including reading and writing.

Registration: not required

Elevenses with the World of David Walliams

Website: https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Key stages: key stage 2

Description: one free audio book reading is available to listen to every day.

Registration: not required

English Mastery

Website: https://www.englishmastery.org/

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: downloadable resource books providing 8 weeks of activities.

Registration: not required

Literacy Shed

Website: https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/free-resources/key-stage-2-activity-packs

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: downloadable resource packs with tasks based on video clips on YouTube.

Registration: not required

Love Reading 4 Kids

Website: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, covering fiction and non-fiction.

Registration: not required

Pobble 365

Website: https://www.pobble365.com/

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided.

Registration: not required

Poetry by Heart

Website: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/

Key stages: key stage 2

Description: a wide selection of poetry covering different topics

Registration: not required to view poems, but it is required to access teaching resources.

Purple Mash

Website: https://2simple.com/purple-mash/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: free during the school closure period. Each week, a selection of daily activities is produced on different subjects, including comprehension and grammar.

Registration: is required

Storytime with Nick

Website: https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/help-during-school-closure/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: available from Monday 20 April. Films of well-loved stories read by Nick Cannon, a trained actor, teacher and trainer.

Registration: not required

The Children's Poetry Archive

Website: https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: an archive of spoken poetry recordings. Children can listen to poems read out loud.

Registration: not required

The Day newsletter

Website: https://theday.co.uk/subscriptions/the-day-home

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: a daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills.

Registration: is required

English: secondary

Audible

Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: all children's audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.

Registration: not required

English Mastery

Website: https://www.englishmastery.org/

Key stages: key stage 3

Description: downloadable resource books providing 12 weeks of activities covering writing and poetry.

Registration: not required

Website: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: downloadable resources covering a range of texts for key stage 3. GCSE resources are categorised by examination board.

Registration: not required

Pobble 365

Website: https://www.pobble365.com/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided

Registration: not required

Poetry by Heart

Website: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: A wide selection of poetry covering different topics.

Registration: not required to view poems, but it is required to access teaching resources.

Seneca

Website: https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&Age+Group=GCSE&Subject=English+Language

Key stages: key stage 4

Description: a range of downloadable resources covering the GCSE curriculum, categorised by examination board.

Registration: not required

The Children's Poetry Archive

Website: https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: an archive of spoken poetry recordings. Pupils can listen to poems being read aloud.

Registration: not required

The Day newsletter

Website: https://theday.co.uk/subscriptions/the-day-home

Key stages: key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5

Description: a daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills.

Registration: is required

Maths

This initial list of maths resources is based on recommendations from the National Centre of Excellence in the Teaching for Mathematics (NCETM) and maths teachers.

Some maths publishers are now making their offers to schools free or providing free trials. Schools already using a trusted or familiar maths package should continue to do so.

Maths: primary

Hamilton Trust (home learning section)

Website: https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/learning-home-packs/

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: downloadable resource packs with teacher guidance. A week's worth of resources is provided for each year group.

Registration: not required

Mathematics Mastery

Website: https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources

Key stages: early years foundation stage, key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: downloadable guidance and resource packs for parents and pupils.

Registration: not required

Nrich

Website: https://nrich.maths.org/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: a range of activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range.

Registration: not required

Numberblocks

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: videos for numeracy development designed for children aged 0 to 6. There are fun activities that can be applied to everyday life and play.

Registration: not required

Top Marks

Website: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: a range of interactive maths games categorised by age group.

Registration: not required

White Rose Maths (home learning)

Website: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: presentations and downloadable workbooks which are easy to use for parents. New material is being released each week.

Registration: not required

Maths: secondary

Bowland Maths Resources

Website: https://www.bowlandmaths.org.uk/

Key stages: key stage

Description: downloadable assessments on a range of subjects, including sample answers and assessment tips.

Registration: not required

Corbett Maths

Website: https://corbettmaths.com/contents/

Key stages: key stage 4

Description: a range of videos and downloadable questions categorised by topic and predicted grade.

Registration: not required

Hegarty Maths

Website: https://hegartymaths.com/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: interactive activities including videos and questions. Teachers can track student progress and tailor next steps

Registration: requires school registration

Integral Core Maths Platform

Website: https://integralmaths.org/2017/

Key stages: key stage 5

Description: activities with the ability for teachers to allocate and track pupil progress.

Registration: requires school registration

MangaHigh

Website: https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: interactive maths resources, including topic-specific questions and games that allow teachers to track student progress and set activities.

Registration: requires school registration

Mathigon

Website: https://mathigon.org/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: interactive maths resources that allow teachers and parents to track student progress and set activities.

Registration: not required

Maths Kitchen

Website: https://mathskitchen.com/topics

Key stages: key stage 4

Description: an interactive GCSE revision website. Resources are categorised by topic, including video lessons and practice questions.

Registration: not required

Mathematics Mastery

Website: https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources

Key stages: key stage 3

Description: downloadable guidance and resource packs for parents and pupils.

Registration: not required

Nrich

Website: https://nrich.maths.org/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: a range of activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range.

Registration: not required

Nrich Core Maths

Website: https://nrich.maths.org/12524

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: games and puzzles as well as mathematical-thinking and problem-solving questions. Content is categorised by topic and age group.

Registration: not required

Nrich 'Solving Together' project

Website: https://nrich.maths.org/solvingtogether

Key stages: key stage 3

Description: this is a project that provides activities for parents and carers to try with children.

Registration: not required

Sparx

Website: https://sparx.co.uk/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: a virtual classroom which supports teachers in building and running lessons as well as tracking pupil progress.

Registration: requires school registration

STEP Support Programme

Website: https://maths.org/step/welcome

Key stages: key stage 5

Description: the STEP Support Programme is offered by the University of Cambridge to help university applicants develop their advanced mathematical problem-solving skills and prepare for STEP mathematics exams. Assessments are downloadable.

Registration: not required

Top Marks

Website: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games

Key stages: key stage 3

Description: a range of interactive maths games categorised by age group.

Registration: not required

Underground Maths

Website: https://undergroundmathematics.org/

Key stages: key stage 5

Description: a range of interactive tasks and questions linked to the A level maths and further maths curriculums.

Registration: not required

White Rose Maths (home learning)

Website: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Key stages: key stage 3

Description: presentations and downloadable workbooks which are easy to use for parents. New material is being released each week.

Registration: not required

Science

This initial list of science resources is based on recommendations from learned societies, including:

the Association for Science Education (ASE)

the Royal Society of Biology (RSB)

the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

the Institute of Physics (IOP)

These resources link closely to the national curriculum, however there are many other resources supporting enrichment and practical activities available on the societies' websites and elsewhere.

Science: primary

BBC Bitesize

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: interactive resources covering the primary science curriculum.

Registration: not required

STEM Learning (Home learning)

Website: https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-science

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: an online resource bank, which links to resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed.

Registration: not required

Science: secondary

BBC Bitesize

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: interactive resources covering the key stage 3 and key stage 4 science curriculums. Includes separate sections for biology, physics and chemistry.

Registration: not required

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Website: https://spark.iop.org/supporting-schools-and-colleges-during-covid-19

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: a set of articles and resources designed to support teachers who are teaching remotely.

Registration: not required

Isaac Physics

Website: https://isaacphysics.org/coronavirus

Key stages: key stage 4 and key stage 5

Description: online problem-solving activities to support teachers and students. The content focusses on physics but also covers some maths and chemistry.

Registration: is required

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Website: https://edu.rsc.org/remote-teaching-support

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: a set of articles and resources designed to support teachers who are teaching remotely.

Registration: not required

STEM Learning (Home learning)

Website: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/curated-collections/secondary-and-level-science-0

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: an online resource bank, which links to resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed.

Registration: not required

Physical education (PE) and physical activity

This initial list of physical education (PE) and physical activity resources is based on recommendations from:

the Association for Physical Education (afPE)

Public Health England (PHE)

Sport England

the Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF)

These resources will help young people to get the daily 60 minutes of activity recommended by the UK Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in fun ways.

All the resources listed here are for activities designed to be carried out indoors or, if available, a garden.

Children and young people can go outside for one form of exercise a day, such as:

a walk with members of their household

a run with members of their household

a cycle with members of their household

Outdoor exercise should be carried out locally.

Children and young people should always follow the latest official advice on social distancing, which means making sure that they and their parent or carer stay more than 2 metres from others (including friends and other family members).

PE and physical activity: primary

Boogie Beebies

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

Key stages: early years foundation stage

Description: videos that get younger children up and dancing with CBeebies presenters.

Registration: not required

Disney 10 Minute Shakeups

Website: https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: 10-minute videos based on Disney films that count towards a child's 60 active minutes per day.

Registration: not required

Super Movers

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English.

Registration: not required

#ThisIsPE

Website: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.

Registration: not required

PE and physical activity: secondary

Fitness Blender

Website: https://www.fitnessblender.com/

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: videos featuring a range of exercises and workouts. You can choose exercises by: degree of difficulty, type, gender and whether equipment is needed or not.

Registration: not required

#ThisIsPE

Website: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.

Registration: not required

Mental wellbeing

This initial list of mental wellbeing resources is based on the recommendations of trusted partners.

It is designed to provide guidance on how to support the wellbeing of children and young people being educated remotely.

Many organisations already working with schools will be able to provide remote support, and schools are encouraged to discuss what ongoing support might be available during this time.

Mental wellbeing: primary

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

Website: https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: wellbeing advice for all those supporting children and young people.

Registration: not required

BPS

Website: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-blogs

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: advice on dealing with school closures and talking to children about COVID-19.

Registration: not required

Children's Commissioner

Website: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/childrens-guide-to-coronavirus/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: a downloadable guide for children about coronavirus.

Registration: not required

MindEd

Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: an educational resource for all adults on children and young people's mental health.

Registration: is required

The Child Bereavement Network

Website: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/covid-19.aspx

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: advice on supporting grieving children during the coronavirus outbreak.

Registration: not required

Mental wellbeing: secondary

BPS

Website: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-blogs

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: advice on dealing with school closures and talking to children about COVID-19.

Registration: not required

Children's Society

Website: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: information and support on different aspects of mental health and wellbeing.

Registration: not required

MindEd

Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: an educational resource for all adults on children and young people's mental health.

Registration: is required

Rise Above

Website: https://riseabove.org.uk/topic/my-mind/

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: videos with tips on gaining confidence, dealing with anxiety and coping strategies from other young people.

Registration: not required

The Child Bereavement Network

Website: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/covid-19.aspx

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

Description: advice on supporting grieving children during the coronavirus outbreak.

Registration: not required

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

This initial list of SEND resources has been developed with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity and is based on the recommendations of:

trusted organisations

charities

multi-academy trusts

special education headteachers

We encourage parents, teachers and schools to explore beyond this list to identify what support is best for their children and pupils with SEND.

SEND: apps and games
(Apps must be downloaded onto a compatible device)
Brain Parade

Website: http://www.brainparade.com/products/see-touch-learn-free/

Description: a visual instruction app, including flash cards and picture-choosing games, for children with autism and special needs.

HelpKidzLearn

Website: https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/

Description: a collection of games and resources designed for a range of educational needs and stages. It includes provision for school closure.

Sensory App House Ltd

Website: https://www.sensoryapphouse.com/

Description: a range of apps are available for pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) or Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). All are interactive and many do not require significant coordination abilities.

Visuals2Go

Website: https://www.visuals2go.com/

Description: an all-in-one app created to support people with communication and learning difficulties. For verbal and non-verbal learners.

SEND: resources for teachers

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

Website: https://www.annafreud.org/media/11160/supporting-schools-and-colleges.pdf

Description: a downloadable guide to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils and students during periods of disruption.

Registration: not required

Do2Learn (USA)

Website: https://do2learn.com/

Description: a range of downloadable resources grouped by theme. Themes include: social skills, songs and games, and picture cards.

Registration: not required

Inclusive Teach

Website: https://inclusiveteach.com/free-printable-sen-teaching-resources/

Description: downloadable teaching resources to support pupils with SEND.

Registration: not required

PMLD thematic units - from the Northern Ireland Curriculum

Website: http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/curriculum_microsite/SEN_PMLD_thematic_units/index.asp

Description: comprehensive guidance on themed activities for learners with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). A full sensory curriculum is offered.

Registration: not required

Priory Woods School

Website: http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/page/?title=Resources&pid=3

Description: resources from an award-winning, innovative school, rated by Ofsted as outstanding and put together by SEND teachers. The resources include apps and programmes.

Registration: not required

SEND Gateway

Website: https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources/nqt-videos.html

Description: A range of SEND guidance videos created in collaboration with the Centre for Education and Youth (CfEY) in addition to many other experts within the sector. Aimed at Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs).

Registration: not required

SENict Activities

Website: https://www.ianbean.co.uk/senict-members-resource-portal

Description: downloadable activities aimed particularly at Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) learners.

Registration: not required

SEN Teacher

Website: https://www.senteacher.org/

Description: downloadable resources that can be adapted to suit the needs of pupils. Resources are aimed at a range of abilities.

Registration: not required

Speech and Language Kids

Website: https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/free-speech-language-resources/

Description: a range of education and therapy resources for speech and language problems. A podcast is also available on iTunes for verbal and non-verbal children.

Registration: not required

Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

Website: https://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/

Description: a range of downloadable resources to support blind and visually impaired pupils.

Registration: is required

UCL Centre for Inclusive Education

Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/centres/centre-inclusive-education/homeschooling-children-send/managing-transition-home-schooling

Description: a guide to help parents adjust to remote learning by providing advice and links to resources.

Registration: not required

Other resources

There are other resources available. BESA's LendEd website and the EdTech Impact website, for example, include varied resources that teachers already use and rate within the websites.

These have not been verified by DfE's educational experts but we have included them on the list because they also cover other areas of the curriculum that are not covered above.

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10 Downing Street, the home of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world. Behind its iconic black door, the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last 275 years have been taken.

In the 20th century alone, the First and Second World Wars were directed from within it, as were the key decisions about the end of the empire, the building of the first British nuclear bomb, the handling of economic crises from the Great Depression in 1929 to the modern day, and the development of the welfare state.

Some of the most famous political figures of modern history have lived and worked in Number 10, including Robert Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.

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Before you even arrive, see all that Orlando has to offer from the comfort of your computer, tablet, mobile device or even virtual-reality headset with the Orlando Virtual Tour!
Save on discount tickets: Orlando Theme Parks, Attractions & Experiences
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The National Park Service app

Features

The NPS App was created by National Park Service staff-people who know national parks-to help you make the most of your visit. The NPS App takes authoritative information from park rangers and combines it with a great suite of features. Here's a quick look at some of those features.

Interactive Maps: Each park has a detailed map that includes points of interest, along with roads, trails, and other information to plan your trip.

Park Tours: What is there to see? Self-guided tours take you to interesting places in the park. Discover popular destinations as well as places off the beaten track. It's like having a ranger by your side to guide your trip, giving you suggestions for places to go, directions to get there, and things to do once you arrive.

Amenities: It's the little-and sometimes not so little-things that can make or break a park visit. Learn where you can find and access transportation, food, restrooms, shopping, and more.

Accessibility: The app offers a fully accessible experience with tools to benefit visitors with accessibility needs, such as audio descriptions of exhibits along trails and roads and in visitor centers.

Offline Use: No internet access? No problem! You can download content from entire parks for offline use. It's especially handy if you're exploring remote areas in parks or concerned about data limits.

Share Your Visit: Tell your friends and family about the fun things you did by creating and sharing virtual postcards with scenes from the park.

Things to Do: What do you want to do in a park-hike? Take a bus tour or scenic drive? Visit a museum? Join a ranger program? Become a junior ranger? Discover all the fun, entertaining, and educational activities parks have to offer.

News, Alerts & Events: What's happening? Get news and events for all parks-or selected parks of your choosing.

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

About the International Space Station

The station was designed between 1984 and 1993. Elements of the station were in construction throughout the US, Canada, Japan, and Europe beginning in the late 1980s.

The International Space Station Program brings together international flight crews, multiple launch vehicles, globally distributed launch and flight operations, training, engineering, and development facilities, communications networks, and the international scientific research community.

Read More about About the International Space Station

Expedition 70

The Expedition 70 crew members will be studying an array of microgravity phenomena to benefit humans living on and off the Earth. The astronauts and cosmonauts will explore heart health,...

International Cooperation

The International Space Station Program's greatest accomplishment is as much a human achievement as it is a technological one-how best to plan, coordinate, and monitor the varied activities of many organizations and operations.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the space station. The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

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Simple Science, Technology and Maths activities to do at home

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I'm a teacher who has lots of experience teaching primary age children. Teaching at home should be easy, right? No, it most certainly isn't!

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm from my nine-year-old, who is under the impression that he's on holiday. With the constant interruptions, dive-bombing of online meetings and sloping off to play on various devices, it's hard work.

Ofsted would probably rate my 'home school' as requires improvement; but we are all coping with restricted living conditions, whilst trying to work, entertain, educate and not go completely bonkers.

Parents: what you need to know

We are not teachers, we are parents whose children are also worried about the current situation. Children have lost the structure to their day, their friends and are trying to adapt to this as well.

With this in mind, we have put together some simple STEM starter activities that children can do that are fun and involve little input from parents. I thought that I'd have a go and share the things that worked over the past few days.

Day 1: coding without computers

My son was keen to make lunch, so I asked him to write down how to make a sandwich step-by-step. Then robot-like, he went and made one.

The key here is to ask them to do it exactly as they wrote it down. You can even do the robot voice and actions. If something goes wrong, for example they forget to write an instruction, e.g. put the knife in butter, or have the order incorrect, then they need to go back to the instructions and change them.

The instructions they are writing are a simple algorithm for programming a computer (themselves) to perform. If anything goes wrong in the process, then they've found a bug in the programme and need to debug or change the instructions, so that the programme can run as you want it to.

Top tip: this idea can also be used when following instructions to do just about anything.

Day 2: science

My son's school set an investigation to look at what happens to an egg when placed in vinegar. We set it up using an old jam jar and malt vinegar. We discussed what might happen to the egg over a couple of days and decided when to check on it and write down any changes.

After a few minutes there were bubbles on the egg and then lots more bubbles on the surface of the liquid. We talked about what the bubbles might be and where they had come from, thinking about how the acidic vinegar had reacted with the eggshell, which is made from calcium carbonate.

After a day we took it out to find that the egg had no shell anymore and it felt quite solid. We left it for another two days and took it out again. It felt quite firm and, following the bouncing egg guide, we dropped it from about 15 cm and the egg bounced. This led us to talk about how this had happened, where the shell had gone and if we could get the original egg back or not.

Top tip: clear vinegar is better, but we didn't have that in the house and I wasn't about to sacrifice my balsamic to science, so we used malt vinegar instead.

Day 3: maths

I set a few simple multiplications, which went down quite well and then I sourced a puzzle from NRICH Maths linked to this topic. If you have coloured counters or bits of paper it makes it easier for children, if not then pencil and paper works well too.

My son then worked on the different ways in which sweets could be arranged in a box, so no colours were next to each other. Here are the results so far...

Top tip: these open-ended puzzles are a great way to develop problem-solving and reasoning skills and many can be copied straight onto paper, which is what I did as I don't own a printer.

Day 4: geography

After a PE session with the amazing Joe Wicks, I was then inspired by opening my fridge and I decided that today we would find out about where our food came from.

I made a simple table with three headers; 'food', 'where it comes from' and 'miles travelled'. I then set him off on a task to find at least ten different types of food, read the labels and list where they had come from.

He was really keen to draw a world map to see this, not having a world map to hand we pulled out an old jigsaw showing different continents. It took a while to do the jigsaw, but tomorrow we will be finding out which food in our house has travelled the furthest and shortest distance to get to us. This activity works well if you limit it to fruit and veg, but that was running low in our house, so we went all out!

The results are in

These activities didn't go perfectly and they did not replace in any way, shape or form the learning that would have been achieved at school. However, they are activities that parents can do with children of various ages using things that are available to them at home.

I will attempt to do one or two activities a week, that way I will feel that I am keeping my son's learning going, whilst also doing my day job.

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I'm a teacher who has lots of experience teaching primary age children. Teaching at home should be easy, right? No, it most certainly isn't! There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm from my nine-year-old, who is under the impression that he's on holiday.

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Children's story books in over 40+ languages

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Dual language books, also known as bilingual books, feature the full text in both English and French. They are ideal for children who are learning French (or for French-speaking children learning English), as well as for bilingual children.

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French / English Dual Language Story Books

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Translated Letters for Schools (DGT EAZ)

Materials Signs (Polish/Latvia/Lithuanian/Portuguese) (Claire Humphreys)

Body Parts (Polish/Lithuanian/Portuguese) (Claire Humphreys)

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Children's stories in a range of different languages

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Kids' activities: fun learning games for ages 3-11 | Oxford Owl

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Blue whale - dictation interaction

'Guess which' games are excellent language teaching activities - this is one of my favourites

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YouTube videos about EAL and Racing to English

Thank you to Samer Altahan of Ysgol Y Faenol Bangor for this new story. Please send me some of your pupils' stories!

Latest version of the amazingly flexible Multigame

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Feeling stressed, anxious, low or struggling to sleep? Every Mind Matters and One You can help with expert advice and practical tips. Start the fightback to a healthier you today.

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Activities you can do at home vary greatly and include very low-intensity options for moving more. Chair exercises, for instance, allow you to move and stretch your body while sitting down, making them suitable for most people. You can also do simple work-outs with equipment or objects you'd find in the home, like a small water bottle or a tin of beans. There are a number of videos endorsed by our charitable partners, as well as This Girl Can, which may be useful if you're wanting to give home object workouts a go.

Some people find adding some variety to how they get active when they're at home can keep things fun and more interesting. Ian usually does exercises in little chunks throughout the day using a few types of equipment, like resistance bands and ab wheels. But he'll sometimes start the day with Tai Chi, which clears his head and makes him feel more relaxed.

There are a range of free videos and guides for how to get moving at home online. Check out one of the resources we have linked to get started. You can also find information about home exercises on our YouTube channel.

And there's no need to stick to traditional exercises if you want to get moving around the house. Dancing to the radio or keeping moving around the kitchen while the pasta boils are perfectly good ways to move more as well. Zahoor has turned his love of dancing into a way to get moving in the living room, and he makes time to do it just because he likes it.

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Literacy Trust support for families (Family Zone)

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In response to school closures across the UK, we today launched a free comprehensive online zone for parents seeking ideas and guidance for activities that will engage their children at home, whilst also benefiting their reading, writing and language development.

Family Zone (accessible at literacyfamilyzone.org.uk) is our one-stop shop for families. Drawing on both our expertise and incredible partnerships with teachers, authors, publishers, educational organisations and corporates. On Family Zone we are bringing together some of the UK's most exciting literacy resources and activities all in one place.

Families can access engaging reading and writing activities, book lists, videos, audiobooks, competitions and reading challenges, curated for early years to early teens. We will regularly be adding new activities and resources and features over the coming weeks and months.

Some of the resources and activities available for families to enjoy together at home include:

Simple and fun Small Talk videos to help parents chat, play and read with their young child

Top tips for enjoying audiobooks as a family

A Reading Miles Global Challenge to encourage children to read around the world

Activity sheets based on popular children's books, including Where's Wally?, as well as playful learning activities featuring much-loved CBeebies characters

Exciting author videos, including live stories with author Steve Antony, draw-along sessions with illustrator Rob Biddulph and poetry workshops with Sarah Crossan

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But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small. From why flamingos stand on one leg to how circuits work to whether it's ever okay to lie. No question is off limits, and we let your curiosity guide us!

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After schools closed owing to the coronavirus pandemic, a huge range of companies, celebrities and organisations offered their services for free.

So what free resources can schools and parents now access?

We have tried to collate them all below for you.

Collections of resources

1. Tes resources - Everything from EYFS to key stage 5. All home learning packs have been made free on this link.

2. Oak National Academy has online lessons, quizzes and more. All created by teachers and in a sequenced curriculum.

3. Twig and TigTag Education - Free resources for students aged 4-16.

4. Khan Academy - Free resources for children aged 2-18.

5. BBC Bitesize - Lots of free resources here with videos and quizzes, too.

6. Teachit - Free resources for KS3, 4 and 5 all following the English national curriculum.

7. Classroom Secrets - A range of free resources for primary school-aged children.

8. TTS - A choice of free workbooks for primary-aged children.

9. Robin Hood MAT - Learning projects for EYFS and primary school pupils.

10. TalkingTales - free online rhymes, songs, stories & related storytelling activities by expert storyteller Kevin Graal.

11. Emile - All resources made free during school closures.

12. Pobble 365 - One free resource every day of the year.

13. Purple Mash - Resources aimed at primary school-aged children have been made free now schools have closed.

14. The British Library has all their online learning resources for free. Plus their resources for secondary school teachers. And for primary schools, they have more resources on children's books.

15. Teacher's Pet - some free resources for primary pupils.

16. Phonics Play - Phonics Play have made made their resources free again for the duration of the school closures.

17. The Reading Realm has lots of free resources for teachers to use with their primary classes.

18. PebbleGo - You can find free packs for KS2 and 3 students on this resource website.

Language learning

19. Duolingo - A free app for your phone for students to work on their language skills, or try a new language.

Museums, art galleries, theatres and places of interest

20. Museum of London Docklands has a free virtual tour.

21. The Yale Centre for British Art has made courses free for students during lockdown.

22. The British Museum has made its online collections free to the public.

23. The Natural History Museum has free virtual tours.

24. The Tate Gallery has a 360-degree virtual tour online.

25. View the latest exhibitions at The National Gallery virtual tours.

26. Anne Frank House Museum has created virtual tours for free.

27. The Vatican has opened up its digital tours so the Sistine Chapel can be viewed.

28. NASA Kids is perfect for space fans. Learn all about the universe we live in by viewing these online videos.

Podcasts and radio

29. The 'You're Dead to Me' podcast has a homeschool edition for kids.

30. BBC Teach podcasts for ages 3 and up.

31. GCSE podcasts collected for you on a range of subjects.

32. The Tes Podagogy series for all your CPD needs.

Online video

33. Google has launched Teach From Home in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE). Teach From Home is a central hub of information, tips, training and tools from across Google for Education to help teachers keep teaching, even when they aren't in the classroom.

34. YouTube has Learn@Home, a website with learning resources and content for families - from popular learning channels such as Khan Academy, Sesame Street and code.org - for help with maths, science, history and arts. You can also visit the YouTube Learning destination for more videos and helpful resources.

35. BBC iPlayer has many educational and arts and culture videos available for free.

36. Carol Vorderman videos and worksheets for maths lessons now free for a 21 day trial.

37. Cartoon lessons on YouTube with Pete McKee.

38. Read Write Inc has its phonics videos on YouTube.

39. Joe Wicks - aka The Body Coach - is running PE Lessons for all ages.

40. Mr Bruff has shared daily English lessons for GCSE students.

41. Coding for kids daily lessons.

42. Outschool has made some of their online learning resources free.

43. English National Ballet with live ballet lessons on Saturdays.

Other resources

44. The Night Zoo-Keeper has a free trial to their online resources.

45. Minecraft: The Education Edition is popular with children already - these resources all have an educational purpose.

46. Schoolastic Book Club has free activities and games, mostly aimed at primary pupils.

47. Ideas for EYFS pupils or siblings from ABCdoes.

48. Look at nature all around the world with Explore.

49. Audible Stories has made all of its classic children's stories free.

50. Watch science experiments with Colorado University.

51. Online physics demonstrations for students of all ages.

52. For teachers, there are free courses on online safety from National Online Safety.

53. Explore the world with videos capturing activity all over the planet with Project Explore.

54. Quaver Music has free school closure activities for students learning at home.

55. On Twitter, Patrick Stewart (@sirpatstew) you can find videos of him reading a sonnet a day during the first lockdown.

56. Julie Dawn Cole, who played the original Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (and Tes mental health columnist), has read the book it was based on - Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - aloud one chapter a night at 6pm on her Facebook page.

57. Harper Collins have made resources free to schools and families.

58. The FitNut has free PE resources for nursery and primary children.

59. The National Association of RE teachers have provided free RE resources.

60. News Mag Media have made their content free. Great for supporting children with their non-fiction reading.

61. ReadingWise has made their literacy materials free during the school closures.

62. For fans of The Mantle of the Expert, some of the Troll Hunter resources are free for parents and teachers to use.

63. Sum Dog has personalised maths and spelling you can try for free.

64. For help for your physics GCSE and A-level students, try Physics Online for free videos.

65. The National Literacy Trust have free resources for parents and schools to use during lockdown.

66. The government have produced 'Hungry Little Minds' for parents to use with EYFS children.

67. Hosted by Barclays, Digital Eagles have live lessons on coding available on YouTube.

68. Teacher well-being is important too, and Ditchling Yoga have made their content free for all teachers and NHS staff.

69. Primary Stars Education is normally a subscription service, but has made packs for year one and two free during school closures.

70. White Rose Maths has videos and resources for home learning, as well as a daily hour of maths help for parents.

71. Team Teacherly has resources for teachers to assist with the planning of lessons.

72. Teaching Ideas has free resources for teachers and parents.

73. Researchify have classic children's literature in audiobook and PDF.

74. Primary school children might enjoy these free resources and videos from Carly Hart. They have been designed to encourage a love of reading and created by the author herself.

75. Bedrock Learning, an online vocabulary building site, has made all of its resources free.

76. Free Science Lessons Online to help with GCSE science.

77. Students who want to learn French can use these Learn French with Alexa YouTube videos to help support their learning.

78. The British Council have their free resources on Connecting Classrooms.

79. National Geographic have lots of content free for students to explore the world from their bedrooms.

80. The National Theatre have released new digital resource with recordings of world-class theatre productions and learning materials, is now available to teachers and pupils to access at home for free during the school closure period. The 24 productions include Macbeth, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Treasure Island and many more!

81. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is available for free on Audible Stories- and in several languages. Helpful for MFL students.

82. The Globe have made their Playing Shakespeare: Macbeth resources all free access for teachers and parents. It includes fun activities like 'Staging It!' for younger children too.

83. The Royal Society have free resources for budding scientists.

84. The Poetry Society have learning from home resources for parents to use with their children, or for teachers to set as tasks.

85. The Reading School has lots of resources made free for teachers to use for literacy teaching.

86. The EverLearner is offering a free subscription to schools until June 30. They cover a range of exam boards, qualifications and subjects.

87. For EYFS students, you can look here for many free resources.

88. Science teachers stuck for resources can look at Science Doctor for free lessons.

89. Disney Theatrical Productions is offering free downloadable creative activities for teachers and parents from their West End shows of The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Frozen and Aladdin. This collection of fun and educational resources for home learning is available to download here.

90. Anomoly create educational videos for primary school aged children, including fun and active games. Due to the school closures they have released their content free on YouTube, and you can find it here.

91. CBBC and BBC2 have given over their channels to daily education shows.

Videos, quizzes, podcasts and articles will appear on BBC Bitesize Daily via the BBC iPlayer, red button, BBC Four and BBC Sounds.

92. Pearson are making resources free for home-learning. As well as offering free teacher training, Pearson are also giving free access to primary, secondary and revision online curriculum resources.

This includes access to hundreds of e-books for primary children's reading and online student books and revision guides to help students learn and revise.

93. Unicef have a range of resources for schools and home-learning.

94. Kahoot are offering free distance-learning tools during the coronavirus outbreak.

95. The Met Opera is streaming its content for free.

96. There are also broadway shows available here- perfect for drama and theatre students.

97. For aspiring playwrights, there is this course for writing your first play run by Renowned playwright Lauren Gunderson.

98. For those looking to try their students on something more challenging, there are over 400 Ivy League courses made free here.

99. FutureLearn have a range of free classes here for students who have online access.

100. Jisc have a range of resources made available to support during the coronavirus crisis.

101. Educare (part of tes) has free resources to help schools during the crisis.

102. Mirco:bit have compiled many home learning projects for students to use and keep active. There is a video here explaining how the Micro:bit works. Good for a technology and PE cross curricula project!

103. For quality teacher CPD you can access ResearchEd Home for videos of lectures created by teachers and academics.

104. The UN have created Mission 1.5 an online game for students. The game can be found here, and students from all over the world are taking part.

105. Earth Challenge 2020 is a downloadable app for students. Students can help scientists capture research quality environmental data, and lets students engage in citizen science.

106. WWF Together is another app that has proven really popular with children kept at home during school closures. Using the app children are able to explore the lives of endangered species. Challenge your students to try out "tiger vision,". They can also take a selfie with an animal!

107. Travel isn't possible at the moment, but the power of Our Planet means the globe is there to explore through videos and photos.

108. Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition at the British Library is available through Google Arts and Culture.

109. The British Library have their extensive collections available online, and a great resource for students trying to research at home.

110. Daily reading is essential for students of every age, and The Day Home provide daily newsletters for families to read. Subscriptions are free, so every student can have one.

111. Learning Through Landscapes have resources to help parents connect their children to nature through home learning.

112. Primary school aged children can have a free subscription to China Box.

113. Fording Bridge have worked with zoos to create resources for home learning.

114. Computing and business studies students might find these courses interesting- all made available for free by AWS (an amazon company).

115. Scholastic have free home learning packs- useful if you need to provide children with tech-free options.

116. CODE are offering free coding classes to students.

117. There are free STEM resources available from the British Science Association.

118. Seneca has resources for students of all ages- from KS2-5.

119. Study Tube have online videos to help in STEM subjects, all free and can be found here.

120. The Council for Subject Associations have collated home-learning resources in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and they can be found here.

121. GCSE Pod have free resources for a range of subjects, all available here.

122. Smallpeice Trust are a charity who have put together 'engineering at home' activities for children to do during the coronavirus outbreak. They use everyday items and all details are on their website here.

123. DFRobot is offering free access to STEM-based lesson plans and step-by-step project tutorials which cover a range of topics and platforms including the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on its website.

124. Canva is an online tool now free for parents and teachers to use.

125. Matific is an online maths resource with activities, worksheets and word problems, make it an ideal resource for distance learning.

126. Education City has given free access to students and teachers during the school closures.

127. LaunchPacks are the brainchild of the people behind Encyclopaedia Britannica. They are an education resource that provide curriculum-aligned multi-media content sets on a large variety of classroom subjects.

128. Discovery Education have made resources free for students in primary schools.

129. Doctors Without Borders have made these resources free for students who wish to learn about a range of subjects from English to missing maps. There are also assemblies for schools to use for either when schools reopen, or as virtual assemblies.

130. CREST Awards have created Star and SuperStar activities to support primary school students who struggle more with being at home, and for secondary students there is an independent project that is both low on resource requirements, and with non-specialist assessment.

131. MeeTwo is a mental help app for young people aged 11-25 years

132. For financial resources, the London Institute of Banking and Finance have produced these resources for secondary school students on financial literacy.

133. The Poetry Society have lots of resources available for parents and teachers here.

134. Experian have produced financial resources called Money and Me.

135. Oxford University Press has made many of its flagship educational and home learning resources available for free to teachers and parents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

136. For music lovers there is a #VFVirtualSing recorded daily 10-15 minute sing alongs for children, parents and teachers. You can watch the videos and join in here.

137. RIBA have created resources for students interested in architecture. All free and online here.

138. You can find resources on PlanBee's website.

139. LCP have resources on their website and tes shop.

140. For teachers who need help with the teaching of English, 'Searching for Excellence' has shared free blogs and podcasts.

141. Swimming in pools might be off the table at the moment, but at the National Aquarium they've created virtual swimming lessons...with the fish!

142. Geography resources can be found on the Royal Geographical Society.

143. Carousel Learn has free accounts for early adopters to make use of their roulette style quizzing platform.

144. You can get 3 months free on Fiction Express and make use of their reading resources.

145. If you're looking for home learning packs, Third Space Learning has KS1 and 2 maths packs for you to use.

146. For teacher CPD, you can sign up for free to Teacher Empowerment.

147. Oak National has launched a free online library with the National Literacy Trust.

148. Premiership Rugby Champions have launched free online lessons for teachers to use. You can download these twice-weekly maths and PHSE lessons aimed at KS2 primary students.
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Science has got to be one of the coolest subjects around... there's so many amazing things to discover, from terrifying triceratops to gigantic galaxies!

So if you love everything science as much as we do, check out the Fun Kids Science Weekly! In each episode, Dan from Fun Kids takes a look at the week's biggest science stories. There's also some amazing special guests, episodes from our favourite science series, and top experts answering all your science-related questions!

It's basically loads of amazing science stuff - crammed into a twenty minute chunk! Prepare to have your mind blown!

You can subscribe to the Fun Kids Science Weekly on the links above - then each week the latest episode will appear on your phone or tablet, just like magic!

Send us a voicemail message and you could appear on Science Weekly! Remember to ask a grown-up to help and always get their permission before filling out forms online.

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Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is an MP and head of the government. The leader of the party that wins the most seats in a general election is appointed Prime Minister by the Queen.

The Prime Minister is officially responsible for choosing the other members of the government.

The Prime Minister used to be able to set the date for the next General Election. Since the passing of the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 this is no longer the case.

The Prime Minister answers questions every Wednesday in the House of Commons from midday to 12.30pm. Questions can come from any MP and on any subject.

Leader of the Opposition

The leader of the largest opposition party is the Leader of the Official Opposition. This role commands an additional salary to the parliamentary salary received as an MP. The Leader of the Official Opposition picks a 'Shadow Cabinet' to follow the work of government departments.

Cabinet

The Cabinet consists of a maximum of twenty-two paid government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister. They can be Members of either House of Parliament. The Cabinet develop government policies and some members head government departments.

Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Cabinet consists of members from the main opposition party in the House of Commons and Lords, currently the Labour party. Its role is to examine the work of each government department and develop policies in their specific areas.

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It is probably no secret that most MP's have once dreamed of being Prime Minister. But for someone to get the keys to number 10 Downing Street they have to go down a long hard road.

Before one becomes PM, one must first be an MP. So unlike the United States, where people like Donald Trump who has no experience at all can run and become elected President, in the UK you can't be an amateur.

So firstly to become an MP you must meet the entry requirements. One must be 18 years or older, be a British Citizen, a citizen of the Commonwealth or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and not have any criminal convictions. Finally, to stand for a constituency, one must pay a £500 deposit and be and be elected by 10 parliamentary electors in that constituency. Anyone meeting these requirements can stand as an MP in either a General Election or a Bi-Election.

Local elections in the UK are simple. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins and becomes a Member of Parliament. From then on one can progress through their party.

There are two types of parties in the United Kingdom. The party in power which is called the Government and the parties out of power known as the opposition parties. Which party occupies these positions depends completely on how many seats they occupy in the House of Commons. The largest is the government the second largest the official opposition and the rest occupy the other opposition roles.

Once in Parliament, you can begin your climb to the top. To become Prime Minister, one must first be the leader of their party. This is only possible through a leadership challenge. These are irregular but the most likely chance for one to arise is in the event of a party losing a General Election.

In this eventuality, there is a good chance that your party leader will resign necessitating a run for leadership. In order to run, one must only put their name forward for a leadership challenge. Leadership challenges are run differently depending on the party, for example, the conservatives require only the support of 2 sitting MP's, which applies to all sitting MP's. While to be on the Labour ballot one needs the backing of 20% of sitting Labour MP's and MEP's, unless you are the party leader in which case you end up on the paper automatically.

If there are more than 2 MP's on a ballot, then the parties' MP's vote on their two favourites. The two candidates then have a chance to campaign on a limited budget of only £100,000.

The public doesn't vote them in, this role goes to party members. To become a party member one must only pay a membership fee. The one who wins the most votes wins and becomes the party leader.

Now if that party is in power this person instantly becomes the Prime Minister and is required to go to the queen who will ask them to form a government. More commonly, however, this party is in opposition and the MP becomes leader of the opposition while at the same time still being MP for their constituency.

So, now you are close to the top job, but not there yet. To make it the final step you need to take your party to victory in the next general election. Unlike in the United States, a general election isn't run as an election to choose the next PM but the next government.

During a General Election, all 650 seats are contested. The party that wins a majority of seats forms the next government and therefore their leader becomes the next Prime Minister. Seeing as General Elections happen only once every five years, this road can be long and hard as each of the other 649 MP's are probably trying to do the same thing.

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How to Become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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It is probably no secret that most MP's have once dreamed of being Prime Minister. But for someone to get the keys to number 10 Downing Street they have to go down a long hard road. Before one becomes PM, one must first be an MP.

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How to become US President vs. UK Prime Minister?

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How to become US President vs. UK Prime Minister?

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It's a long road to becoming the American President. The process to become the British Prime Minister is pretty tough too. So how do you go about getting yourself elected?

How do you become the next US President? Well, to start with, there's a few conditions you have to meet. The US Constitution sets out all the laws in America. According to the Constitution, there are three requirements to becoming the President:

1. You must have been born in the US or one of your parents must have been a US citizen.

2. You must still be a US citizen and have lived in America for at least fourteen years.

3. You must be at least 35 years old.

It might seem strange that you can vote in presidential elections at 18 years old in the US but can't stand until you're 35 years old. That's because when the Constitution was written back in 1780s, the authors thought that the job should go to someone with lots of experience and maturity.

Matching the criteria is just the start. Lots of people think they can be the President - getting people to actually vote for you is the tricky bit.

First of all, most people wanting to be President join a political party, full of people with similar ideas about how government should work. The party has to decide which person to get behind and campaign for. So it's a case of convincing the party to pick you as the Presidential nominee.

The road to becoming the next UK Prime Minister is a little different.

You've got to be 18 years old if you want to be an MP - a Member of Parliament. You also need to be a citizen of either Britain, Ireland or one of the Commonwealth countries. But you don't need to have been born here. Many MPs throughout history were born in other countries and came to Britain later on, including from the USA.

Technically you don't need to be an MP to be the Prime Minister. It's quite rare for this to happen though. The Prime Minster is appointed by the Head of State - that's the ruling monarch. As Head of State, the monarch - in theory - can pick whoever they like.

However, it needs to be someone who has has the confidence of the House of Commons. At a general election, it's usually the leader of the party which has the most MPs who's asked to be the PM.

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he closure of schools across the UK has left many parents and carers in the sudden, unexpected position of being home-school teachers. Schools are providing support where they can, but there are also still plenty of smartphone and tablet apps that can be used as part of learning.

It may be tricky to get some children to see these devices as good for more than TikTok, Fortnite and (adult) YouTube, but the positive side is that the best learning apps are interesting enough to - perhaps with an initial nudge - engage children. Here are 20 apps that may get parents off to a good start. The "younger children" apps are most suitable for preschool and early primary kids, while the "older children" apps are more for later primary and early secondary age.

For younger children

Go Explore from CBeebies

Khan Academy Kids

Montessori Preschool

Hopster

( Android/ Apple/ Amazon - subscription)
British company Hopster describes its app as "educational kids' TV". What that means is a collection of familiar cartoons and shows including the likes of Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine, Fireman Sam and Pingu, accompanied by fun learning games on topics such as maths and phonics. It will even remind kids not to binge on too many episodes in a row. It costs £4.99 a month.

Teach Your Monster to Read

World of Peppa Pig

YouTube Kids

Mental Maths 5-6

( Apple - £3.99)
It's been out for a few years, but this is still one of the best maths apps for children that feels genuinely educational. It's built around a range of maths exercises and progress tests. Separate versions cover children up to the age of 11, and there's a spelling series, too.

Dr Seuss's ABC: AR Version

For older children

King of Maths: Maths Learner

Google Arts & Culture

Mimo

Elevate: Brain Training

( Android/ Apple - subscription)
Elevate is one of a clutch of quality brain-training apps (see also: Peak or Lumosity) full of mini-games designed to sharpen your memory, maths skills, focus and other mental skills. Like those other apps, it uses a subscription - £38.99 a year - but with a week's trial to test it out.

Simply Piano

Women Who Changed the World

Duolingo

Kahoot!

TED

Swift Playgrounds

( Apple - free)
Swift is Apple's own programming language, and Swift Playgrounds is its app for teaching people how to use it. It's for adults as well as children, but it's certainly accessible for the latter, with its lessons presented as coding puzzles that will give people the skills needed to start making their own apps and games. It's on Apple's iPad, but not (yet) its iPhone.

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Whether your company has required that you work from home for a few weeks or your children's schools are closed, the coronavirus outbreak means a lot more of time spent indoors. Of course, your kids' health and safety is paramount, but keeping your little ones entertained for hours on end is probably vital for your sanity. In an effort to make the next few weeks a little easier on parents, we came up with a list of easy, kid-friendly activities that will keep their minds occupied at home, whether you're stocked up on crafting supplies or not.

1. Have a movie marathon. Thanks to streaming services, there are plenty of movies on Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+. Postpone your strict screentime rules and vege out in front of the TV.

2. Make a fort. How many hours did you burn growing up building the perfect hideaway?

3. Do an easy craft. No need to go over the top, just give your kiddos some construction paper and crayons and let their imaginations soar.

4. Make an obstacle course. Use old pillows and toys to set up a quick-and-easy obstacle course in the living room. Just lay out a few instructions for your little ones to follow.

5. Write letters to relatives. Have your kids craft a letter to a grandparent or family member. It also helps them practice their penmanship, talk about a win-win.

6. Make a simple recipe. Get kids involved in the kitchen by having them help you prep lunch or dinner, with supervision, of course. Here's a list of simple recipes to get you started.

7. Do a puzzle. Amazon is chock-full of puzzles for kids of all ages. Prime one to your house and let the kids go wild.

8. Get building. Use Legos or building blocks to create a true masterpiece. Go for a more complicated build, like a bridge, to give your kids the lowdown on basic physics.

9. Cuddle up with a few books. There's no such thing as too much reading, so carving out an hour to hunker down with your kids' favourite titles is certainly a good idea.

10. Stage an impromptu concert. Ask your children to practice a favourite song or dance and have them perform it in front of the family in a post-dinner talent show.

11. Plan a scavenger hunt. Lay out some clues to hidden treasures around the house to keep kids busy.

12. Have a board game night. A tried and true family favourite, getting a little competitive for a few hours will keep boredom at bay.

13. Play a round of indoor games. Have little ones burn off some energy by playing a few rounds of LeapFrog, Simon Says, or Red Light, Green Light. You'll thank us during nap time.

14. Dig up some of those activity books. Have a few puzzle or colouring books laying around you usually reserve for family road trips? Now's the time to break 'em out.

15. Have a mini self-care day. DIY your own bath bombs, let children apply a face mask, and give each other little back massages for the ultimate relaxing experience.

16. Decorate cardboard boxes. Let kids go to town colouring or painting any leftover boxes you have laying around for hours of fun.

17. Print out colouring pages. Low on crafting supplies? No worries. There are plenty of free printable colouring pages online.

18. Put on a play. Have your kids create and perform their own creation. Don't forget to dip into the costume box!

19. Break out the Play-Doh. Children can use squishy good stuff to make whatever they want! Encourage them to make a sculpture to get the creative juices flowing.

20. Use water. Fill your sink with dish soap and plenty of toys to keep toddlers entertained long enough to make lunch.

21. Make slime. Sometimes a little mess goes a long way in terms of keeping your kids entertained. Try this easy-to-make DIY slime recipe to get the ball rolling.

22. Stage a puppet show. Whether you have puppets already or need to make them from brown paper bags, it's easy to get the kiddos involved in this hands-on activity.

23. Game on! Have a Wii or Nintendo Switch in the house? Set up a tournament with a small prize involved to keep things interesting.

24. Bowl indoors. You don't need a blowing ball and a full set of pins to play. Just set up a few recycled bottles and use any old ball to get started.

25. Introduce your kids to yoga or meditation. A little zen during uncertain times goes a long way. Try this Trolls-inspired yoga video to help little ones feel relaxed.

26. Make your own jewellery. Have any beads or DIY kits stowed away? This is the best time to use them. You can also order your own kit online!

27. Break out the temporary tattoos. An easy activity that your brood will no doubt get excited over, all you need is a bit of water to bring on the smiles.

28. Play an educational game. Download an educational app on your phone on iPad and let the kids go at it.

29. Have an indoor camp out! Grab your sleeping bags and s'more ingredients and set up a mini camping site in your living room. We have a feeling your kids will love the change of pace.

30. Make a collage or vision board. Help children cut out photos and words from magazines or newspapers and stick them to a sturdy piece of paper. They can hang them up in their rooms once their creations are complete!

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