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Multi-subject Resources

Reading, English and Literacy

Reading, English and Literacy

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Resources spanning wide range of subjects by larger providers. Be sure to look for great subject specific activities within these sites.

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Reading, English and Literacy

Reading, English and Literacy

Reading, English and Literacy

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Links to support English, spelling, literacy, phonics, reading and story-telling

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Maths and Numeracy

Reading, English and Literacy

Science, Nature and Technology

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Sites with access to maths and numeracy activities, games and resources


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Science, Nature and Technology

Science, Nature and Technology

Science, Nature and Technology

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Ideas for activities that budding science, technology and nature enthusiasts can enjoy at home

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History & Geography

Science, Nature and Technology

History & Geography

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Content with a focus on geography and history based learning activities

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Foreign Languages

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Resources to support young learners of foreign languages

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Multi-subject Resources

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ABC Mouse & Adventure Academy

ABC Mouse: Hugely popular and award winning early learning games for 2-8 year olds covering reading, maths, art and more. Over 10,000 activities including games, puzzles, songs, books and more.  https://www.abcmouse.com


Adventure Academy: An "epic learning adventure" for 8-13 year olds which takes place in a  fully immersive virtual universe. Children can play quests and discovery games  to study English, Maths, Science and Social Studies from the creators of  ABC Mouse. https://www.adventureacademy.com/ 

BrainPOP

Huge selection of short, interactive, entertaining and rigorous educational resources, content, games and tools for Science, Social Studies, English, Maths, Art, Music, Health, Engineering & Tech and other activities. Ages 4-16.  https://www.brainpop.com

Khan Academy

"Free, world-class education" resources including practical exercises, instructional videos and personalised learning dashboard for students to study maths, science, computer programming, history, art history and economics. US-based site with plenty of content relevant to UK curriculum (particularly science and maths) including specialised content in partnership with institutions such as NASA, Museum of Modern Art and MIT. Free to access:  https://www.khanacademy.org

BBC Resources

BBC Bitesize: Short clips of classroom, learning and revision activities for Art & Design, Computing, Design & Technology, English, French, German, History, Mandarin, Maths, Music, PE, PHSE, Religious Education, Science & Spanish. Free to use. Organised and easily accessed by age group.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize 

BBC Teach: Interactive live and pre-recorded video lessons from well-known BBC presenters which tie-in with popular BBC series such as Blue Planet and Doctor Who  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach 

CBBC and CBeebies: Games, videos, puzzles, quizzes and activities with popular series including Operation Ouch (three doctors explore the ins and outs of the human body in a variety of eye-opening experiments), Horrible Histories, Newsround, Blue Peter (no excuse not to earn those badges now!) and CBeebies Radio.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc  and https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies for younger children.

Topmarks

Huge range of practical and academic learning resources for parents and teachers covering every subject and beyond. Includes interactive games and has an easy to use keyword search along with useful parents' blog. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

Scholastic

Original and engaging free selection of day by day projects arranged by age group that children can do at home. Content ranges from Animal Studies to Earth Studies or Social and Emotional Learning. New learning journeys being posted each week, along with additional resources to keep kids learning from home such as trivia quizzes and live chats with authors. Don't miss the links via Resources for Families to TrueFlix and ScienceFlix for kids fascinated by the world around them.  https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html 

Twinkl

Host of free school closure resource packs and interactive resources arranged by age group and subject area make it really easy to find activities suitable for your child. A range of Maths, English, Science, History and Geography resources for ages 4 to 11. All are easy to download and follow with simple instructions and beautiful illustrations - perfect for going paper-free or for those without a printer. https://www.twinkl.co.uk

Discovery Education

Engaging resources including videos, interactive activities, quizzes and worksheets with sections dedicated to phonics, stories, spelling, grammar and punctuation, maths and science. Sections also dedicated to coding, and physical activity games for home, classroom and playground in partnership with Nike Made to Play. https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/free-resources  

DK findout!

Large range of free videos, quizzes and fun facts activities for Animals and Nature, Computer Coding, Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life, Earth, English, History, The Human Body, Maths, Music, Art, Literature, Science, Space, Sports and Transport.  https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ 

EdPlace

Subscription based platform with English, Maths and Science worksheets for children aged 5-16, created by teachers with at least five years of experience. Adaptive technology tailors assignments to match your child's progress, and the website claims you can expect to see a 10% increase in scores when EdPlace is used once a week. https://www.edplace.com/ 

KM Tuition

Free downloads for practise exercises for key stages 1, 2,3 and 4 in English (literacy, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spellings, comprehension), Maths (numbers, shapes, solids, measurements, handling data, algebra, mental maths etc) and Science (life processes and living things, materials and their properties, physical processes).  http://www.kmtuition.co.uk/ 

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Reading, ENGLISH & LITERACY

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Narrated Stories

Storytime From Space: An inspirational partnership between the ISS and the Global Space Education Foundation which sees astronauts reading appropriately mission-themed stories from space! There are also a growing number of "Science Time" educational videos of the astronauts conducting experiments  from space too.  https://storytimefromspace.com/  


David Walliams is narrating his stories free every day at 11am. Listen via his website which also has lots of other fun games and resources related to his series of children's books.  https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/  


Storyline Online:  Free and award-winning children's literacy website which streams celebrated actors reading children's books alongside beautiful illustrations. Readers inlcude Kevin Costner, Annette Benning, James Earl Jones and many more.  https://www.storylineonline.net/  


Amazon Audible: As long as schools were closed in 2020, incredible collection of stories were free to stream to desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Check for updates in 2021 https://stories.audible.com/start-listen 

Kindle Unlimited

Subscription based access to over 1 million titles, thousands of audio books and selected magazines on any device.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/hz/subscribe/

Oxford Owl

English and Maths resources neatly grouped by age for 3-11 year olds. Of special note is the free eBook Library which provides free access to the Oxford Reading Tree books that children use in primary school so they can continue learning to read with the appropriate resources. It's organised by  Oxford Reading Level and book band just as they would use in school and also has phonics guides, outdoor learning activities and information about the Oxford Reading Tree curriculum. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk 

National Literacy Trust

A free and comprehensive web portal for parents providing ideas and guidance for activities to support reading, writing and language development. Includes free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges. https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ 

Reading Eggs

This subscription based platform offers online reading games and activities that are engaging for children aged 2-13 and can easily be incorporated into daily routines. Ideal for children who are preparing for school or need a bit of extra help with reading. Check for free trials and offers in 2021  https://readingeggs.co.uk/   

Phonics Play

A series of short, simple comics that can be used to help children apply the skills that they have learned in their daily phonics sessions.  http://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/ 

Teach Your Monster To Read

Free and award-winning online game which helps children learn to read by taking them on a magical journey, meeting colourful characters along the way and collecting fantastic rewards.  As they progress, they rehearse a range of essential reading skills; matching letters to sounds, blending, segmenting, tricky words and reading full sentences.    https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ 

Spellodrome

Helps children bring word lists to life with an engaging array of activities, games and challenges, all powered by your own word lists. Encourages independent learning and the development of critical spelling awareness.  https://uk.spellodrome.com/  

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MATHS & NUMERACY

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Mathletics

Highly engaging online mathematics programme which includes hundreds of activities, games, live maths challenges (where they can spend hours playing against other children online, a huge highlight for kids). Usually available through institution subscriptions so ask your school or keep checking back to see if any free resources or extended trials will be made available.  https://www.mathletics.com/uk/ 

Doodle Maths

Short, snappy maths exercises and questions that intelligently build individual work programmes tailored to children's level, strengths, and weaknesses. Includes games and motivational features to build maths confidence.  https://www.doodlemaths.com/  or download the app. Some free content or comprehensive subscription.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is worthy of another mention here in case you missed it in the multi-subject section as its maths resources really are one of the most popular features of the site.  https://www.khanacademy.org/ 

Prodigy Maths Games

A wealth of free maths based games and activities (optional premium subscription) aligned to US curriculum and used by over 50 million students, teachers and administrators. Games adapt in difficulty to suit your child's learning style and grade level.  https://www.prodigygame.com/ 

The Maths Factor

Carol Vorderman's  online maths tutoring site for 4-11 year olds (run by Pearson, the world's leading education company) which aims to unlock every child's confidence in maths is being made available for free for 21 days throughout 2021 school closures. Content includes fun, enthusiastic lessons from Carol, games to inject fun, and rewarding targets.  https://www.themathsfactor.com/ 

Maths Is Fun

Good range of instruction and follow up questions designed to bring maths problems to life.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/  

Mathster

For older children (KS2, 3 and 4), the home edition features an amazing selection of maths videos, online assessments and worksheets.  http://www.mathster.com/index.php 

Smartick

Another subscription based offering (with free trial) which uses daily 15-minute sessions to help children master maths foundation, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Includes arithmetic, word problems, logic and coding and is suitable to children of all levels.  https://uk.smartickmethod.com/  

My Maths

Another schools based subscription site but if available to your children, offers a superb range of interactive lessons, revision tools and worksheets for Key Stage 1 to A Level.  https://www.mymaths.co.uk/ 

Beast Academy

Online tuition platform which also provides large selection of printable extras.  https://beastacademy.com/resources/printables 

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SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY

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KiwiCo

A great selection of free, engaging, fun, hands-on STEAM activities for all ages, as well as a discounted subscription to regular "crates" with more ambitious projects.  https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home  

Crash Course Kids on YouTube

Bi-weekly science videos looking at Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Geography, Engineering and Astronomy. https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids 

The Kids Should See This

A highly acclaimed and unprecedented collection of 4,300 kid-friendly videos which champion STEAM, history and culture focused content.  https://thekidshouldseethis.com/ 

Science Max on YouTube

Series that claims to turbocharge all the science experiments you've done at home and tell you why they work.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbprhISv-0ReKPPyhf7-Dtw/featured 

Sublime Science

101 free science experiments to carry out at home from this popular science party provider, and includes easy explanations of how they work.  https://www.sublimescience.com/free-science-experiments/  

Mystery Science

A selection of the most popular "open-and-go lessons that inspire children to love science" available for free during school closures from  https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning 

Science Channel on YouTube

Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics and mre with science, videos and news from Science Channel.  https://www.youtube.com/user/ScienceChannel

Curiosity Stream

Award winning science, technology, history and nature documentaries available to stream on multiple devices. Content by subscription, currently 40% off in March 2020. https://curiositystream.com/ 

SciShow Kids on YouTube

Explores all the curious topics that make us ask "why" to answer questions and explain fun, complex science concepts for young, curious minds.  https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids 

Mike Likes Science on YouTube

Science inspired music videos.   https://www.youtube.com/user/comaniddy/videos  with a great introduction here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrlgSGuYd9M 

Science Museums

Site that brings together free resources from the Science Museums including excellent activities, games and videos to support a range of curriculum topics for use in the classroom and home. https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/ 

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HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

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National Geographic Kids

Superb, colourful and comprehensive site for articles, videos, games, competitions and fantastic free primary resources for all subjects. Downloadable PDFs in History, Science, Geography, PHSE as well as English, Maths, Art & Design.  https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ . YouTube channel also makes it fun for kids to explore the world with weird, wild and wacky videos featuring awesome animals, cool science, funnt pets and more.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVCgDuD_QCkI7gTKU7-tpg 

Paddington's Postcards from Unicef

Teach little adventurers about how other children and families live around the world by signing up for postcards from Paddington Bear in return for a donation of £8 a month.  Each month he sends a postcard, story, stickers and activities from a different country. https://www.unicef.org.uk/paddingtons-postcards/ 

HistoryHit TV & Dan Snow

A huge range of fantastic history documentaries including Dan Snow's popular pod casts. https://tv.historyhit.com/browse/collections/2766 

3D Geography

Fun ideas to help with learning about geography, including paper templates for making geography models, information and teaching resources sorted by topic.  https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/ 

World Geography Games

Fantastic selection of geography games and quizzes.  https://world-geography-games.com/ 

Oversimplified on YouTube

Fun, yet hugely informative selection of animations which explain things (mostly historical events) in an over-simplified way. Great for slightly older children.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV6uuMAnJUE  

The Big History Project

A free, online social studies course for older children which spans 13.8 billion years and weaves insights from many disciplines to form a single story that helps us better understand people, civilisations and how we are connected to everything around us.  https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home 

GEOgraphy Focus on YouTube

Fun videos which profile countries and regions, descriptions of important landmarks and geographical features (both natural and man-made), and discussion of international issues. Aims for students to know planet Earth and how mankind interacts with it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8HYERScBt-e0kV0fpe0asg 

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Duolingo

Free language lessons with content tailored for children. Excellent mobile app which tests language skills before introducing level appropriate words and phrases with regular quizzes.  https://www.duolingo.com/ 

Memrise

An innovative language learning app full of real-life language which aims to be the opposite of text books - rich, effective and exciting. It uses mnemonic devices including pictures, situations, symbols and memorable situations along with a mix of science and technology to help you remember and revise. Over 200 courses are free, with lots of extra features for a small subscription.  https://www.memrise.com/ 


Primary School Chinese

Comprehensive introductory language programme which introduces children and teachers to Mandarin using interactive games which are built on a mixture of spoken Chinese and Chinese characters and fun.  https://www.primaryschoolchinese.com and a great YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnat7VFXAcQ 

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