Learning Resources

If you would like to support you child with their learning at home, we have listed some websites / apps that may be helpful to turn to. 

In addition to this, please check the whole school Dojo page at the end of each term. There will be a PDF of the topics your child will be learning about the following term with some suggestions on different creative tasks you may like to do with your child in the holidays or over the course of the term.

 

Overall curriculum:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary many subjects, all ages

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/folkestone-ct20#/portal/folkestone-ct20/child many subjects, all ages

 

CGP books from Amazon or bookstores. We also sell these on Arbor to pick up via the school office and have a selection at parents’ evenings to look at

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ geography

https://www.historyforkids.net/ history

https://explore.org/livecams live animal cameras - science

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html science

https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html art

https://www.duolingo.com/ - learning languages

 

Reading: 

https://www.getepic.com/learn/freeremotestudentaccess/ - huge library of books all ages

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ - free e books all ages

 

Writing:

https://www.grammaropolis.com/

https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/handwriting-resources-children.html

 

Spelling:

https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb from Year 2 and up. Pre-set games at your child’s ‘stage’

 

Maths:

KS1 – download the free 1-minute maths app by White Rose (this focuses on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

KS2 – Atom learning – your child will have received a login to be able to access these questions on all concepts taught over the course of the year and it automatically changes the difficulty of the questions based upon their prior answers (as well as providing help sheets) all for free to you.

 

Times tables:

https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

https://ttrockstars.com/page/covid19support times tables

www.topmarks.co.uk all ages

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks EYFS

https://nrich.maths.org/primary  problem solving, all ages

 

Keeping Active and mindfulness:

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

https://www.gonoodle.com/ - fun dance songs & meditation

https://www.cosmickids.com/category/watch/  - yoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/kookookangaroo - fun dance songs

https://youtu.be/PoEqvoMoZsQ - breathing song meditation

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/indoor-activities

 

YouTube:

Kids learning tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7EFWpvc1wYuUwrtZ_BLi9A

Story bots: https://www.youtube.com/user/storybots

Ted-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation

Kid Times Story Time: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPsNDUhUm-7yZhUjQQNqwQ/videos