Learning resources

 

English/Literacy

• Free spelling App – SirLinkalot

• KS1, KS2 resources – Literacy Shed

• Mindful poetry moments

• British Library – How to make a mini book

• Developing vocabulary and spoken language – Word games for families – Word aware Word games for schools – Wordaware. Thinking Talking

• A list of publishers offering free resources – The book seller

• Read great literature online – Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature

• Read Free Literature – also includes study guides

• 50,000 free ebooks – arranged by genre

• Audible stories – Free during this period

• Hoopla – Public library online

• • Key Stage 3 – Dahl  /  Macbeth  /  Sachar  /  Dickens  /  Poe  /  Orwell  /  Steinbeck  /  Romeo and Juliet  /  Hunger Games
  • Key Stage 4 – Creative writing  /  Nonfiction writing / Poetry – Nature /  Personal  /  Society

• • A Christmas Carol  /  Blood Brothers revision  /  Revision resources  /  Power and conflict resources  /  Poetry resources  /  Non-fiction and creative writing

• CrickerSoft – Reading and writing software for all abilities – Free during this period

• Core knowledge about GCSE literary texts which pupils should memorise: plot, characters, setting, context, themes, and key quotations

• Douglas Wise – GCSE English and English Literature resources

• David Walliams – One audio story every day – free

• Peter Wharmby – Teaching resources – mostly audio of me talking about an aspect of English Language or English Literature – YouTube

• The Reading Realm – Free home learning packs/book and library challenges/quizzes/discussion guides/games and stories written by children for children! You can also now draw/write your own stories, poems, reviews, diaries etc, in the app too

• TeachIt – KS3 resources  /  KS4 resources  /  KS5 resources  / Home learning packs

• Nessy – Help for children with Dyslexia – free trial

Maths

• Mathematical art – Create beautiful 2D and 3D mathematical models

• Corbett maths

• Mathster – Free worksheets

• Blutick – Ages 11-16 curriculum

• Mathsbox

• Times table – Free App

• Mental maths quiz App

• Dr Frost’s maths – Free database of resources

• Khan Academy – Includes YouTube videos

• Prodigy – Curriculum aligned maths platform – Free

• Times Table Rock Stars – Free, full access for schools

• TeachIt – KS3, KS4, KS5 resources  /  Home learning packs

• Maths Learn – Online tutorials for all ages

• Sparx Maths virtual classroom – 2000+ learning objectives for KS3 and GCSE – Free during the school closures

• Parallel – Weekly 15 minute maths challenges – interesting, fun and challenging material that goes beyond school maths

• GCSE – Study Maths  /  On Maths  /  MathsBot

• My Maths: School logins are available by emailing your maths teacher. https://www.mymaths.co.uk/

• BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

• Top Marks: Look for KeyStage 3 and 4 activities. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

• Nrich: Look for maths problems but some nice investigation work too! https://nrich.maths.org/

• Oxford Owl:
  https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/

Sciences

• KS3 fun, free science activities – From David Chalk

• Imperial College – Free online science resources for pupils, & guides for teachers/parents

• CGP app – Revise for AQA Science

• 23 equations – Learn your GCSE equations wherever you are

• GCSE Free Science lessons – Youtube videos

• Crash Course Kids – science with a bit of awesome – Youtube videos

• Biology Lab – Lab bench activities

• KS3 Chemistry and Physics – Revision questions / Activities

• Physics-tutor – A range of blogs on various physics topics

• AQA GCSE Physics – Explaining the FIFA method

• NASA for Kids – Games, latest news about the satellite launches, photos from the space and interviews of astronauts

• STEM – Train like an astronaut, take a trip to the moon, or even figure out how to survive on a desert island,

• National Marine Aquarium – Home Learning Sessions

History

• Make a Coronavirus Time Capsule – to record this moment in history

• 13.8 billion years of history, online – FREE

• BBC – Free curriculum mapped videos

• Gelligaer Roman fort  – Teaching resources

• TeachIt – KS3, KS4, KS5 resources  /  Home learning packs

• Historical association – 20th Century history

• Museums from around the world – Virtual, online tours

• British Museum – Free videos

• How to explore London’s top museums at home

• BBC Radio 4 – The History of the world – podcasts

• Access to 500 Museums & Art Galleries – Free, online

Geography

• Virtual Tours  /  Aquarium – Virtual online tours – including zoos, landmarks in foreign countries, etc.

• BREEF – Coral reef virtual tour

• National Geographic – Information and games for children

• Seterra – Free world geography, online quizzes

• TeachIt – KS3, KS4, KS5 resources  /  Home learning packs/li>

Arts and culture

• Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals – streaming free online

• Teach yourself to draw – Advice  /  Where to start?  /  Sketching-basics   /  How to get the proportions right – faces  /   How to draw faces  /  Drawing tricks!

• Teach yourself to sing: 14-day free trial

• Teach yourself to dance – Tap dance   /  Salsa dance

• Art for Kids Hub – YouTube videos

• Glued to my crafts – lovely simple ideas for creative artwork

• Quality assured Art resources – KS2 resources  / KS3 resources  / KS4 resources

• Concerts online – Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home – list of live streaming concerts

• National Theatre – Streaming shows on YouTube every Thursday

• 76 free Musicals and theatre productions streaming online

• Red Ted Art  /  Crafts for Kids  /  Art Bar – Craft activities for children and young people

• Silver cross – Junk modeling ideas

Computing/IT

• Learn to touch-type – Free access

• ICompute – I.T. Learn Programming and Computational Thinking resources

• Tynkler – Coding for kids – Free premium access

• Purple Mash & Serial Mash – Free for all schools & also Free resources

• Blocky games – Games to help beginners learn computer programming skills

• Scratch – Beginners computer programming games/projects

• Education Minecraft – Learning activities

• SAM – Logging on information

• ‘No Blocks’ – Online sessions for young people