Closure – Home learning

We have set up the intelligent learning environment called CENTURY for all children in KS2 (year 3-6)

The Governments national academy initiative went live on 20.04.20. We will be reviewing the content. If any of the online lessons cross over with our plans then links will be made in the weekly memo.

Take a look at this video which will give you a taste of what to expect.

Should you need some support in structuring the day for children at home, we have produced a possible timetable for parents and carers to help in this area. What each child may do during any day is dependent on their age .

Some children are likely to feel anxious about the situation. This is NORMAL. You can access to resources and information to help – https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus

You can download the the Young Devon Wellbeing Kit here which is an excellent resource for helping with children’s emotional needs during this difficult time.

Many thanks

Please use the time to work on times tables – you can find resources –https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/maths/help-with-times-tables/

At Whitchurch we follow the White Rose scheme of Mathematics learning – You can download resources to support maths learning – https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Please continue to encourage your child/ren to read. There are some good activities to support reading – https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/help-child-learn-age-9-10/

 

Good learning resources

General

• Classroom Secrets Kids website – Platform for learning grammar, punctuation, spelling, maths, reading history (years 1-6).
• Doorway online website – Collection of interactive literacy games and numeracy activities.
• Emile website – Online program for 4-12 year olds that covers the UK national primary curriculum for numeracy and SPaG with some phonics thrown in (free access currently).
• Pobble 365 website – ‘One picture. One teaching resource. Every day.’
• Robin Hood MAT website – Lots of learning projects for parents and schools (EYFS, KS1, Y3/4, Y5/6). Be sure to read the project overview guides first.
• Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust website – Learning projects for schools (EYFS, KS1, Y3/4, Y5/6)
• Teacher’s pet website – Provides thousands of resources for KS1 and KS2.
• TTS website – Free home learning activity booklets for Early Years, KS1 and KS2.
• Twinkl website – 500,000+ teacher-created materials and resources.

Art

• 30 ways to get creative on the GrowEatGift website.
• The arts council collection is a great resource to inspire an art project!
• Access Art – Sharing visual arts inspiration

Computer science

• Scratch – program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
• iCompute website – Supporting schools with comprehensive computing curricula for pupils aged 3-11 (free access currently).

Physical education

• Jump Start Jonny website – Weekly workouts and activities (a paid site with access to some free activities).

Numeracy

• Eedi website – Craig Barton’s maths resources.
• Oxford Owl website – Free maths games and activities for ages 3-11 (requires sign up for an account).
• Eedi website – Craig Barton’s maths resources.
• NRich website – Primary maths activities and games.
• Mathsticks website – An online platform for maths games.
• Numbots website – Games that focus on addition and subtraction.
• Times tables rock stars website – A programme for daily times tables practice. (currently full free access to all schools closed).
• White Rose Maths website – Provides maths lessons for Years 1-8.

Literacy

• Oxford Owl website – Free e-books for ages 3-11 (requires account signup).
• Home Learning Pack #1 Nature and Animals on the Reading Realm website.
• Learning Pack #2 Fairy Tales on the Reading Realm website.
• Home Learning Pack #3 Creative Writing Prompts on the Reading Realm website.
• Teach your monster to read website – An award-winning game that makes learning to read fun.

Science

• Rethinking Education website – Practical ideas for parents to do with their children. Linked to the National Curriculum for Years 1 to 6.
• That Science Lady website – Lots of resources, including home discussion questions, enquiry questions and careers information.
• GrowEatGift website – 30 ways to go wild with science.
• Retrieval roulette (via Google drive) – Q&A sheets for Primary Science years 1 to 6.
• Wild learning from Devon Wildlife trust

Joe Wicks is streaming daily PE lessons on Youtube. You can watch them live at 9am each day or watch recordings at anytime. HERE

Some exercise cards to have a go at!