Learning at Home

We recommend the following websites and activities for parents and children.

Mathletics, Spellodrome & Reading Eggs:

• Pupils have logins for Mathletics, Spellodrome and Reading Eggs- these are all fantastic resources for home learning- please see your child's teacher if they don't have a login.  

Accelerated Reader:

• Log in to Accelerated Reader
• All children should have an Accelerated Reader login, please ask your child's teacher for more details. Click on the accelerated reader icon and then search for a book to complete a quiz about! There are over 7000 free ebooks to read!

BBC Bitesize: 

• Bitesize Primary has lots of great activities for Years 1-6 in all subjects.
• Also BBC teach live lessons available,

Maths, English & Topic:

• BBC Supermovers has fantastic English and Maths videos 
• KS1 & 2 Maths, English and Science quizzes
• Maths frame has great maths activities including times table challenges!  
• Lots of activities from Early Years to KS2
• Hit the button- practice number bonds, times tables, division facts and more
• Teach your monster to read- Reading and phonics skills
• Twinkl: Great home learning activities by year group 
• Classroom Secrets- great maths, reading, grammar, spelling and history activities for all year groups
• A range of resources collated by a primary teacher and being updated daily
• Teach Primary- resource for all subjects- free membership!  
• A range of suggested resources for all children across the school
• Borrowbox - if your child has a Manchester Library Card you can borrow online books using the number on the back of your library card.
• Audible - Free books for children to listen to whilst school is closed.
• Special Times, Special Stories from Holocaust survivors- listen to stories and share your own.
• Oxford Owl- Free e-books for children

Phonics & EYFS:

• BBC Alphablocks
• CBeebies
• Phonics Play
• Number Recognition
• Daily Phonics lessons

Staying Healthy: 

• Change4Life and activities 
• 10 minute shake up activities 
• Kids PE with Joe Wicks
• Cosmic Kids Yoga
• Ideas and resources from MCRactive
• Manchester Fayre: Recipes to try at home and life skills activities
• Activities from Manchester City in the Community: Daily Fitness Challenge, KS1 Activities, KS2 Activities. 

Speech and Language resources:

• Communication cookbook- Reception to Year 2
• Games to support speech and language development
• Word games for families
• Reading for meaning with your child

Coding:

• Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Code.org: https://code.org/learn
• Tynker: https://www.tynker.com/
• Espresso coding: 
  
  Username: student22170
  Password: webster

Wellbeing:

• Back to Calm- a guide for parents with activities for children!
• Healthy Schools Wellbeing Week activities 

Arts:

• Learn to illustrate! Drawing videos and activities with illustrator Rob Biddulph
• Learn about artists and find some great activities at the Tate Galleries online: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids 
• Mini Music Makers activities and videos from Manchester Camerata

Indoor activities & daily tasks:

• 101 things to do indoors
• 60 daily wellbeing tasks

News and radio websites for children:

• First News
• BBC Newsround

  Supporting pupils with additional needs:

• Social stories, talking mats, support for parents and addressing worries for pupils with Autism.
• Speech and Language resources for families and schools
• Sensory activities
• Sensory Stories Podcast and activities
• Home access to Clicker