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Absoluteunit · 16/03/2020 17:19

I'm thinking of pulling my DD out of school for a while if they don't close anyway due to CV.

Can anyone recommend any resources for year one please? Younger would be ok too as she has SEN. We have a Twinkl account, Reading Eggs and Maths Seeds but if anyone knows of anything else I would be very grateful.

Thank you

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 16/03/2020 17:22

education city have free resources www.educationcity.com/free-resources/ here for lots of different year groups x

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Peabody25 · 16/03/2020 17:29

This was posted in Facebook earlier!


School closures will no doubt come, for any parents worrying this list was put together by the home ed community 💗 feel free to share.

FREE online education resources

A non-exhaustive list that might help those affected by school closures due to coronavirus, compiled by home educators.
Feel free to share.

Khan Academy
www.khanacademy.org
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.

BBC Learning
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Futurelearn
www.futurelearn.com
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

Seneca
www.senecalearning.com
For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

Openlearn
www.open.edu/openlearn/
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

Blockly
blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

Scratch
scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming

Ted Ed
ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids
www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.

Mystery Science
mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons

The Kids Should See This
thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos

Crash Course
thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects

Crash Course Kids
m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience

Crest Awards
www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.

iDEA Awards
idea.org.uk
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

Paw Print Badges
www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.

Tinkercad
www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.

Prodigy Maths
www.prodigygame.com
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

Cbeebies Radio
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.

Nature Detectives
naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

British Council
www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning

Oxford Owl for Home
www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age

Big History Project
www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.

Geography Games
world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!

Blue Peter Badges
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.

The Artful Parent
www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities

Red Ted Art
www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones

The Imagination Tree
theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

Toy Theater
toytheater.com/
Educational online games

DK Find Out
www.dkfindout.com/uk/?fbclid=IwAR2wJdpSJSeITf4do6aPhff8A3tAktnmpaxqZbkgudD49l71ep8-sjXmrac
Activities and quizzes

Twinkl
www.twinkl.co.uk
This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.

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Peabody25 · 16/03/2020 17:31
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Peabody25 · 16/03/2020 17:34

Another list of stem ideas

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Absoluteunit · 16/03/2020 18:06

These are wonderful! Thank you so much!

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Summersunandoranges · 16/03/2020 20:16

Great thread, I’ve pulled mine today and joined twinkle

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