So. The schools are shut. Please recommend me educational programmes for primary kids, or link me to decent websites or YouTube videos.

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Not exactly reading, writing or arithmetic but for environmental studies, 'do you know' is good.

Jolly phonics on YouTube has some good basic information.

Phonics play, it has a password free at this time (username: march20 pw: home)
Top marks for maths games.
I found this list on line earlier

Copied and pasted from something a friend sent me:

Since many kids are/will be home from school, sharing what seems to be a fantastic list of ideas from a parent who homeschools in US. Anyone who does in UK then please share with us as am sure there are many more....

Online resources:

• BrainPop
• Curiosity Stream
• Tynker
• Outschool
• Udemy
• iReady
• Beast Academy (Math)
• Khan Academy
• Creative Bug
• Discovery Education

YouTube Channels:

• Crash Course Kids
• Science Channel
• SciShow Kids
• National Geographic Kids
• Free School
• Geography Focus
• TheBrainScoop
• SciShow
• Kids Learning Tube
• Geeek Gurl Diaries
• Mike Likes Science
• Science Max
• SoulPancake

Lots of board games, library books (and Kindle), tinkering/upcycling with household junk, etc.
Some resources to help with kids at home:

*Scholastic has created a free learn-from-home site with 20+ days of learning and activities.

classroommagazines.scholastic.com/…/learnathome.html

*Pretend to travel the world..Go on a virtual tour of these 12 famous museums.

www.travelandleisure.com/…/museums-with-virtual-tou…
*This is the awesome free curriculum that we use. Everything from preschool activities to 12th grade is here!
allinonehomeschool.com/

*List of thinking games by grade: allinonehomeschool.com/thinking/

More awesome free learning websites that we like to use
www.starfall.com/h/
www.abcya.com/
www.funbrain.com/
www.splashlearn.com/
www.storylineonline.net/
pbskids.org/
www.highlightskids.com/
kids.nationalgeographic.com/
www.coolmath4kids.com/
www.mathgametime.com/
www.uniteforliteracy.com/
www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp
www.sciencekids.co.nz/
www.switchzoo.com/
www.seussville.com/
www.turtlediary.com/
www.e-learningforkids.org/

Please feel free to share this with anyone who you think may benefit from this

Thanks for this post, I was going to ask similar.

Said on the bbc news tonight that there will be a educational programme each day for each year group on the i-player. I assume from next week

Educational programming for school children will be increased across iPlayer and the red button, with a daily educational programme for different key stages or year groups. BBC Bitesize will also be expanded
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51931050

Twinkl is free for a month

You could ‘teach’ them stuff that they wouldn’t get in the classroom. More inventive play, let them play with toys ( not screens) build dens, play in the garden & get muddy, plant veg & some plants in pots outside, get them to cook or help with their meals, clean out the car, bake, wash, clean, paint walls or the outside walls, steps etc.
Clean the car, board games, more drawing a art. Just send them Off for an hour or more in the house/garden and ignore them...
read to them with them, and get the to learn their time tables.

Watch old movies, and get out more ( while we can) go to the beach, the fields, the park, the mountains, the forest...

www.spanish-games.net/
www.french-games.net/

Teach your monster to read app was a really good introduction to phonics and has levels for more confident readers.
Our school uses readings eggs but they have a subscription I'm not sure on individual prices.

Thanks for setting this up, OP.
There may be some links on the Home Ed section part within the ‘Education’ part of MN too.

I'm not sure if you have access to studyladder in the UK, but we use this with our kids.

Bookmarking

Great thread thanks OP

diftk.glideapp.io

Someone on twitter has out this list together

This is the start of a great list. Thanks.

Heritage at Home on Facebook is sharing online content from museums whilst they’re closed including activity ideas

Sumdog, for maths and spelling games.
Www.busythings.co.uk - does loads of stuff from really basic letter formation and counting games to times tables games and geography.

is there anything Scottish specific?

Also, the challenge is getting the kids to do it and not moan to go out and play (or have other kids knocking on the door)

mr demaio

I love the way the OP didn’t bother to state an age range. But then, all MNetter’s children seem very advanced.

Sundog is ace and really good fun for maths games

*Sumdog

ywp.nanowrimo.org/pages/educator-resources#workbooks

Are good if you're looking for something a little different.

Reading Eggs and Mathseeds have a 14 day free trial on at the moment.

This is a really nice set of resources for teachers and families, has resources for different subjects/ages, children with SEND, anxiety and emotional support ideas, as well as non-school type activities

chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/resources-list-for-home-learning