Menu
- Home
- News
More Learning Links
29th Jan 2021
We would like to thank our friends at Edgehill University (where many teachers are trained) for forwarding this extensive list of links for additional learning at home. All the links on this page are live and will take you directly to the learning page. Check them out!!
| Subject | Website Description | Link |
| Additional Support | Help Kidz Learn- a collection of games and resources designed for a range of educational needs and stages. It includes provision for school closure. | https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/ |
| Additional Support | English Touring Opera – weekly workshops for children with SEND – email to join | http://englishtouringopera.org.uk |
| Art / Creative | Art Activities with Scrapkids (live on Fridays) | www.facebook.com/ScrapKins |
| Art / Creative | Art resources focusing on Frida Kahlo | www.stonewall.org.uk |
| Art / Creative | Drawing workshop with childrens illustrator Lydia Monk | https://www.youtube.com |
| Art/ Creative | Storytime and art artivities with children’s illustrator / writer Chris Haughton | https://www.facebook.com |
| Art/ Creative | Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems | https://www.kennedy-center.org |
| Art/ Creative | Family Fun Ideas | https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/ |
| Art/ Creative | Build your own story city! | https://docs.google.com/ |
| Art/ Creative | Open-ended Play Activities | https://rethinkingchildhood.com |
| Art/ Creative | All Kids Network- Arts and Crafts Activities | https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/ |
| Art/ Creative | Artsology- Art Games for Kids, Arts Education Resources for Teachers, and much more! | https://artsology.com/ |
| Art/ Creative | Highlight Kids- Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities | https://www.highlightskids.com/ |
| Art/ Creative | Red Tent Art- step by step instructions on art projects including origami, 3D cards, clay pots | https://www.youtube.com/user/redtedart |
| Art/ Creative | The Metropolitan Museum of Art- website for kids with videos, exhibitions and an interative map | https://www.metmuseum.org |
| Arts/ Creative | Childnet Film competition (no equipment needed) | https://www.childnet.com/ |
| Arts/ Creative | Royal Opera House – fun creative activities based on performing arts | https://learning-platform.roh.org.uk/ |
| Cooking | #Mission Explore- 159 activities shared from @GeoCollective book | twitter.com/DanRavenEllison/ |
| English | Daily Story Starters Ideas | https://twitter.com |
| English | Oliver Jeffers’ stay at home storytime (new videos each day) | https://www.oliverjeffers.com |
| English | Penguin Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos | www.penguinrandomhouse.com |
| English | Poem Performances by A F Harrold | https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline |
| English | Frank Cottrell-Boyce – Creative Writing Lessons for Key Stage 2. Monday to Friday at 10.00 am | https://www.instagram.com |
| English | Jolly Phonics | https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/ |
| English | Daily writing workshop with childrens author Alex T Smith | https://twitter.com |
| English | Booktrust- free online books and videos | www.booktrust.org.uk/hometime |
| English | National Poetry Centre for Primary Schools with poems and resources | clpe.org.uk/poetryline |
| English | Nosy Crow- free resources such as books and poems to read | https://nosycrow.com |
| English | National Literacy Trust -free online zone for parents seeking ideas and guidance for activities that will engage their children at home. | http://literacytrust.org.uk |
| English | Seussville- Explore the World of Dr. Seuss including video clips and games | https://www.seussville.com/explore/ |
| English | Unite For Literacy- Free Books to Read Together | https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ |
| English | Julie Dawn Cole (the original Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory) is reading one chapter a night from Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ at 6pm on her Facebook page. | https://www.facebook.com |
| English | Phonics Play- free resources | https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk |
| English | Pobble 365- One picture, one teaching resource every day for teachers. | http://www.pobble365.com/ |
| English | Audible have free children’s books to listen to including Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, Just So Stories, Cirque du Freak , Harry Potter, and various fairy tales. | https://stories.audible.com |
| English | Grammaropolis- Fun Grammar Activities | https://www.grammaropolis.com/ |
| English | Story Time From Space- Listen to astronauts read stories from space | https://storytimefromspace.com/library/ |
| English | Storybird- Artful Storytelling | https://storybird.com/ |
| English | Storyline Online- Children’s books read by famous people | https://www.storylineonline.net/ |
| English | Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for young children to read along with | https://ngexplorer.cengage.com |
| English | Oxford Owl- Free ebook library for children aged 3-11 | https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk |
| English | David Walliams – Free Audio Story | bit.ly/AudioElevenses |
| English | Gav Cross- Stories told and read by Gav Cross | https://m.youtube.com/user/gavcross |
| English | Counting Buttons – One of three video adaptations of poems written by Liverpool children’s poet Terry Caffrey | https://vimeo.com |
| English | Author Ross Montgomery’s Twitter Page – recommended from Croydon Libraries | https://twitter.com |
| English | Literacy Shed- resource packs for KS1 and KS2 | https://www.literacyshedplus.com |
| English | Puffin Story time on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com |
| English | Scottish Book Trust – Videos with authors discussing their books | https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/ |
| English | Virtual author collection (US) | https://www.weareteachers.com |
| English | Talk for Writing: free packs to download to stimulate creative writing | https://mailchi.mp/talk4writing/ |
| English | Cloud Aloud – free audio book each week on this children’s app | https://www.cloudaloud.co.uk/ |
| English and Maths | Hamilton Learning at Home Packs | https://mailchi.mp |
| Geography | Geographical Association Teaching Resources for Primary Children | https://www.geography.org.uk |
| Geography | 30 Day Geography Drawing Challenge | twitter.com/clarry_s3 |
| Geography | Fair Trade Lesson Resources | https://schools.fairtrade.org.uk |
| Geography | Mapzone – Geography Skills and Knowledge | www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |
| Geography | National Geographic Learning Resources for KS1- KS2 | https://www.nationalgeographic.org |
| Geography | Country Reports- discover over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world | https://www.countryreports.org/ |
| Geography | Earth shattering Events – free book download and activities (Cicada Books) | https://www.dropbox.com |
| Geography | Lock Down Learning – Farmer and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty has a message for kids on lockdown! Other videos on farming and life on a farm also available. | https://eatfarmnow.com |
| History | BBC History engaging videos that support the History KS2 curriculum | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| History | BBC History KS2: The Story of Britain – Short animated films showing the story of Britain from the Mesolithic Stone Age through to Magna Carta. | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| History | The Great Fire of London- fun online game and information to learn about the historical event. Ideal for KS1. | http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/ |
| History | Archive of historical photographs and other documents. | http://www.whatwasthere.com/ |
| ICT | Code Camp World- Coding support | www.codecampworld.com/ |
| ICT | Tynker- Coding For Kids | https://www.tynker.com/ |
| ICT | Kodable- Coding for 4-10 Year Olds | https://www.kodable.com/ |
| ICT | Scratch – Learn Coding | https://scratch.mit.edu/ |
| ICT | Online Safety Primary Packs | https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk |
| ICT | Code Playground – youtube videos-learn to code using Scratch in this Super scribbles edition | barc.ly/2QxGNqm |
| ICT | Code a Cake | https://www.bt.com/codeacake |
| Maths | White Rose Maths- Free maths lessons for home learning from Early Years to Year 8 | https://whiterosemaths.com |
| Maths | White Rose Maths on Facebook – Free Maths Lesson Every Day | https://www.facebook.com |
| Maths | Maths home schooling by Carol Vorderman | www.themathsfactor.com |
| Maths | Mathsticks – maths resources and games | https://mathsticks.com/my/ |
| Maths | Beast Academy – online Maths resources | https://beastacademy.com/ |
| Maths | CoolMath4Kids – Maths Games | https://www.coolmath4kids.com/ |
| Maths | Math Game Time- Maths Games | http://www.mathgametime.com/ |
| Maths | Spot on With Numbers | www.spotonwithnumbers.co.uk |
| Maths | Free maths resources and support | https://eedi.com/blog |
| Maths | Bedtime Math- Fun Maths Activities | http://bedtimemath.org/ |
| Maths | Kids Numbers- Maths Games | http://www.kidsnumbers.com/ |
| Maths | Maths Frame- KS2 Maths Games and Worksheets | http://www.mathsframe.co.uk |
| Maths | YouCubed- website with Maths classes and activities. They also share tasks and videos to support math learning at home. | https://www.youcubed.org |
| Maths | Maths Chase – a free home online learning tool where children can play times tables games, along with many other mathematics skill-based games! | http://www.mathschase.com/ |
| Maths | A range of Maths activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range Early Years to KS2. | https://nrich.maths.org/ |
| Modern Foreign Languages | Primary Modern Foreign Languages Resources | http://www.primaryresources.co.uk |
| Modern Foreign Languages | Rachel Hawkes – Primary Language Learning Website | http://www.rachelhawkes.com |
| Modern Foreign Languages | Rosetta Stone- free access to Rosetta Stone for Students for the next three months | https://www.rosettastone.com |
| Music | Active Music – free access with the the discount code ‘ GIFT | https://clicktime.symantec.com |
| Music | BBC – Ten Pieces and the Nutcracker- Live Lesson for 7-11s , full of dance, movement and characterisation. | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | BBC- Anna Meredith – Connect It. Music made by people using their bodies as instruments. | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | BBC Bring the Noise- Online music activities for age 4-7 | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | BBC- Music / Science KS2: House of Sound. Explore the science of sound, music and musical instruments | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | BBC- Ten Pieces Party Live Session – Music for KS2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | Explore pieces of classical music with lesson plans and ideas for Early Years/KS1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Music | Quaver Music- free music resources and a platform for music teachers to deliver digital lessons | https://www.quavermusic.com |
| Music | Virtual Musical Instruments -Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos | https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com |
| News | Newsround- News Channel for Children | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround |
| Physical Activity | Cosmic Kids Yoga on Facebook- for Yoga, Mindfullness, and relaxation | www.facebook.com/cosmickidsyoga/ |
| Physical Activity | PE Lessons by Joe Wicks on YouTube | www.youtube.com |
| Physical Activity | Physical Activity Ideas | https://twitter.com |
| Physical Activity | Physical Education Home Learning Challenges | https://education.gov.scot |
| Physical Activity | Super Movers- videos which help children move while they learn. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers |
| Physical Activity | NSPCC – Live pants dancealong (via Facebook) | https://www.facebook.com/pg/nspcc |
| Physical Activity | ActivAll Play: Anomaly UK – active games on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com |
| Religious Education | Save Religious Education – Free resources and support | www.facebook.com/groups |
| Religious Education | Religious Education free resources- KS1-KS4 | http://www.natre.org.uk |
| Science | Natural history with Chris Packam live – updated daily | www.facebook.com |
| Science | Science with Maddie Moate | https://www.youtube.com |
| Science | The Everyday Scientist Programme- a new up and coming scheme of work aimed at developing science capital within Primary Education. | https://sites.google.com |
| Science | WWF- Educetional activities to enjoy from home | https://www.wwf.org.uk |
| Science | CLEAPSS (supporting practical science and technology) | http://science.cleapss.org.uk |
| Science | Hamilton Trust – Science resources for Primary | www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog |
| Science | STEM- online support and resources for during the current situation | https://www.stem.org.uk/updates |
| Science | Follow Steve Backshall on Twitter (from World’s Deadly 60) for videos and updates about nature, wildlife, science and geography. | https://twitter.com |
| Science | Science Kids- free games, fun experiments, quizzes, and teaching resources for KS2 and KS3. | http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ |
| Science | Switch Zoo- Animal Games and Resources to Learn About Animal Habitats | https://www.switchzoo.com/ |
| Science | SciShow Kids – YouTube Channel with videos exploring all those curious topics that make us ask “why?” | https://www.youtube.com |
| Science | CLEAPPS (Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services) have collated a list of fun experiments that can be provided to parents for pupils to do at home. | http://primary.cleapss.org.uk |
| Science | Climate Kids by NASA – covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals | https://climatekids.nasa.gov/ |
| Science | Science Fun at Home- activities for children to have some fun with science at home | https://pstt.org.uk/resources |
| Science | Science Podcasts | https://medium.com/kidslisten |
| Science | The UK Wild Otter Trust educational materials | http://www.ukwildottertrust.org |
| Science | Nature playlist: Green activities (indoor and outdoor) from eco attractions | https://www.ecoattractions.com/ |
| Science | Explore the deep sea and see the animals that live at different depths of the ocean | https://neal.fun/deep-sea/ |
| Science | Primary Engineer (home activities register for ‘leader’s award’) | https://leadersaward.com/ |
| Various | BBC Live lessons – a Range of Live Lessons and Fun Videos for Primary Children | www.bbc.co.uk/teach |
| Various | We Are Teachers- Free Learning Resources and Downloads | https://www.weareteachers.com/ |
| Various | BBC Bitesize- support for various school topics | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary |
| Various | BBC Teach – Curriculum-mapped video resources for KS1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Various | BBC Teach – Curriculum-mapped video resources for KS2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Various | Teachit Primary resources (free until the end of April) | www.teachitprimary.co.uk/ |
| Various | Twinkl – Home learning & school closure packs | www.twinkl.co.uk/resources |
| Various | Search Engine created by a primary teacher | www.researchify.co.uk/ |
| Various | Classroom Secrets- free interactive resources and home learning for children from Early Years to Y3 | https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/ |
| Various | TTS- free curriculum-focused activity book with over 40 home learning activities all planned and all prepared! KS1 and KS2 versions available. | https://www.tts-group.co.uk |
| Various | Discovery Education – Resources for Primary Schools | https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/ |
| Various | E-Learning For Kids- Free and Fun Digital Education for Kids World Wide | https://www.e-learningforkids.org/ |
| Various | Khan Academy- free educational resources | https://www.khanacademy.org/ |
| Various | PBS Learning- free learning materials for Children across a variety of subjects- contains information and videos | https://www.pbslearningmedia.org |
| Various | Turtle Diary- Educational and Fun Games For Kids | https://www.turtlediary.com/ |
| Various | Breakout Edu- Education Online Games | https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome |
| Various | Gridclub -Educational Online Games | https://gridclub.com/ |
| Various | Outschool- Learning Resources for ages 3-18 | https://outschool.com |
| Various | Smithsonian Institute- Learning Resources and Games for Kids | https://www.si.edu/kids |
| Various | Learnincolour- Free Primary education websites for Homeschooling | http://learnincolour.com/ |
| Various | The Sensory Projects- resources and activities for those with additional educational needs. | http://www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk |
| Various | House of Creative Learning: fun challenges and activities for children from the age of four upwards – as well as for the whole family! | https://www.ascreativesconnect.com |
| Various | BBC Bitesize: Daily Lessons | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize |
| Wellbeing | Corona Virus – Information for Children | Link here |
| Wellbeing | Dave the Dog is worried about corona virus – story to support children | Link here |
| Wellbeing | School Gardening- Bringing the sunshine inside. Activities for Primary aged children. | https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk |
| Wellbeing | Coronavirus: wellbeing activity ideas for schools | https://www.place2be.org.uk |
| Wellbeing | Primary School’s Wellbeing Booklet with Activities | Link here |
| Wellbeing | Cosmic Kids Yoga on Youtube- for Yoga, Mindfullness, and relaxation | https://www.youtube.com |
| Wellbeing | BBC Gardening with Children. Garden activities and Gardening Facts for Children. | http://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Wellbeing | Coronavirus a book for children- free book download by author Axel Scheffler | https://m.facebook.com |
| Wellbeing | Gruffalo stayed in the cave’: The creators of the Gruffalo have produced a series of cartoons to encourage people to stay home during the crisis | https://www.theguardian.com/books |
Last updated on Last updated on April 23, 2020
Lisnagelvin Primary School, Richill Park, Londonderry, County Londonderry BT47 5QZ | Tel: 028 7134 7947
