Useful Links - Homeschooling

The following sites provide useful resources for home-learning.

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www.twinkl.co.uk/offer – free login for parents using the code: UKTWINKLHELPS

https://whiterosemaths.com/ - short tutorials to support your child in developing and practising a maths skill.

https://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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/ - This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision.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.

https://blockly.games - Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/ - Creative computer programming

https://ed.ted.com - All sorts of engaging educational videos

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ - Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

https://www.duolingo.com - Learn languages for free. Web or app.

https://mysteryscience.com - Free science lessons

https://thekidshouldseethis.com - Wide range of cool educational videos

https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids - As above for a younger audience

https://www.tinkercad.com - All kinds of making.

https://www.prodigygame.com - Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio - Listening activities for the younger ones.

https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetect…/ - A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ - Lots of free resources for Primary age

https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/ - Good, free art activities

https://www.redtedart.com - Easy arts and crafts for little ones

https://theimaginationtree.com - Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

https://toytheater.com/ - Educational online games

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/… - Activities and quizzes

www.pobble365.co.uk - A range of daily images that can prompt writing – both narrative and non-fiction. Also includes reading questions.

https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/ - A range of image with inference style reading questions. Can also be used as a writing stimulus