Home Learning
Useful Websites for Home Learning/ School Closure
The following list has been compiled by teachers as a general list of suggested websites to visit with your children at any time. These websites are particularly useful when learning at home or during school closure days.
General Websites
Primary Homework Help | Online Games For Kids - BBC Bitesize
This website is useful for pupils in Years 3-6. Select country and year group and there are activities for a wide range of subjects.
Primary Homework Help for Kids - by Mandy Barrow
This website has activities for Foundation Phase up to Year 6. Simply click on the subject area to practise.
Crickweb | Welcome to Crickweb
Crickweb is a fantastic site full of games and home learning activities. Simply select your child's age and there are many activities to try.
Oak National Academy Online Classroom (thenational.academy)
Oak Academy is an online free classroom, with almost 10,000 free video lessons, resources and activities, covering most subjects ranging from reception to year 11.
DK Find Out! | Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and more!
Explore a wide range of topics and facts. More suited to KS2 pupils.
Just2Easy - (Available through HWB login via the menu button) Provides a range of child-friendly tools. Children can also access J2Blast and practise their times tables and spellings as well as compete against children from our school and other schools. Let's get Gwauncelyn at the top of the score chart!
ICT Games
ictgames || html5 English Games Page
This site has numerous phonics, literacy and maths games to work through.
Numeracy
Many games for pupils of all ages
Although an American site, there are fantastic games here to practise your maths skills.
(Y2 - select 1st grade, Y3 - select 2nd grade, Y4 select 3rd grade, y5 select 4th grade, Y6 select 5th grade)
Times tables games - Learn them all here!
Select the tables that you need to practise and play away!
Maths Games for KS2: designed by a teacher for teachers - Mathsframe
Transum An excellent bank of maths resources, mainly for KS2. Select your topic and practise.
Literacy
Online stories https://www.worldbookday.com/storytime-online/
Oxford Owl Reading Scheme Oxford Owl for Home: help your child learn at home - Oxford Owl
Nessy Nessy’s YouTube offers an easy, engaging way to keep children learning during this difficult
period. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywhh5mhHMqsf5deT1nJ1uA
Funology - Crafts, Projects, Science Experiments, and Recipes for Moms with Young Children – Funology
Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles (im-a-puzzle.com)
National Geographic Kids (natgeokids.com)
Plenty of exciting geography videos and games to explore.
More for KS2 pupils to explore different periods in history.
Expressive Arts
Many arty activities for the children to explore, including a free drawing page.
Staying active
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
Stay fit with Joe Wickes
BBC Supermovers (videos with songs for children to practice literacy and numeracy concepts)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
Early years videos
https://www.spreadthehappiness.co.uk/free-tv-happy-links/