Useful Links
FREE online education resources
Please click on the links below for more information.
BBC Bitesize Daily lessons – broadcast every day
There’s an hour of dedicated programming for primary school children who are learning from home.
- 5-7 year olds at 9am
- 7-9 year olds at 9.20am
- 9-11 year olds at 9.40am
The lessons are perfect as extra support for those children who are isolating.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p089nk5f?dm_i=3YNL,17555,2M69I8,49ZSR,1
BBC Bitesize Primary
Great for all curriculum areas – includes videos, worksheets and interactive games.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-terms-topics
Oak Academy
Great for all curriculum areas – includes videos, worksheets and interactive games.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/
BBC Learning
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This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision.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.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects
Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience
Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Nature Detectives
https://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!
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
https://toytheater.com/
Educational online games
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/
Activities and quizzes
PE Network
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd-5-_IaythpuLFx2MAQNLA/videos
Lots of videos of different sport activities you can do at home being creative with equipment - cans make great cones for example.
Reading Resources
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/audio-stories/zh3t2sg
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=fairy%20tales