Home Learning

Timetable Idea

Please read this PDF if you might like some ideas of how to achieve a balanced mixture of activities and topics for your week. These are ideas and not compulsory, please only choose to use this if it suits you.

Squirrels Ideas (2).pdf

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Recommended Websites for daily learning

Oak National Academy A fantastic resource to support your learning.

BBC Bitesize Presenting daily lessons

White Rose Maths We now have a subscription for White Rose Maths which gives access to daily lessons (videos and accompanying worksheets - see below)

I see maths

Home Learning packs and other cross curricular websites

Classroom Secrets Free learning packs (the packs below have changed format for the final week of term; so I have left the two Week 11 pdfs below for those wanting to continue with the regular format)

TWINKL Free access offer for parents for a set period of time. Please use the link and the offer code CVDTWINKLHELPS to access these.

Dorset Council Learning Resources Online learning, books and audio books, arts and crafts and resources for mental and wellbeing.

Premier League Primary Stars A wide collection of free, curriculum-linked resources to educate and entertain children at home. You can find lots of ideas for helping your children get active, as well as fun videos, games and worksheets for Maths, English and Health and Wellbeing.

GE community A great website for some Primary STEM Learning

English - Reading

Would you like to try some new books? Here are some great online libraries if you would like to try something new.

David Walliams Free audio stories from this wonderful children's author

Oxford Owls This is a fantastic resource, which school have subscribed to. It will enable the children to read ebooks both at home and at school. It will be a great resource for both guided and individual reading. Year 4 login is: username: stdolphins. Password:year34

Vooks - Storybooks bought to life. A kid-safe, ad-free streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks. Offering one month free to parents and carers.

Epic Reading So many new books, magazines and even different themes such as science experiments. Please email Mrs Gripper or Mr Woodward for us to be able to send your a student login code.

The Reading Realm Online Reading activities

World Books Set up an account to access free e-books

Khan Academy Storytelling Disney's creative team have created a series of free online classes with Khan Academy and Pixar that range from creating worlds to bringing characters to life.

English - Writing

Y4-Unit.pdf

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100 Story Building 100 Story Building is a social enterprise developing creativity and literacy for children and young people, through workshop programs, online learning and community engagement. They are posting lots of mini writing inspiration ideas on Youtube

Story Starters - Spin the wheel Creative writing prompts for children by Scholastic

Pobble Sign up to Pobble's parent mailing list to receive home learning ideas and activities every week.

Authorfy - Where creativity comes to life Create a login to access writing masterclasses from authors and join in with creative writing club. Talk to the adult at home for permission to set up a login.

Spelling

Twinkl spelling Mat Resource for year 3 and 4 spelling words

Maths

We are not going to be introducing new content but making sure we revise areas already covered.

It would be fantastic if for maths, children could focus on the following

*multiplication - knowing all times tables from 0 - 12
*multiplication and division problems e.g 34x4, 120/10

*addition and subtraction

*place value - knowing what each digit in a four digit number represents e.g 4817 is 4 thousands, 8 hundreds, 1 ten and 7 ones and being able to count up and down in thousands from a four digit number

Busy Lizzie Great maths one, you can find your level too

White Rose Maths We follow this scheme in school. Each day has a video tutorial and activity to do.

First 4 Maths Creative maths at home

E-Learning for Kids (US website) American maths website to try

Natwest Bank - Money Sense Help to learn about money with lesson plans, activity sheets, videos and interactive activities

Khan Academy A good source of videos to explain maths

Prodigy Game U.S maths games

Multiplication

By the end of year 4, children are expected to know their tables up to 12x12. As you may be aware, children will be taking part in the Multiplication Check in the summer term.

As much practise at home will certainly be beneficial, not only for the purposes of the check, but once children are confident with their times tables, it opens up many possibilities when solving maths problems mentally.

Please continue to enjoy TTRockStars as well as other games available online. Also you may want to try the Chinese times tables, if you remember you inverse operations, you have less to learn!

Times table practice sheets

The Maths Factor multiplication

Times Tables Rock Stars Multiplication

Top Marks A good multiplication resource

Times Table Cat A times table games students have enjoyed during class.

ICT

Blocky Creative coding - free

Scratch Coding games

Typing Club Do you want to learn to touch type during lockdown? It's free and fun! Games to learn to touch type.

Support

Remember the NSPCC Pants Advice

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/underwear-rule/

If you need to, talk about stuff that makes you worried or upset. If you ever feel sad, anxious or frightened you should talk to an adult you trust. This doesn't have to be a family member. It can also be a teacher or a friend's parent – or even Childline 08001111

Wellbeing Wednesday Wellbeing & mental health activities & resources for children. Our Mental Health Heroes are here to tackle issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety & anger.

Keeping yourself calm - make a 'Self-Soothe Box' .pdf

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Dorset Council Home learning: resources for mental health and wellbeing. Smiling Mind and Cosmic Yoga are great ones to try at home, plus more mentioned on this website.

Decision Making

You always have a choice. This is an activity pack about making decisions and recognising what or who might be influencing you. Read through the slide show with an adult and follow the activities and discussion points.

P.E

Dorset School Games Virtual Competition - Athletics

Dorset School Games Virtual Cricket and Gymnastics

ea-home-school-pack-2020.pdf

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England Athletic's Design a medal competition and Home School Pack! Can you design a rainbow medal?

Katarina Johnson Thompson (aka KJT) is a World and Commonwealth Games Heptathlete champion. Over her career she has won many medals to recognise her success and hard work.

Now KJT needs your help in designing a new "Rainbow Medal" which recognises the amazing Superhero Key Workers that live amongst us and who keep us safe in these times.

Step into the NHS - Primary School Competition This is the main link to loads of resources, including a video all about the competition. Please email your entry to the school office by 12th June, don't forget your name.

Interesting activities

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Winchester Science Centre Would you like some science activities to try at home?

Jurassic Coast Home learning Our resources have been created by the science communicators in our team, along with our brilliant volunteer Ambassadors.

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.

Ted Ed

https://ed.ted.com

All sorts of engaging educational videos

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

iDEA Awards

https://idea.org.uk

Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

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.

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!

Oxford Owl for Home

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/

Lots of free resources for Primary age

Geography Games

https://world-geography-games.com/world.html

Geography gaming!

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

Print free learning

Here are some print free, online learning links to virtual classes from some really interesting places:

A ten week series of activities learning about the marine environment of the Maldives. Activities range from colouring to learning about Olive Ridge Turtle Conservation and how the islands were formed.

https://www.sixsenses.com/en/junior-marine-biology

A series of short family nature videos from Sabi Sabi Nature reserve, SW of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Children can submit questions.

https://upload.latest.facebook.com/SabiSabiReserve/videos/598862657560514/

Traditional Story telling from Uluru, Australia. Traditional owners of the land, the Anangu, explain the culture and history of the rock formation through traditional stories. They use 360 views, showing the caves and rock symbols.

https://storyspheres.com

Natural History Museum

Can't get out far to explore nature?

On this page you'll find activities and ideas to occupy yourself and family at home, in your garden or local outdoor space.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/try-this-at-home.html

Build your own castle. A local Irish Artist has created a video showing how to construct your own castle at home, using paper, cereal boxes and carboard tubes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJIufgi6cms

TTS

The TTS has released some free home learning packs.

https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html

Science and STEM learning

https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary

https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/resources

https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/en/activities

https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/learn-love-nature?dm_i=38LF,10TGV,6P5XPA,3VYOO,1

https://encounteredu.com/cpd/subject-updates/using-live-lessons-during-school-closures?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Live%20lessons%20supporting%20home%20learning&utm_content=Live%20lessons%20supporting%20home%20learning+CID_ab27a9b0925de270c1a780fd194750ae&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=How%20to%20use%20live%20lessons%20during%20school%20closures

https://www.science-sparks.com/

https://practicalaction.org/schools/

https://space.generationbeyondinschool.com/resources

https://www.youngscientistlab.com/parents/family-activities?grade%5B0%5D=k-2

https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html

Future learn are also doing some useful online CPD learning courses and these are being updated in the next couple of weeks to increase the range of courses available.

Primary STEM courses:

https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/teaching-courses/teaching-science-technology-engineering-and-maths

Primary Teaching – full range of areas covered including assessment and theory

https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/teaching-courses/primary-education

Dyson have created 44 engineering and science activities you might like to try

https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/challenge-cards.html

BBC Learn - lots of videos covering many subjects

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach

WWF Activities