- The Learning Zone (Oxford University Museum of Natural History website) – covers animals, fossils, insects, minerals, rocks.
- Primary resources website – lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for primary teachers.
- Classroom Secrets Kids website – platform for learning grammar, punctuation, spelling, maths, reading history (years 1-6).
- Doorway online website – collection of interactive literacy games and numeracy activities.
- Emotional ABCs website – teach children ages 4-11, how to figure out what they are feeling, why they are having that emotion, and how to make better choices.
- Mind Up website – help children develop an understanding of their brain, emotions and actions. The activities help build their focus and awareness, and form positive relationships with others.
- Pobble 365 website – ‘One picture. One teaching resource. Every day.’
- Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust website – lots of learning projects for parents and schools (EYFS, KS1, Y3/4, Y5/6). Be sure to read the project overview guides first.
- Home Learning Resources (Teacher’s pet website) – provides thousands of resources for KS1 and KS2.
- Learning at home (TTS website) – home learning activity booklets for Early Years, KS1 and KS2.
- Twinkl website – 500,000+ teacher-created materials and resources.
Art
- 30 ways to get creative (GrowEatGift website).
Literacy
- Authorfy master classes (Authorfy website) – online creative writing masterclasses with bestselling children’s authors. Also offering daily 10 minute challenges with authors and illustrators for children aged 5-12.
- Navigo – Pyramid of the Lost Words (app) on the iRead website. Aims to support beginner readers to develop reading skills (accuracy, fluency and comprehension) through engaging with the personalised content and activities.
- Oxford Owl website – e-books for ages 3-11 (requires account signup).
- Home Learning Pack #1 Nature and Animals (Reading Realm website).
- Learning Pack #2 Fairy Tales (Reading Realm website).
- Home Learning Pack #3 Creative Writing Prompts on the Reading Realm website.
- Teach your monster to read website – an award-winning game that makes learning to read fun.
Numeracy
- Maths lessons on the the Robertson Programme website (Canada). Inquiry-based teaching in Maths and Science.
- Corbett Maths Primary website – videos, worksheets, study cards, practice papers.
- Eedi website – Craig Barton’s maths resources.
- Oxford Owl (maths games and activities) website – for ages 3-11 (requires sign up for an account).
- NRich (Primary) website – primary maths activities and games.
- Mathsticks website – an online platform for maths games.
- Matific website – personalised maths learning for primary aged children.
- Numbots website – games that focus on addition and subtraction.
- White Rose Maths website – provides maths lessons for Years 1-8.
Physical education
- Jump Start Jonny website – weekly workouts and activities (a paid site with access to some free activities).
Science
- Wild days website – daily outdoor learning activities for children aged 4-11. Created by Earthwatch, with Michaela Strachan and Nick Baker.
- Science Investigations on The Robertson Programme website (Canada). Inquiry-based teaching in Maths and Science.
- Climate Kids on NASA website – produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- IPP Science for kids (PDF, 1MB) on the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Germany): A workbook about Energy and Fusion.
- Science activities for primary parents (Y1-6) on the Rethinking Education website – practical ideas for parents to do with their children. Linked to the National Curriculum for Years 1 to 6.
- That Science Lady website – lots of resources, including home discussion questions, enquiry questions and careers information.
- GrowEatGift website – 30 ways to go wild with science.
- Retrieval roulette (via Google drive) – Q&A sheets for Primary Science years 1 to 6, by Louise Cass and Mr Badham.
