Home Learning

Home Learning

Welcome to our Home Learning Zone

This is where we will provide you with additional home learning resources to support our children and families. Within this zone you will see links to a range of educational resources, including videos, activities and ideas to try at home.

Remember that in any future cases of national lockdown, or prolonged cases of home-learning, daily overviews of home-learning will be published on each child's class page.

The following leaflet will help you to navigate the home-learning activities during any unforeseen future school closure.

Remote Learning Leaflet for parents 0121.pdf

Additional links to support home-learning

MATHS

The Maths Factor Carol Vorderman's Maths Factor offers home learning videos and practice for children.

ENGLISH, PHONICS and READING

Little Wandle: Letters and Sounds Revised This is the Phonics schemes used at St John’s, the website gives you access to useful learning videos and guides to support phonics learning at home.

Oxford Owls- Home Reading E-Books (Free!) Free access to digital e-books (home readers) when you register for an account

Storyline Online Free access to authors reading lots of different story books

Phonics Play Comics Free access to comics online, comics are available for all Phonics phases: ideal for Reception Y1 and Y2 children (please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are unsure about which Phonics phase to access with your child)

Alphablocks! Lots of fun and interactive games and shows to help children with early reading skills

Teach Your Monster to Read (is currently £4.99 on the App Store- however there are often times throughout the year it is free to download- we will let you know when this is!) A fantastic interactive game focussing on early Phonics skills for and reading and spelling: ideal for Reception and Y1 (please speak to your child’s class teacher about which Phonics phase to access for your child if you are unsure)

Phonics Play Lots of Phonics games and activities ranging from Phase 2-5 ideal for Reception Y1 and Y2 children (please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are unsure about top which Phonics phase to access with your child)

Phonics Bloom Lots of Phonics games and activities ranging from Phase 2-5 ideal for Reception Y1 and Y2 children (please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are unsure about top which Phonics phase to access with your child)

GEOGRAPHY and HISTORY

National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids allows children to access activities and quizzes related to geography in our world!

Geography Games Geography Games allows the children to test their geographical skills from home.

EARLY YEARS (NURSERY and RECEPTION)

Alphabet Song A catchy song to help children learn the alphabet using letter names and sounds

Numberblocks! Lots of great shows to help children develop early number skills

Top Marks (filter EYFS in the age group drop down list) Lots of fun and interactive counting, matching and shape games

Early Years Apps Famly bring you their recommended best 15 online learning APPs

COMPUTING

Blockly Blockly is an online website which helps children practice their computing skills.

SCIENCE

STEM Learning

SPORT and PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Kids Workouts to do at Home Jo Wicks has provided some workouts for children to do at home, he is also providing live P.E. lessons every weekday at 9am!

Cosmic Kids Yoga 100s of free children's yoga sessions, many linked to themes, books and events

HomeLearningKit lockdown.pdf

Wellbeing Through Sport activity programme.pdf

MUSIC

Chrome Music Lab

ART and CRAFT

Red Ted Art Red Ted Art provides you with a wide range of art and craft ideas to try with the children at home.

The Artful Parent The Artful Parent provides you with some art and craft ideas to try with the children.

GENERAL LEARNING RESOURCES - for all year groups

BBC Bitesize - Primary

Oak National Academy Lesson ideas and resources for every subjects for all year groups

SEMH and WELLBEING

CAHMS Resources This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.

Resources for children and families Bury LEA's webpage detailing support, resources and activities for families and children during school closure.

Go Noodle Great for 'brain breaks' in between home learning activities to keep your body and brain feeling refreshed

Oxford Owl for Home Oxford Owl for Home provides a wide range of activities and resources, covering the curriculum, which are available to access at home.

PSHE Every School

PE with Coach Sean

We have put together a number of virtual PE lessons in case of future lockdowns or prolonged cases of home-learning. The lessons have been designed considering the space and equipment available for children and their families. Please follow the links below to access the lessons.