Educational Resources & Newsletters

As a parent you probably never thought you would be teaching your children at home. Remote learning can feel a bit scary but it can be an opportunity to be creative and have fun with your children so that being at home isn’t boring for them and stressful for you.

It is important to have a routine every day. Work out a schedule together, either in writing like a timetable or with pictures like a visual timetable, that way everyone knows what’s going to happen daily.

Incorporate core learning times for literacy and numeracy (keep it short and sweet 20-30min blocks should work, we don’t want them to get bored!), add in break and lunchtimes, add the fun activities to do together and the times to work or play independently. Don’t forget this is home and not school so the timing for learning is up to you!

Also if you have received work from school, use these resources and do them at the same time each day at a time when your child learns best. If you run out of resources or learning materials, you could contact your school for more.

If you have access to the internet there are vast libraries of resources online and most of them are free to use. Here are some websites that you may find useful.

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VARIOUS SUBJECTS/ GENERAL LEARNING

Resources Table
	Pre-school	Primary	Post primary	Post 16
High Five - Primary Behaviour Support & Provisions Newsletter This is a resource pack for families in relation to staying safe physically but also emotionally and mentally at this time using the Health and Social Care Take 5 framework. The newsletter is packed with lots of suggestions linked to the five steps of wellbeing – Give, Be Active, Connect, Keep Learning, Take Notice. We would love to hear your feedback, if you want to share pictures of activities completed from the newsletter or make suggestions please email us at: primarybsp.enquiries@eani.org.uk		Yes
EOTAS Support for Young People EA’s Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) team provides educational provision and support to children and young people who cannot otherwise access appropriate provision, helping them overcome barriers to learning. Check out this EOTAS booklet which provides information and resources that are useful to all young people and families.		Yes	Yes
Hungry Little Minds https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five	Yes
Studyladder https://www.studyladder.co.uk/ Mathematics, English, Science and more! A comprehensive program of online educational activities for students aged 4 to 12, mapped to the curriculum.		Yes
TedED https://ed.ted.com High-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, paired with questions and resources.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize A wide range of educational materials.		Yes	Yes	Yes
CCEA www.ccea.org.uk Resources for all Key Stages including Post-16 and Special Educational Needs & Inclusion.		Yes	Yes	Yes
Seneca https://www.senecalearning.com 1000+ KS2, KS3, GCSE & A Level courses based on exam board specifications.		Yes	Yes	Yes
Openlearn https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.			Yes	Yes
National Geographic Kids https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ A great platform for learning - online games, resources and competitions too. It’s aimed at primary aged children, covering a range of subjects – History, Science, Geography, English, Maths, Art & Design and PSHE.		Yes
Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com Learn languages for free. Web or app.		Yes	Yes	Yes
The Kids Should See This https://thekidshouldseethis.com Wide range of cool educational videos covering all topics, with a special focus on STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and maths.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crash Course https://thecrashcourse.com You Tube videos on many subjects.			Yes
Crash Course Kids https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids Science for a younger audience.		Yes
iDEA Awards https://idea.org.uk Digital enterprise award scheme helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free.			Yes	Yes
Paw Print Badges https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors.		Yes	Yes	Yes
Blue Peter Badges https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.		Yes	Yes
Cbeebies Radio https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio Listening activities for the younger ones.	Yes	Yes
Nature Detectives https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/nature-detectives/ A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Toy Theater https://toytheater.com/ Educational interactive games.	Yes	Yes
Twinkl https://www.twinkl.co.uk They are offering a month’s free membership and there’s also free Home Learning Packs for Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3, GCSE and SEND to download for FREE.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Read & Write https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/products/read-write/		Yes	Yes
Oxford Owl for Home https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ Lots of free resources for Primary age they offer activities for reading, English, Maths and interactive games.		Yes
Big History Project https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home Aimed at Secondary age. Multi-disciplinary activities.			Yes
Geography Games https://world-geography-games.com/world.html Geography gaming!		Yes	Yes
RISE NI Advice and resources to help you and your child understand and cope with the Covid-19 outbreak.	Yes	Yes
Children and Young People Strategic Partnership Newsletter Newsletter providing advice, links and resources for families during Covid19	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MATHS/NUMERACY

Resources Table
	Pre-school	Primary	Post primary	Post 16
Maths Tutor www.gcsemathstutor.com Suitable for GCSE Maths.			Yes
Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org Especially good for maths and computing for all ages, also covers other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.		Yes	Yes

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

Resources Table
	Primary	Post primary	Post 16
Blockly https://blockly.games Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.	Yes
Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/ Creative computer programming.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.	Yes	Yes	Yes

SCIENCE

Resources Table
	Pre-school	Primary	Post primary	Post 16
Mystery Science https://mysteryscience.com Free science lessons.		Yes
Crest Awards https://www.crestawards.org Science awards you can complete from home.		Yes	Yes	Yes

ENGLISH/LITERACY

Resources Table
	Pre-school	Primary school	Post primary	Post 16
British Council https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find Resources for English language learning		Yes	Yes	Yes
Libraries NI https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx Visit the Libraries NI website any time and you will have access to their online services including eBooks, Audiobooks and eMagazines.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Resources Table
	Pre-school	Primary	Post primary	Post 16
Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts for little ones.	Yes	Yes
The Imagination Tree https://theimaginationtree.com Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.	Yes	Yes