Family Fun

Don't forget to check out Mr White's singalong pages or Mr Spencer's Forest School page for other ideas - you can even get some current gardening tips from our very own expert Mr Bass! (Word document)

Science & Nature

Live tour of Chester Zoo via Facebook, every Friday:

Live Chester Zoo Tour

Watch David Attenborough's fantastic new latest series, showing amazing animals from all around the world (N.B. there are scenes of animals naturally hunting and killing each other - older children only):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p07dzjwl/seven-worlds-one-planet

Learn together outside with Learning Through Landscapes:

https://www.ltl.org.uk/

See what the animals have been up to at London Zoo:

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ZSLvideo/videos

Play games and learn all about space and being an astronaut at NASA:

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Watch amazing creatures live all around the world:

https://explore.org/livecams

Gardening ideas from Newsround:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52009318

Nature videos (linked on YouTube for free access) from Netflix award-winning series One Planet (parent discretion necessary).  

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvahqwMqN4M0GRkZY8WkLZMb6Z-W7qbLA

There are other videos from Netflix with educational content here (some are for high school-aged children):

 https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/free-educational-documentaries

Have a zoo in your front room, through Google VR: 

  • Start with a standard Google search for your favourite animal on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Scroll down until you find a new white box that says “Meet a life-sized [animal] up close.” with an animation of said animal under the wikipedia info.
  • Click on the little “view in 3D” icon to the left of the animal within the box.
  • At this point your screen will change like a pop-out window.
  • You’ll need to wiggle your phone about a bit until the animal appears

What did the mighty Hubble space telescope see on your birthday?

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday

Find out what satellites you can see at night from home:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

Cooking & Creating Together

Many great recipes to make with children from BBC Good Food:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Advice on cooking with children from Cbeebies, with some I Can Cook video links at the bottom:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cooking-and-baking-with-toddlers

Advice and recipes for cooking together from Jamie Oliver:

https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/simple-ideas-to-cook-with-kids/

Lots of recipes from Kidspot:

https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collections/cooking-with-kids

Some creative ideas from Save the Children:

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/coronavirus-information-advice/keeping-kids-entertained-during-lockdown

Free Kindle download of five ingredient family cookbook:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014TCXXX0

 

Books, Magazines, Stories & Poetry

David Williams reading his popular books out every day at 11 am each week day.  You can listen to others anytime on his website:

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Free children's audio books from Aubible

https://stories.audible.com/discovery

Enjoy some of the country's favourite poems being read aloud:

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Get free downloadable classic Beanos!

https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols

Get free downloadable copies of this brilliant magazine - please note that you will only six weeks free and will need to cancel the subscription before being charged.

https://magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/the-week-junior/N20PDF

Enjoy the classic series of Beatrix Potter books online as a free Kindle download:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071W4ZDYV

Enjoy classic animations to accompany books read aloud by some authors and celebrities at Jackonory Juniors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t9wg/episodes/guide

CBeebies Bedtime Stories (it's not just Tom Hardy you know) on BBC iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

 

PE & Keeping Fit

Learn a great new dance routine every morning with Strictly's Oti Mabuse (try the Spiderman, Harry Potter or Moana ones):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g

Join in with Joe Wicks every morning or catch up when you have time:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Our favourite street dance teacher's website with online classes to join in with:

https://www.fidgetfeetdance.co.uk/

Boogie Beebies - dance with Justin and other Cbeebies characters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

Try an NHS Disney ten-minute workout:

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Below are a series of links recommended to us by Linda Stacey, our SPIN Partnership manager:

The Youth Sport Trust is running daily challenges via their social media, so check out their Twitter and Facebook pages . They would  love to see pictures and videos of how people are staying active at home, and of those still being provided for in the school environment.

 https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0

 

Museums & Tours

Have a look around the sites of London:

https://360.visitlondon.com/#

Have a virtual tour of the British Museum

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Have a look at some world famous artwork at the National Gallery:

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours

Walk around The Houses of Parliament:

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/virtualtour/

Look around the wonders of The National Museum:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Look around the prime minister's house, 10 Downing Street:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/take-a-tour-through-the-historic-rooms-of-10-downing-street/ugLyuEIPr4FZJA

Egyptian historical sights:

Enjoy a virtual tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/classic/museum/visitor-information/?owda=misc

Art & Design

Create some amazing pictures using some of these ideas from the BBC website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks2--ks3-schools-art-and-design/zmd4mfr

Create your own comic story books on Pixton EDU (free 30 day trail during CV-19)

https://edublog.pixton.com/covid19

Lots of paper aeroplane designs - which one will work the best?

https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

Download and build a Nissan Nismo 

https://www.nissan.co.jp/EVENT/PAPERCRAFT/Z/index.html

Download and print out colouring-in images, some hard enough for adults

https://www.justcolor.net/

 

Coding (computer programming)

Learn the skills of the future though fun gaming lessons using Star Wars, Minecraft, Dance Party, Frozen and many more:

https://code.org/learn

Learn through Minecraft:

https://education.minecraft.net/

Learn great coding skills in Scratch:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=home

 

Languages

Sign up free for the next three months and learn a new language on Rosetta Stone:

https://www.rosettastone.com/freeforstudents/

Download a free beginners guide to Spanish on Kindle at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083CWB93S/

Music

Work together to produce some great tune with this studio quality production app which is currently free (Android only):

https://g-stomper-studio.en.aptoide.com/app

Create a musical masterpiece on the classic Apple music production tool GarageBand:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785

Play some great online games and learn aspects of music at PBS Kids

https://pbskids.org/games/music/

A free game for 4-6 year-olds which introduces them to classical music (should be on Google Play but seems to be temporarily lost?):

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mazaam-the-musical-genius/id1449482541?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Loopimal is fun game, whilst learning beat, rhythm, melody, tempo (App download IOS and Android)

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/loopimal

Learn about rhythm, the basics of piano playing and reading sheet music through this free app:

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/mussila-music-school

Sign & Sing

Sing along with Mr White (with the video below) and join in with the lyrics sheet (underneath).  He's going a song every day on his own page of our Home Learning section 'Mr White's Sing-a-long' https://www.hillsideprimaryschool.co.uk/home-learning/mr-whites-sing-a-long

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Family Fun

Don't forget to check out Mr White's singalong pages or Mr Spencer's Forest School page for other ideas - you can even get some current gardening tips from our very own expert Mr Bass! (Word document)

Science & Nature

Live tour of Chester Zoo via Facebook, every Friday:

Live Chester Zoo Tour

Watch David Attenborough's fantastic new latest series, showing amazing animals from all around the world (N.B. there are scenes of animals naturally hunting and killing each other - older children only):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p07dzjwl/seven-worlds-one-planet

Learn together outside with Learning Through Landscapes:

https://www.ltl.org.uk/

See what the animals have been up to at London Zoo:

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ZSLvideo/videos

Play games and learn all about space and being an astronaut at NASA:

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Watch amazing creatures live all around the world:

https://explore.org/livecams

Gardening ideas from Newsround:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52009318

Nature videos (linked on YouTube for free access) from Netflix award-winning series One Planet (parent discretion necessary).  

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvahqwMqN4M0GRkZY8WkLZMb6Z-W7qbLA

There are other videos from Netflix with educational content here (some are for high school-aged children):

 https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/free-educational-documentaries

Have a zoo in your front room, through Google VR: 

  • Start with a standard Google search for your favourite animal on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Scroll down until you find a new white box that says “Meet a life-sized [animal] up close.” with an animation of said animal under the wikipedia info.
  • Click on the little “view in 3D” icon to the left of the animal within the box.
  • At this point your screen will change like a pop-out window.
  • You’ll need to wiggle your phone about a bit until the animal appears

What did the mighty Hubble space telescope see on your birthday?

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday

Find out what satellites you can see at night from home:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

Cooking & Creating Together

Many great recipes to make with children from BBC Good Food:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Advice on cooking with children from Cbeebies, with some I Can Cook video links at the bottom:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cooking-and-baking-with-toddlers

Advice and recipes for cooking together from Jamie Oliver:

https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/simple-ideas-to-cook-with-kids/

Lots of recipes from Kidspot:

https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collections/cooking-with-kids

Some creative ideas from Save the Children:

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/coronavirus-information-advice/keeping-kids-entertained-during-lockdown

Free Kindle download of five ingredient family cookbook:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014TCXXX0

 

Books, Magazines, Stories & Poetry

David Williams reading his popular books out every day at 11 am each week day.  You can listen to others anytime on his website:

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Free children's audio books from Aubible

https://stories.audible.com/discovery

Enjoy some of the country's favourite poems being read aloud:

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Get free downloadable classic Beanos!

https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols

Get free downloadable copies of this brilliant magazine - please note that you will only six weeks free and will need to cancel the subscription before being charged.

https://magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/the-week-junior/N20PDF

Enjoy the classic series of Beatrix Potter books online as a free Kindle download:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071W4ZDYV

Enjoy classic animations to accompany books read aloud by some authors and celebrities at Jackonory Juniors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t9wg/episodes/guide

CBeebies Bedtime Stories (it's not just Tom Hardy you know) on BBC iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

 

PE & Keeping Fit

Learn a great new dance routine every morning with Strictly's Oti Mabuse (try the Spiderman, Harry Potter or Moana ones):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g

Join in with Joe Wicks every morning or catch up when you have time:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Our favourite street dance teacher's website with online classes to join in with:

https://www.fidgetfeetdance.co.uk/

Boogie Beebies - dance with Justin and other Cbeebies characters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

Try an NHS Disney ten-minute workout:

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Below are a series of links recommended to us by Linda Stacey, our SPIN Partnership manager:

The Youth Sport Trust is running daily challenges via their social media, so check out their Twitter and Facebook pages . They would  love to see pictures and videos of how people are staying active at home, and of those still being provided for in the school environment.

 https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0

 

Museums & Tours

Have a look around the sites of London:

https://360.visitlondon.com/#

Have a virtual tour of the British Museum

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Have a look at some world famous artwork at the National Gallery:

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours

Walk around The Houses of Parliament:

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/virtualtour/

Look around the wonders of The National Museum:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Look around the prime minister's house, 10 Downing Street:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/take-a-tour-through-the-historic-rooms-of-10-downing-street/ugLyuEIPr4FZJA

Egyptian historical sights:

Enjoy a virtual tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/classic/museum/visitor-information/?owda=misc

Art & Design

Create some amazing pictures using some of these ideas from the BBC website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks2--ks3-schools-art-and-design/zmd4mfr

Create your own comic story books on Pixton EDU (free 30 day trail during CV-19)

https://edublog.pixton.com/covid19

Lots of paper aeroplane designs - which one will work the best?

https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

Download and build a Nissan Nismo 

https://www.nissan.co.jp/EVENT/PAPERCRAFT/Z/index.html

Download and print out colouring-in images, some hard enough for adults

https://www.justcolor.net/

 

Coding (computer programming)

Learn the skills of the future though fun gaming lessons using Star Wars, Minecraft, Dance Party, Frozen and many more:

https://code.org/learn

Learn through Minecraft:

https://education.minecraft.net/

Learn great coding skills in Scratch:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=home

 

Languages

Sign up free for the next three months and learn a new language on Rosetta Stone:

https://www.rosettastone.com/freeforstudents/

Download a free beginners guide to Spanish on Kindle at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083CWB93S/

Music

Work together to produce some great tune with this studio quality production app which is currently free (Android only):

https://g-stomper-studio.en.aptoide.com/app

Create a musical masterpiece on the classic Apple music production tool GarageBand:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785

Play some great online games and learn aspects of music at PBS Kids

https://pbskids.org/games/music/

A free game for 4-6 year-olds which introduces them to classical music (should be on Google Play but seems to be temporarily lost?):

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mazaam-the-musical-genius/id1449482541?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Loopimal is fun game, whilst learning beat, rhythm, melody, tempo (App download IOS and Android)

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/loopimal

Learn about rhythm, the basics of piano playing and reading sheet music through this free app:

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/mussila-music-school

Sign & Sing

Sing along with Mr White (with the video below) and join in with the lyrics sheet (underneath).  He's going a song every day on his own page of our Home Learning section 'Mr White's Sing-a-long' https://www.hillsideprimaryschool.co.uk/home-learning/mr-whites-sing-a-long

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image

Family Fun

Don't forget to check out Mr White's singalong pages or Mr Spencer's Forest School page for other ideas - you can even get some current gardening tips from our very own expert Mr Bass! (Word document)

Science & Nature

Live tour of Chester Zoo via Facebook, every Friday:

Live Chester Zoo Tour

Watch David Attenborough's fantastic new latest series, showing amazing animals from all around the world (N.B. there are scenes of animals naturally hunting and killing each other - older children only):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p07dzjwl/seven-worlds-one-planet

Learn together outside with Learning Through Landscapes:

https://www.ltl.org.uk/

See what the animals have been up to at London Zoo:

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ZSLvideo/videos

Play games and learn all about space and being an astronaut at NASA:

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Watch amazing creatures live all around the world:

https://explore.org/livecams

Gardening ideas from Newsround:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52009318

Nature videos (linked on YouTube for free access) from Netflix award-winning series One Planet (parent discretion necessary).  

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvahqwMqN4M0GRkZY8WkLZMb6Z-W7qbLA

There are other videos from Netflix with educational content here (some are for high school-aged children):

 https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/free-educational-documentaries

Have a zoo in your front room, through Google VR: 

  • Start with a standard Google search for your favourite animal on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Scroll down until you find a new white box that says “Meet a life-sized [animal] up close.” with an animation of said animal under the wikipedia info.
  • Click on the little “view in 3D” icon to the left of the animal within the box.
  • At this point your screen will change like a pop-out window.
  • You’ll need to wiggle your phone about a bit until the animal appears

What did the mighty Hubble space telescope see on your birthday?

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday

Find out what satellites you can see at night from home:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

Cooking & Creating Together

Many great recipes to make with children from BBC Good Food:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Advice on cooking with children from Cbeebies, with some I Can Cook video links at the bottom:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cooking-and-baking-with-toddlers

Advice and recipes for cooking together from Jamie Oliver:

https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/simple-ideas-to-cook-with-kids/

Lots of recipes from Kidspot:

https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collections/cooking-with-kids

Some creative ideas from Save the Children:

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/coronavirus-information-advice/keeping-kids-entertained-during-lockdown

Free Kindle download of five ingredient family cookbook:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014TCXXX0

 

Books, Magazines, Stories & Poetry

David Williams reading his popular books out every day at 11 am each week day.  You can listen to others anytime on his website:

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Free children's audio books from Aubible

https://stories.audible.com/discovery

Enjoy some of the country's favourite poems being read aloud:

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Get free downloadable classic Beanos!

https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols

Get free downloadable copies of this brilliant magazine - please note that you will only six weeks free and will need to cancel the subscription before being charged.

https://magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/the-week-junior/N20PDF

Enjoy the classic series of Beatrix Potter books online as a free Kindle download:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071W4ZDYV

Enjoy classic animations to accompany books read aloud by some authors and celebrities at Jackonory Juniors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t9wg/episodes/guide

CBeebies Bedtime Stories (it's not just Tom Hardy you know) on BBC iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

 

PE & Keeping Fit

Learn a great new dance routine every morning with Strictly's Oti Mabuse (try the Spiderman, Harry Potter or Moana ones):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g

Join in with Joe Wicks every morning or catch up when you have time:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Our favourite street dance teacher's website with online classes to join in with:

https://www.fidgetfeetdance.co.uk/

Boogie Beebies - dance with Justin and other Cbeebies characters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

Try an NHS Disney ten-minute workout:

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Below are a series of links recommended to us by Linda Stacey, our SPIN Partnership manager:

The Youth Sport Trust is running daily challenges via their social media, so check out their Twitter and Facebook pages . They would  love to see pictures and videos of how people are staying active at home, and of those still being provided for in the school environment.

 https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0

 

Museums & Tours

Have a look around the sites of London:

https://360.visitlondon.com/#

Have a virtual tour of the British Museum

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Have a look at some world famous artwork at the National Gallery:

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours

Walk around The Houses of Parliament:

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/virtualtour/

Look around the wonders of The National Museum:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Look around the prime minister's house, 10 Downing Street:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/take-a-tour-through-the-historic-rooms-of-10-downing-street/ugLyuEIPr4FZJA

Egyptian historical sights:

Enjoy a virtual tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/classic/museum/visitor-information/?owda=misc

Art & Design

Create some amazing pictures using some of these ideas from the BBC website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks2--ks3-schools-art-and-design/zmd4mfr

Create your own comic story books on Pixton EDU (free 30 day trail during CV-19)

https://edublog.pixton.com/covid19

Lots of paper aeroplane designs - which one will work the best?

https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

Download and build a Nissan Nismo 

https://www.nissan.co.jp/EVENT/PAPERCRAFT/Z/index.html

Download and print out colouring-in images, some hard enough for adults

https://www.justcolor.net/

 

Coding (computer programming)

Learn the skills of the future though fun gaming lessons using Star Wars, Minecraft, Dance Party, Frozen and many more:

https://code.org/learn

Learn through Minecraft:

https://education.minecraft.net/

Learn great coding skills in Scratch:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=home

 

Languages

Sign up free for the next three months and learn a new language on Rosetta Stone:

https://www.rosettastone.com/freeforstudents/

Download a free beginners guide to Spanish on Kindle at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083CWB93S/

Music

Work together to produce some great tune with this studio quality production app which is currently free (Android only):

https://g-stomper-studio.en.aptoide.com/app

Create a musical masterpiece on the classic Apple music production tool GarageBand:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785

Play some great online games and learn aspects of music at PBS Kids

https://pbskids.org/games/music/

A free game for 4-6 year-olds which introduces them to classical music (should be on Google Play but seems to be temporarily lost?):

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mazaam-the-musical-genius/id1449482541?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Loopimal is fun game, whilst learning beat, rhythm, melody, tempo (App download IOS and Android)

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/loopimal

Learn about rhythm, the basics of piano playing and reading sheet music through this free app:

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/mussila-music-school

Sign & Sing

Sing along with Mr White (with the video below) and join in with the lyrics sheet (underneath).  He's going a song every day on his own page of our Home Learning section 'Mr White's Sing-a-long' https://www.hillsideprimaryschool.co.uk/home-learning/mr-whites-sing-a-long

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Zoom:
image

Family Fun

Don't forget to check out Mr White's singalong pages or Mr Spencer's Forest School page for other ideas - you can even get some current gardening tips from our very own expert Mr Bass! (Word document)

Science & Nature

Live tour of Chester Zoo via Facebook, every Friday:

Live Chester Zoo Tour

Watch David Attenborough's fantastic new latest series, showing amazing animals from all around the world (N.B. there are scenes of animals naturally hunting and killing each other - older children only):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p07dzjwl/seven-worlds-one-planet

Learn together outside with Learning Through Landscapes:

https://www.ltl.org.uk/

See what the animals have been up to at London Zoo:

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ZSLvideo/videos

Play games and learn all about space and being an astronaut at NASA:

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Watch amazing creatures live all around the world:

https://explore.org/livecams

Gardening ideas from Newsround:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52009318

Nature videos (linked on YouTube for free access) from Netflix award-winning series One Planet (parent discretion necessary).  

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvahqwMqN4M0GRkZY8WkLZMb6Z-W7qbLA

There are other videos from Netflix with educational content here (some are for high school-aged children):

 https://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/free-educational-documentaries

Have a zoo in your front room, through Google VR: 

  • Start with a standard Google search for your favourite animal on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Scroll down until you find a new white box that says “Meet a life-sized [animal] up close.” with an animation of said animal under the wikipedia info.
  • Click on the little “view in 3D” icon to the left of the animal within the box.
  • At this point your screen will change like a pop-out window.
  • You’ll need to wiggle your phone about a bit until the animal appears

What did the mighty Hubble space telescope see on your birthday?

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday

Find out what satellites you can see at night from home:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

Cooking & Creating Together

Many great recipes to make with children from BBC Good Food:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Advice on cooking with children from Cbeebies, with some I Can Cook video links at the bottom:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cooking-and-baking-with-toddlers

Advice and recipes for cooking together from Jamie Oliver:

https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/simple-ideas-to-cook-with-kids/

Lots of recipes from Kidspot:

https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collections/cooking-with-kids

Some creative ideas from Save the Children:

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/coronavirus-information-advice/keeping-kids-entertained-during-lockdown

Free Kindle download of five ingredient family cookbook:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014TCXXX0

 

Books, Magazines, Stories & Poetry

David Williams reading his popular books out every day at 11 am each week day.  You can listen to others anytime on his website:

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Free children's audio books from Aubible

https://stories.audible.com/discovery

Enjoy some of the country's favourite poems being read aloud:

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Get free downloadable classic Beanos!

https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols

Get free downloadable copies of this brilliant magazine - please note that you will only six weeks free and will need to cancel the subscription before being charged.

https://magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/the-week-junior/N20PDF

Enjoy the classic series of Beatrix Potter books online as a free Kindle download:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071W4ZDYV

Enjoy classic animations to accompany books read aloud by some authors and celebrities at Jackonory Juniors:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t9wg/episodes/guide

CBeebies Bedtime Stories (it's not just Tom Hardy you know) on BBC iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

 

PE & Keeping Fit

Learn a great new dance routine every morning with Strictly's Oti Mabuse (try the Spiderman, Harry Potter or Moana ones):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g

Join in with Joe Wicks every morning or catch up when you have time:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Our favourite street dance teacher's website with online classes to join in with:

https://www.fidgetfeetdance.co.uk/

Boogie Beebies - dance with Justin and other Cbeebies characters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

Try an NHS Disney ten-minute workout:

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Below are a series of links recommended to us by Linda Stacey, our SPIN Partnership manager:

The Youth Sport Trust is running daily challenges via their social media, so check out their Twitter and Facebook pages . They would  love to see pictures and videos of how people are staying active at home, and of those still being provided for in the school environment.

 https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0

 

Museums & Tours

Have a look around the sites of London:

https://360.visitlondon.com/#

Have a virtual tour of the British Museum

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Have a look at some world famous artwork at the National Gallery:

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours

Walk around The Houses of Parliament:

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/virtualtour/

Look around the wonders of The National Museum:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Look around the prime minister's house, 10 Downing Street:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/take-a-tour-through-the-historic-rooms-of-10-downing-street/ugLyuEIPr4FZJA

Egyptian historical sights:

Enjoy a virtual tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/classic/museum/visitor-information/?owda=misc

Art & Design

Create some amazing pictures using some of these ideas from the BBC website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks2--ks3-schools-art-and-design/zmd4mfr

Create your own comic story books on Pixton EDU (free 30 day trail during CV-19)

https://edublog.pixton.com/covid19

Lots of paper aeroplane designs - which one will work the best?

https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

Download and build a Nissan Nismo 

https://www.nissan.co.jp/EVENT/PAPERCRAFT/Z/index.html

Download and print out colouring-in images, some hard enough for adults

https://www.justcolor.net/

 

Coding (computer programming)

Learn the skills of the future though fun gaming lessons using Star Wars, Minecraft, Dance Party, Frozen and many more:

https://code.org/learn

Learn through Minecraft:

https://education.minecraft.net/

Learn great coding skills in Scratch:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=home

 

Languages

Sign up free for the next three months and learn a new language on Rosetta Stone:

https://www.rosettastone.com/freeforstudents/

Download a free beginners guide to Spanish on Kindle at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083CWB93S/

Music

Work together to produce some great tune with this studio quality production app which is currently free (Android only):

https://g-stomper-studio.en.aptoide.com/app

Create a musical masterpiece on the classic Apple music production tool GarageBand:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785

Play some great online games and learn aspects of music at PBS Kids

https://pbskids.org/games/music/

A free game for 4-6 year-olds which introduces them to classical music (should be on Google Play but seems to be temporarily lost?):

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mazaam-the-musical-genius/id1449482541?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Loopimal is fun game, whilst learning beat, rhythm, melody, tempo (App download IOS and Android)

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/loopimal

Learn about rhythm, the basics of piano playing and reading sheet music through this free app:

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/mussila-music-school

Sign & Sing

Sing along with Mr White (with the video below) and join in with the lyrics sheet (underneath).  He's going a song every day on his own page of our Home Learning section 'Mr White's Sing-a-long' https://www.hillsideprimaryschool.co.uk/home-learning/mr-whites-sing-a-long

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