Additional Home Study Resources for Parents
In addition to the work set by your teacher, you may wish your child to do additional activities. These are optional and in addition to any work set by class teachers. We have divided these ideas up into subject area and hope they are useful.
Miscellaneous
Name | Link |
BBC Lessons | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6vpnrd |
National Academy | https://www.thenational.academy/ |
Chester Zoo | https://www.chesterzoo.org/schools/resources |
BBC Bitesize – all subjects | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv |
National Geographic | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/ngdotcom/en_US/family/in-the-news/coronavirus/crowd-sourced-ideas.html |
GOJIMO App | Revision app for GCSE and Alevel |
Quizlet | Revision app and website |
Brain pop | https://www.brainpop.com/ |
Seneca learning (activities for all ages and all subjects) | https://www.senecalearning.com/ |
English
Reading Activities | https://www.readingrockets.org/article/103-things-do-during-or-after-reading |
National Literacy Trust | https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/?mc_cid=ec90d00f0d&mc_eid=0478cdceed |
Building Vocabulary | wordflex.com |
Audible Books (KS3 and 4) | https://stories.audible.com/start-listen |
Creative Writing | https://www.pobble365.com/ |
Maths
Sumdog | www.sumdog.com |
KS3 Maths | https://www.bowlandmaths.org.uk/ |
KS3 Maths | https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games |
KS4 Maths | https://corbettmaths.com/contents/ |
KS4 Maths | https://mathskitchen.com/topics |
Science
NASA | https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html |
KS4 Physics | https://isaacphysics.org/ |
STEM | https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/curated-collections/secondary-and-level-science-0 |
Spolem – General Science, GCSE Biology and Chemistry and A level Biology | https://spolem.co.uk/ |
Activities from British Science week | https://www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/activity-packs/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7-3wk-3v6AIV2ON3Ch3K0AcAEAAYASAAEgKUHPD_BwE |
MFL
Memrise | https://www.memrise.com/ |
Duolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/ |
Lyrics Training | https://lyricstraining.com/ |
Humanities
Technology/ Art/ ICT
Code Combat | https://codecombat.com/play |
Code Academy | https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python |
ART -MOMA Gallery -Art Activities families can do at home | https://www.moma.org |
Art Journalist | https://artjournalist.com |
DT | http://www.technologystudent.com/ |
PE
Sport England | https://www.sportengland.org/stayinworkout#join_the_movement |
Youth Sport Trust | https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources |
Table Tennis England | https://www.ttkidz.co.uk/play-at-home/ |
Helping parents teach PE at home | https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/ |
Videos and classes online | https://www.fitnessblender.com/ |
Performing Arts
Wellbeing
Resources and Guidance for Children with Special Educational Needs
Communication & Interaction | http://www.brainparade.com/products/see-touch-learn-free/ |
https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/ | |
https://www.sensoryapphouse.com/ | |
Cognition & Learning | https://www.whiterosemaths.com |
https://www.twinkl.co.uk | |
http://www.lexiacore5.com or http://www.lexiapowerup.com students who access this at school will have a login please contact SEN@josephwhitaker.org with any problems | |
Online library | https://readon.myon.co.uk |
Accelerated Reader quizzes using their own login used at school | https://ukhosted6.renlearn.co.uk/1896293 |
Social Emotional Mental Health | See websites above |
Sensory/Physical | http://www.rnibbookshare.org – please contact SEN team if you need this resource as we have an account sen@josephwhitaker.org |