‘An excellent, happy school, where we enjoy learning’
General websites
The following websites link to more than one subject area.
ICT Games Cost: Free Age range: 5-8 years
Main site: https://www.ictgames.com/index.html
English and maths suggestions for Year 1: https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/corona/schoolClosureSuggestionsY1.pdf
English and maths Suggestions Year 2:
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/corona/schoolClosureSuggestionsY2.pdf
BBC Cost: Free Age Range: Year 1 and 2 (KS1)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
This link will take you to the full range of the curriculum for Year 1 and 2. There are video links to stimulate discussion and activities, depending on the curriculum area.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/primary-games/1
This link will take you to a range of primary games, including English, Science and Geography.
CBeebies Cost: Free Age Range: Toddlers and Pre-School
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Access to shows, games, make and colour, watch and sing, join in and more.
Top marks Cost: Free Age Range: 2-12+
A range of information, games and parental guidance liked to all subject areas and all age ranges. Search by subject and age group. There are also a range of seasonal activities e.g. Easter.
Primary Games Arena Cost: Free Age Range: 3-11
https://primarygamesarena.com/
Primary Games Arena says it has the largest resource of Primary School games in the universe. Kids have full national curriculum game coverage. Can search by subject, age range and game type.
Phonics
Letters and Sounds Cost: Free Age range: Nursery to Year 2
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
Has lots of information, printable resources for each of the Letters and Sounds phonic phases, and also links to games aligned with each phase. Children may need some help navigating to the games. Note: Games links for phase 1 to 4 only.
Letter sounds Cost: Free Age range: 4+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ksblMiliA8
Really useful for children who are still learning their letter sounds. Will help the children to get their mouths and tongues in the right position and say the sounds properly.
BBC Phonics Cost: Free Age Range: NA
Phase 2 and 3 phonics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcqqtfr
All of the sounds from phase 2 and 3. Also includes tricky words. Each sound has a video link for the children.
Phonics Play Cost: Some free/£12 full subscription Age Range: 4-7
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ParentsMenu.htm
There are some games that are free. The full subscription costs £12 for the year. These games are used a lot in school.
Reading
Oxford Owl Cost: Free to subscribe Age Range: 3-11
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
A range of e-books for children which link in with the books that we use in school. Once you have registered you can select books by stage or letters and sound phase. For example, in phase 3 phonics there are 11 free e-books.
Storyline Online Cost: Free Age Range: 3-8+
https://www.storylineonline.net/
A brilliant website. Developed by The Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Storyline Online features accomplished actors and actresses reading some of their favorite children’s books. Each story comes with a free Activity Guide and can be viewed on YouTube or SchoolTube. Rainbow Fish, Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, and To Be a Drum are just a few of the books available.
Maths
BBC Cost: Free Age Range: 5-7 (KS1)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8
Has sections on number, shape, number, measures and handling data. Includes video clips, guides and games.
Oxford Owl Cost: Free Age Range: 3-11
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/
Fun maths games and activities split into age bands: 3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-11.
Top Marks Cost: Free Age Range: 2-12+
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
A range of maths games. A simple tab on the left hand side will link to year groups and other age ranges. Across the top you can select the area of maths that you want to focus on. Many of the games are tablet friendly.
Number Blocks (BBC) Cost: Free Age Range: 3-5+
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks?page=2
Learn how much fun counting can be with the Numberblocks - a fun-loving group of numbers who work together to solve problems big and small. Children love these videos.
Science
Science Homework Ideas Cost: Free Age Range: Year 1 and 2
https://www.marketdraytoninfants.co.uk/science-2/
The website link has lots of ideas for science activities that could be done at home. These are linked to the areas they are covering in each year group. Why not take an activity from each theme and have a go.
Wellbeing
Stay Active- Premier Education Cost: Free
premier-education.com/stay-active
Support your children’s health and wellbeing at home with FREE and easy activities.
There are further curriculum links on the school website:
https://www.marketdraytoninfants.co.uk/curriculum/