Useful Resources

Government website links

This is a hugely comprehensive resource with a lot of websites which are generally paid for but are now available free. The teachers will, at times, direct you to certain ones but we wanted to make them all available to you to look through.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education

Oak National Academy

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom
A national initiative, financially supported by the government, produced by a collaboration of organisations with technological back up that schools alone could not access, providing a fantastic range of lessons for children of all ages.

BBC Bitesize

The BBC are releasing free resources and daily online lessons which are really useful.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Website links with Horn Park logins

These are the links the teachers are directing you to daily.

Times tables Rockstars (log in in pack)

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

Charana / Yumi

https://charanga.com/site/log-in/

Additional websites

These are list of cross curriculum websites.

Twinkl
Twinkl are offering parents / carers free access for 1 month by Entering Code: UKTWINKLHELPS
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

ICT games
www.ictgames.com

Topmarks
www.topmarks.co.uk

Khan Academy
Interactive activities to support reading, writing and maths
https://www.khanacademy.org/

Sheppard Software
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Website with information, games and quizzes on variety of subjects.
Test your whole family's knowledge on the geography quizzes and see who is the capitals expert in your house.
Try the matching games with younger members of the family.
Have a go at some jigsaw puzzles.
Try out Monkey mayhem to sort out easily confused words.
You can even relax with some on line art.

Make sure you have a talk about not clicking on adverts which take you off the site.

First News
First News is a weekly newspaper aimed at 7 to 14-year-olds that aims to get kids talking about the news in an easy to understand and non-threatening way. Offering free issues for a limited time.
https://subscribe.firstnews.co.uk/free-downloadable-issue/

Time for Kids digital magazine
Free for rest of school year
https://time.com/tfk-free/

Scholastic Resources for Families
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html
Click on the Grades 3-5 Daily Reading Quests and scroll down to TrueFlix for videos and related on-line books on variety of topics
Click on the Grades 6-9 Daily Reading Quests and scroll down to ScienceFlix for videos and reading on science topics

Phonics Play During Covid-19 free login, username: march20 password: home
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

CBeebies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/things-to-do-indoors-with-your-children

Reading and stories

Amazon
Amazon have cancelled the subscription of books and audio stories for children and students of all ages as long as schools are closed, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet using the following link:
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Love Reading 4 Kids
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

For those David Walliams fans out there, there will be a free audio version of some of his shorter stories at 11am each day. Go to http://worldofdavidwalliams.com to listen.

Oliver Jeffers reading stories on-line
https://www.oliverjeffers.com/abookaday

Storyline
https://www.youtube.com/user/StorylineOnline/videos
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside illustrations.

Book Trust
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
Classic children's stories including Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd to Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson as well as newer ones.

Storynory
https://www.storynory.com/
Audio stories including fairytales, myths, classic stories and original stories

Authorfy
Famous authors discussing how they wrote their stories and setting small story writing tasks
https://authorfy.com/

World Book Day - World of Stories
https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/

Michael Rosen videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D-mXO4kk-XWvH6lBXdrPw

World e Book
Click here

Poetry
Listen to the world’s best poetry read aloud
https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

British Library
https://www.bl.uk/learning/~/link.aspx?_id=E759095157E748AB8CB2EB8386B22626&_z=

National Theatre
Online Theatre Shows
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/national-theatre-collection

Maths