Home Learning
Please see the list below of free online learning platforms we are recommending you use with your children from home. This is by no means an exhaustive list and you will no doubt receive further links from class teachers.
Purple Mash (Holly Spring's online learning portal) hosts an exciting mash-up of curriculum focused activities, creative tools, programs and games to support and inspire creative learning every day.
Online lessons from other providers:
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom
English Links
Reading Online
Harper Collins
connect.collins.co.uk/school/Primary/PrimaryDashboard.aspx
Go to Teacher
Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
Password: Parents20!
Flyleaf Publishing
No username or password required
English At Home useful websites to support your child’s reading, writing and phonic skills.
is a site packed with interactive phonics games.
- Username: march20
- Password: home
Maths Links
Within this information sheet, you will find some useful websites to support your child’s maths skills.
White Rose Maths is the Maths curriculum we follow at Holly Spring. They have created short videos, worksheets and answer for a series of lessons.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Timetable Rock Stars (Years 3, 4, 5, 6) is a carefully sequenced programme of daily times tables practice
Children already have their logins to access this.
Other Curiculum Links
ABC to read - activities for children
Government guidance on helping children aged 2 to 4 learn at home can be found here:
www.gov.uk/guidance/help-children-aged-2-to-4-to-learn-at-home-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Government guidance on helping primary school aged children learn at home can be found here:
Government guidance on helping children with special educational needs and disabilities learn at home can be found here:
www.gov.uk/guidance/help-children-with-send-continue-their-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Home Learning Pick and Mix package offers a range of activities that parents can use to support learning at home. These learning activities are standalone but cover key areas of the curriculum in a fun and engaging way. Activities can be used or adapted for all ages and stages of learning.
Twinkl provides instant access to inspirational lessons, assessments, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints and teaching ideas.
Set up a free account using the code: UKTWINKLHELPS
Busy Things is a multi-award-winning collection of educational games and activities to help kids learn between the ages of 3 and 11.
- username: home5053
- password: cloud0532
Kids Classroom Secrets is a brand new site from Classroom Secrets packed full of activities for children to use independently
Set up your own account for your child
Other Useful Links
Indoor and Outdoor Family Learning
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/indoor-and-outdoor-family-learning-daily-challenges-12278080
Staying Home a short story by Sally Nicholls and Viviane Schwarz
GoNoodle engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
- Set up your own account to access the mobile app
The Great Indoors