Supporting my Child at Home
Homework tasks may include spellings, Maths and English, but can include other subjects too when appropriate. Home learning is not mandatory, although it is a useful way for children to consolidate their learning in a different setting.
Please find below a set of links to websites which can support your child's learning across all subjects.
**To navigate quickly to a specific subject, click on the subject headings in the table below.**
English |
Maths |
Science |
Religious Education |
Geography |
History |
Computing |
PE |
Languages |
Music |
Art & Design |
Design & Technology |
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Website |
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English |
Games and activities divided into year groups practising the following English skills:
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Book recommendations by year group or by topic. |
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Book recommendations per year group |
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Maths |
We follow the White Rose Maths scheme in school. Their website offers free workbooks, videos, and guidance to help you understand how maths is taught and how you can support your child at home. |
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This is a fun and competitive way for children to practise their times tables. Children have their own login details – please contact the school if you need help accessing their account. |
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Topmarks – Hit the Button |
A quick-fire game that helps children practise number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, and division facts. Great for building speed and confidence. |
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NRICH Maths |
This site offers rich problem-solving activities that encourage children to think mathematically. It’s perfect for stretching curious minds and exploring maths in a creative way. |
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Science |
Dive into this online science lab to discover science experiments, videos, articles and lots more. |
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Religious Education |
A child-friendly site to explore the beliefs and festivals of the faiths studied in KS1 and KS2. Videos, stories and lots more! |
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Geography |
This website offers fun and interactive games to help children learn about countries, capitals, flags, and continents. It’s a great way to explore the world while testing your geography knowledge. |
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Packed with exciting facts, videos, and quizzes, this site helps children discover amazing animals, science, and nature. It’s perfect for curious minds who love learning about the planet. |
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History |
A fun way to learn about historical events and famous people from the past. |
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Computing |
A four-stage site to learn to touch type - crucial in this digital age when speedy keyboard communication is part of our everyday lives. |
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An action-packed online game that puts the key lessons of digital citizenship and safety into hands-on practice. |
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Enjoyable activities, designed by teaching professionals for families to do at home with their children. |
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PE |
Offers a range of free home-learning resources, including 60-second physical activity challenges and ways to keep children active linked to curriculum areas. |
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Health and fitness resources for a range of ages, with links to YouTube workout videos. |
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Curriculum-linked activities and videos. |
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Provides cross-curricular videos to encourage active, fun learning. |
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Fun dance-along video aimed at building confidence in girls' movement. |
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Explore creative challenges to get your children active. |
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Languages |
A school-funded subscription website with lots of games and activities to help your child learn French and other languages. This website is also useful for young children learning English. The username and password are available from class teachers. |
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A popular language learning tool, available with special features for Year 5 & 6 children. |
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A variety of videos and activities covering a range of language learning skills. |
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Music |
Learn how to use different elements of music to create expression, articulation and phrasing when playing music. |
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Improve your singing by learning to feel the emotion and expression of the music. |
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Art & Design |
Learn how to draw a variety of images with follow-along videos. |
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Learning videos about artists and sculptors. |
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Design & Technology |
Explore the different units of Design & Technology through the various BBC Bitesize pages. See the curriculum year group overviews to discover when each unit will be studied. |
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