- Katie
Homeschooling ideas and free resources for families in Waterlooville
Are you home schooling? Running out of idea’s on what you can get the children to do whilst you get a bit of work done? Did you know, Carol Vorderman has offered free use of her website at themathsfactor.com
This normally costs around £2 per week for participants, but it is now free to use for children between the ages of four and 11 “until schools open”.
Some other free fun activities to help you through the remaining days and weeks in isolation:
Are you joining in with Joe Wicks PE Classes each morning to get the blood pumping are reading for the day ahead? It’s a firm favourite in our house right now.
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Science with Maddie Moate
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Science+with+Maddie+Moate+
Aimed to cover a variety of ages, gets you active or helps you create thing, such as making a poo!
Dance with Oit Nabuse
https://www.facebook.com/OtiMabuse/
For those children with some extra energy that they need to release this will be a great little half an hour workout for them.
Music with Myleen Lass
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ
This is for older children who are already keen on music.
Storytime with David Walliams
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
It’s hard to get children to read but these little snippets may give them the encouragement they need to pick up a book to read.
https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/holidays/easter-coloring-pages/
https://www.justcolor.net/kids/
Both of these sites are offering free printable colouring pictures
Lots of companies are now offering free learning resources to aid with home schooling and boredom.
Here's a list of some websites, aimed to cater all age ranges with the aim of keep your children entertained, interested and motivated. Useful for adults too.
is offering its premium resources for free to help parents. This is an American site You can get grade-specific bundles of resources, independent study packets and guided lessons. Education.com also has games that teach children skills like sight words, counting, coding, spelling and rhyming.
BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No T.V. licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
Blockly
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Ted Ed
All sorts of engaging educational videos
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities, quizzes and fun facts for younger kids.
Mystery Science
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
Crash Course
YouTube videos on many subjects
Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience
iDEA Awards
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning
Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age
Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
Educational online games
At Principal Properties, we are doing all we can to support the community in these testing times. If we can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to get in touch and we'll do our best to help.
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