{"id":27406,"date":"2020-03-18T14:12:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/?page_id=27406"},"modified":"2022-09-28T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:26:32","slug":"curriculum-support-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/curriculum-support-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum support for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the event of a school closure, here is a list of FREE online education resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Free PE Resources for Parents- Active Fusion<\/strong><\/div>\n
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A useful resource to help children and families stay active.\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Top Marks Maths Games<\/strong><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/5-7-years\/counting<\/a><\/div>\n
This site has a range of maths games for children aged 3 – 11. There is an 11-14 section if any of the Year 5s or 6s fancy a challenge!<\/div>\n

Khan Academy<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.khanacademy.org<\/a>
\nEspecially good for maths and computing for all ages (this site uses the U.S. grade system but it’s mostly common material).<\/p>\n

BBC Learning<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learning\/coursesearch\/<\/a>
\nThis site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

Blockly<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/blockly.games<\/a>
\nLearn computer programming skills – fun and free.<\/p>\n

Scratch<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/explore\/projects\/games\/<\/a>
\nCreative computer programming.<\/p>\n

Ted Ed<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/ed.ted.com<\/a>
\nAll sorts of engaging educational videos<\/p>\n

National Geographic Kids<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/<\/a>
\nActivities and quizzes for younger children.<\/p>\n

Duolingo<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.duolingo.com<\/a>
\nLearn languages for free (cane be used through web or app).<\/p>\n

The Kids Should See This<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/thekidshouldseethis.com<\/a>
\nWide range of engaging educational videos<\/p>\n

Crash Course Kids<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/m.youtube.com\/user\/crashcoursekids<\/a><\/p>\n

Science videos for children.<\/div>\n
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Tinkercad<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.tinkercad.com<\/a>
\nTinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.<\/p>\n

Prodigy Maths<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.prodigygame.com<\/a>
\nIs in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age – focusses on reasoning skills.<\/p>\n

Cbeebies Radio<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbeebies\/radio<\/a>
\nListening activities for the younger children.<\/p>\n

Nature Detectives<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/naturedetectives\/<\/a>
\nA lot of these activities can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!<\/p>\n

British Council<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/school-resources\/find<\/a>
\nResources for English language learning.<\/p>\n

Oxford Owl for Home<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/for-home\/<\/a>
\nLots of free resources for Primary aged children.<\/p>\n

Geography Games<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/world-geography-games.com\/world.html<\/a>
\nGeography gaming!<\/p>\n

Blue Peter Badges<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbbc\/joinin\/about-blue-peter-badges<\/a>
\nIf you have a stamp and a nearby post box.<\/p>\n

The Artful Parent<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/artfulparent\/<\/a>
\nGood, free art activities.<\/p>\n

Red Ted Art<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.redtedart.com<\/a>
\nEasy arts and crafts for little ones.<\/p>\n

The Imagination Tree<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/theimaginationtree.com<\/a>
\nCreative art and craft activities for the very youngest.<\/p>\n

DK Find Out<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.dkfindout.com\/uk\/?fbclid=IwAR2wJdpSJSeITf4do6aPhff8A3tAktnmpaxqZbkgudD49l71ep8-sjXmrac<\/a>
\nActivities and quizzes on a range of different topics.<\/p>\n

Twinkl<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.twinkl.co.uk<\/a>
\nThis is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.<\/p>\n

imoves<\/div>\n
https:\/\/imoves.com\/imovement-signup<\/a><\/div>\n
Fun activities for teachers and parents to keep children happy, healthy and focused.\u200b<\/b><\/div>\n
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In the event of a school closure, here is a list of FREE online education resources: Free PE Resources for Parents- Active Fusion A useful resource to help children and families stay active.\u00a0 Top Marks Maths Games https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/5-7-years\/counting This site has a range of maths games for children aged 3 – 11. There is an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27406","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3magh-782","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27406"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35535,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27406\/revisions\/35535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}