There are lots of ways to help your child at home, and having a structure for your day will help. Try to have work activities mixed with outside games and time to relax. 

 

Physical Activities

On youtube search for 'Go Noodle', 'Joe Wicks 5 minute workouts' and 'Just Dance Kids' for short and fun videos for children to move along with. 

https://www.cosmickids.com/ - Yoga stories and movement videos that the children enjoy copying.

Make some playdough and let the children explore. There are lots of recipes available online that use household items. Try 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt, 3 tablespoons cream of tartar, 2 tablespoons oil and 2 cups of boiling water and mix together. If you want to add colour try paint or food colouring, essential oils, or glitter. Children can then go to the Dough DIsco! 

 

Literacy Activities

Children will be bringing home their writing books, so please feel free to continue writing in these. 

Ideas for writing could be drawing animals, food, family members and labelling with words or sentences. We start lots of our sentences with 'It is' or 'It has', so let your child have a go at writing! 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

Geraldine the Giraffe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw

Phase 2 tricky words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0

Phase 3 tricky words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY

Phase 4 tricky words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOzgR1ANc4 

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ - Free ebooks and activities for at home 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks - Videos supporting segmenting and blending words to read 

 

Maths Activities 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks - Videos we use to help support the concept of number 

 

General Youtube Channels 

https://www.youtube.com/user/KidsTV123/featured - Lots of songs about maths concepts 

https://www.youtube.com/user/SingingWalrusMusic - Songs covering a wide range of topics 

 

Other Useful Resources 

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/covid19-school-closures - Lots of resources for children and support for parents 

https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/ - Home learning packs to download and use