Useful links during the COVID-19 Home-Schooling Period
The following links may be useful to you during this enforced break.
- Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- South West Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Net-aware - for support for parents and careers from the NSPCC
- Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
Free additional support in responding to online safety issues can be accessed from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline at the UK Safer Internet Centre.
Miss Hocking's Useful Links
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=ks1%20grammar
https://www.eduplace.com/tales/ (great for identifying parts of speech)
https://www.spellingcity.com/ (practising spellings)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Phonics
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/learning-to-read
Mr Thorne does Phonics (Youtube)
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyfkng8/articles/zt27y4j
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sf18/clips
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/the-alphablocks-guide-to-phonics
Reading
https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Writing
https://alanpeat.com/free-resources/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=44
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=46
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/games/story-maker-1