Literacy
Accelerated Reader (AR)
Children can complete AR quizzes at home using this link.
Alphablocks
Watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics. Play the learning game, watch clips and print colouring pages.
Audible - listen to stories online
All children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed
Authorfy
Access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels, registration required
Book Trust - fun rhymes for Nursery pupils
Book Trust has lots of rhymes to listen to and rhyme sheets to download, so you can have lots of fun with your little ones.
CBeebies Storytime
CBeebies Storytime is filled with free interactive story books and bedtime stories for young children and is a great way to enjoy reading with your little one. The library is always growing, with amazing stories featuring all the CBeebies’ favourites.
Classroom Secrets
Free home learning packs and interactive games due to school closures
Doorway Online
Doorway Online is a collection of free and highly accessible educational games that learners will find easy to use independently. Each activity has a range of accessibility and difficulty options.
Epic Phonics
Epic Phonics is a website full of useful teaching ideas, resources, video tools and phonics games to help teach children to read and write.
Fonetti - listening bookshop
Fonetti is a Listening Bookshop™ that provides young children with a patient, comforting listening ear to help in the learning-to-read journey, but also with the added benefit of tracking progress, identifying reading challenges, and highlighting to their adult carers where the most support is needed.
FREE Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Home Learning Packs
FREE Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Home Learning Packs
Growing Book by Book
A great resource for story time for Nursery and Primary 1 pupils
Immersive Reader - accessibility in Microsoft
Built within Microsoft online products is Immersive Reader!! Incredible support which can read to you, find syllables, locate nouns/adjectives and so much more.
Letters and Sounds
Lots of phonics games and resources for P1-P4!
Library Service online
Free ebooks for children to read online (need library login details)
MyOn
Read books online to support reading and comprehension. There are lots of different types of books to read online which cover different ages, interests and abilities. All pupils have logon details for MyOn.
Navigo app
The Navigo app aims to support beginner readers to develop reading skills (accuracy, fluency and comprehension) through engaging with the personalised content and activities
Newsround for kids
The home of news and fun facts for kids. Find out what is going on, with stories, pictures and videos. Try a quiz or one of their free games.
Oxford Owl
Although based around the English curriculum, this is a useful website to support your child and their learning, as well as giving you support and resources.
Phonics Bloom
Lots of phonics resources suitable for P1-P4!
Phonics Play
A great website to support the development of phonics through games!
Primary Resources
A very good website that covers lots of areas of the curriculum.
Scholastic
Please note spelling is American but some lovely stories to listen to, word match activities, quizzes and information about authors
SumDog
A fantastic resource currently FREE during school closures. You can sign up your child up for FREE!
Teach your monster to read
This is free to register online and at times the app is also available for free. Great app beginning at initial sounds and supporting learning to read.
The Children’s Poetry Archive
An archive of spoken poetry recordings, children can listen to poems read out loud
Topmarks
Very good website that covers all aspects of the curriculum.
TTS
Free downloadable material for all year groups in Literacy and Numeracy
Numeracy
Classroom Secrets
Free home learning packs and interactive games due to school closures
Doorway Online
Doorway Online is a collection of free and highly accessible educational games that learners will find easy to use independently. Each activity has a range of accessibility and difficulty options.
Master the Curriculum - Maths resource
Master the Curriculum offers a range of maths learning resources and worksheets for all year groups.
Math Drill
Discover over 50 thousand maths worksheets on a variety of school topics. PDF math worksheets are easy to print or download.
Mathletics
Maths activities and online tasks to reinforce school learning
Mathletics Help for Parents
Some documents that might help explain Mathletics, the student console, parents pack, how parents can sign in to monitor progress and achievement and how students can gain rewards and recognition.
National Physical Lab Measurement Challenge
As the ‘Home of Measurement’ NPL is keen to promote STEM activities and inspire the next generation. Getting everyone engaged and interested in science, maths and engineering is key to improving UK prosperity and is part of NPL’s mission. Through these weekly challenges, NPL hopes to create a measurement community that 'virtually' brings science into households, nationally and globally. The challenges are led by Outreach Manager, Andrew Hanson MBE. If you would like to suggest experiments we can include, please get in touch.
Nrich maths - problem solving maths website
A range of problem solving activities, some are interactive and some are to be completed offline – activities are categorised by age range
Numberblocks
Videos and ideas for numeracy development designed for early years children.
Number Fun Portal
FREE of charge for one month. The portal contains over 200 song video presentations, accompanied by their respective resources for learning and teaching mathematics. There are four age ranges and nine themes in each age range to include: number and place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; fractions, ratio and proportion; measurement; shape; position and direction; statistics; algebra; and, extras.
Numicon guide for parents
Some of our pupils use Numicon to support their learning and develop an understanding for number. This is an information guide for parents.
Primary Resources
A very good website that covers lots of areas of the curriculum.
SumDog
A fantastic resource currently FREE during school closures. You can sign up your child up for FREE!
Teaching Tables
Times Tables Apps, Times Tables Games and Supporting Worksheets (use evaluation copy for free)
The Maths Factor
FREE!! The Maths Factor FREE for everyone (usually about £2 per week) to support childrens’ continued learning at home for the duration of the UK Schools closure period.
Topmarks
Very good website that covers all aspects of the curriculum.
Top Marks
Online maths games
Toy theater - Fun interactive maths games!
Lots of fun interactive maths games!
TTS
Free downloadable material for all year groups in Literacy and Numeracy
White Rose Maths
Lots of numeracy resources, select appropriate year group.
World Around Us
dk find out - World Around Us website
Learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature & more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries.
Explorify - Science website
Develop your pupils' thinking skills and enhance your science teaching. Explorify is a free digital resource thay is easy to use.
Minecraft resource linked to Vikings
CCEA resource using Minecraft to explore the Vikings.
NASA Kids Club
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.
National Geographic Kids
A great resource to find out more about our world and nature.
National Physical Lab Measurement Challenge
As the ‘Home of Measurement’ NPL is keen to promote STEM activities and inspire the next generation. Getting everyone engaged and interested in science, maths and engineering is key to improving UK prosperity and is part of NPL’s mission. Through these weekly challenges, NPL hopes to create a measurement community that 'virtually' brings science into households, nationally and globally. The challenges are led by Outreach Manager, Andrew Hanson MBE. If you would like to suggest experiments we can include, please get in touch.
ICT
Blockly games
Blockly Games. Games for tomorrow's programmers.
Code Studio
Learn how to code! Fun engaging computer science activities and lessons
RaspberryPi Projects
Make a game, website, piece of music, robot or piece of digital art
Scratch - coding resource
Scratch is a free programming resource that devlops pupils coding skills. Pupils can make interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share your creations on the web. Scratch can run from within a modern web browser or downloaded as an app.
Swift playgrounds
Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary app for iPad that makes learning Swift interactive and fun. It requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out.
Religious Education/Assemblies
Assembly song - Rainbow
Sing along to our assembly songs!
Assembly song - This little light of mine
Sing along to our assembly song!
Child Evanglical Fellowship Ireland - RE resources
Find lots of resources to support the teaching and learning of RE. They have activities, memory verses, stories, songs and videos.
Being Active
Boogie Babies
Videos that get younger children up and dancing, encouraging fitness whist having fun.
Go Noodle (FREE resources with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts)
GoNoodle engages children with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
IFA Foundation online resources
Lots of online resources, video challenges and worksheets that you can download.
PE with Joe
‘The Body Coach’ / Joe Wicks doing FREE online PE lessons
Super Movers
Super Movers is helping children to get physically active with curriculum linked videos.
Mental health and wellbeing
Autism NI
Free resources to support your child in a visual manner. Including pictures for a schedule of daily activities and a hand washing schedule.
Back To School After Lockdown – Tips From An NHS Psychologist
Camhs resources
Lots of helpful resources that are available to download to help support your mental health and well-being.
Everybody Worries book
'Everybody Worries' book offers your child the reassuring message that this crisis will pass, we are there for them, and we will get through this together.
Go Noodle
Go Noodle- free resources with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
Headspace
Learn a mindful approach. Explore guided exercises, videos, and more to help you.
Health and Social Care Trust for NI - Advice for parents during the Coronavirus outbreak
A resource for parents
IFA Foundation online resources
Lots of online resources, video challenges and worksheets that you can download.
Making paper chains - mindfulness activity
A mindfulness activity which you create a paper chain to wear around your wrist
Mental Health Foundation - Talking to your children about scary world news
A resource for parents
Middletown Centre for Autism resources
Providing videos, visuals, social stories and resources for FREE
Mindfulness activity - rainbow art
A mindfulness activity which you create a rainbow art task
Parent leaflet - managing the daily routine during Covid-19
A practical leaflet to help support parents during Covid-19
Playboard
Play is both fun and educational and is essential for children’s well-being, helping them build resilience and cope with stress. Play allows children the opportunity to learn new skills and make sense of the world around them. As we face worrying and uncertain times it’s important that children have the space and time to play every day. Take a look at some play ideas for children to try out.
Supporting and reassuring children during Covid-19
A short book to support and reassure our children, under the age of 7, regarding the COVID-19. This book is an invitation for families to discuss the full range of emotions arising from the current situation. It is important to point out that this resource does not seek to be a source of scientific information, but rather a tool based on fantasy. My recommendation is to print this material so children can draw on it. Remember that emotions are processed through repetitive play and stories read multiple times. Share COVIBOOK and help ease kiddo's anxiety all over the world.
Supporting Children with Learning Disability/ASD Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
Great tips on supporting children to cope during COVID-19 isolation. This article was written to specifically support pupils with autism whilst they are at home. However there are lots of helpful suggestions which could help all pupils during this period.
Supporting Parents who are Worried About Their Children’s Emotional Health & Well-being During Lockdown
A resource for parents
Young Minds - Talking to your child about coronavirus (resource for parents)
If your child is worried or anxious about coronavirus, here’s experts’ advice on what you can do.
Other
Art - Draw with Rob
Rob Biddulph, an author and artist is doing FREE videos showing how to draw characters.
Art - Red Ted Art
Art- step by step instructions on art projects including origami, 3D cards, clay pots, etc
Autism NI
Free resources to support your child in a visual manner. Including pictures for a schedule of daily activities and a hand washing schedule.
BBC Bitesize
Lots of home learning resources with daily online lessons being added.
BBC class clips
Thousands of curriculum-linked film resources to help you with lots of different subjects from chemistry to art and history to physics! Take a look!
BBC Teach
Interactive lessons featuring some of the BBC's biggest brands and presenters
BusyThings
A great website which covers all aspects of the curriculum. Login details have been emailed to parents.
CBebbies
Games for kids in the early years
Class of 2020 DVD
Copy of letter emailed and details as to how to access my school from home. More details in P7 Letters.
Do2Learn - developing social skills and behaviour regulation
Do2learn provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games and communication cards.
Doorway Online
Doorway Online is a collection of free and highly accessible educational games that learners will find easy to use independently. Each activity has a range of accessibility and difficulty options.
Duolingo
Learn Spanish online! Free language lessons, with content tailored for kids.
Explore
Virtual Field Trips
General Knowledge
An informative collection of child friendly clips curated for teachers and parents .
Geography
Geography with National Geographic
History
The British Museum- located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies
Middletown Centre for Autism resources
Providing videos, visuals, social stories and resources for FREE
Playboard
Play is both fun and educational and is essential for children’s well-being, helping them build resilience and cope with stress. Play allows children the opportunity to learn new skills and make sense of the world around them. As we face worrying and uncertain times it’s important that children have the space and time to play every day. Take a look at some play ideas for children to try out.
Primary Resources
A very good website that covers lots of areas of the curriculum.
Science - Explore the Ocean
For budding marine biologists, take a dive into ocean life .
Tates Kids - lots of Art ideas
Explore art and artists at the Tate gallery and get lots of ideas to create your own pieces of Art
The Artful Parent
Lots of creative projects for children
The National Academy
This is a website that provides a bank of high-quality, sequenced video lessons and resources. They cover a range of subjects including maths, English, art and languages.
Topmarks
Very good website that covers all aspects of the curriculum.
TTS
Free downloadable material for all year groups in Literacy and Numeracy
Twinkl
Twinkl is an excellent website that supports all areas of the curriculum. They've got a membership package you can sign up for for a month absolutely free! Get signed up and let the fun begin by entering UKTWINKLHELPS