St Mary's C. E. Primary School
Learning Plus
Update from Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries
Welcome to Learning +
This page is packed with links and sites that you may want to look into when you interested in learning something new , practising a skill you have just learnt or revising and reactivating all the amazing things in your brain. This page supports class blogs, SFA, Maths and Reading for Pleasure. You will find some brilliant resources to help you be the best you can be.
Please look at the useful guide for parents to support conversations around the issues.
Please watch the video for some useful help and advice .
Mental Health Resources
Department for Education
The Department for Education is providing advice for parents and carers of:
- children who have not yet started school (aged 2-4);
- primary school children;
- children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
It has also brought together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home, available here. The websites included offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.
UNICEF
Great link for UNICEF resources
Hungry Little Minds
Short videos and simple, fun activities that families and children (aged 0-5) can do together, broken down by age. Available free here.
BBC Bitesize
Resources for learning from home created with teachers and other educational experts, featuring a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games. Available free here.
Audio Books- Something that might be of interest to learners or anyone at home with children: Amazon have cancelled the subscription for audio books for children and students as long as schools are closed - includes titles across six different languages. Access them at https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Free Virtual Tours of museums etc - This is a great site that Hannah shared with EAL staff in our school if you feel in need of a bit of escapism or distraction, or use it to design a task for students: https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/free-virtual-tours-of-world-museums-educational-sites-galleries-for-children/
Talk for writing
Some great Talk for Writing resources- have a look !
https://www.talk4writing.co.uk/home-school-units/
Great Science links. Dive in !
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/rocket-mice/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/tune-booster/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/bubble-fun/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/bottle-top-shapes/
This is a big booklet of them:
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kitchen-science.pdf
This app can be used anywhere, not just at a museum, even at home:
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/treasure-hunters-gamify-museum-visit/
These were developed for the MIF Atmospheric Memory exhibition. They’re art/science cross-over activities:
http://atmosphericmemory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AM-Education-Programme.pdf
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary
Web Links
(Please click on the links below)
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
History
I.C.T
P.E
Geography
Feeling enterprising?
https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/teacher-toolkit/
Feeling Green ?
It's 50th year of celebrating ways to look after our Earth...
This is a link to the website and there is loads of stuff for kids online
https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/
This short cartoon is a pretty good explanation which feeds in a bit of extra geography too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1YnhCxaso
And this is a simple song about how to 'be green'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhyXx1kCz0
Religious Education
Aimed at 7-11 year olds but simple enough for younger ones too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W94SdiWhtr8
This is a news round show about Ramadan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976
BBC Religions of theWorld!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1pYRg2f202rqWHrp3ywhTyX/religions-of-the-world
Worship
The National CofE has developed a digital prayer map for families to use during the time between Ascension Day and Pentecost, details here
https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/digital-family-prayer-adventure-map?fbclid=IwAR02oSr1HIYV7vFhMoP4pF1MBt9W3Z1DOet_Qe-1ROjR9XUhiyx0zANAmjw Copies of the map can also be downloaded by following the lInk.
file:///Users/jennymcgarry/Downloads/Worship%202%20Go%20Wk7%20%20Patience%20v2%20(1).pdf
file:///Users/jennymcgarry/Downloads/Worship%202%20Go%20Wk7%20%20Patience%20V2%20less%20colour%20(1).pdf
Click here for worship and prayer
Beautiful multi faith stained glass window by Isabelle in Year 5M. Thank you Isabelle.
History
https://www.historystorytime.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/history-storytime/id1435699157
https://open.spotify.com/show/7wReNClynflbYipy43Iag7
Helpful information about COVID-19
Below are links that provides helpful information about COVID-19, the links help children understand what is happening through reading storybooks and help parents explain the problems. A huge thank you to Madison’s Mum in Year 1S for sharing these resources and caring about all our children!
Coronavirus - A book for children
Healthy minds advice for parents and carers
'My hero is you' storybook for children about COVID-19
Some great activities to help you think about your place in history ! Record your experiences in your book
St Mary's C. E. Primary School
Learning Plus
Update from Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries
Welcome to Learning +
This page is packed with links and sites that you may want to look into when you interested in learning something new , practising a skill you have just learnt or revising and reactivating all the amazing things in your brain. This page supports class blogs, SFA, Maths and Reading for Pleasure. You will find some brilliant resources to help you be the best you can be.
Please look at the useful guide for parents to support conversations around the issues.
Please watch the video for some useful help and advice .
Mental Health Resources
Department for Education
The Department for Education is providing advice for parents and carers of:
- children who have not yet started school (aged 2-4);
- primary school children;
- children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
It has also brought together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home, available here. The websites included offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.
UNICEF
Great link for UNICEF resources
Hungry Little Minds
Short videos and simple, fun activities that families and children (aged 0-5) can do together, broken down by age. Available free here.
BBC Bitesize
Resources for learning from home created with teachers and other educational experts, featuring a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games. Available free here.
Audio Books- Something that might be of interest to learners or anyone at home with children: Amazon have cancelled the subscription for audio books for children and students as long as schools are closed - includes titles across six different languages. Access them at https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Free Virtual Tours of museums etc - This is a great site that Hannah shared with EAL staff in our school if you feel in need of a bit of escapism or distraction, or use it to design a task for students: https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/free-virtual-tours-of-world-museums-educational-sites-galleries-for-children/
Talk for writing
Some great Talk for Writing resources- have a look !
https://www.talk4writing.co.uk/home-school-units/
Great Science links. Dive in !
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/rocket-mice/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/tune-booster/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/bubble-fun/
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/bottle-top-shapes/
This is a big booklet of them:
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kitchen-science.pdf
This app can be used anywhere, not just at a museum, even at home:
https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/treasure-hunters-gamify-museum-visit/
These were developed for the MIF Atmospheric Memory exhibition. They’re art/science cross-over activities:
http://atmosphericmemory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AM-Education-Programme.pdf
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary
Web Links
(Please click on the links below)
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
History
I.C.T
P.E
Geography
Feeling enterprising?
https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/teacher-toolkit/
Feeling Green ?
It's 50th year of celebrating ways to look after our Earth...
This is a link to the website and there is loads of stuff for kids online
https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/
This short cartoon is a pretty good explanation which feeds in a bit of extra geography too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1YnhCxaso
And this is a simple song about how to 'be green'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhyXx1kCz0
Religious Education
Aimed at 7-11 year olds but simple enough for younger ones too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W94SdiWhtr8
This is a news round show about Ramadan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976
BBC Religions of theWorld!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1pYRg2f202rqWHrp3ywhTyX/religions-of-the-world
Worship
The National CofE has developed a digital prayer map for families to use during the time between Ascension Day and Pentecost, details here
https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/digital-family-prayer-adventure-map?fbclid=IwAR02oSr1HIYV7vFhMoP4pF1MBt9W3Z1DOet_Qe-1ROjR9XUhiyx0zANAmjw Copies of the map can also be downloaded by following the lInk.
file:///Users/jennymcgarry/Downloads/Worship%202%20Go%20Wk7%20%20Patience%20v2%20(1).pdf
file:///Users/jennymcgarry/Downloads/Worship%202%20Go%20Wk7%20%20Patience%20V2%20less%20colour%20(1).pdf
Click here for worship and prayer
Beautiful multi faith stained glass window by Isabelle in Year 5M. Thank you Isabelle.
History
https://www.historystorytime.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/history-storytime/id1435699157
https://open.spotify.com/show/7wReNClynflbYipy43Iag7
Helpful information about COVID-19
Below are links that provides helpful information about COVID-19, the links help children understand what is happening through reading storybooks and help parents explain the problems. A huge thank you to Madison’s Mum in Year 1S for sharing these resources and caring about all our children!
Coronavirus - A book for children
Healthy minds advice for parents and carers
'My hero is you' storybook for children about COVID-19
Some great activities to help you think about your place in history ! Record your experiences in your book