Home Learning

Home Learning

Home Learning Packs

Behind each of the stars below you'll find a scanned version of the home learning packs that were sent home on the last day before school closed. You can use these to print, or copy to use at home. They are for dipping into and you don't need to complete the entire pack, or bring them in to school. They will not be marked and are for helping you to support your child's learning at school.

Please don't worry if your child sometimes finds the work from their year group a bit tricky to complete independently. If you would like them to have a try at some of the activities from a different year group, that is fine. It is often easier to learn independence by completing work that is a bit easier which then builds confidence. The same can be said for challenge too, so if your child is up for it, then let them dip into an older year group and if there is a day when they don't feel like doing any work from any year group, take a deep breath and try again the next day!

Summer Holiday Fun

Targeted Home Learning

Black Lives Matter

Useful links for supporting your child’s education at home

There are lots of great activities in the Kids Zone section of our website. In addition to this we have compiled a list of resources to help you continue your child’s education at home:

Multi-subject

BBC Bitesize Learning activities for all ages.

The Oak National Academy Learning materials and teacher lead classes for all ages.

Challenge Nottingham! Whilst children are at home due to COVID-19, here's an exhaustive list of free activities for ages 0 to 18 to keep them busy and entertained. The majority are from Nottingham's own cultural organisations and artists. There's everything from creating artworks to keeping fit with the Toilet Roll Challenge!

Kapow! Primary school teaching resources Inspiring demo videos and lesson plans for subjects beyond the core curriculum.

Top Marks Free learning games and activities for children aged 3-14

Oxford Owl for Home Lots of free resources for Primary age

Twinkl Lots of learning resources, which are usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures. Use offer code: UKTWINKLEHELPS when setting up your account.

Classroom Secrets Resource packs for each year group to help your students learn from home.

DK Find Out Activities and quizzes

Toy Theater Educational online games

BBC Live Lessons Live lessons in a variety of subjects for children in KS1, KS2 and KS3

Cbeebies Radio Listening activities for the younger ones.

BBC School Radio Learning resources for primary schools offering video, audio and downloads for Early Years, KS1 and KSw covering music, dance, history, collective worship, literacy and maths.

Nicholas Roberts Resources Resources for primary school children in a range of subjects. Log in with Username: sch353 Password: writing (available until 1st May 2020)

English/Literacy

Phonics Play Interactive games and resources for parents. Free to use during school closure. Log on with Username: march20 password: home.

British Council Resources for English language learning

DfE daily phonics lessons for F2 and Year 1

Maths/Numeracy

Times Tables Rock Stars All children at Walter Halls have access to this site and you should have log on details. Simply log on and get playing!

Maths Zone Lots of maths games that children can play.

Maths Chase Maths Chase is a completely free home online learning tool where children can play times tables games, along with many other mathematics skill-based games! The site features many simple learning games which children can play at home.

Science

The Wildlife Trust's 30 Days Wild Challenge Lots of simple outdoor activities.

Mystery Science Free science lessons

Nature Detectives A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

KidsGardening Fun activities that provide opportunities for families to learn together, while encouraging love for nature and the environment.

Art/Music/Creative

The Artful Parent Good, free art activities

Red Ted Art Easy arts and crafts for little ones

The Imagination Tree Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

Beginners Cartoon Class Sheffield artist Pete McKee is running a cartoon beginner class via his YouTube channel every Wednesday at 12 noon. Catch up with previous classes and join in on Wednesdays using this link.y Wednesday on his YouTube channel starting today at 12pm.

Music Express Music Express is an online resource for teaching primary music that's easy to use and accessible to non-musicians as well as music specialists and it's free to use until 31st Autust!

Nottingham Music Hub Nottingham Music Hub visit school once a week to do practical music lessons with some of our KS2 children. They have provided some digital music lessons so children can continue to develop their musical skills, even while school is closed.

Sing along with the Choir We've put the music and lyrics to many of the songs that we sing in Choir on the "Class pages" section of the website, or you can click this link to have a go. You don't need to be in the choir to enjoy a sing song!

PE/Staying Active

Wellbeing There are lots of ideas for keeping active on our wellbeing page

Change4Life 10-minute ideas for keeping your kids active indoors.

Little Legs Health, wellbeing and fun for the whole family through yoga, zumba, mindfulness and massage

Kids' workouts to do at home Joe Wicks guides you through some kid friendly workouts you can do in your own home.

Disney Dance-Along These Disney dance-alongs are a perfect, and fun, way to get active with the kids.

Geography

National Geographic Kids Activities and quizzes for younger kids

Geography Games https://world-geography-games.com/world.html

Languages

Duolingo Learn languages for free. Web or app.

IT/Computing

Hour of Code Learn or continue to learn coding with Hour of Code. Suitable for all levels, but Children in KS2 may already have taken part in Coding Club, so might have a bit of background knowledge.

Tinkercad Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!

Early Years

Rainbow Stripes Sing, dance, jam, laugh, play and learn with Rainbow Stripes. This musical duo regularly visit our Nursery and Early Years settings, but your children don't have to miss out while they're not in school.

5 Minute Mum Simple, easy five minute games and activities for little kids aged 1-5 (but can be adapted for older children too)

Outdoor Learning

Outdoor learning with Muddy Feet

Other useful sites and resourses

Teaching Race: Education resources for parents and teachers

Check list for supporting learning at home routine. You don't have to do everything, but it could structure to your day.

Wellbeing We've created a list of websites, activities and videos aimed at helping you support your child's mental health, including physical and creative activities and information about supporting your child and helping you cope too.

Pinterest Use Pinterest to search for ideas on all sorts of activities. Other people have already done the leg work so you can find great ideas to use at home.

Amazing Educational Resources An extensive list of education websites which can be used to help with home educating your child.

Facebook Social media can be a great tool for getting ideas from your community. There are lots of groups relating to home schooling and supporting each other through the school closure. Follow @walterhallsschool for updates and information from Walter Halls

Explaining Coronavirus to Children

Explaining Coronavirus to children If you're struggling to explain coronavirus to your child and reassure them at this unsettling time, let nurse Dotty and Dave the dog help.