Home School Resources for Early Years and Key Stage 1

Parents of children around the country have unexpectedly found themselves having to home school their children. If your school is like ours, your fantastic teachers have probably already set (a lot of!) work for your children to be getting on with. However, I have come across lots of additional home school resources for Early Years and Key Stage 1 (just because those are the years my children are in) so I thought I’d collate them all here for anyone who needs them. These have all been sent to me by the school, friends, or I’ve just found them online myself. I’ll be updating this as I see things, so if I’m missing anything please do send it my way! 

Last edited: 22nd April 2020

Twinkl is used across all subjects by our school, and you can access free resources whilst schools are closed. Visit this webpage (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer) and use the code CVDTWINKLHELPS.

Art and music

BBC Teach - Music - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zJuQe0D97cYI8UoJ2hGBDq1

CBeebies Get Creative app - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/cbeebies-get-creative-app 

Drawing with Rob Biddulph #drawwithrob - http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

Nick Cope (songs for kids - he also has a programme coming to CBeebies, Nick Cope’s Popcast, in a few weeks) - https://www.youtube.com/user/nickcopesongs

Super Simple Songs (pre-school) - https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperSimpleSongs

Twinkl Creation Station app - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/twinkl-creation-studio-light-edition/id578188119

Early Years Development

Playdough song (fine motor skills) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DrBsNhwxzgc&feature=youtu.be

Geography

BBC Teach - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zKxYSbFe_DMWK_VO2phjBjL

History

BBC Teach - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zKsCp4fUadIg6ea9Fd5ADrO

Languages 

BBC Bitesize - Spanish - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zhyb4wx 

BBC Teach French - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zLcyS-rlMhCLei5wA53qr0D

BBC Teach - Spanish - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zIoXQhyKPODb7LmeO1boo8M

Duolingo (app) - https://www.duolingo.com/mobile

Hello in different languages - https://youtu.be/2nYjGy_ZUG8 

The Lingo Show - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/lingo-show

Modern Foreign Languages - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zq6pyrd

Maths

The Maths Factor (usually paid but free whilst schools are closed) - https://www.themathsfactor.com/

Numberblocks - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bzh11

Top Marks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk

Video Game Workout - https://youtu.be/DO-R5EfG_N4

White Rose Maths - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

PE/Exercise

Andy’s Wild Workouts - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06tmmvz

The Ballet Coach - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoXKtJLuyb6gAG3sQlyq0Q

Cosmic Kids Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Go Noodle - https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames

      

Joe Wicks - https://www.facebook.com/201801253227152/posts/3695351617205414/

Kidz Bop - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKE0Xnj818IDaHvIcRiq0Bg

Proper PE with Mr Dineen - https://youtu.be/d0v3wh7wfXI

Super Movers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Reading, phonics and literacy

Barefoot Books - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_8ZTFvJeS8U60W8C8PGhA

Book Trust (I have found this a bit hit and miss - not everything seems to work, but the bits that do are really good)- https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

CBeebies Storytime app - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cbeebies-storytime-app

Debbie Hepplewhite Handwriting - https://debbiehepplewhitehandwriting.com

Jolly Phonics - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qpn2839Kro&feature=youtu.be

Oxford Owls - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Phonics Bear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2654261964695633/?ref=share

Phonics Play (Free whilst schools are closed, usually paid) - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk

Puffin Books (story videos) -  https://m.youtube.com/user/puffinbooks1

Teach Handwriting - https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk

Twinkl Phonics Suite app - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/apps/twinkl-phonics-suite-app

Religious Studies

BBC Teach - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zJxDHG9JtcCmiAgwVFRW3uK

Science and nature  

Bee Bot (app for computing) - https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/bee-bot

Explorify (by the Wellcome Trust) - https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk

Maddie Moate videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate

Space Place - NASA Science - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov

Wildlife Trust activities - https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature

Zoo Cameras - https://www.timeout.com/news/zoos-around-the-world-are-live-streaming-penguins-pandas-and-beluga-whales-031920?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=%7Elondon%7Enatsoc%7Efacebook%7Eechobox#Echobox=1584641668

Other

Spot and Stripe (philosophy videos - playlists are organised by age) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCMKyysZBgF_S4OE_2x-6kYI4nIiYJWrw

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Let me know in the comments which of these resources you’ve used, and which are your favourites.