Home Learning
RESOURCESResources for distant learning and entertainment
An incredible number of resources are available online, often for free, to help students learn outside the school’s walls. Hereafter a selection of our favourite sites. Check regularly for updates!
Primary
Story time
CP and CE1
- Mem Foxa reading her books https://memfox.com/books/
- Debbie Ridpath Ohi reading her books https://www.debbieohi.com
- James Dean reading his books https://www.insider.com/pete-the-cat-author-reading-daily-to-kids-home-coronavirus-2020-3
- David Walliams reads from his books every day https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
- Audiobooks: https://stories.audible.com/
CE2, CM1 and CM2
- Andrew Peterson reading his books on Facebook
- Story time from space https://storytimefromspace.com/stories/the-incredible-intergalactic-journey-home/
- Tom Watson reading his books https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrICr5OKiHPnfn2fr-8KbPw
- David Walliams reads from his books every day at noon https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
- Audiobooks: https://stories.audible.com/
Books
Various
- Merrien Webster Vocabulary building app. https://www.merriam-webster.com/puku/about
- British Council https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/resources/primary
- BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
- Literacy Trust Family Zone https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
- Wide Open School https://wideopenschool.org/
- Collins https://collins.co.uk/pages/support-learning-at-home
- Khan Academy – structured courses with a particular focus on math and science https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Khan Academy dedicated app for younger kids (4-6) https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
- Cambridge University Press worksheets for Primary: https://www.cambridge.org/fr/education/primary-worksheets
- Twinkl Parents Hub https://www.twinkl.fr/resources/parents and PlanIt https://www.twinkl.fr/resources/planit-primary-teaching-resources
- Radio Blogging with spelling, grammar and vocabulary games https://radioblogging.net/
- Twenty ideas for parents when school close
- Twinkl https://www.twinkl.fr/offer and enter the code CVDTWINKLHELPS when creating an account
- 45 Next Generation Learning Tools https://www.ireviews.com/next-gen-learning/
Secondary
Books
- Gutenberg Project https://www.gutenberg.org/
- Internet Archive: https://archive.org/
- Student Library https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12
- Audiobooks BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/audiobooks?sort=popular
- Wattpad Teen Fiction https://www.wattpad.com/stories/teenfiction
Videos
- Open Culture https://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline
- Internet Archive https://archive.org/
Theatre
There are many theatres which are streaming some films of their stage productions during the lockdown. Here are a few. Enjoy some excellent theatre in the comfort of your own homes!
Shakespeare’s Globe https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/blogs-and-features/2020/04/03/how-to-watch-our-free-globe-player-films/
- The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/20 – 14/6/20
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream 15/5/20 – 28/6/20
National Theatre https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals https://www.youtube.com/theshowsmustgoon
- Each Friday, a different one of his famous West End Musicals is shown
Stratford Festival (Canada) https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/
- The Tempest: May 14 to June 4
- Timon Of Athens: May 21 to June 11
- Love’s Labour’s Lost: May 28 to June 18
- Hamlet: June 4 to 25
- King John: June 11 to July 2
- Pericles: June 18 to July 9
- Antony And Cleopatra: June 25 to July 16
- Romeo And Juliet: July 2 to 23
- The Taming Of The Shrew: July 9 to 30
Various
- British Council https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/resources/secondary
- BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
- Wide Open School https://wideopenschool.org/
- Poetry Society Learning from home https://poetrysociety.org.uk/education/learning-from-home/
- English and Media Centre https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications/free-key-stage-3-and-home-learning-pack
- Music – create your own: https://www.incredibox.com/
- 45 Next Generation Learning Tools https://www.ireviews.com/next-gen-learning/