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This might be useful for anyone with kids at home or prepping for it. I think a lot of it is Primary based, but you can navigate to whatever you like and adapt or use as you see fit.
RE (this is important as most people think it's about reading the bible or whatever but these resources are very different to that)
www.natre.org.uk Free resources by Key Stage which help you consider different ideas or make art and creative activities
www.ethicsonline.co.uk
It's also worth googling famous museums, galleries, zoos etc. as they offer virtual tours which you can sit down with your kids and discuss what you see.
If anyone has more please add them!
www.quizlet.com have just emailed me that they are giving you free teacher access for a few months, make an account and you will loads pre made quizzes across different subjects that can be turned into games and revision too.
Below is a series of links to learning aids for kids that are now/about to be sent home. These cover Key Stage 1 and; Key Stage 2. All you need to do is forward this email to your/your troops home email addresses, Hopefully they will help you from completely losing your mind while the kids are at home.
If anyone has access to computers there are loads of resources for all ages on here just sign up: www.twinkl.co.uk/offer
Offer code: UKTWINKLHELPS
FREE EDUCATIONAL SITES FOR FAMILIES Lots of different resources on these from different stories to coding to yoga! Literacy shed has great ideas for English.
Assumption is to make an ass out of you and me.
Those who assume they know you, when they don't are just guessing.
Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
Those who assume, insist, deny the truth and tell YOU they know you (when they don't) have an IQ in the range of 35-49.
Disclaimer: I have a financial interest in online education.
I'm a not-very-regular but long-term TWTD poster who happens to run an online school giving live lessons to KS2 (Y5/6) to KS4 (iGCSEs). I am about to go to class for the next few hours (KS3 Maths followed by some KS2 stuff).
I will post some links to live-lessons establishments and give thoughts on them.
Any questions in the meantime ?
PM me, or else post here (but I'm not wishing to hijack the thread, just wanting to give additional advice / pointers to resources).
(This is a new account as I don't want the kids finding what I've been saying elsewhere on this forum !)
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Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 17:46 - Mar 19 with 15533 views
I've just taken a break from marking to update this and tidy it up a little. Are there any areas people are missing or need help with? Some universities and organisations do free courses which are certified too. So for old kids GCSE and A Level or the really bright you can find those and they get a qualification at the end in some cases.
How are people coping with having their kids learn at home? Happy to help in any way I can, so feel free to PM me if you'd rather not ask below.
Thanks to all of you who have responded, give yourselves a thumb and thanks from me if I've not got round to doing it already.
This firm act as a go-between and fix people up with colleges around the country.
Mostly Level 2 stuff intended for the workplace and may be a more purposeful use of time if stuck at home. Generally 3 months per online course and free for those with no higher education:
As for languages; this site is pretty handy, especially to use alongside something a bit more informal such as Duo. French or Spanish. Much of the material is free to access but is geared towards subscription for those who wish to get more involved.
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 12:04 - Mar 20 by Mullet
I've just taken a break from marking to update this and tidy it up a little. Are there any areas people are missing or need help with? Some universities and organisations do free courses which are certified too. So for old kids GCSE and A Level or the really bright you can find those and they get a qualification at the end in some cases.
How are people coping with having their kids learn at home? Happy to help in any way I can, so feel free to PM me if you'd rather not ask below.
Thanks to all of you who have responded, give yourselves a thumb and thanks from me if I've not got round to doing it already.
Hmm, a bit lacking a bit in Welsh language provision
This is great thanks, and thanks also to everyone else that's contributed. Our schools are setting some work online and have said we're supposed to follow the school teaching timetable (if nothing's set, look to other resources in that subject). Like that's going to happen when me and her are both working from home (and both involved in coronavirus response planning)!
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 22:43 - Mar 18 by mos
Im year 1 so I’ll be alright presuming this virus stops causing us havoc until next exam season. However I do feel bad for the current year 13s who don’t know what’s happening to their futures.
Year 1 of A levels that is.
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Oh, OK. Hope the link provided helps. Let me know if it didn't as I might be able to get more direct help. However, I would imagine your own teacher/tutor via e-mail would be a good starting point.
If anyone needs help with science to GCSE or chemistry at A level pm me.
Also, today's clarification of details shows any Year 13 who is not absolutely confident in their mock results needs to be preparing for a potential exam early in the next academic year.
Currently free to access: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ My youngest daughter who is in year 3 was recommend this site by her primary school teacher. She said the following: "There are all sorts of fantastic free resources available online at the moment. One that I would really recommend is phonics play. On Phase 5 there are lots of activities to support sound and word recognition."
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 12:37 - Mar 24 by midastouch
Currently free to access: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ My youngest daughter who is in year 3 was recommend this site by her primary school teacher. She said the following: "There are all sorts of fantastic free resources available online at the moment. One that I would really recommend is phonics play. On Phase 5 there are lots of activities to support sound and word recognition."
They seem to be over subscribed at the moment (as been having trouble logging in) but you can still access the free stuff mostly from here: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase1Menu.htm And you can work through the phases from therein.
Not got school-age kids or grandkids myself, but in response to pleas from one set of neighbours with 9 & 10-year old kids, & a couple of people on twitter, I messaged them the link to this & had very appreciative responses, including "Just downloaded one of the apps, this is a great list! Thank you so much"
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 14:36 - Mar 25 by Ryorry
Not got school-age kids or grandkids myself, but in response to pleas from one set of neighbours with 9 & 10-year old kids, & a couple of people on twitter, I messaged them the link to this & had very appreciative responses, including "Just downloaded one of the apps, this is a great list! Thank you so much"
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 18:37 - Mar 30 by vilanovablue
Does anyone have any tips for a lazy belligerent 15 year old? Really struggling to get him motivated doing anything.
What is he studying? I would suggest seeing if you can start him off with books/Netflix programs etc that are loosely connected to their work and discuss it with them. E.g. I teach Sociology so kids will come in telling me they've watched all sorts on Netflix but it does allow me to say to them well "X is an example of....." or links to when we study ABC.
Likewise I really like Seneca learning for GCSe students as they can essentially learn on the computer and do little quizzes and it feels more like learning through video game (it's not quite that) what I am finding is slowly but surely those lads are starting to catch up on doing work because presumably playing the same 4 mates on Xbox is wearing thin now.
If I can do anything specifically I'm happy to try and help if I can or find stuff for you.
Either that or take away all electronics under threat of making it permanent until he does stuff!
Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 18:47 - Mar 30 by Mullet
What is he studying? I would suggest seeing if you can start him off with books/Netflix programs etc that are loosely connected to their work and discuss it with them. E.g. I teach Sociology so kids will come in telling me they've watched all sorts on Netflix but it does allow me to say to them well "X is an example of....." or links to when we study ABC.
Likewise I really like Seneca learning for GCSe students as they can essentially learn on the computer and do little quizzes and it feels more like learning through video game (it's not quite that) what I am finding is slowly but surely those lads are starting to catch up on doing work because presumably playing the same 4 mates on Xbox is wearing thin now.
If I can do anything specifically I'm happy to try and help if I can or find stuff for you.
Either that or take away all electronics under threat of making it permanent until he does stuff!
Thanks Mullet sound advice. Yes locking down electronic stuff is wise but quite a challenging line in the sand.
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Distance Learning for TWTD parents and families on 14:06 - Jul 14 with 11642 views
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