Learning is Alive at Home!
During the global pandemic there was many times when children were unable to attend school to access their learning. All the staff at Minworth were committed to ensuring that the pupils got the best opportunities, in the most difficult circumstances. We worked hard to provide an engaging and exciting curriculum for the children to access at home. Details of weekly learning, along with links were e-mailed out weekly, and teachers spoke to their pupils each week to see how they were.
This video is a snippet of some of the tremendous work our children completed.
Remote Learning at Home
The below is a sample of the topics covered at home. Each of the year groups links to planning and a suggested timetable.
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WC: 23/03/20 Way out in space! |
WC: 30/03/20 Natural Disasters. |
WC:20/04/20 Beyond the sea |
WC: 27/04/20 Deepest darkest Peru. |
WC: 04/05/20 Arrah, matey! |
WC: 11/05/20 Life in Pompeii. |
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WC: 18/05/20 Back of the Net. |
WC: 01/06/20 Princesses and Knights. |
WC: 08/06/20 Down by the River Bank. |
WC: 15/06/20 It’s an Alien!! |
WC: 22/06/20 All Things British |
WC: 29/06/20 Heroes and Villains! |
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WC: 06/07/20 Light it Up/Lights Camera Action! |
WC: 13/07/20 Oh, the Places We'll Go! |
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SEND Remote Learning
Below you will find activities and useful links to support children with SEND during a school closure. The activities are designed for you to ‘dip in and out of’ as and when you choose with your child. We have divided the resources in 8 main areas. The resources and activities will continue to be added to with the aim to help your child’s development in each focus. For each area, click the URL or numbered links to take you to these excellent resources.
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Memory - Activities to boost children's memory skills and help them to make links in their learning. Motor Skills - Motor skills are used every day and help us with everything, from climbing to holding a pencil. Here are some activities to promote motor skills and help the children's development Maths - Activities to support the development of early number and calculation skills. Reading - Activities to support the development of reading skills. Writing/Spelling - Activities to support the development of early writing and spelling skills. |
Self- Esteem - Good self-esteem helps children to learn new things, take risks and gives them a strong foundation for learning. Find activities to develop self-esteem below. https://biglifejournal-uk.co.uk/pages/freebies Social Skills - Activities to promote children's social skills and help them to build positive relationships. Speech and Language - Speech and language are the skills we use to communicate with others. They are the foundations for learning. Find below activities to support the development of these skills. https://famly.co/blog/inspiration/10-simple-communication-and-language-activities/ https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-resources/
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Reading Resources
Amazon Audible - Free Children's Books
Whilst the children are at home from school, sign up to Amazon's Audible service as they are providing a range of FREE children's books. No account or sign in necessary! Click the link: Stories.audible.com
Oxford Owl
A huge range of free books for you children to access. Read or listen through a PC or tablet. Your child should have taken home their class login details to access their class account: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Maths Resources
Maths Frame
Loads of fun games centred around core maths skills. A popular site for children in class and one that can be accessed at home.
Topmarks
Another excellent collection of interactive games, covering a range of age and ability levels. Can be used successfully as an introduction or as an independent activity: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Personal, Social and Health Education
Some of these activities might help you explore the feelings of your child and help you explain concepts to them:
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BBC Child Heathy Minds Twinkl Activity Activities Twinkl Activity Stories Twinkl – I Am Anxious Worksheet Is my Child Anxious Checklist |
Science
A group project all about our diverse world.
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary - Brilliant home learning projects for science and DT.
https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/25416/do-try-home - Activities that can be completed with things found at home!
https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/4006/primary-science-demonstrations - Videos of demonstrations by the Royal Society of Chemistry.https://www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/activity-packs/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu6Pi06Om6AIVF-DtCh3OOA-yEAAYASAAEgLOlfD_BwE
https://www.stem.org.uk/sites/default/files/pages/downloads/Starters%20for%20STEM%202.pdf
https://www.stem.org.uk/sites/default/files/pages/downloads/Starters-for-STEM-5.pdf
Computing
There are some really cool coding projects children can complete, such as Scratch and even some HTML projects for any budding web designers. To access the Code Club activities, you will need to register but only takes around 5 minutes.
Wellbeing and Relaxation
Try relaxing with some of these activities.
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/rockhopper-penguin-cam/#rockhopperpenguincam - Virtual school trip at home - watch the animals live!
Creative ideas
Think outside of the box and get creative with some of these ideas below.
http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob - Daily drawing sessions
Movement and Exercise
Stay healthy and keep motivated with some of these ideas and activities at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8 - Joe Wicks PE