English
While we're cut off from the wider world, let stories take you there!
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Books for Topics
Website: https://www.booksfortopics.com/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: a site with everything from curriculum texts, home learning recommended texts and a lovely reading for pleasure section.
Registration: not required
Stuck on a particular book series or author? Want to try out something different but similar? Why not have a look at these FREE printable display posters https://www.booksfortopics.com/branching-out
BookTrust
Website:https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, including fiction and non-fiction. Family activities are included in the ‘Home Time’ section.
Registration: not required
Earn a Blue Peter Badge!
Why not use your fantastic writing skills to start earning and collecting Blue Peter badges. There are eight badges in total to collect, starting with the Blue Badge.
Blue badges are awarded for sending in interesting letters, stories, and poems, (as well as makes, pictures, good ideas for the programme, and for having appeared on Blue Peter). So why not get inspired, get writing and earn your first badge.
Pobble 365
Website: https://www.pobble365.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided.
Registration: not required
BBC Bitesize
BBC offers biggest online education push 'in its history'
The BBC are offering daily programmes to help parents and children with schoolwork at home during the lockdown. Starting on 20 April, videos, quizzes, podcasts and articles will appear on the BBC website daily. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
Authorfly
Website: https://authorfy.com/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels.
Registration: is required
Rob Biddulph is a bestselling award-winning children’s book author & illustrator and the official World Book Day illustrator. During this Rob Biddulph provides some free tutorials on illustrating which are great fun. Perhaps after the tutorials, get inspired to write and illustrate your own book! http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle – Go in to the garden and catch a real caterpillar. Build it a house. Feed your very hungry caterpillar and watch it transform! More activities inspired by the book here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/story-books/t-v-story-books-story-primary-resources-english-key-stage-1/the-very-hungry-caterpillar
Key Stage 1 children might like to share a bedtime story with the Imagination Library.
Key Stage 2 Harry Potter fans will find that these quizzes, articles and craft ideas cast a banishing spell on boredom!
Harry Potter's Wizarding World
The Roald Dahl Story Centre has created a selection of videos and activities linked with his poems and rhymes. Suitable for all ages.
Listen to free audio books from The World of David Walliams.
Audible
Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: all children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.
Registration: not required
During the lockdown, some fantastic opportunities are available to see some great theatre online. Get dressed up, shut the curtains, have an ice cream interval and bring the theatre to your living room or garden!
Chichester Festival Theatre
From 30th April CFT will be streaming the much loved 2018 production of The Midnight Gang. It will be available online for 30 days.
From 21st May you have an opportunity to see the spectacular Chichester Festival Youth Theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. Again, this will be available online for 30 days.
Earn a Blue Peter Badge!
Why not use your fantastic writing skills to start earning and collecting Blue Peter badges. There are eight badges in total to collect, starting with the Blue Badge.
Blue badges are awarded for sending in interesting letters, stories, and poems, (as well as makes, pictures, good ideas for the programme, and for having appeared on Blue Peter). So why not get inspired, get writing and earn your first badge.