Home-learning links for primary school children

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• Introduction

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  Covid restrictions continue across the nation in 2021 and in our communities our children are missing their normal education at schools.
  Home learning is happening again on online learning platforms such as Google Classroom, Showbie or See-Saw among others. 
  Pupils may be accessing via Glow, Scotland's digital-learning community where all learners, teachers and other professionals in Scotland have their own Glow ID.
  Learning at home can seem a difficult prospect.  At the same time it provides opportunities for parents and carers to spend more time with their children, learning together.

  As families access content online, CRT Connect wish to offer additional, quick-links to quality online-learning:

  • Free to access, arranged in the areas and, where possible, the primary-levels of the Scottish Curriculum.
  • Access in a couple of clicks - no necessity to enrol or subscribe!
  • Links also to key websites within each area - for your perusal. Check out those provided from within Scotland!
  • More to be added and revised in February, and as they appear. All in order to provide quick access during this uncertain time.
    

  We owe it to our young learners to make learning relevant and help them develop the 4 capacities:
  successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, effective contributors.

  We hope you find these links useful. Good luck and happy learning!
  Danny McFadden, primary school teacher, Glasgow.
  

• Expressive Arts

  
  

  Art & design
  

  
  

  Cbeebies/Art BBC Level 1 (video & interactive lesson) BBC Art & Design (6 videos) BBC Bitesize Lockdown Learning Art & Design -1st Level Art & Design - 2nd Level

  The Kids Should See This - Art BBC Stop motion animation (video) BBC Design Challenge (6 videos) BBC Your Paintings (6 videos)

  
  

  Dance

  BBC Bitesize Lockdown Learning:  Dance - 1st Level Dance - 2nd Level

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  Drama

  BBC Bitesize Lockdown Learning: Drama - 1st level Drama - 2nd level

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  Music

  CBeebies Music - 1st & 2nd level topics Music - 1st level (videos) Inside the Orchestra - Musical Games

  BBC Music levels 1&2 (5 videos) CREATE YMI Music Channel CREATE YMI essons 1st & 2nd Level BBC Ten Pieces (Primary 7)

  
  

• Health and well being

  
  

  Suggested websites

  YoungScot - Get Informed Be Internet Legends Think You Know Road Safety Go Noodle Newsround

  ThinkUKnow StreetSense Think You Know Food a Fact of Life Cosmic Yoga ChildNet

  
  Mental, emotional, social & physical wellbeing

  
  *Children's Mental Health Week, Feb 1st - 7th, 2021.
  childrensmentalhealthweek.org

  BBC PSHE level 1 (4 videos) YoungScot - 10 Things People With Depresion Want You To Know Aye Mind Mental Health around COVID Mentally Healthy Schools (COVID)

  BBC PSHE level 1&2 (17 videos & 2 interactive lessons) Primary 1 Mental Health and Wellbeing Primary 2-4 Mental Health and Wellbeing Primary 5-7 Mental Health and Wellbeing

  
  

  Physical education, physical activity & sport.

  CBeebies/Sports BBC Physical Education (level 1): Dance with the Elements (4 videos) Let's Get Active (6 videos)

  BBC Physical Education levels 1&2 : PE for girls (6 videos) Street Dance Masterclass (19 videos) Olympic Spark: Fire Up Yor Future (& videos) Kids Workouts To Do At Home - Body Coach TV (Youtube)

  
  

  Food & health

  Food a Fact of Life Cbeebies/Food

  YoungScot - Food Allergies Are Nothing To Cringe About How Vaccines Work YoungScot - How To Eat Healthily

  
  

  Substance misuse

  Why do we take medicine? (BBC Bitesize videos)

  What are medicines & drugs? (BBC Bitesize videos)

  
  

  Relationships & parenthood

  CYH - Getting on with others StopBullying

  Kidscape - What makes a good friend? Childnet - Get help?

  
  

• Literacy and English

  
  

  Suggested websites

  Abcya Sumdog Doorway Online (Literacy) BBC Teach - Primary Teaching Resources

  Learn English (British Council) Cbeebies/Literacy Starfall Topmarks (English section)

  
  Listening & talking

  The Dinosaur's Eggs BBC Bringing Books to Life 1 (10 videos) BBC Tales From Around The World (level 1) (6 videos) BBC Little Red Riding Hood (level 1) (7 videos, gallery & sequencing activity) BBC Jack And The Beanstalk (level 1) (14 videos, sequencing activity & meet the characters) Storyline  Online

  Phonics Pop BBC Bringing Books to Life 2 (10 videos) BBC Viking Sagas - Norse mythology, level 2 (14 videos) Learn English (Listen-watch) Learn English (Speak-spell)

  
  

  Reading & writing

  BBC Supermovers Level 1 (15 videos) Letter formation (Doorway Online) Starfall - Its Fun To Read Starfall - Talking Library Starfall - Learn To Read (Classic)

  BBC Understanding Poetry Levels 1&2 (11 videos) BBC Supermovers Level 2 (11 videos) BBC Punctuation Pals (4 videos) BBC The Facts About Non-Fiction (6 videos on writing non-fiction) BBC Wonderful Words - Vocabulary knowledge Level 2 (9 videos) Countdown Game Radio Blogging The Newspaper Clipping generator Learn English (Read-Write) Unite for Literacy

  
  Modern languages

  YoungScot - Get Informed Be Internet Legends Duolingo Little Red Languages - Spanish

  BBC Bitesize - Spanish BBC Supermovers: Spanish greetings

  
  
  

  EAL (English as Additional Language)

  
  

  GDSS suggested sites Digital Dialects

  Learn English - (British Council)

  
  

  
  

• Numeracy and mathematics

  
  

  Suggested websites

  Doorway Online (Number) CBeebies/Numeracy Sumdog Snappy Maths Maths Week Scotland Activities Maths Frame Khan Academy Maths Zone

  CoolMaths4Kids BBC Keystage 1 BBC Keystage 1&2 Count On Us Maths Games ICT Games Maths Play Nrich Maths Math Game Time

   

  Activities

  	Early Level	First Level	Second Level
  Number,Money and Measure	Odd and Even How many? Numberblocks Doubles and Halves Money Game Telling the time	Place Value Pizza Maths Card Games Fractions Toy Shop	Counting Fractions Decimal Place Value Place Value Millionaire Addition and Subtraction Comparing Decimals
  Shape, Position and Movement	Measuring in cm  Making Pancakes Shape Patterns Shape Games Symmetry Games	Making Pancakes Reading Scales Shape Patterns 2D and 3D Shapes Symmetry Games	Making Pancakes Reading Scales Square Numbers Guess my number Measuring and Perimeter Angles
  Information Handling	Creating Graphs Creating Tables	Reading Bar Graphs Probability What are the Chances?	Coordinates Probability

   

  
  

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    Pancakes URL

    Mark as done

• Religious Education

  
  

  Christianity

  The Storykeepers video for: Lent, Palm Sunday & Easter. Episode 9 - Trapped Episode 10 - Tricked by A Traitor Episode 11 - Tried and True Episode 12 - Caught at the crossroads

  Level 1 BBC Bitesize (24 class clips) Level 2 Christianity (9 videos) BBC Bitesize (28 class clips) Roman Catholic RE (1 class clip)

  
  

  Other world religions

  Level 1 BBC Teach: Religions of the world Level 1 (10 videos) BBC Bitesize: Hinduism (6 class clips) Islam (9 class clips) Judaism (17 class clips) Sikhism (10 class clips)

  Level 2 BBC Teach: My Life, My Religion Hinduism (8 videos) Islam (9 videos) Judaism (9 videos) Sikhism (9 videos) BBC Bitesize: Hinduism (8 class clips) Islam (14 class clips) Judaism (20 class clips) Sikhism (13 class clips)

   

  
  

• Sciences

  
  

  Suggested Websites

  Glasgow Science Festival - Primary Resource Pack (pdf) National Geographic Kids The Kids Should See This Science Buddies

  Mystery Science BBC Bitesize

  
  

  Planet Earth

  CBeebies/Space    NASA Space Play     DK FindOut - Food Chains

  Great Websites For Kids    - Astronomy & Space Cbeebies/Dinosaurs

  
  

  Forces, electricity and waves

  DKFindout - forces Kids Discover – forces Kids Discover – electricity    Explain That Stuff – electricity

  Science Kids Ducksters – forces Ducksters – electricity Generation Genius – waves Kiddle – waves

  
  

  Biological systems

  Human Body Organs     How the Body works – videos    The Five Senses game  Senses Experiments

  Germs Microorganisms Cells    How the body works 2     Life Cycles Life Cycle of a Butterfly

  
  

  Materials

  Chemistry for kids    Properties of Water

  States of matter     Water experiments

  
  

  Topical science

  STEM Glasgow Topical Resources 1 (ZIP file) STEM Glasgow Topical Resources 2 (ZIP file)

  to be added

  
  

  STEM

  STEM Glasgow Resources STEM Glasgow - In A Box Level 1 Activity ideas(pdf) STEM Glasgow - In A Box level 2 Activity ideas (pdf)

  STEM Glasgow - Kitchen Science ideas (pdf)     STEM Glasgow - Activity Cards (ideas in pdf)

  
  

• Social studies

  
  

  Suggested Websites:

  Newsround National Geographic Kids

  Jumpstart The Kids Should See This

  
  

  People, past events, and societies.

  BBC History level 1 (2 videos)

  BBC History levels 1&2 (20 videos)

  
  

  People, place, and environment.

  BBC Geography level 1 (5 videos)

  BBC Geography levels 1&2 (7 videos)

  
  

  People in society, economy, and business.

  to be added

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• Technologies

  
  

  Suggested websites

  ThinkUKnow (Early to level1)

  to be added

  
  

  Digital literacy
  

  Using digital products & services in various contexts: ThinkUKnow (level 1) What does my avatar say about me? (Vimeo)   Smart Online Tips for Kids (Youtube) Searching, processing & managing information responsibly: Fake news (video - BBC Own IT)

  Cyber resilience & internet safety: BBC Own IT: The Basics Take Control It's Personal Don't Panic Ainslie the Vlogger (BBC Own IT) 5 Rights

  
  

  Food & textile technology

  The Great Grub Club Aldi Master Skills

  Food a fact of Life (5-7) Food a fact of life (7-11)

  
  

  Technological developments in science & business

  History of Technology History of technology 2

  A brief history of technology  Technology Facts

  
  

  Craft, design, engineering and graphics.

  BBC I Want To Design Level 1 (9 videos)

  BBC Design and Technology Level 2 (7 videos) BBC Sound effects

  
  

  Computing science

  Understand the world through computational thinking and computing technology: Scratch Code.org

  Designing, building & testing computing solutions: Blockly Games BBC Cracking the Code (6 videos)

   

  
  

• Cross- curricular

  
  

  The following activities and resources are cross-curricular. They include activities that cover many or all of the curricular areas:

  Expressive arts	Religious and moral education
  Health and wellbeing	Sciences
  Languages	Social studies
  Mathematics	Technologies

   

  The Scottish SPCA’s online learning resource pack (pdf)
  The Scottish SPCA's education resources