Welcome to the Autumn Term.
Please phone the school office if there is anything we can help you with on 01233 614660 or email on office@john-wesley.org.uk
Reading
Writing
Maths
Other
Build a den from blankets and pillows. Use it as a reading area.
Make something using real tools. (With supervision!)
Make a treasure hunt around the house.
Look online for lots more ideas!
Remote Learning For Parents and Carers and Children, Too!
As we have never really been in a situation like this before, it is important to remember that we are all learning how to learn from home.
Before you dive head-first into your teacher’s activities, take a moment to read some top tips about learning from home.
FOR CHILDREN:
FOR PARENTS AND CARERS:
Learning will not just happen because of these activities. Learning is curiosity about the world. Foster curiosity by asking questions and being genuinely interested in the answers. Ask ‘why?’ a lot! A love of learning is more important than whether a work sheet has been done.
Environments that foster learning are calm. No one learns well under pressure. If you or your children are finding the task tricky, take a break and come back to it. If they really cannot get their head around it, try it in another way. Ideally, these activities should be as practical as possible.
These activities will not take as long as they do at school, because there are less children and less time for the teacher to explain things. If you have finished for the day, go in the garden, play some imaginative games, create a den, construct some crafts, make some art! Share these with us!
Websites to help support your child’s learning
This list is not exhaustive, but these (mostly) free websites can help to continue to develop skills at home. Please let the class teacher know if you have found a good website we could add to our list!
GENERAL
Games for various subjects:https://www.ictgames.com/
Help for home learning: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
CBeebies: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Scratch Jr (programming): https://www.scratchjr.org/
Hour Of code: https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
ENGLISH
Purple Mash (School Login Required) https://www.purplemash.com/login/
Education City (School Login Required) https://www.educationcity.com/
PHONICS
Letters and Sounds:http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
MATHS
Maths games:https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Maths Playground: https://www.mathplayground.com/
Number Bonds:https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
CONNECTED LEARNING
British Antarctic Survey: https://www.bas.ac.uk/
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
Google Earth: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/
National Geographic Kids: http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/