Welcome to our NEW Home Learning Page. We hope you find it useful with links to websites, videos and our new learning newsletters. Hopefully these resources will help you and your child have fun at home!

Printable activities and slideshow style resources with a wide range of topics and themes linked to the early years curriculum and key stage at school.
The Parents hub contains lots of free resources and packs

Home learning activity packs including Early Years.
Quite large packs covering all areas of the curriculum for each age group

Home learning activity lists with indoor and outdoor ideas.
Aimed at age 3 and up.
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A range of free printable home learning packs for 2 weeks including early years

A really helpful website and app to help you initiate learning moments and to understand the learning

Home learning packs for Early Years as well as other key stages.Simply sign up for a FREE TIER account at no charge

For children showing signs of being interested in recognising letters, there is an app which covers everything from letters, sounds and reading full sentences. Please remember, recognising letters is not compulsory for nursery aged children

Ideas for outdoor activities for early years. Currently offering all their resources for free. Simply sign up for the one month free subscription to access all their outdoor activities for free

Interactive phonics games with a selection of free resources available without a subscription.
We use stretch and Grow in nursery, and they have just launched a YouTube Channel.
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world.

2-year-old Susie is making a super easy chocolate cake. This is a great recipe for kids because there are about 6 ingredients, and you just dump it in and stir it up! If you've seen Susie's other episodes, you know she can't resist eating batter. We chose to put the eggs in last so Susie could sample the batter before baking.

2 year old Roman makes lasagna!

In this fantastic I Can Cook compilation you will get to learn how to make Carrot and Courgette Muffins, Magic Mini Fishcakes and Lemon and Lime Cheesecake - 3 episodes, back-to-back!
Did you know you can grow whole vegetables from scraps? We didn't and it looks both fun and educational!
London Zoo has some nice interviews and videos of their animals
Maybe for a change you would like to listen with your child to a story. All audible stories are free whilst schools are closed.
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.
Resources including videos for phonics programme, Read Write Inc. and storytime read by Nick Cannon, a trained actor, teacher and trainer and a wonderful storyteller

One of the biggest challenges for reception teachers is to organise PE. Why not practice changing for PE with your child using Joe's, 5 minutes classes to be your exercise once changed. Lots on Youtube

Read aloud on Youtube (try rather than buy!)

A simple poster

A simple leaflet

TTS offers Early Years practitioners suggestions, but we thought they might help you at home.

A Charlie and Lola's book about school. Read aloud on Youtube (try rather than buy!)

An Usbourne book about going to school
Read aloud on Youtube (try rather than buy!)

A comprehensive book list with lots of options for books to interest children starting school

This is what our practitioners are taught makes a child 'school ready'.

by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Read aloud on Youtube (try rather than buy!)o.

A simple checklist
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