Learning at home
During the period of school closures due to Coronavirus, we shall be providing work activities that you may choose to complete at home with your child. We shall be updating this page weekly with possible activities. Please see week one and week two's activities at the bottom of this page.
During the period of school closure due to Coronavirus, we have been made aware that PhonicsPlay.co.uk have made their site free to use at home, without a subscription. Username: March20 and Password: home
Please find some links to games to play online that support the learning that we are doing in class. Remember young children should always be accompanied by an adult when using the internet.
Fun games to share with your children
http://www.do2learn.com/games/learningames.htm
Phonics games
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase2Menu.htm
Maths games
http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
The White Rose Maths organisation has produced home learning materials for all primary age groups, during the unprecendented period of school closures. Details of lessons and learning materials, as well as support materials for parents, can be found on the following link.
ICT Games
http://primarygamesarena.com/Subjects/ICT
Animal Care
http://www.rspca-education.org.uk/
Audio Books
https://www.storynory.com/category/fairy-tales/brothers-grimm/
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/readability/flesch_kincaid_grade_level/0/
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/readability/flesch_kincaid_grade_level/1/
Author Reads
A number of famous authors are doing recordings of them reading their children's books, during the period of school closures. Details of these readings can be found on the link below:
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/
Some Possible Art Activities
Make mini-sketchbooks from variety of papers, newspaper, tracing paper.
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-mini-booklet/
Create pockets and foldout pages.
Look at the amazing work of Paul Johnson for ideas from basic to mind blowing.
Drawing
Create a portrait of a friend as their favourite superhero using variety of drawing tools. Work on a large scale and add speech bubbles.
You will require some images of Marvel characters for children to refer to and for inspiration.
https://www.marvel.com/characters
Draw outdoors taking inspiration from nature, buildings and scenes.
Use drawing tutorials on YouTube – there are hundreds to choose from. For example, Drawing a roaring tiger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohcLeiKUMkY
Still life
This website gives 50+ exciting ideas with links to artists.
https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/still-life-drawing-ideas
Painting
EASY PAINTING IDEAS INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE:
- Your favourite coffee mug
- A prickly pear cactus
- Your furry friend
- A tranquil lake scene
- Your eye and eyebrow (try observing from real life)
- A leafy tree
- Your home
- A piece of cloth draped over a chair
- Fluffy clouds
- A bouquet of flowers in a vase
- A cardinal on a branch…
- …or a wise owl
- A curling ocean wave (check out Ray Collins’ wave photographs for inspiration!)
- Copy a masterpiece painting of an artist you admire
- A bowl of fruit
- Fish underwater
- A portrait of yourself when you were a kid
- Your hand or foot
- Your favourite collection of things
- A building facade you’ve always admired
- Someone standing under an umbrella while it’s raining
- A street illuminating a dark street
- A peacock’s colourful plumage
- The Eiffel tower, or any other memorable landmark
- Decorative tiles you’ve admired
- Your mode of transportation (car, bike, scooter, skateboard…)
- A reflective object such as an orb
- Your favourite insect
Digital Art
Use painting programs to create portraits of friends,
Online digital drawing and painting ideas.
https://artful-kids.com/2010/07/02/digital-art-for-kids/
Design and plan an animation. Use Stop Motion free app. to create or use simple slide show to animate.
Take photographs using iPads and art programs to experiment applying changes.
Plan and story board before creating short film on video.
Printing
Create a string block for printing (can be done onto thick card if you don’t have wood blocks.)
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-String-Prints
Create a layered card block with card and textured wallpaper to create a block print. Link below to lots of videos that can be used to aid making block and for inspiration.
Sculpture
Use art straws or newspaper rods to create architectural structures.
Make head dresses and masks from card and paper sculpture on different themes, birds and animals, characters from Alice in Wonderland, Where the Wild Things Are, hats for different occasions
Link below to lots of paper craft activities and artist’s work for inspiration.
https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/papersculpturesartscraftsideaskids.html
Use paper/thin card to create paper weaving that can then be made into different forms.
Use tin foil to model animals and figures, or create masks and jewellery