Homework will be assigned to children in order to ensure:
Home Learning
Positive home-school links are established to work in partnership.
Pupils have planned opportunities to develop independence, discipline and creativity.
Parents and guardians can be active partners in the education of their children.
Pupils’ work initiated in school has an opportunity to be supported and extended at home.
Consolidation and reinforcement of core skills are practised and reinforced at home.
Children have the opportunities to take responsibility for the management of their own learning.
We ask that all parents support activities set by the teacher for homework which cover core skills in:
• Spellings
• Reading /comprehensions activities / writing
• Multiplication tables practice / core maths skills
Please see below for some useful links for all children – Please note these links take you to external websites and Ranvilles Junior School are not responsible for the content included in them. Thank you.
Spelling Shed
Online Homework assisting with Spellings
https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/
Sora
Offers books, magazines and audiobooks through our school library service
https://soraapp.com/library/hampshiresls
Top Marks
Offer audio stories and games to practise phonics, spelling and reading
www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games
Oxford Owl
Access to Reading and Maths activities
Book Trust
Listen to or watch a range of online stories.
www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games
You can test your story knowledge too
www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/quizzes/
Jackanory Junior
Access to story clips, read by well-known actors.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t9wg
Teach Handwriting
Access to handwriting guidance and activities.
www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/index.html
Audible
All children’s audiobooks are available to download for free while schools are closed. There is no registration required. https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Authorfy
This website provides masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to the novels. Registration is required but resources are free once you have registered. https://authorfy.com
Pobble365
A new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided. No registration is required. https://www.pobble365.com/
The Children’s Poetry Archive
An archive of spoken poetry recordings. Children can listen to poems read out loud. No registration is required.https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/
ICT Games
Fun and engaging Literacy and Maths Games can be accessed at www.ictgames.co.uk
TTRockstars
Fun games and challenges that assess times table knowledge based on ability and speed (school login):
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth
Top Marks
Practise maths skills with these interactive games, covering many aspects of maths learning.
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
Nrich
Nrich provides a range of activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range. No registration is required.
ICT Games
Fun and engaging English and Maths Games can be accessed at:
BBC schools radio has a large catalogue of videos, audio resources and music activities for the KS1 & KS2 age groups.
Each series of resources explores popular topics or related areas of the curriculum. The content is ideal for the non-specialist teacher, offering a mix of materials with clear instructions on how and what to do, and providing a term’s worth of music activity. There are opportunities to sing, take part in music activities, appraise music, with suggestions for composition included in the comprehensive Teacher Notes.
BBC Ten Pieces opens up the world of classical music to children. There are lesson plans and resources bursting with ideas for how to get children to be creative with inspirational classical pieces. For each piece you will find free teaching resources, exciting short films, lesson plans, arrangements and more. Check out Ten Pieces At Home for weekly resources and creative activities.
Interactive Lessons: Get creative with Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ in this Ten Pieces Live Lesson for 7-11s, full of dance, movement and characterisation. It was created in collaboration with the Royal Opera House and The Royal Ballet School, and shows pupils how to create their own original dance moves.
Trailblazers challenges students to rethink orchestral music – what it sounds like, who can make it, and how it’s used – through ten trailblazing composers and their pieces of music. Discover Trailblazers with six weeks of learning and activities, customisable to you, aided by PowerPoint presentations.
5 musical ideas to try with children at home: These simple ideas will help keep little ones occupied while encouraging them to explore and learn about music.
Disney 10 Minute Shake Ups
10-minute videos based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day. No registration is required. https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
#ThisIsPE
Provided are videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube. No registration is required. https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/
Link to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYGRaluWWTojV3An2WEgsQ4qGFy_91jDL
BBC Bitesize
BBC Bitesize is offering interactive resources covering the primary science curriculum. No registration is required. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
STEM Learning (Home Learning)
An online resource bank, which links to resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed. https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-science
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