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Home Learning Resources

Latest Resources

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The Gruffalo free interactive games and activities. 
Click here to visit the website.


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What’s On at Half Moon Theatre
Free Shows & Films:
​Click here for more information. 

Family Dance Workshops on Youtube from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Click here to download this week's home paper pack: Week 4
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Outside In - Free parent resource for home-based activities. Outside In provides fun ideas and inspiration for parents to bring education, health and wellbeing activities into their home. ​

Helping babies and young children under 5 through Coronavirus Crisis leaflet from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
Books & Stories
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Free Bedtime Stories from Sooper Books. Click here to view. For unlimited access to all stories and audiobooks use coupon code: XD34HD456 (£6 for the whole year).
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Words for Life is created by the National Literacy Trust. ​It provides parents, children and young people with activities and support to improve their language, literacy and communication skills from home.

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​The Lovemybooks website offers a range of books with activities and resources designed to help parents and young children enjoy sharing books together. 

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​Free home kits and books from the Think Equal website.

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The Book Trust: Getting Children Involved with Reading
Tips for reading with your child.

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CBeebies Stories for a variety of activities, games and  stories.

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Stories on Youtube​
We Are Going on a Bear Hunt
A Squash and a Squeeze
Owl babies

Books to Download

​Click here to download a free information book explaining Coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler

Nurse Dotty book
 - for younger primary school children to help them understand Coronavirus


Rain Before Rainbows
 by Smriti Halls and illustrated by David Litchfield


​Charlotte’s Piggy Bank by David McKee.
Cooking & Recipes
Quick Play Dough Recipe

Make a Gingerbread Man

Banana and Raisin Bread
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Cooked Play Dough Recipe 

Cooking and baking with children from Cbeebies
Ideas for Parents
Parent Info: Help and advice for families in a digital world

A video on h
ow to talk to your children about Coronavirus from Unicef

Advice for parents and carers of children who have not yet started school from gov.uk

Some ideas and support for those self-isolating from Dragonfly: Impact Education 

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Five ways to support children’s mental health from BBC Bitesize

​7 Top Tips to Support Reading at Home

5 Ways to Keep your kids learning at home BBC Teach

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Things to do indoors with your children from CBeebies
Free Courses for Parents
Free Virtual Sessions for Parents in 2021 from Tower Hamlets Parental Engagement Team. Click here for details.

Click here to see our Zoom Resources
Websites to Support Home Learning ​
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Early Years resources for learning at home from BBC Bitseize

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 Tiny Happy People: Help develop your babies/toddlers   communication skills.

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 Oxford Owl: Activities, games and information across the curriculum

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Numeracy development designed for children aged 0 to 6

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​​Play free games, find art activities and share art with Tate Kids

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Hungry Little Minds: Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five


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LEGO lets build togther

Free Activities & Resources
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Explore our Disneynature educational materials for fun activities for families and children aged 2-6.

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​10 nature activities for children at home from the Woodland Trust

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Free activity packs from Activity Village

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​Free literacy resources from Letterland

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​Free home learning activities from TTS

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​Free Peppa Pig activity packs

Alphabet & Phonics Activities

Number & Shape Activities

​Alphabet Picture Cards

Early Phonics: Crime Ryhme

Early Phonics: Supertato Activities


Early Phonics: Mr & Mrs Mouse and the Magical Alphabet House
Fun with Songs & Rhymes for Maths

Number Picture Cards 1-30

2D Shapes Word Mat

3D Shapes Word Mat
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Sort the Shapes Activity Sheet
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Movement & Music
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Fun radio stories, poems, songs and listening activities for babies, toddlers and young children. 

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​Boogie Beebies – videos that get younger children up and dancing with CBeebies presenters.

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​Fun exercises to do at home with children from Cbeebies

​Fine Motor Activities with Kim Griffin Occupational Therapist

Old Church Nursery Yoga for children routine
​Old Church Nursery Number Rhymes
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Old Church Nursery Wash Your Hands song words
Old Church Nursery School, Walter Terrace, off Bromley Street, London E1 0RJ
​Tel: 020 7790 2824    email: admin@oldchurch.towerhamlets.sch.uk
  • Home
    • Welcome from Headteacher
    • School Calendar
    • Term Dates 2020-2021
  • News
    • News Blog
    • Newsletters
  • Our Nursery
    • Our Vision
    • Our Policies
    • Early Years Pupil Premium
    • Our Staff Team
    • Our Governors
    • Parent Governor Elections
    • Our Classes
    • Two Year Old Provision
    • Our Outside Areas
    • Our History
    • Fundraising
    • Extended Hours Provision
    • Special Needs
    • Equalities
    • Rights Respecting School
    • OFSTED
  • EYFS Curriculum
    • Curriculum Statement
    • Areas of Learning >
      • Personal Social & Emotional Development
      • Physical Development
      • Communication & Language
      • Literacy
      • Mathematics
      • Understanding the World
      • Expressive Arts & Design
    • Learning Gallery >
      • Spring Songbook 2021
      • Christmas Songs 2020
      • Our Diwali Celebrations November 2020
      • Autumn Songs 2020
      • Children's Gallery
      • Our Nativity Play Songs 2019
      • Falconry UK visit 2019
      • Owl Babies
      • Autumn Term Songs 2019
      • Language Groups
      • Summer Term Songs 2019
      • Butterflies
      • Creating Pictures on the Computer
      • Minibeast Songs
      • Using the Soft Play Equipment
      • Building the Great Wall of China
      • Chinese New Year Parade 2019
      • Birds of Prey Visit 2018
      • International Fairy Day 2018
      • Woodwork Project
      • Caterpillars
  • Our Prospectus
    • Admissions
    • Enrolling in Primary School
    • Attendance and Illness
    • Children's Safety at Nursery
    • Clothing
    • Organisation of the Nursery
    • The Nursery Day
    • Your Child's Learning
    • School Meals and Food
    • Extended Holidays
    • Celebrations and Festivals
    • Birthdays
    • Outings
    • School Travel Plan
    • Students
  • Parents & Families
    • Information Leaflets
    • Parent Voice Feedback
    • Childcare Choices
    • Parent & Family Workshops
    • Parental Involvement
    • Transition from Home to Nursery
    • Settling In
    • Letters to Parents
    • Useful Website LInks
  • Contact us
  • THINC
    • What is THINC?
    • THINC Inclusion Support
    • Thinc Brochure
    • Thinc Website
  • Forest School
    • About Forest School
    • Forest School Gallery
  • Home Learning Resources
  • Support During Covid 19
  • Zoom Sessions
  • Christmas Songs Videos
  • Story Videos