Home Learning Resources

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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The Gruffalo free interactive games and activities. 
Click here to visit the website.
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Stories on Youtube​
We Are Going on a Bear Hunt
A Squash and a Squeeze
Owl babies 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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.
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What’s On at Half Moon Theatre
Free Shows & Films:
​Click here for more information. 
Cake Pops Recipe
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
Parent Info: Help and advice for families in a digital world

A video on how 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 

​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

​Things to do indoors with your children from CBeebies
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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
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Looking after yourself and Nature. Free activities to download from the The Wildlife Trust website. Click here to visit.​
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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. ​
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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
Family Dance Workshops on Youtube from Sadler's Wells Theatre
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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
​​Old Church Nursery Wash Your Hands song words