Ideas to keep the kids occupied with an educational twist!
Great for those learning at home or who like structure in their
days. From fun science activities to supporting your family’s
health and wellbeing… there is a wide range to entertain!
To help set you up for the day ahead, check out ChillPanda,
a fun and engaging mindfulness app that provides simple
guided meditation for children. Recommended by NHS.
Click on the play button below to watch the video.
Start off your day the right way. Go for a walk, do some yoga,
do a workout in the house, go for a run… whatever you feel
would help you to get energised for your day.
Exercise – PE with Joe
PE With Joe is back!! Joe Wicks has decided to continue delivering
his hugely popular PE classes, 3 mornings a week live on YouTube,
encouraging children and young people to keep active during
the current lockdown. These are all free to access on YouTube.
Click on the image above to see his YouTube channel and get
started with some previous workouts.
Dance – Diverse Dance Mix with Darcey Bussell
FREE 30 minute dance fitness Diverse Dance Mix class every
Friday morning on Facebook, delivered by Darcey Bussell
and her team, giving children a short active boost before the
afternoon ahead. Movement to music makes children come
alive and changes the way they feel. With the DDMIX program,
kids get an exciting and diverse learning experience that is
physical, aerobic and high time on task.
Click on the image above to check out their Facebook page
and warm up with some of their past videos.
Home Learning – Catcote Futures Home Pack
Practical ideas for your children to continue with their
learning while at home. This pack is full of ideas and
split into six areas: Education & Employment, Friends,
Relationships & Community, Independent Living,
Good Health, Communication & Calculation.
Click on the image above to access the pack.
Home Learning – 100+ Indoor Activities
If you’re looking for easy and low cost indoor activities for
kids – we have a list of over 100 ideas for you! From simple
activities to fun crafts that can keep kids busy during school
breaks or on a rainy day. You can even cross off each one
as you do them!
Let Their Creativity Flow
By nature, children are naturally creative.
They love painting and making things.
So encourage them to let their creativity
flow.
Click on the image above for some
great ideas from the PGCE students
at Stranmillis University.
Fun activities to do at home
From makeshift sensory areas to milk carton houses, mini
world cup competitions to obstacle courses, check out our
list of really cool fun, easy activities to do at home.
Share your favourite activities with us on our Facebook page.
Home Learning – 100 challenge ideas for home learners
Perfect for filling up those #homeschooling lesson plans,
check out these challenges and see how many you can
complete. From English to Science, PE to Music, there are
plenty of challenges to keep your young students occupied.
Click on the image above to get started.
Learning Through Play
From building and construction play to memory games,
imaginative role play to flashcards, check out our ‘learning
through play’ section for toys and resources for your child.
Click on the image above to see our range of sensory toys
and resources.
Home Learning – Twinkl free printable resources
for home learning
Here you will find everything you could need to help your
children with their home learning, ahead of returning to school.
This pack is full of printable worksheets activities and games to
make learning fun, from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 2 and
covering Mathematics and Numeracy, Language and Literacy,
The Arts and more.
Once you click on the image above, you will be able to
access their website and you can select the relevant
printable resources for your young students.
The Arts – Draw With Rob
Draw with Rob is back!! This interactive drawing class by the
award winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph is here for
everyone to enjoy while at home. A new episode will be live
on Facebook every Saturday morning at 10am, while 2 old
episodes will be shown on Tuesday and Thursday morning
at 10am. All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and half an
hour or so. There are also lots of fun competitions to get
involved in.
Click on the image above to access his Facebook page and
get started. You can also check out his old episodes by
clicking here.
Foodie Heaven
It’s amazing what you can concoct with a little rummaging
around your kitchen cupboards. You won’t find the recipes in
Rachel, Jamie or Delia’s cookbooks but throw in a handful of
rice and pasta, a dash of bright paint, a couple of jam jars or
bits of string and you have a recipe for successful learning.
Click on the image above to see these really cool recipes
from the PGCE students at Stranmillis University.
Home Economics – Jamie, Keep Cooking and Carry On
Watch as Jamie Oliver helps boys and girls around the whole
country to create some delicious meals to have for lunch and
dinner time.
Click on the image above to check out all of the episodes.
Home Learning – CBBC & BBC2
BBC Bitesize will be publishing daily online lessons for all ages.
On TV, there will be three hours of primary school programming
on CBBC between 09:00 and 12.00 every weekday, and two
hours for secondary pupils on BBC Two between 13:00 and 15:00.
Click on the images above to find out more.
For primary and secondary pupils in Scotland.
Click here to access the dedicated programming on BBC
Scotland from 10:00, every weekday for about two hours.
For children studying in Welsh.
Click here to access the bilingual support on the BBC Bitesize
website, with activities to support home learning. Go to the
“change language” button and select the Welsh language
to access it.
For pupils in Northern Ireland.
Click here to go to the “Learning from home” section of the
BBC Northern Ireland website to find more information to
help their studies.
World around us – Nature & Science. Maddie Moate
Packed with videos about animals, plants, travel and
technology, there’s always something new to learn and
explore with Maddie, host of “Maddie’s Do You Know?”
on CBeebies. Perfect for helping your young students
to learn more about the world around them.
Click on the play button above to watch one of their episodes.
An Inquisitive Nature
You might be confined to the house but the garden is a great
source for natural play and creativity ideas, from a senses
walk to leaf cutting.
Click on the image above for some fantastic outdoor ideas
and activities from the PGCE students at Stranmillis University.
Science Made Simple
Science made simple isn’t rocket science.
But it can ignite an inquisitive mind and
there are lots of very simple, playful
experiments that will amaze, fascinate
and help your children learn some basic
science fundamentals.
Click on the image above to see these
experiments from the PGCE students
at Stranmillis University.
The World Around Us
Help your children find out more
about the world around us with
these interactive activities from the
PGCE students at Stranmillis University.
Click on the image above to find out more.
Reading – The World of David Walliams
Click on the image above to catch up on past audio stories
by David Walliams and let him transport you to a magical
fantasy world.
Figure it Out
Look around you. We are surrounded by numbers.
With a little bit of imagination, you can create a
whole host of activities to help your child’s numeracy
development. So go figure it out with some fun
number play.
Click on the image above for some great examples to
get you going from the PGCE students at
Stranmillis University.
Audible stories: Free audiobooks for kids
A fantastic initiative by Audible to support children and
young people while at home. Right now, kids everywhere
can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories,
including titles across eight different languages, that will
help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone
or tablet.
Click on the image above to start listening.
A-Z Of Literacy
Bring a little bit of creativity and play
to helping your child learn their ABCs;
and their D-Zzz’s with these great
activities from the PGCE students at
Stranmillis University.
Wellbeing – Kids Mindfulness with Bressie
In these unprecedentedly stressful times, Niall Breslin’s latest
bi-daily podcast is helping everyone to ‘Wake Up’ and log into
their day by clearing the head before engaging with the chaos
of the modern world, while also helping to ‘Wind Down’ in the
evening by re-framing and settling the mind.
Available on Spotify, click on the image above to listen to
past meditations.
Wellbeing – Cosmic Kids Yoga
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids. Interactive
adventures which build strength, balance and confidence –
and get kids into yoga and mindfulness early!
Click on the play button above to learn more about
the benefits of Cosmic Kids.
Health And Wellbeing
It’s vital in these challenging times that, as well as
looking after our children’s educational development,
we also look after their health and wellbeing and
social development (even if remotely).
Click on the image above to check out these great
activities to help take care of your health and wellbeing
from the PGCE students at Stranmillis University.
CBeebies Celebrities Bedtime Stories
Earlier this year, lots of famous faces – from Tom Hardy to
Jessica Ennis-Hill and Maxine Peake to Tim Peake – came
together each night on CBeebies as part of the Bedtime Hour
to read collection of bedtime stories to the nation’s children.
The stories are always available to watch again on CBeebies
iPlayer.
Click on the image above to listen to them with your kids
at bedtime.
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