Useful Links

Useful Links

Brooklands School

Home Resources

Please find below a list of learning resources that you may find useful if you are self isolating or in the event of school closing. Teachers will also be sending home Literacy and Maths work packs home in the next few days.

BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Widget Symbols
https://www.widgit.com/
Symbol images which are used to support text, making the meaning clearer and easier to understand. Free online trial for 21 days.

Spread The Happiness
http://spreadthehappiness.co.uk/
100 things to do indoors

SEN ICT Software
https://www.senictsoftware.com
Online motivating teaching activities for children and young adults with severe and complex additional need. Extending free trial to a month.

Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

Body Coach Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w
Kids workouts to do at home from the Body Coach

Debbie Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgq8nZqYNmE
Workouts at home for younger Children

I Moves Active
https://imoves.com/
Teaching resources designed to get kids active

Positive Eye
https://www.positiveeye.co.uk/
Resource packs for children with visual impairment and SEN available from Friday

Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming

Ted Ed
https://ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons

The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos

Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects

Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience

Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.

Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.

Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetecti…
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

Barefoot Books
on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/barefootbooks/about
Fun, rhythmic stories and songs for Children.

Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age

Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!

Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.

The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities

Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones

The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

Toy Theater
https://toytheater.com/
Educational online games

Born to be Adventurous
https://www.borntobeadventurous.com/…/28-days-of-activities…
28 days of activities

DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/…
Activities and quizzes

Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk
This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.