On-line Courses and Videos

If your child is keen to learn for themselves and wants to follow a general interest course or support their home learning

• BBC bitesize and BBC red button – aimed at all years but particularly useful to KS1/2/3/4: bbc.co.uk/bitesize
• Amazon are providing free educational books to download for a month
• Fun science at home for KS2/3: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
• FutureLearn: Free Online Courses – aimed at KS4/5: https://www.futurelearn.com
• Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice – aimed at all years: https://www.khanacademy.org/
• TED: Ideas worth spreading – more suitable for KS3/4/5: https://ted.com/
• Free Video Lectures, Online Courses and Tutorials from top Universities – aimed at KS4/5: https://freevideolectures.com/
• Duolingo: Learn Spanish, French and other languages for free – aimed at KS3/4/5: https://duolingo.com/
• BBC Languages – Free online lessons to learn and study with aimed at KS3/4/5: http://bbc.co.uk/languages

Websites for Online Books

Encouraging children to read is key to education success. Here are some good free sites.

• Gutenberg : http://gutenberg.org/
• LibriVox | free public domain audiobooks : https://librivox.org/
• com: Poems – Quotes – Poetry : https://poemhunter.com/
• David Walliams is giving away a free audio story daily:
  https://bit.ly/AudioElevenses

Random Knowledge

These sites spark discussion and general inquisitiveness

• HowStuffWorks – Learn How Everything Works!: https://howstuffworks.com/
• Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/uk
• Sporcle – World’s Largest Trivia Quiz Website : https://www.sporcle.com./

On-Line Museums, Galleries and Zoos

Whilst it is the holiday why not take a virtual tour of a gallery, museum or zoo

Art and Museums

• The Louvre : louvre.fr
• State Hermitage: hermitagemuseum.org
• Vatican: museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html
• British Museum: britishmuseum.org
• Musee D’Art Moderne: mam.paris.fr
• Van Gogh Museum: vangoghmuseum.nl
• Tate Museum: Tate.org.uk
• Uffizi Florence: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery
• National Gallery of Arts in Washington: https://www.nga.gov/

Travel

• The Great Wall of China: https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
• Nasa: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/
• Virtual journey around the world: https://www.airpano.com/
• Yellowstone National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Zoos and Science

• National Zoo, Washington: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
• Wellcome Science Collection: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=rMGsprcVCAR
• National History Museum: nhm.ac.uk
• Melbourne Zoo: https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house
• Edinburgh Zoo: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/
• Florida Aquarium: http://www.flaquarium.org/sea-span
• The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park: https://www.tnmoc.org/news-releases/2017/6/6/3d-virtual-tour-now-online?rq=virtual

Other Useful Sites:

These sites spark general interest and keep children active.

• On-line art classes: Warhol.org/lessons
• Joe Wicks workout free on you tube every day at 9am
• Oti Mabuse is offering free dance classes every night – check out the details through her Instagram account
• Bear Grylls encourages you to enjoy the great outdoors: https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
• Mylene Klass is sharing free music lessons through YouTube
• Listen to Music with the Berlin Philharmonic: https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home
• Live National Theatre plays every Thursday on YouTube – check out more on: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
• Mindfulness: https://dotbe.org and the password is Fofboc
• #Hometasking with the Taskmaster – can you complete the challenges set better than everyone else? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23HomeTasking