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E-Learning
DOODLE LEARNING
Please click on the image Above to reach the Doodle log in area. You can also download the Doodle App for your devices at home from your App Store.
Doodle Learning is a website and app which allows children to practise skills and consolidate learning. It tailors to the needs of the individual child and provides learning support with fun, interactive activities for children to complete. If a child finds a particular question difficult, or they don’t understand it, it can be added to the ‘tricky questions’ box, ready to be completed at a later point with adult support. Children are rewarded for their effort and success, earning stars for correct answers. Any incorrect answers can be reviewed and re-attempted. Children will each have a weekly ‘star target’, based on their age. Children should not try to earn their weekly star target in one attempt, but should play regularly for shorter bursts, as this has proven to have a greater impact on learning and helps to develop a healthy screen time attitude. If a child has met their weekly target, they are in the ‘green zone’, something that we celebrate within classes.
Doodle is used both in class and as a significant part of home learning. Teachers are able to set ‘assignments’, based on what children have been learning in class, to reinforce a child’s understanding, or before learning, to allow your child’s teacher to assess a child’s current level of understanding and learning needs before beginning a new topic.
Children will receive their Doodle log in from Reception onwards and can use Doodle to support their learning at home during Reception, Y1 and Y2. Initially, children in the infants will focus on Doodle Maths and they will be introduced to Doodle English and Spell as they move through the school. More information will be sent home as this happens.
In the juniors, your child will be set three assignments each week to complete for their homework. There will be an assignment on Doodle Maths, English and Spell. These assignments are set on a Friday and are expected to be completed by the following Friday. We have an optional lunchtime homework club every Wednesday for pupils to access. They can complete some of their work here with the support of an adult in school.
As well as completing assignments, children can use Doodle freely, earning stars and building their ‘Doodle Streak.’ Streaks and achievements are rewarded in our weekly ‘Celebration Assembly.’
We also regularly participate in Doodle Competitions, usually held once per term, which encourages children to use Doodle ‘little and often’. To participate in these competitions, a linked parent account will be required.
Linking your parent email to your child’s school account is really important (and really easy!) to do. By linking your parent email you will be able to monitor your child’s progress on the free DoodleConnect app or on the Parent Dashboard. This will help ensure that you make the most out of your child’s subscription to Doodle!
Your child’s log in details for Doodle will be sent home. If you have any questions, please ask your child’s class teacher who will be happy to help.
Happy Doodling!
General subjects – all classes:
The Oak National Academy
Daily lessons planned by teachers
Oxford Owl – free reading books
BBC Bitesize Daily Live Lessons
You are able to access regular daily lessons in English and Maths, as well as other core subjects, in an expanded version of the BBC Bitesize website and also on special programmes broadcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button.
BBC iPlayer and the Red Button service will host Bitesize Daily. These are six different 20 minute shows, each designed to target a specific age group, from ages five to 14, and for pupils throughout the UK. Experts and teachers will be involved, covering what should be learned that day for the different year groups and key stages.
Maths, Science and English will be covered in dedicated programmes, and other subjects such as History, Geography, Music and Art will also be covered.
Click on the links below to access the weekly timetable and the daily lessons:
EYFS
General:
Hungry little minds – ‘Simple, fun activities for kids, from new-born to five’
Skip for educators – A Parent’s Guide to Promoting Early Learning and Development at Home (0 – 5 years) Supporting Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Busy Things– a multi-award-winning collection of educational games and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 11. Linked to the curriculum and subjects including English, maths, science, geography, music, coding & much more! Busy Things can be played on a computer, laptop or tablet and accessed via LGfl by using your child’s login details.
Mathematics
Numberblocks – sing along, learn all about numbers and develop key mathematical ideas with the BBC Numberblocks.
TopMarks – search for early years games.
ICT Games – free online maths games.
dragonbox.com – for number bonds and developing number sense.
IXL maths – dozens of reception maths skills to explore and learn!
Ballon pop math– count the balloons by popping them in order 1-20 or 20-1.
White Rose Maths is producing a daily video, worksheet and answers for maths home learning, this link will take you to the EYFS page.
Literacy & Phonics
Phonicsplay – phase 1 for Nursery. Phase 2&3 for Reception.
Alphablocks – watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics. Play the learning game, watch clips and print colouring pages.
www.oxfordowl.co.uk – free e-books for your child to access and more!
readingeggs.co.uk – an app to support your child with reading, there is a 2 week free trial.
We follow Letters and Sounds for teaching phonics inFoundation Stage and Key Stage 1. Videos have been produced that teach Letters and Sounds phonics lessons.In the event of remote learning being required the teacher will let you know which video your child should access. Videos can be accessed here: Letters and Sounds Videos
10am – Reception – Suitable for children who can blend and read words such as ‘fish’, ‘chat’ and ‘rain’ 10:30am – Year 1 – Suitable for children who can confidently blend and read words such as ‘stamp’, ‘chair’ and ‘green’ 11am – Learning to Blend – extra blending practise for children in Reception and Year 1
Movement
CosmicKidsYoga – fun yoga for children.
thebodycoach1 – daily movement breaks and workouts.
Y1/2
Mathematics
Hit the Button – a maths game that is good for number bonds to 10, doubling, halving, multiplication and division
Numberblocks – sing along, learn all about numbers and develop key mathematical ideas with the BBC Numberblocks.
TopMarks – search for year 1 & 2 maths games.
ICT games – free online maths games.
Math playground – explore hundreds of maths games, logic puzzles and more!
White Rose Maths – is producing a daily video, worksheet and answers for maths home learning.
English
Phonicsplay – fun phonics games.
Phonicsbloom – interactive online phonics games to help teach children the relationship between letters and sounds.
ICT Games – free online English activities.
BBC Dancemat – a fun way to learn touch typing.
Alphablocks – watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics. Play the learning game, watch clips and print colouring pages.
10am – Reception – Suitable for children who can blend and read words such as ‘fish’, ‘chat’ and ‘rain’ 10:30am – Year 1 – Suitable for children who can confidently blend and read words such as ‘stamp’, ‘chair’ and ‘green’ 11am – Learning to Blend – extra blending practise for children in Reception and Year 1
General
Busy Things – a multi-award-winning collection of educational games and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 11. Linked to the curriculum and subjects including English, maths, science, geography, music, coding & much more! Busy Things can be played on a computer, laptop or tablet and accessed via LGfl by using your child’s login details.
BBC Bitesize – a wealth of video links, programmes, quizzes and activities related to the aspects of the curriculum.
Book creator online – The easiest way to make, read and share interactive books on any device.
Y3/4
Mathematics
Times Table Rockstars – an app/website for practising times tables (login details have been given to the children).
Squeebles – this is an app for spelling and maths.
Hit the Button – this is a great resource for practising times table and number bonds.
Cloud Tables – this is an app for a times tables game.
White Rose Maths is producing a daily video, worksheet and answers for maths home learning.
English
Squeebles – this is an app for spelling and maths.
Spelling Shed – an interactive way to practise weekly spelling patterns and high frequency words (login details have been given to the children)
The Literacy Shed – an interactive resource to support the development of writing.
General
Busy Things – a multi-award-winning collection of educational games and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 11. Linked to the curriculum and subjects including English, maths, science, geography, music, coding & much more! Busy Things can be played on a computer, laptop or tablet and accessed via LGfl by using your child’s login details.
Top Marks – great for interactive games.
Scratch – children can create their own programs and learn how to code (login details have been given to the children).
BBC 10 Pieces – a good resource about music.
Garageband app – children can produce their own music using this app.
Coping with Changes – Social-Emotional Learning Through Play Course. On this course, learners will explore the practical and emotional challenges facing children and discover learning through play and stress management strategies that can help.
Y5/6
Mathematics
Squeebles – for spelling and mental maths (info about the app – there is a cost for these).
Hit the Button – for quick fire arithmetic recall (free).
White Rose Maths is producing a daily video, worksheet and answers for maths home learning.
English
BBC Bitesize – great for revision of grammar and punctuation.
Topmarks – for a range of English activities.
General
Busy Things – a multi-award-winning collection of educational games and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 11. Linked to the curriculum and subjects including English, maths, science, geography, music, coding & much more! Busy Things can be played on a computer, laptop or tablet and accessed via LGfl by using your child’s login details.
Scratch 3 – computer programming FREE.
BBC Learning Zone – great for our history, geography, science and personal development.
Music – all classes:
Blue Peter Music Badge – write about your music experiences and apply for a music badge
Listening
David Walliams Marvellous Musical Podcasts – wonderful music stories
BBC Sounds for Children – a selection of music, drama, comedy and activities for KS1
BBC 10 pieces – exciting films and resources to inspire young children about classical music
BBC 10 Pieces short films – link to the films above
ABRSM Classical 100 – specially chosen pieces of music for children to listen to and explore
ABRSM Play On – lots of musical materials to inspire instrumental learning
Songs
The Singing Walrus – EYFS/ KS1 Songs
BBC bring the Noise – EYFS/KS1 songs
Out of the Ark songs – songs specially created for home schooling
Sing Up Home schooling area – download songs to sing at home
Apps
Chrome Music Lab – a fun way to explore and interact with music
garageband – an interactive app to create music
Name that Note – an interactive app to support reading musical notes
ABRSM Aural Trainer – an app to practice aural skills for ABRSM music exams
Sibelius First – free music notation software suitable for UKS2
Computing – all classes.
Minecraft education edition– Microsoft has made some of its educational Minecraft games freely available online until the end of June. It can be downloaded for Windows, Mac or iPad. All Barnes Primary children now have licenses via their Office 365 accounts. Follow this link and use their school email address and password.
BBC Bitesize KS1 – excellent videos and information for KS1 children about all aspects of Computing – answering fundamental questions such as “What is a computer?”.
BBC Bitesize KS2 – excellent videos and information for KS2 children about all aspects of Computing – answering fundamental questions such as “How do search engines work?”.
BBC Dance mat typing – children can learn to touch type with this fun resource.
Chrome Music Lab – a great way for children to get creative with music and explore its connections to science, maths, art, dance and more. It’s free, you don’t need to set up an account and it works across all devices.
Computer Science/Coding
Scratch 3– an amazing free resource suitable for KS2. With Scratch, Children can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share their creations with others in the online community. The “ideas” sections contains fabulous activities and tutorials.
Scratch Jr – is an introductory programming language that enables young children (ages 5-7) to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. The “Learn” section contains useful guidance, descriptions and hints and tips.
Hour of Code – is another outstanding resource. It is free to use and offers a wide range of coding activities for all ages, covering all the fundamentals of programming . Most of the activities have their own tutorial to follow, which lead children through each step of the challenge. Suitable for beginners and more comfortable coders, this website offers something for everyone, including unplugged (no iPad/laptop/PC required) activities.
code.org – offers a range of outstanding activities for all ages, including code breaks, hour of code activities, useful videos and a whole catalogue of courses. Courses teach the fundamentals of coding (sequencing, loops, events, etc), are age appropriate and children can work through them at their own pace. Children don’t need an account to access the activities, however if you set up an account their progress will be saved.
The video below offers an overview of what is on offer.
Physical Education