BBC Bitesize Early Years

BBC Bitesize have put together some useful resources for Early Years. This includes helpful information for parents and has links to lots of educational games and activities. Check it out.

White Rose Maths

We’ve seen some great MATHS work from our children who have been using our recommended maths resource. We are pleased to hear that The White Rose Maths Team are continuing to prepare a series of five maths lessons per week for each year group from EYFS-Year 10 for the summer term. Every lesson comes with a short video showing you clearly and simply how to help your child to complete the activity successfully. In addition to this, White Rose have partnered up with BBC Bitesize so from Week 3 onwards (4th May), the work on Bitesize will support the work you are doing with White Rose Maths.

Get Creative

There are so many wonderful things you can make using junk modelling materials. So why not have a look through your recycling and get creative. Some suggestions of things you could make are: rocket, robot, house for a soft toy, jewellery box, treasure chest, car, bus, aeroplane. The list is endless. I bet you all have some fantastic ideas but if you need some inspiration then why not get some ideas from Mister Maker. Click the link below.

Curl Up With a Book

Reading books aloud to children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and prepares them to understand the written word. I imagine you will have lots of books at home to read but if you are looking for something different then why not try some of the fantastic stories available online. Oxford Owl has stories for all ages. Simply create a free account by clicking 'Join Us' and adding your details. There's lots of books you can enjoy together.

Rhyme Time

Telling stories, singing songs and saying rhymes together are great activities for early literacy skills. In Nursery we always sing Nursery Rhymes and even add actions to make them even more enjoyable. Have a go at some rhyme time at home. Click the link below to access Nursery Rhyme songs and videos.

Fun with Numbers

Sing along and learn all about numbers with the Numberblocks. These fun number characters help with number recognition and simple addition and subtraction skills. Numberblocks videos are available to watch on BBC iplayer click the links below to watch.

Number Fun

In Nursery, we love watching Numberblocks videos and playing Numberblocks games. Check out the games by following the link below.

NumBots

NumBots is an online game and playing little and often will significantly improve your child’s recall and understanding of number bonds and addition and subtraction facts. These are critical foundations in maths. Just simply sign in with the log in details your child was given in their learning packs.

Topmarks

Early Years Maths and Literacy resources and games.

Keep Calm and Have Fun

Even very young children can feel stressed and anxious, especially during times of change or upheaval. Luckily, there are lots of simple activities you can do together to help your little one learn to calm themselves. Try these simple relaxation and mindfulness activities together and help your child learn to calm down when they feel stressed or anxious.

Purple Mash is an award-winning cross-curricular website for nursery and primary school children. It enables children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way. Purple Mash contains over 25 powerful open-ended tools and educational games that let teachers deliver unique and creative lessons, no matter what the subject. There’s everything from painting and game design to mind-mapping and spreadsheets. There are hundreds of scaffolded writing templates, on subjects from English and history to art and science. A dedicated step-by-step ‘2Code’ module allows even non-specialists to teach coding. Use your Purple Mash log in to access the site.