One of the joys of home learning is being able to follow your own interest, and create or discover in the areas your heart leads you.
We suggest finding projects the whole family can work on together, preferably taking a break from screen time.
Take a look at what is on offer here and in the wider world. There is definitely something to suit every family!
CREATE
At George Mitchell, we believe art and music are part of being human. Children in particular are very naturally creative. Could you:
Make your own playdough?
Cut, stick, paint, draw?
Try one of these fancy art activities?
Bake together? (Try the Oreo cookies on our YouTube channel)
Create a theatre, puppet, music or dance routine?
Try our Song for George Mitchell challenge?
Plant some seeds from fruit and see what happens?
Get creative with the lego?
CONTRIBUTE
Our world has always needed kindness, but when things feel strange and uncertain., kindness becomes even more important.
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE: A Kindness a Day. Could you:
- Help your parents with something unexpected?
- Leave a kind note or message for someone in your family?
- Write a letter to a lonely resident in a care home?
- Send a gift to a nurse, carer or patient?
- Make something to give or put in your window to brighten someone’s day?
- Phone someone who would love to hear your voice?
- Offer help or reassurance to someone who might be struggling?
- Tell the school if someone needs help?
- Be nice to your brother for TEN WHOLE MINUTES?
DISCOVER
Science experiments you can do at home
EXERCISE
Be careful to keep to the rules and to keep your distance whenever you go outside.
Joe Wicks – Daily Workouts for Kids (and parents too!)
Fit In Five – dance routines designed to get your heart beating
Daily Dance – put on some music and BOOGIE!
Exercise at home – Run up the stairs, star jumps, silly games – lots of ways to get fit
Living Room Soft Play – a favourite with the smaller children. Ask a grown up to help arrange sofa cushions and any other safe props in a soft play circle – and let the littlies loose!
LEARN
Some useful websites to explore almost any area of interest:
- https://play.fisher-price.com/ Suitable for EYFS. Lots of alphabet, number and shape games.
- http://www.timestablesrockstars.co.uk – a very popular website for practising times tables, offering free subscriptions for schools which have closed.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button – a great maths practice game
- https://www.busythings.co.uk/ – great maths games, but also useful for all topics. Offers a free trial.
- https://www.twinkl.co.uk Twinkl, a teachers’ resource site, is offering free subscriptions for schools which have closed. You will find lots of useful resources for home learning.
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Website with lots of educational games. Suitable for all.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize Website with lots of educational games. Suitable for all. The BBC has developed some amazing home learning content – take a look to see what is on offer
