Ideas and Resources for Supporting our Children’s learning at home
Learning from Home – Links to useful websites
- ‘Edinburgh Learns’ Guide for Parents/Carers
- Education Scotland ‘ParentZone’ Website – information, advice and ideas for parents
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary – Helpfully organised by level (see the ‘Scotland’ list) and subjects.
- https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ – All areas of the curriculum including SfL. Free membership for one month (Nursery – P7)
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
- https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html – Workbooks including activities for all curriculum areas, free to download (or print)
- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ National Geographic for children. All areas of the curriculum (P3-P7)
We have also created some materials in school which we hope will aid year group families in further securing the learning done at school:
Maths and Literacy Learning Links
These PDFs are divided into the areas of the Curriculum for Excellence Maths and Literacy subjects. There is one for each subject in First Level (P2-P4, but some will also be suitable for P1 or for revision in P5 upwards) and in Second Level (P5-P7, but also suitable for P4s looking for a challenge).
Each area has online guides, videos and games to support parents and pupils. There is a clickable index at the beginning of each one that will take you to the listed area of the curriculum within the document. All the listed links are also clickable.
First Level
Second Level
P1
“Starting school is a very exciting time for you, for your child and their first teacher. We are delighted to welcome you to South Morningside Primary School and look forward to working with you and your child in the years to come.”
- Fun with letters and sounds (phonics)
- Fun with numbers
- Starting to write
- The Big Read
- Promoting Positive Behaviour
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