Work during school absence/closure linked to COVID-19

Updated 30.03.2020

If your child is well enough, please find below a list of suggested resources and activities which can be accessed during their absence.

We are providing a mix of online suggestions and three paper based work books. The work books are all published by CGP and are:

• KS2 English Targeted Question Book Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling,
• KS2 English Targeted Question Book Comprehension and 
• KS2 Maths Targeted Question Book.

TIMETABLE

During this time of extended absence we recommend wherever possible to maintain a daily routine. A good idea would be to sit with your child and create a timetable so they feel involved and have some ownership. We would recommend each day to complete tasks in:

• Maths,
• English,
• some form of physical activity (good resource booklet at the bottom of the page) and
• a minimum of 30 minutes of reading.

MATHS

• Continue to practise times tables.

     A great online resource is: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

• MA BOOKS

Please could you continue to use MA books just as a homework tool following the current amount per week. Please don’t complete the whole book within a few weeks as we will continue to use this as our homework when we are back to normal!

• Daily home maths lessons hosted by Gareth Metcalfe during the UK school closures. http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/

ENGLISH

The Literacy Shed is an excellent website for creative writing ideas and resources:

https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - PE

Do a PE lessons with Joe Wicks every morning: https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html

ART AND CRAFT

To provide variety we would also recommend activities in art and craft, history/geography (link to current topic at school) etc.

 

We have also collated a range of ONLINE RESOURCES to get your started:

TWINKLE – Primary Resources KS2

Twinkle have offered free access for parents during this period. Please follow the link below and enter the following code: CVDTWINKLHELPS once you have logged on go to the Parents’ Hub to find resources specific to age and subject. www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

TOUCH TYPING

A great free resources for your child to learn how to type is: www.typingclub.com

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES for teaching and learning ideas and resources are:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
• http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
• https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offerring-free-subscriptions
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
• https://code.org/

 

PLANNER

We would also like to draw your attention in your child’s planner to the very useful list of ‘Things I can do before leaving Amherst School’. Many of these are

• practical activities that can be completed inside but also in a garden ranging from
• learning to tie your shoe laces to
• knowing all the words to the National Anthem!
• There are activities listed which are part of the school curriculum such as telling the time on an analogue clock.

The planner also contains a wide range of resources to support your child’s learning such as a multiplication square, maps and year group spelling lists.

We will continue update resources as appropriate.

Thank you for all your continued support.