30 Jun, 2020 500 Words competition (UK only) - with the theme 'Black Lives Matter' By Ruth Nossek Looking for a writing challenge this week? Then take a look at the 500 Words competition from Virgin Radio UK. Launched yesterday, with a...
30 Jun, 2020 Free footie resources from Premier League Primary Stars By Ruth Nossek With the restart of England Football Premier League season earlier in June, Premier League Primary Stars have made school...
29 Jun, 2020 'Wimbledon: The Greatest Championships' - the virtual Wimbledon Experience - from Monday 29th June By Ruth Nossek Following on from my post last week on Battle of the Brits and tennis activities at home from the LTA, today brings the first day of...
25 Jun, 2020 Anyone for tennis? Try these challenges at home with the LTA By Ruth Nossek With The Battle of the Brits tournament taking place in London this week (you can watch on Amazon Prime and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live...
23 Jun, 2020 Everything you need to know to celebrate 'Glastonbury at Home' this year: 25th-29th June By Ruth Nossek The BBC will be going ahead with their coverage of what would have been Glastonbury's 50th Anniversary Year - and from 10:00am (BST) on...
22 Jun, 2020 Missing Joe Wicks? Here are some other ways to get active with kids at home By Ruth Nossek As of this week, Joe Wicks and his daily online workout for kids is going down to three days a week - Since he began his P.E. with Joe...
19 Jun, 2020 Join 'Camp KiwiCo' for the holidays! Hands-on sessions for different ages to keep children busy... By Ruth Nossek The company KiwiCo (science and art projects for kids, based in USA) have created an online 'summer camp' idea where you can dip in and...
18 Jun, 2020 Watch 'Peter Pan Live' - from Friday 19th June on The Show Must Go On By Ruth Nossek Peter Pan Live starring Christopher Walken and Allison Williams will be the latest musical to be streamed online for free on the YouTube...
17 Jun, 2020 Watch the summer solstice live from Stonehenge this weekend (20/21 June) - from wherever you are in the world! By Ruth Nossek English Heritage will livestream the summer solstice’s sunset from Stonehenge on Saturday June 20 at 21:26 (BST) and sunrise on Sunday...
16 Jun, 2020 Choose your quest and find the whistle! A brilliant interactive online theatre experience to explore By Ruth Nossek Can you survive the Freaky Forest and find Captain Jenny’s whistle before nightfall? This is your challenge. There are 27 different...
15 Jun, 2020 Get stuck in to the Big Science Event @ Home By Ruth Nossek Get your children involved with the Big Science Event at Home from Science Oxford (UK). It's open to all ages, and you can enter on your...
12 Jun, 2020 Resources to support discussions about racism with children By Ruth Nossek With the outpourings of grief and anger in the US in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May, and the protests...
11 Jun, 2020 Table tennis fun at home anyone? No need for a proper table ... By Ruth Nossek Do you have a table tennis bat and ball(s) at home? Then you can have a go at these activities from Table Tennis England: there are lots...
10 Jun, 2020 Download these Maths scavenger hunts to complete at home By Ruth Nossek Here are three easy downloadable maths scavenger hunts for your children to complete at home. Aimed at KS1 (aged 5-7), they can be used...
09 Jun, 2020 Join the Summer Reading Challenge! By Ruth Nossek Created by The Reading Agency, and launched on Friday 5th June, the Summer Reading Challenge 2020 allows children to join the Silly Squad...
08 Jun, 2020 Calling budding inventors: Submit your idea for an invention and see if it gets built! By Ruth Nossek Kids Invent Stuff is the YouTube channel (as seen on The One Show, BBC News Online and Tomorrows World Live) where 4-11 year olds have...