03 Mar, 2021 Art challenge @ home for World Book Day! By Ruth Nossek If you have not come across Elizabeth Sagan and her truly amazing book art, then you are in for a treat. Elizabeth Sagan is a reader...
02 Mar, 2021 It's World Book Day this Thursday! Check out the song from McGrammar and other free resources By Ruth Nossek This year's World Book Day takes place on Thursday 4th March. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, World...
12 Feb, 2021 Stellar activities for young space enthusiasts By Gaya Gajewska Here is something rather fun for those interested in the space exploration, who might already be waiting impatiently the forthcoming NASA...
08 Feb, 2021 Safer Internet Day: Resources to help you keep your children safe online By Ruth Nossek Safer Internet Day, coordinated in the UK by the Safer Internet Centre is an annual event aiming to raise awareness of online issues and...
07 Feb, 2021 Join the National Star Count this week (6-14 February 2021) By Ruth Nossek The best way to see how many stars we can all see in the sky is… to count them! This year, CPRE (The Countryside Charity) are asking...
04 Feb, 2021 Watch David Olusoga's lesson on the importance of the UK census By Ruth Nossek As part of the Census 2021 education programme Let’s Count!, David Olusoga will give a live lesson aimed primarily at KS2 children on...
03 Feb, 2021 Five ways to 'express yourself' ... Free virtual sessions to support Children's Mental Health Week By Ruth Nossek This week is Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021). This year's theme is 'Express Yourself', and Place2Be (the children's...
29 Jan, 2021 Oxplore: stretch and challenge the curious young minds in your life By Ruth Nossek Oxplore is a free educational website created by the University of Oxford, designed to engage 11-18 year olds with complex ideas across a...
27 Jan, 2021 Let's Play! Have fun with Chrome Music Lab 🎶🎹🎵 By Ruth Nossek This is a great set of free online tools (or 'experiments') made by Google, allowing kids - and adults - to explore music in a fun way....
22 Jan, 2021 Calling all budding artists to enter RA's Young Artists’ Summer Show: open to students aged 5 - 19 years By Ruth Nossek Do you have a budding artist in your family? Maybe they'd like to enter the Royal Academy of Arts Young Artist's Summer Show?Who can...
20 Jan, 2021 Stargazing @ Home with your family: Fri 22 Jan & Thurs 28 Jan - all the best bits from from the comfort of your sofa! By Ruth Nossek There are two Stargazing Events coming from Oxford, UK in the next few weeks - both online, both free, and both child-friendly!...
19 Jan, 2021 Free Virtual School Library for children during lockdown, with a new book available each week By Ruth Nossek The Virtual School Library has been developed by the Oak National Academy in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Every week a...
18 Jan, 2021 Family workouts for all ages to cope with cabin fever! By Ruth Nossek Fitting in exercise around the school remote timetable can be challenging, especially if the designated lunchtime slot for one child does...
14 Jan, 2021 Words, words and more words: challenge yourself and your children to learn some new words this year By Ruth Nossek If you had fun reading Susie Dent's alternative Christmas dictionary article over Christmas with your family, you might want to take some...
12 Jan, 2021 Free teaching resources from Twinkl for lockdown! By Ruth Nossek Twinkl are providing their Home Learning Hub accessible for free for the whole of January and beyond, with a range of downloadable and...
11 Jan, 2021 Hooray for the Beeb! How to access the free BBC educational resources during lockdown By Ruth Nossek As announced last week, the BBC have put together a very comprehensive collection of resources for children in lockdown across the UK....