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28 | www.teachwire.net 17 Code monkey scratch.mit.edu Scratch is a funwebsite to learn computer programming. It is suitable for children aged eight and up but there is a junior version for younger pupils. Both thewebsite and app are very intuitive and kidswill quickly see results and understand how to layer commands. Have a party houseparty.com OK – so it’s not exactly ‘educational’, but it’s super important to enable children to communicate and socialise and this app is just the ticket. The kids can have a game of hangman while sharing their thoughts and feelings. Don’t forget to ‘lock’ the party once all friends are gathered. 18 BROWSE RESOURCES primaryresources.co.uk Browse a range of printable resources for all primary year groups. The site is organised into different curriculum subjects and the Powerpoints and worksheets indicate which year group the learning is suitable for. In the topic and themes section you can find more in-depth projects. 19 TALK TALK ed.ted.com Watch a huge range of talks and animations from a diverse group of speakers, covering a variety of subjects. There are thousands of video-based lessons organised by age and subject. You can even create your own lessons by adding questions to your favourite talk. 20 24 READING RESOURCES literacytrust.org.uk The ‘Family zone’ on this fantastic site gives parents access to a range of reading resources. You’ll find free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges. Poetry please poetrysociety. org.uk Inspire future poets with comprehensive lesson plans featuring a diverse range of poets. The Poetry Society has responded to school closures by creating a huge bundle of learning resources. There are also video collections of poets delivering top tips and suggesting writing exercises. 22 Creative writing clpe.org.uk CLPEhas launched a set of home learning resources called ‘Take 5’ which ‘Power of Reading’ schools can send home to parents. Each set of notes contains five simple activities whichwill develop children’s comprehension skills and strategies and develop their imagination and creativity forwriting. 23 Early readers teachyourmonstertoread.com This award-winning app is for early readers. Children can practisematching letters and sounds, blending, segmenting, trickywords and reading full sentences. It complements synthetic phonics systems taught in schools and the computer version is completely free. 25 21 Super STEM stem.org.uk This site contains beautiful high-quality visual resources and is packed with interesting activities and games designed to support the new curriculum. They are conveniently organised by topic and year groups. There are comprehensive explanations of the aims of the learning and lovely printable workbooks. puffinschools.co.uk These lovely lesson sequences, based on a variety of books, could easily be adapted for home learning. There are also creative writing resources, topical book lists and activity sheets. Check out the exciting Big Dreams on Screen competition too. 26 Book lovers Get creative artjohn.co.uk Art John creates inspiring, creative and achievable YouTube art tutorials. He explainswhat resources youwill need and the skills that are being developed. The results are beautiful and will instantly brighten any bedroomor kitchen. 27