Activities for kids
PE with Joe, live daily at 09.00
Dance with Oti, live daily at 11.30
Fitness
The Body Coach
Free online gym classes for kids and parents, live weekdays at 9am.
Activities
Lessons with Myleene’s Music Klass
James Corden at the National Theatre
Arts, books and entertainment
‘Elevenses’ with David Walliams
Every day at 11am, listen to one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories. Plays through Soundcloud.
The Louvre
Virtual tours to see amazing works of art.
National Theatre
Showing free performances on its YouTube channel, every Thursday, available for a week. Starts Thursday April 2 with James Corden in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors‘.
Music
Gareth Malone’s Great British Home Chorus
Bringing together voices from around the UK to contribute to an online choir. You have to register to take part.
Steve Backshall goes on adventures
Maddie Moate explores science
Science and nature
Steve Backshall
Steve is hosting an online wildlife Q&A giving answers on all things wildlife, biology, conservation, geography and exploration. Weekly on Wednesdays at 9.30am.
Edinburgh Zoo
The Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS) Discovery and Learning team have created some great free resources to use at home. Click ‘Learn at home with us today’ for details.
The Royal Institution
For older children, online science lectures on a variety of topics.
San Diego Zoo Kids
Great website for younger children with videos, activities and games. The zoo’s main site is also good at zoo.sandiegozoo.org and they even have a GIF collection through Giphy!
Science with Maddie Moate
Award-winning science communicator and CBeebies presenter Maddie talks about science and nature, live weekdays at 11am.
Woodland Trust
Lots of ideas for activities to do with your children in your own garden or nearby woods.
Naomi Wilkinson discovers stop-motion animation at BBC Teach
Darius Arya visits ancient Rome
Learning
Ancient Rome Live
Archaeologist and TV presenter Darius Arya hosts live discussions about ancient Rome.
Bored Teachers – Resources
The site is all about practical and moral support for educators: its Resources section has fab lists of online resources that parents can use too.
The Maths Factor
For children aged four to 12, maths tutorials from Carol Vorderman.
Oxford Owl
Free online resources for children aged three to 11, to support learning in reading, English and maths. Lots of free resources and tips including free e-books. See ‘Popular topics’ at the foot of the page for advice including struggling readers.
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