Ideas for helping your child learn at home
Information, resources and useful websites to support home learning.
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Early Years Websites
- Reading with your child
- Visiting museums and landmarks around the world from your home
- Supporting children’s language development
- Ideas for activities
- Talking to your child about coronavirus
- Online Applications - Helpful guidance for parents and carers of young children on using apps
- A guide for parents to the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Help your child get ready for school
Reading with your child
National Shelf Service
A YouTube broadcast running Monday to Friday at 11am each day, helping children and families discover new, diverse reading experiences with books recommended by librarians.
Visiting museums and landmarks around the world from your own home
Visit museums and landmarks around the world including:
- The British Museum, London
- Guggenheim Museum, New York
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- The Eiffel Tower, Paris
- Stonehenge, England
- The White House, Washington
Talking to your child about coronavirus
Coronavirus booklet for children (PDF, 1.3MB)
How to talk to children about coronavirus
Free coronavirus book by Gruffalo illustrator Alex Scheffler
A free information book explaining the coronavirus to children.
Online Applications - Helpful guidance for parents and carers of young children on using apps
Home learning environment early years apps: parent guidance
Toddlers and tablets: Ten first steps
Smart parenting in the digital age
Exploring play and creativity in young children’s use of apps: A guide for parents
A guide for parents to the Early Years Foundation Stage
A guide for parents to the Early Years Foundation Stage (PDF, 2.9MB)
Help your child get ready for school leaflet (PDF, 1.1MB)
Resources for older children
- British Library's Discovering Children's Books
- 50-50 LAB
- Raspberry Pi Foundation - Learn at home initiative
British Library's Discovering Children's Books
Aimed at primary school children, teachers and book-lovers of all ages, Discovering Children's Books explores the history and rich variety of children’s literature, through treasures from the British Library, Seven Stories, Bodleian Libraries and the V & A. It has a whole bank of creative activities for children of all ages, from creating your own comic to making a miniature book or inventing a superhero.
50-50 LAB
50-50 LAB is a successful attitude and effort enhancing, character skill based, personal development system.
Parent/carers use LAB Home with their children to embed social skills, improve behaviour, reduce anxiety and build confidence.
Video - Introducing 50-50 LAB to parents and carers:
Video - Introducing 50-50 LAB to young people:
How to sign up to and use 50-50 LAB for free (PDF, 1.8MB)
Raspberry Pi Foundation - Learn at home initiative
Raspberry Pi Foundation have launched a new, free Learn at home initiative to support parents and young people with coding at home. You don’t need any coding experience to join in, and all of their resources and activities are free forever.
Every Monday, they release new themed code-along videos about projects designed for all levels of ability, and every Wednesday, they host a live coding session. They also provide support tutorials for parents interested in learning about coding tools such as Scratch and Python, and over 200 coding projects with step-by-step instructions that are accessible online at any time - all for free.
Sign up now to start receiving free activities suitable to your child's age and experience straight to your inbox.
COVID-19 Parent guidance
Services and support for families while in self-isolation (PDF, 916KB)
COVID-19 Parent guidance (PDF, 554KB)
Supporting your children's education during coronavirus (COVID-19)