Home Learning

We set daily and weekly home learning appropriate to your child’s ability and age.  We expect all homework to be completed and we welcome any support from home to ensure that this happens.

Reception

• Daily Reading (10 minutes)
• Phonics and practical homework (20 minutes)

Please check Tapestry for your weekly Reception Learning Journey.

Year 1

• Daily Reading (15 minutes)
• Maths and Phonics homework books will be sent home on alternating weeks with set pages for your child to complete (30 minutes)

Y1 home learning phonics

Year 1 home learning phonics

Year 2

• Daily reading (15 minutes)
• Weekly spellings given on Friday tested the following Friday
• Maths and Grammar work books (alternate weeks) set on Monday and due in Friday
• Times Table Rock stars (optional)

Any homework eg spellings, Maths and Grammar should take 30 minutes.

Year 3

• Weekly Maths and English workbooks will be set with set pages for your child to complete.
• Daily Reading (20 minutes)
• Times Tables Rock stars

Any homework eg Times Table Rock Starts, Maths and English should take 40 minutes.

Year 4

• Weekly maths and English workbooks will be set with set pages for your child to complete.
• Daily Reading (20 minutes)
• Times Tables Rock stars

Any homework eg Times Table Rock Starts, Maths and English should take 40 minutes.

Year 5

• Weekly maths and English workbooks will be set with set pages for your child to complete.
• Daily Reading – using set books from school or Reading Plus (20 minutes)
• Times Tables Rock stars

Any homework eg Times Table Rock Starts, Maths and English should take 60 minutes.

Year 6

• Weekly maths and English workbooks will be set with set pages for your child to complete.
• Daily Reading – using set books from school or Reading Plus
• Times Tables Rock stars

Any homework eg Times Table Rock Starts, Maths and English should take 60 minutes.

Practical Home Learning Activity

To give pupils the opportunity to apply a range of skills from across the curriculum, each year group will be set a practical home learning activity half termly, linked to their upcoming topic. This will be communicated with parents with plenty of warning to ensure it can be completed by the deadline.

Here is a useful document to support with reading with your child at home:

Home Reading Support

Here are some examples of the home learning completed by Year 5 about their Space topic:

Here are some examples of the home learning completed by Year 4 linked to their Road Trip USA Topic

Access these free and useful websites to assist your child’s learning:-

• www.purplemash.com
• https://ttrockstars.com
• https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login
• www.timestables.co.uk – children can practise their times tables
• www.phonicsplay.co.uk – Key Stage 1
• http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ – range of sites with free subscriptions
• www.scholastic.com/learnathome – free resources provided for school closures
• https://www.senecalearning.com/ – KS2 year groups and up
• https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/home-online-learning/ – resources for primary school parents and teachers – some free and specific ‘home learning’ packs now online
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize – for all children to increase general knowledge
• https://spellingframe.co.uk/ – for all children to practise spelling patterns and tricky words
• https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/ – reading comprehension
• www.cbeebies.co.uk – mixed subjects
• www.topmarks.co.uk/ – mixed subjects
• www.ictgames.co.uk – mixed subjects
• www.activityvillage.co.uk  – mixed subjects
• https://www.linguascope.com/ – language platform
• Daily routine – A suggested routine for children at home
• FREE online education resources (1) – FREE online education resources. A non-exhaustive list that might help those affected by school closures due to coronavirus, compiled by home educators.
• https:/stories.audible.com  – Audible – Wide selection of free streaming stories for the duration of closures (doesn’t work on internet explorer).
• https://gomersalprimaryschoolart.blogspot.com/#!/2020/03/creative-learning-at-home.html – Creative Learning – Some amazing ideas for creative learning at home
• https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/ -Author Readings – A list of online author readings and suggested activities
• https://readtheory.org/ – Read Theory – This needs signing up to and a ‘class’ setting up but I really rate it.  Child can read then answer questions which the adult can see on their portal.  Good way of tracking.
• https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ – Family Zone – Made by the literacy trust and split into age groups.  Comprehensive portal for literacy based stuff.
• https://learninginlockdown.wordpress.com/ – EYFS Ambassador Blog – gives ideas for day plans and activities. Some really good stuff.
• https://www.tate.org.uk/kids – Tate Kids – Some great art activities and ideas
• https://www.mathswithparents.com/KWeb?startTime=1584995101297#menu950582 – Maths with parents
• https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/accounts/sign_in – Teach Your Monster to Read – name sums it up
• https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ -White Rose Maths – Some planned lessons and resources for maths
• https://www.literacyshed.com/  – Literacy Shed – loads of online videos with writing ideas and also links to maths and spelling but I think these need signing up to.
• http://www.pobble365.com/ – Pobble 365 – A picture a day with writing ideas and questions.  Might be a bit advanced for 5 year old but would be good discussion starters or “Tell me a story about this…” type activities
• https://t.co/scytF3L3lr?amp=1 – Jane Consadine  ‘sentence stackers’ on youtube every day