12/01/2021

Rosie would like you to watch https://youtu.be/Iou5LV9dRP0 this video of the Bear Hunt story, which is read by the man who wrote it.  Rosie really likes listening to him reading it.  She likes the sounds he makes, as he goes on the bear hunt!  Do you have this book at home?  If you do, can you tell the story like Michael Rosen using the sounds he makes? 

Please find below the latest ideas of what you can do with your child at home if self-isolating or if your child is well and you have decided to keep them at home for the timebeing.

Below you will find further ways in which you can support your child's learning at home:

The government have produced some new guidance and resources for parents with children in the early years, to support their children’s learning at home during the Covid-19 outbreak. You will find the new content on https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-children-aged-2-to-4-to-learn-at-home-during-coronavirus-covid-19?utm_source=Foundation+Years&utm_campaign=61d2309c31-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_03_21_05_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8f9a6de061-61d2309c31-321567609&mc_cid=61d2309c31&mc_eid=58601a4ce3 

If you wish to access an online library of dual language books, please read the following instructions -

• Visit https://read.mantralingua.com/reader/MobileReader/index.html#/login
• Enter access code - 4599813112289105
• Username - your email address
• Password - create your own 

Once in the website click on the menu button on the top left corner

• Select correct language
• Scroll through the books and select one to read
• You can read the book in both languages and also listen to it in English

Twinkl: Online learning resources for children in the Early Years up to the end of Primary School

https://www.twinkl.co.uk

babyballet - providing a fun, active and educational programme of themed daily online classes, entertainment and resources http://www.babyballet.com/

Playing and Exploring

• The Gruffalo: https://www.gruffalo.com/meet-julia-and-axel/about 
• Siren Films: https://www.sirenfilms.co.uk/ has short courses using their video clips from Dr Allingham and Anne O'Connor - supporting attachments
• Octonauts on CBeebies if you feel inspired by Dr Verity Campbell-Barr's blog on home schooling on your Early Education website - https://www.early-education.org.uk/news/guest-blog-home-schooling-dr-verity-campbell-barr 
• @RebeccaRHelm on Twitter is tweeting facts and pictures about the open ocean every weekday
• @Emilydoodles on Twitter is the learning officer at Leeds Museum and is sharing fasinating scientific objects and facts - one week was all about sea creatures

Creating

• Bird drawing - Matt Sewell on instagram - live bird drawing on Friday afternoons
• @ScholasticUK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1871002403031970 are showing Julia Donaldson reading and performing songs live every Thursday at 4.00p.m.
• If you use Apple, Eric Carle (Artist ands AR pioneer) has enabled The Very Hungry Caterpillar AR to enter the (almost) real world with augmented reality!
• Chester Zoo on Facebook have been live with their virtual zoo days and you can view their films afterwards on their page
• 50 things activities to do in your back garden, if you are lucky enough to have a garden this has plenty of ideas.  Alternatively, the 50 things to do before you're five App has many options

Love Reading

• Love my Books http://www.lovemybooks.co.uk/ are leading the #eypicturebookclub.  In April they focused on We're Going on a Bear Hunt
• In May it is Oliver's Vegetables, which coincides with all those planting and growing opportunities at home and school 
• Their 'Loving Books together at Home blog' lists more links for accessing picture book
• Story Time Videos - Islington Library Service have recorded a number of videos suitable for children from Nursery to Year 6 https://www.youtube.com/c/islingtoneducationlibraryservicebookvideos 

Explaining in Child-friendly Language

• https://www.sensoryattachmentintervention.com/publications - The Scarded Gang Have to Stay at Home book is free to download giving a lovely explanation for young children
• https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-free-information-book-explaining-coronavirus-children-illustrated-gruffalo-illustrator-axel-scheffler/ - A free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, which is free to download via 'Nosy Crow'

Supporting

• Adoption UK's YouTube channel bitesize vlogs about home learning
• Adoption UK resources for nurture
• Louise M Bomber's website https://touchbase.org.uk/support-through-this-season/ provides self-care and YouTube vlogs
• Six ways to help your child come to terms with lockdown loss from Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, on BBC Bitesize
• Have a listen and read of this virtual story book 'Indoor happiness, a story read by Fasjin Ali' who wrote if for her children at school

Free resources for Home Learning

If you would like to see more links, visit https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-free-resources-home-learning as tes are providing a number of free resources and ideas for home learning

Resources for Parents

• https://www.skipforeyeducators.co.uk/booklet/covid19_familybooklet.pdf provides a Parent's Guide to Promoting Early Learning and Development at Home (0 - 5), by Debra Laxton, University of Chichester
• BBC's Tiny Happy People: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
• https://wordsforlife.org.uk/ is a website providing activities and support for parents, children and young people to improve language, literacy and communications skillls