Home Learning
Purple Mash
Purple Mash is an award-winning website for nursery and primary school children. It enables children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way. The simple to use programs allows students to learn complex IT skills such as animations, coding, programming and debugging, music creation, and much more.
Purple Mash contains dozens of powerful open-ended tools and educational games that let our students learn through unique and creative lessons, no matter what the subject.
And best of all, students can log on at home to access what they have been learning at home to either enhance their knowledge or just have fun!
Purple Mash will work from almost any device, although from phones it will display a warning message before you continue to the site.
Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/sch/kingspark
2email
Children are also able to communicate with their teachers using the 2email account. It is made as simple as possible, with just an inbox and a ‘compose’ button for new emails. Children can also attach any work that has been completed and sent back to their teacher.
Email can be accessed directly from the link below
https://www.purplemash.com/app/links/2email#/inbox
(please note that this will work only after logging in to Purple Mash) or
by clicking Tools -> 2email -> 2email.
Year Group Blog
Each year group has been assigned a blog page. Children are encouraged to upload home learning; however, the expectation is that the children treat their messages as they would with any other school writing activity: full sentences, punctuation and the correct spelling whenever possible. Messages can be edited by the teacher at a later date. To access the year group blog, click the green SHARING tab and then click on SHARED BLOGS.
Computing Curriculum
Fluent use of computers, tablets, phones and applications has become indispensable to most careers and indeed everyday life. These developments are supported by the growing number of jobs available in ICT that require much higher levels of ICT skill. The government has recognised this and, since National Curriculum 2014, now expects schools to move beyond the previously Microsoft Office-heavy focus, towards teaching the more complex subject of Computing.
King’s Park Academy use Purple Mash to teach the complete computing curriculum. All modules (such as coding, spreadsheets, databases and internet safety) have dedicated tools embedded within the Purple Mash program – these can be fully accessed from home. The curriculum plan for each year group can be found here: Purple Mash Scheme of Work Overview with mixed age
Access these free and useful websites to assist your child’s learning:-
www.purplemash.com – weekly homework will be set for children to complete each day on this site
www.timestables.co.uk – children can practise their times tables
www.spag.com – YEAR 6
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://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer code UKTWINKLHELPS for a FREE month for teachers and parents
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
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button – Top Marks – Loads of online games for maths (I’ve linked to hit the button which is great for learning times tables).
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting – and to games for the age range
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
Phonics play – Free online play for phonics interactive games
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.
How to complete a 2Do task on Purple Mash – A ‘how to’ guide for purple mash
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
At King’s Park Academy we believe that homework is an important part of your child’s education. 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.
KS1
Year 1
Home learning projects related to their topics
Year 2
Monday (due in on Wednesday) – Maths
Daily Reading
Weekly Spellings
KS2
Years 3-6
Monday (due in on Wednesday) – Maths
Wednesday (due in on Friday) – English
Daily Reading
Times Tables
Weekly Spellings