Useful Websites
English
IXL English
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-5
Epic
https://www.getepic.com
Free 30-day trial — instant access to a range of books (age 12 and under)
The Reading Realm
https://thereadingrealm.co.uk
Free home learning packs, book and library challenges, quizzes, discussion guides,games and stories written by children for children! You can also now draw/write your own stories, poems, reviews, diaries etc, in the app too.
Researchify Audiobooks
https://www.researchify.co.uk/audiobooks.html
Free books in PDF, Word and audiobook format - Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty.
Many Books
https://manybooks.net
50,000 free ebooks. Arranged by genre.
BBC Bitesize — Spelling, Puncuation and Grammar (SPaG)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Lots of videos and activities to support the SPaG activities in your child's pack.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org
Tips, Resources and Mini-Lessons for free. You will need to sign up to use it.
Maths
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6vg9j6
I See Maths
https://garethmetcalfe.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/the-plan-primary-maths-lessons-during-school-closures
A fantastic website that posts videos everyday at 9am (they are considering changing to 10am to not clash with Joe Wicks’ PE!). The videos are easy to follow and will ensure that your child keeps practising the maths basic skills.
Maths is Fun
https://www.mathsisfun.com
A really good website for explaining maths ideas to children, using lots of examples and diagrams.
Maths Dictionary
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/qr/qr.html
An excellent resource for explaining maths vocabulary to children. We use this all the time!
Maths Bot
https://mathsbot.com
Timed activities. Children can choose their own topic and difficulty level. Is great for a short burst of activity.
Corbett Maths Primary
https://corbettmathsprimary.com
Has lots of video tutorials to help explain key facts to children. If your children is finding a particular task in the pack difficult, this would be a great place to start.
TT Rock Stars
https://ttrockstars.com/login
Times tables
Top Marks
https://www.topmarks.co.uk
Maths games — children can choose their level of difficulty and subject.
Oxford Owl (Times tables)
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/maths-owl/help-with-times-tables
Tips on helping your child with the times tables at home.
IXL Maths
https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-5
Fantastic revision for Year 5 maths.
Third Space Learning
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/year-5-maths
Help for parents supporting their Year 5 child with home learning.
DrFrost Maths
https://www.drfrostmaths.com/videos.php
Useful videos for children to watch. The website is quite hard to navigate around and be careful that you only view the Key Stage 2 maths videos - it gets a bit complicated!