Responsible Use Policy May 2020
Digital Learning Quick Start Guide for Learners Parents Carers
Its Ok to worry about going back to school-parents
General Websites for families to access:
Prestonfield Primary School. Websites to access with your child
Information leaflets from the Educational Psychologist:
A Guide for Young People – Staying at home for School Closures
Being at Home During School Closures – ASN final
Parent Guide Supporting Learning at Home
Supporting at Home Summary
Home Learning ideas for EAL learners and families:
Home learning ideas for EAL learners and families
Support and information for Black and Ethnic Minority families:
BME Support Services
Numeracy and Mathematics Home Learning Guides for Parents/Carers:
Prestonfield Primary First Level Numeracy and Maths Home Learning Booklet
Prestonfield Primary Maths and Numeracy Second Level Home Learning Booklet
The City of Edinburgh Council has provided parents with the home learning grids below. These should only be used if your child requires to self-isolate at home or if we experience school closures. There is a home learning grid for each year group for week 1 and for week 2 of self-isolation or school closure. Please do not use these home learning grids unless your child is self-isolating or there is a school closure.
Home-Learning-Primary-1-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-1-Week-2
Home-Learning-Primary-2-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-2-Week-2
Home-Learning-Primary-3-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-3-Week-2
Home-Learning-Primary-4-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-4-Week-2-
Home-Learning-Primary-5-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-5-Week-2
Home-Learning-Primary-6-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-6-Week-2
Home-Learning-Primary-7-Week-1
Home-Learning-Primary-7-Week-2
More Useful Home Learning Sites
English & Languages
Sounds
edinburgh-speed-colour-sounds-poster
Pearson’s English resources
Listening to stories being read
authors reading aloud
stories read aloud from space
oliver jeffers book a day read aloud by author
storynory classic authors
also free fairy tales and myths audiobooks
lit2go download pdf version of free audiobooks.
audible stories a website for free audiobooks, is now available.
Writing
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
www.pobble365.com pobble inspiration for writing, one image a day.
Reading
Dual language books for multi-lingual learners
Free weekly newspaper for children.
English general
BBC English 5-7 years: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-english/z67ncqt
BBC English 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-english/zbrwnrd
Spanish
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-spanish/zr3dt39
French
Maths
Health & Wellbeing and Physical Education
PE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 Daily PE workout for children Monday to Friday at 9am.
Instagram bballblaze_workouts Crags Centre Edinburgh home workouts for basketballers.
BBC PE 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-physical-education/zdqhcqt
BBC PE 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-physical-education/zj2n92p
Health education
Health education 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-pshe/zfyskmn
Health education 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-pshe/zbrg7nb
Expressive Arts
Music
bbc ten pieces https://www.abcmusic.org.uk/
Art/Design
BBC Art 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-art-and-design/zftyd6f
BBC Art 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-art-and-design/zd4jscw
BBC Design 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-design-and-technology/zfycmfr
BBC Design 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-design-and-technology/zvb8hbk
Religious & Moral Education
Religious education 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-religious-studies/zmtvwty
Religious education 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-religious-studies/z6pbqp3
Sciences
Science 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-science/zhsr2sg
Science 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-science/zf3kt39
Technologies
code.org learn to code
BBC computing 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-computing/z7qtrj6
BBC computing 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-computing/zm8xvk7
Social Subjects & Generic Learning Sites
Social subjects
google arts and culture virtual tours of museums, galleries, monuments
BBC topics https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary-cross-curricular/zdy4gwx
BBC Geography 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-geography/zkdxbdm
BBC Geography 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-geography/zj7p47h
BBC History 5-7 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-history/z6h3jhv
BBC History 7-11 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2-history/zfbwhbk
Generic learning sites
Pearson’s education resources https://www.pearson.com/uk/learners/primary-parents.html
bbc scotland learning
bbc bitesize primary
bbc teach curriculum clips
twinkl resources for bbc teach
khan academy – free online courses
cbeebies young children’s bbc
cbeebies numberblocks – numeracy for younger children
cbbc children’s bbc
bbc newsround news for children
twinkl home learning hub for school closure
https://diy.org/register an online learning world with subjects and projects
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