Useful Links for Learning

On this page you will find lots of links to other websites that we hope you might find interesting or entertaining.

BBC Bitesize – provides a range of engaging, interactive games, activities and guidelines to support reading and writing skills across Key Stage 1 and 2.
Crickweb – plenty of online games and activities to help support spellings, grammar and reading across Key Stage 2.
Phonics Play – provides guidance for supporting children with phonics at home, as well as fun phonics games that you can play with them too.
Oxford Owl – you will find over 100 eBooks for children aged from 3-11 that they can enjoy at home.
BookTrust Book Finder – a great tool to help you to find age-appropriate books to further encourage your child’s love of reading.
Children’s Reading Zone – another great place to find age-appropriate texts, as well as information on the latest releases in children’s literature.

Times Tables Rock Stars – from Year 2 all children have a TT Rock Stars account that can be accessed through this account.
Maths is Fun – a useful website for older children to review and revise topics that have been taught.
Maths Playground – as a school we use the bar model as a tool for children to help answer and solve word problems. This website enables children to practice bar modelling.

Wow Science – allows children to explore facts, games and videos for different Science topics.
Science Kids – allows children to explore: facts, quizzes, games and possible experiments in Science.
Ask a Biologist – is all about Biology.
NASA Kids’ Club – full of Space facts and games.
NASA Climate Kids – all about climate change.
DK Find Out – a fact finding website which includes Science topics.
Science Bob – useful for a Science Fair.
Steam Powered Family – Science project ideas that families can try together at home.
Little Bins Little Hands – fun Science experiments for kids.

PSHE Association – explains what PSHE is and why it’s important.
Drinkaware for Education – uUsing videos, lesson plans and a range of activities, Drinkaware for Education addresses emotional health and peer pressure, as well as the harms and risks commonly associated with alcohol.
RSPCA Animal Needs – suite of activities from the RSPCA to promote caring for animals.
Anti-Bullying Alliance – a coalition of organisations and individuals that are united against bullying.

Wilson Stuart Active Society – the organisers of the Primary School game competitions that New Hall Primary School participate in.
GoNoodle – providing children with a range of short burst dance inspired activities that allow children to be active.
Cosmic Kids Yoga – providing a range of free videos designed to inspire children to participate in yoga.
Local Sports clubs in Sutton Coldfield – Wilson Stuart Active Society have collated a list of sports clubs in Sutton Coldfield that are open to children to join. The website shows a wide range of different sports.
Sutton Coldfield Primary School District Football Association – the organisers of the football league matches and cup tournaments that New Hall Primary school participate in.

PhonicsPlay – we use this website every day in our phonics sessions.
Topmarks – this is good for maths games, search for Early Years games.
Crickweb – this site has a selection of phonic and maths games.
ICT Games – this site has a mixture of maths and Literacy games.
CBeebies – games for kids and early years activities.
Letter-join – we use this website every day, It can be used on computers or tablets. Children can practise the pre cursive letter formation. Username: lj8170 Password: home