Useful Links for Schools, Parents & Children (COVID-19)
Published on 23/03/20
The current UK situation is unprecedented and, with the closure of schools for all but those children of key workers, there are now lots of young people at home implementing home-learning (and social distancing) for the first time.
We've put together a helpful list of resources, collated from our staff, schools and other genuine sources to provide you with information on mental health & wellbeing, physical activities & exercise, educational resources and other links of interest.
Please Note: We take no responsibility for the content found within these third-party websites and have added these links in good faith as to the relevance of the content within them.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Young Minds
What to do if you’re anxious about coronavirus
https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus/ - Mind
Coronavirus and your wellbeing
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/ - Samaritans
Having a difficult time with your mental health during coronavirus
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/support-and-information/if-youre-having-difficult-time/if-youre-worried-about-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak/ - BBC
5 ways to keep your children occupied and learning at home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/five-ways-to-keep-your-kids-learning-at-home/z4966v4 - BBC
Helping children to cope with life without school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51959957 - Books Beyond Words - Beating the virus
A short wordless story, that will help people to understand what to do if you have Coronavirus and how to keep yourself and those who you care about safe (empowering people through pictures - shared by one of our Special Schools)
https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/downloads-shop/beating-the-virus - Save the Children
7 simple tips on how to talk to children about the coronavirus
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/coronavirus-outbreak/coronavirus-outbreak-how-to-explain-children - Place2Be
Coronavirus: Helpful information to answer questions from childrenttps://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/march/coronavirus-information-for-children/ - Happiful
Worried about coronavirus? Here's what you need to know...
https://happiful.com/worried-about-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/ - NPR
A comic for kids - explaining coronavirus
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Physical Activities & Exercise
- PE with Joe Wicks
A free daily home workout aimed at children, Monday to Friday at 9am https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html - Cosmic Karma Yoga
Yoga exercises for children
https://www.youtube.com/user/cosmickidsyoga - NHS Change 4 Life
Indoor Activities for Kids
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/indoor-activities
Educational Resources
- BBC Bitesize
Daily lessons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons - Oak National Academy
Online classroom and research hub for teachers, by teachers
https://www.thenational.academy/ - Be Ready Schools Support
Free online interactive learning platform for secondary school teachers and students
https://bereadygroup.org/ready-schools-supportukschools-initiative/ - BBC Teach
Thousands of free curriculum videos arranged by age group and subject.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach - Phonics Play
Free to use during the COVID-19 period to help children with their phonics
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - Scratchjr
Introductory coding and programming - free app (primary)
https://www.scratchjr.org/ - Oxford Owl
Learning at home activities (primary)
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ - TTS Group
Free home learning resources for Early Years, KS1 & KS2
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html - DK Find Out
Easily digestible information on lots of different topics
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
Additional Resources
- Book Trust
Book recommendations and quizzes
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/quizzes/ - Kids Guinness World Records
Activities to try and fun facts
https://kids.guinnessworldrecords.com/ - Audible (by Amazon)
Free Audio Books
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Last updated 20th April 2020
This is a working blog post and will be updated over the next few weeks/months as new links and resources appear.
If you have any suggestions of free, easily accessible-to-all resources that may be of use to the educational community, please don't hesitate to drop a message to our marketing team and we'll get them added in.
From all of us here at e4education, stay safe.