If your child has special educational needs (SEN) or a disability, be sure to also check out our other resources page that has lots of helpful apps and activities to compliment their learning.
Early Years
If your child's setting has it's own social media, be sure to give them a follow. They are often posting their own activity ideas and storytimes.
Early Mornings
Sunrise Safari
If you have early-risers in your home, why not tune into Sunrise Safari at 5am? Sounds like a relaxing way to ease into those early starts!
Dance, Music, P.E
Cornwall Music Service Trust
Cornwall Music Service Trust have lots of free resources for musical fun at home
4Real Dance & Fitness Company at C4 Studios
Offering regular dance and fun videos, including 15 minutes of fun to cheesy family tunes
The Body Coach - Youtube
Joe Wicks is going to be providing FREE PE Lessons every weekday from Monday at 9am for all children.
Free Library of Nursery Rhymes
Here are the words and actions to some popular songs and nursery rhymes, with some mp3s to listen and sing along to as well.
CBeebies Radio, Activities to Discover
Listening activities with things to try out
Kids Yoga Cornwall
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4pm – Suitable for the littlest yogis.
Moo Music Cornwall PL Postcodes
FREE online music and movement session for the under 5s, Wednesdays at 10:30am
The Ballet Coach - Youtube
English National Ballet School-trained dancer Sarah Du-Feu is streaming lessons on YouTube, suitable from age three to right up to adult.
Sadler's Wells Theatre Family Dance Workshops
Suitable for ages 2 to 6
Disney 10 Minute Shake-ups
Change4Life and Disney have teamed up again to bring you new Shake Up games inspired by Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, and Disney's The Lion King and Frozen. These 10-minute bursts of fun will really get your kids moving and count towards the 60 active minutes they need every day!
Development
Ways to Help Babies and Children to Talk
Guidance on developing your childs language skills
Hungry Little Minds – Simple fun, activities for kids aged 0 – 5
Activities with a focus on development
Tiny Happy People - BBC
Activities to help your childs language skills
Look, Say, Sing, Play - Brain-building tips | NSPCC
Fun and engaging brain building tips and games
Schemas BBC
How children learn through play and repetitive behaviours
Join Our Tribe
How to host your own 'tiny baby retreat' at home, create beautiful sensory trays and advice for new mums and dads.
FitnFun Kids
Weekly challenges and activities for babies, littles and pre-school explorers.
Baby Sensory Mid and West Cornwall
Free live baby sensory videos!
Animals
Google's 3D Animals
If you have a smartphone you can google the names of animals and have them come to life in your living room!
Nature & Outdoors
Activities | Nursery World
Wide range of activities for the home and garden
Outdoor Activities for Children and Families - Woodland Trust
We've pulled together some simple, nature-based activities you can enjoy together at home or in your garden.
Roleplay
Role Play Ideas
Role Play can be one of the most important activities for young children, it not only stimulates their imagination but can helps with their social development.
More Role Play Ideas
Ideas to create a corner in your home using toys you may already have
Little Angel Theatre
Live puppet shows and how to create your own shows at home
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
10 Early Years Science Activities EYFS - First Discoverers
Encourage their natural desire to experiment
Ways to use Lego for learning
Don't forget that many of these activities could use Duplo too!
Activity Ideas for EYFS
Number Place 1, 2 and 3 objects into different pots/ containers Take 1, 2 and 3 objects out of different pots/ containers Create a ramp and push 1, 2 and 3 different cars/ balls down Fit different objects into different sized containers Find the lid/…
Wellbeing
IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers
There is a need to support children’s right to play at this time, so we have developed the IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers resources
Hygge in the Early Years Free Learning Pack
Inside the weekly home learning guide you can find creative activity hooks focusing on learning through play. All activities can be carried out in the home or garden without spending any money.
10 Sensory Play Activities & Ideas - Early Years Resources
Hands on activities to stimulate senses
Food
Food a Fact of Life
Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating
Kids' baking recipes | BBC Good Food
Get baking with the children using our triple-tested recipes for cookies, cakes, puddings and even bread.
Reading and storytime
Little Story Seekers - Youtube
FREE weekly, fun and interactive online video sessions for children aged 2-5 years and their parents and carers, based on story books and well known songs. No need to book, just tune in! To view the videos you need to be a member of Little Story Seekers closed Facebook group in order to comply with publisher copyright restrictions.
Pyjamarama: Friday 1 May
To celebrate the bedtime story and reading together, this year's Pyjamarama will be a day when families across the country can join in a festival of story-filled fun at home.
Official Cornish Book Fairy
The Cornish Book Fairy is reading some of her favourite stories!
Elevenses with David Walliams
Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories, so sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun! They stay on soundcloud, so you can always listen to them later on if you miss 11am.
StoryOnline
Celebrities reading stories
Puffin Storytime
Settle down for 20 minutes of storytime magic with some of our authors or follow a fantastic draw along from our amazing illustrators.
LoveMyBooks
With lovemybooks you will find out about wonderful books to read with your child. You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.
Sooper Books© | Award-winning Free Children’s Stories
Free stories for children
National Literacy Trust Family Zone
You'll be able to access free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges.
World of Stories Picturebooks
#WorldBookDay chosen audiobooks, for free.
Learning packs, mixed resources, all topics
Early Years Educational Programmes BBC
A range of programmes covering different topics appropriate for Early Years Children.
Free activities to engage young minds
Online resources for learning, from EYFS - Secondary
Websites for home learning
Primary School
Arts and Design
#Draw with Rob
Draw-along videos every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am GMT that parents could watch with their kids and create some great artwork.
Hobbycraft Ideas
Craft ideas to engage your children.
Hobbycraft
Join them on facebook live everyday at 11am for a new craft activity.
Pixilart
Free online pixel art drawing tool
Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is an online and mobile design app. Easily create stunning social graphics, short videos, and web pages
MakeItBetter Mitber CIC
Visit the website for arts activities, or sign up for free as an emerald member to access lots of free resources for art based home learning!
Childnet Film Competition
Invites young people aged 7-18 to take on the challenge of creating a short film. Tell them why you want an internet that allows people to feel free and safe online and how this can be achieved. 3 Categories - Solo, Group and Storyboard. Extended deadline of Monday 22nd June
Gwealan Tops
Adventure playground primarily for school aged children with a focus on free play. Look whats happening this summer here
Magical craft videos, fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world. Oh - you can also download the very first book absolutely free.
UNICEF Kid Power Challenges
Help them to develop creativity and problem solving skills.
Fun Palace' Tiny Revolutions
We are sharing practical suggestions, tiny steps anyone can take to connect a little more in their local community or simply pass time creatively in self-isolation. These steps are both online and OFFline – while a great deal of connection is moving online right now, this is not available to everyone and we want Fun Palaces, as ever, to be for anyone who wants to connect.
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?
Enter your birth date and month, to see what the Hubble Space Telescope spotted on your birthday!
Online Escape Rooms
We introduce to you the Escape From Home adventures, The Egyptian Escape, A Pirate’s Problem and Global Gateway
Word Search Maker
Create a Word Search to share with Family and Friends, this one allows you to do it all online.
Drama and Performing Arts
The Wind in the Willows: Watch the theatre production online for free
As theatres are forced to close their doors, we're making The Wind in the Willows the Musical available to stream online for free. The film was recorded live at the London Palladium in 2017
DramaToolkit
Lots of free resources, including plans for lessons and games.
Free Full Length Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical
Every Friday at 7pm, available for 48 hours after it's release.
Free Broadway Musicals and Plays
Some of these titles are available to stream for free in the UK - just check for the right link underneath.
Little Angel Theatre
Live puppet shows and how to create your own shows at home
English and Reading
Reading, Free Books and Story-times
Join Cornwall Library Online
Cornwall Library provides members free access to a wide range of online resources. These include electronic books, eAudiobooks, online newspapers and magazines, stream music to your internet device and research information using our online reference library.
Discovering Children's Books at the British Library
Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books. Full of how-to's, fun activities and inspiration.
Official Cornish Book Fairy
The Cornish Book Fairy is reading some of her favourite stories!
Elevenses with David Walliams
Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories, so sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun! They stay on soundcloud, so you can always listen to them later on if you miss 11am.
Puffin Storytime
Settle down for 20 minutes of storytime magic with some of our authors or follow a fantastic draw along from our amazing illustrators.
Storytime from Space
Watch as Astronauts read you a story - all the way from Space!
Roald Dahl Website
Has lots of activities and lesson plans for home learning. There are also draw-alongs with Quentin Blake and story-times to watch. Why not take willy wonka's quiz?
Save with Stories
Hundreds of free story-times with celebrities in aid of Save the Children.
StoryOnline
Celebrities reading stories
World of Stories Young Fiction Audiobooks
#WorldBookDay chosen audiobooks, for free.
LoveMyBooks
With lovemybooks you will find out about wonderful books to read with your child. You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.
The Ickabog
New story by J K Rowling. Each weekday, over the next seven weeks, a new installment will be published. We hope you and your children will enjoy this original fairy tale!
English and Writing
English Resources for Kids | British Council
Activities, stories and poems for kids.
Oxford Owl for Home
Free books, dictionaries, stories! Along with creative writing, language and reading support
PhonicsPlayComics
Due to the current situation, this resource has been made free! Use the Username: march20 and Password: home
Grammarsaurus
Free home learning resources for writing
LitFilmFest Lessons
Choose your path towards purposeful and engaging literacy.
National Literacy Trust Family Zone
You'll be able to access free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges.
Food
Kids' baking recipes | BBC Good Food
Get baking with the children using our triple-tested recipes for cookies, cakes, puddings and even bread.
Ready Steady Cook
You could host your own version using a selection of random ingredients from your home. Follow the link to see what was made in the episodes of this hit tv show.
Farm and Country Activity Sheets
Here at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association we have put together some farm and country activities for you to have a go at with your children.
Food a Fact of Life
Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating
History and Geography
History
DK Find Out!
What do you want to find out?
Horrible Histories - CBBC
Watch episodes and clips, play games, and even sing along to your favourite Horrible Histories songs
School History Games
Browse our collection of history and educational games designed to test your history knowledge.
Marine Traffic around the World
View all of the vessels currently travelling the worlds oceans.
Flight Radar - Flight Traffic around the World
Flightradar24 is a global flight tracking service that provides you with real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world.
Geography
National Geographic Kids
From animals and geography to science, nature and history, there are so many amazing facts for kids just waiting to be discovered by young explorers like you!
Google Earth
Explore the entire world!
The Kids should see This
Videos for curious minds of all ages
Explore.org: Live Cameras from around the World
Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel.
Virtual Field Trips
Each no-cost Virtual Field Trip comes with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities! You can even visit the Artic Tundra and see the Polar Bears!!
Virtual tours: Buckingham Palace
An iconic building and official residence of The Queen, Buckingham Palace has been the focus of many moments of national celebration
Visit the Great Wall of China 3D Tour
As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on any trip to China.
OCEAN3D Tours of Cornwall
Interactive online tours of our local attractions. They also have activities to go along side their videos including treasure hunts.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary (OFFICIAL)
Live videos meeting their residents. Sister sanctuary SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary are also doing weekly live sessions for you all to enjoy over on their page.
David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef Tour
Try out this incredible interactive tour of the Great Barrier Reef, led by national treasure David Attenborough!
Languages
Duolingo
Learn languages for free
Nature, Outdoors and Gardening Play
The Hugs Foundation Daily Hugs
We do a live episode of 'A Daily Hug' everyday at 9am with our animals.
Eden Project Resources for Everyone
The Eden Project have created a page dedicated to awesome activities to try at home
Your Shore Beach Rangers
Marine Life Wordsearches, Beach Safety Quizzes, Becoming a Beach Ranger Exercises!
#WaterSafetyWednesdays
The RNLI's new regular live show about water safety, every Wednesday at 10:15am
Chris Packham
Regular live nature videos from across the UK
Badger Forest School
Free educational videos from foraging to mindfullness
The Wild Network
Can you stay wild while staying home? Every Sunday we will be posting 4 new creative challenges to complete throughout the week with your family. Whether it's bringing the outside inside, exploring the garden, getting creative on a socially distant, daily walk or a watching a brilliant film about the natural world - we've got you covered
Woodland Trust - Nature detectives
Free printables to engage with nature
Inspiring Garden Themes for Children
Ways to involve your child with gardening
ORCA
To support families at home and teachers, will be producing interactive lessons, activities and Q&A sessions about wonderful whales and dolphins! To sign up, pop your details in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ORCAlessons and we will send you all further info.
Google's 3D Animals
If you have a smartphone you can google the names of animals and have them come to life in your living room!
Wild At Home with Newquay Zoo
Whether its art or English, science or history, we have a whole range of wildlife themed activities for you to download or watch.
RSPB Family Wild Challenge
You can help wildlife, explore nature and enjoy lots of wild, fun family activities
WWF Family Resources
Ideas for things to do at home from the World Wildlife Foundation
Online Learning - All Subjects
BBC Bitesize
Access regular daily lessons in English and Maths, as well as other core subjects, in an expanded version of our website and also on special programmes broadcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button.
Childrens University Downloads
Even if your child isn't signed up for the Children's University, you can still access all of their wonderful challenges and resources for free!
Seneca KS2
Uses GIFs and Memes to aid learning. Shows you content again in a different format if you struggle the first time.
BBC's Educational Programmes Primary
A range of programmes covering topics from Maths to Landmarks.
Explore Learning
All the activities in The Club are a great way for you to support your child’s education at home
Personal, Social and Health Education
Blue Peter Badge
There are so many different Blue Peter badges - learn about how you could get your hands on one!
Self-care - Anna Freud Centre
85+ self care activities
Can’t Talk, Write: helping young people to express how they feel
Each toolkit includes printable activities and ideas to get young people writing, there is also a facilitators’ toolkit is for adults to use with young people
Mental Health and Wellbeing Guide by Postive People
Support, advice and activities for children and young people
Breathe KS2
Designed to improve mental well-being, 5 literacy lessons guide your class to write, perform and video their explanation of the benefits of mindfulness and then performing a short meditation
Kids Yoga Cornwall
Live stream Yoga sessions throughout the week!
Nature Space
Immerse yourself in the most vividly detailed natural spaces on the planet, captured in unbelieveably high-res 3D sound. Naturespace is a free app for iOS and Android.
Free Mindfulness Challenge Cards
Click the image on the page to download the PDF.
Free Yoga Cards to promote Sleep
Click the image on the page to download the PDF.
Physical Education PE and Dance
The Body Coach - Youtube
Joe Wicks is going to be providing FREE PE Lessons every weekday from Monday at 9am for all children.
The Ballet Coach - Youtube
English National Ballet School-trained dancer Sarah Du-Feu is streaming lessons on YouTube, suitable from age three to right up to adult.
Peace Out Guided Meditation Scripts for Kids (5 to 12)– Volume 1
These are FREE to those who need them - just pay what you want if you can afford to support us. Just type 0 in the payment box to download for free. Includes lots of tips on how to deliver meditation for kids so it works!
Disney 10 Minute Shake-ups
Change4Life and Disney have teamed up again to bring you new Shake Up games inspired by Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, and Disney's The Lion King and Frozen. These 10-minute bursts of fun will really get your kids moving and count towards the 60 active minutes they need every day!
Religious Education
RE Online
Search our free, great quality teaching resources
Safety
Stay Safe Home Classroom Resources
We are trying to do our bit to help all primary school pupils to still have the opportunity to get some extra ?home? tuition on the subjects of Anti-bullying and Internet Safety. You will find links to quizes, poster templates and fun challenges to allow your young people to top up on their knowledge on these subjects.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
Awards
CREST Awards
STEM award to complete at home
Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Science
The DadLab - YouTube
Youtube channel with experiments to try at home
Chemistry in your Cupboard
The science museum has produced this resource of easy experiments using common ingredients found at home. Please note that adult supervision required.
Horrible Science - YouTube
Join the Horrible Science team, as they uncover all the disgusting facts
STEM Activities for Kids - Science Buddies
Science Buddies free resources help continue STEM learning at home with hundreds of fun videos and activities
STEM Learning
Free resources for home learning. Home to thousands of free-to-access, quality-assured resources to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
NASA Website: Space
Explore NASA's online activities, e-books, podcasts and other content. The universe is waiting.
Armchair Astronaut: Space to Learn
Live Q&A videos with Astronauts, a new topic every Tuesday at 2pm
Technology
Minecraft: Education Edition
Learn to code in a free Hour of Code lesson in Minecraft: Education Edition. Program the Agent to prevent forest fires. Explore basic coding concepts and learn about artificial intelligence with Minecraft and MakeCode.
The Kids should see This
Videos for curious minds of all ages
Engineering
LEGO Lesson Plans, KS1 | KS2
Explore up to 75 lessons with all of the information you need, from materials lists to building instructions. Everything that you need to give a great lesson
Cornwall Libraries Lego Club
Follow them on Facebook for LEGO Club - now online! Every Wednesday at 12:00 Midday
Great Western Railway
Enter their competition by building your own cardboard train, take 3D tours and answer quizzes!
The James Dyson Foundation Challenge Cards
Can you skewer a balloon without popping it? Coat a nail in copper? What happens when you plug a clock into a potato?
Kids Invent Stuff
The YouTube channel where kids get their inventions made
Maths
Maths - BBC Bitesize
Maths resources
Money Sense
An impartial financial education programme that uses real-life experiences to help young people develop good money habits.
Secondary School
Arts and Design
Pixilart
Free online pixel art drawing tool
Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is an online and mobile design app. Easily create stunning social graphics, short videos, and web pages
Canva
Use Canva's drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations, posters and more. An online graphic design tool.
Skillshare
Skillshare is an online education platform with thousands of free classes taught by the world's best practitioners. Classes range from cooking to sewing, graphic design to landscape photography.
One Drawing a Day
This blog can inspire you to create a new medium of artwork each day.
Hobbycraft
Join them on facebook live everyday at 11am for a new craft activity.
Marvel's Spider-Man Artist Will Sliney
Character illustration workshop and challenges
Google Arts&Culture
Explore this area of google with links to high definition artworks and 3D tours. Browse by colour, medium, time, artist...
Boredom Busters
Gwealan Tops
Adventure playground primarily for school aged children with a focus on free play. Look whats happening this summer here
Headstart Kernow Youth: 140 things to do
Some ideas to keep you busy (there are a few that you might have to research a bit before you try them – let us know how you get on…) How many can you tick off?
Online Escape Rooms
We introduce to you the Escape From Home adventures, The Egyptian Escape, A Pirate’s Problem and Global Gateway
Harry Potter at Home
Magical craft videos, fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more. Oh - you can also download the very first book absolutely free.
Fun Palace' Tiny Revolutions
We are sharing practical suggestions, tiny steps anyone can take to connect a little more in their local community or simply pass time creatively in self-isolation. These steps are both online and OFFline – while a great deal of connection is moving online right now, this is not available to everyone and we want Fun Palaces, as ever, to be for anyone who wants to connect.
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?
Enter your birth date and month, to see what the Hubble Space Telescope spotted on your birthday!
Word Search Maker
Create a Word Search to share with Family and Friends, this one allows you to do it all online.
Dance, Music and Performing Arts
Free online DJ software
Mix music online for free, no download requried
The Wind in the Willows: Watch the theatre production online for free
As theatres are forced to close their doors, we're making The Wind in the Willows the Musical available to stream online for free. The film was recorded live at the London Palladium in 2017
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House launches a programme of free online content for the culturally curious at home
Free Full Length Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical
Every Friday at 7pm, available for 48 hours after it's release.
Free Broadway Musicals and Plays
Some of these titles are available to stream for free in the UK - just check for the right link underneath.
Release a song with Kevrenna Records - Cornwall Music Education Trust
The label is based totally online and is to support young people who wish to continue to make music during the current situation. They offer free 6 week courses.
English and Reading
Join Cornwall Library Online
Cornwall Library provides members free access to a wide range of online resources. These include electronic books, eAudiobooks, online newspapers and magazines, stream music to your internet device and research information using our online reference library.
Discovering Children's Books at the British Library
Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books. Full of how-to's, fun activities and inspiration.
English Resources for Teens | British Council
Activities, articles and teaching tools specifically designed to enhance the learning of teenage students.
BBC Writers Room
We can only promote opportunities and events which are free for writers to enter and don't ask for payment from writers at any stage.
Pobble 365
A new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing, also tasks for english language and drawing.
Obooko Teen and Young Adult Free Ebooks
Obooko has been online since 2010 and was created specifically to make quality English-language books available free of charge to anyone, regardless of means.
LitFilmFest Lessons
Choose your path towards purposeful and engaging literacy.
World of Stories Teen Audiobooks
#WorldBookDay chosen audiobooks, for free.
Film and Photography
IntoFilm
Powerpoints with activities relating to popular films.
Nikon School Online
Aspiring photographers can enjoy these free tutorials from Nikon!
Childnet Film Competition
Invites young people aged 7-18 to take on the challenge of creating a short film. Tell them why you want an internet that allows people to feel free and safe online and how this can be achieved. 3 Categories - Solo, Group and Storyboard.
Food
Easy baking recipes | BBC Food
Try our simple recipes for all your favourite bakes.
Ready Steady Cook
You could host your own version using a selection of random ingredients from your home. Follow the link to see what was made in the episodes of this hit tv show.
5 Ingredient Meals | BBC Food
Delicious and filling dinners that use only five ingredients. You can't get recipes any easier than these!
Food a Fact of Life
Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating
Cornwall College Professional Cookery & Hospitality
Bringing you regular cook-a-long videos to upskill your home cooking!
Gardening
Eden Project Resources for Everyone
The Eden Project have created a page dedicated to awesome activities to try at home
History and Geography
Geography
Ocean Explorer
Take a journey into the Earth's oceans and discover whether you've got what it takes to become an oceanographer. Explore ocean depths, currents, temperatures and find out more about the future of our oceans.
Marine Traffic around the World
View all of the vessels currently travelling the worlds oceans.
David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef Tour
Try out this incredible interactive tour of the Great Barrier Reef, led by national treasure David Attenborough!
Flight Radar - Flight Traffic around the World
Flightradar24 is a global flight tracking service that provides you with real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world.
Geography game: how well do you know the world?
Think you're good at geography? Try this game from The Guardian
Google Earth
Explore the entire world!
Explore.org: Live Cameras from around the World
Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel.
National Geographic: 130 Years of Exploration
We’ve been making discoveries—and making an impact—for over 130 years. Now you can explore this fascinating history firsthand with a new, interactive timeline that takes you behind the scenes through rare video footage, photos, artifacts, and inside stories.
Virtual Field Trips
Each no-cost Virtual Field Trip comes with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities! You can even visit the Artic Tundra and see the Polar Bears!!
History
Virtual tours: Buckingham Palace
An iconic building and official residence of The Queen, Buckingham Palace has been the focus of many moments of national celebration
Visit the Great Wall of China 3D Tour
As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on any trip to China.
Hadrian: The Roamin' Emperor
Can you piece together strands of historical evidence to work out what motivated the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, to travel so extensively?
See a Prehistoric Sea Dragon in 3D
Teleport to the Natural History Museum in London and encounter the prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ Rhomaleosaurus, as it comes back to life before your eyes
The Secret Annex 3D Tour
Take a look around and discover the Secret Annex where Anne Frank hid for more than 2 years during WWII and where she wrote her diary.
Online Courses, All Subjects & Revision
BBC Bitesize
Access regular daily lessons in English and Maths, as well as other core subjects, in an expanded version of our website and also on special programmes broadcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button.
Seneca GCSE - Alevel
Uses GIFs and Memes to aid learning. Shows you content again in a different format if you struggle the first time. Over 100 courses to choose from.
Open Learning - OpenLearn - Open University
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. A great head start for those already thinking of their future options.
BBC Educational Programmes Secondary
Programmes covering a range of topics, from languages to science.
Personal, Social and Health Education
Young People Cornwall's Online Tutorials
Something for everyone - held 7 days a week. Follow the link for the schedule.
TedEd Talks
All sorts of engaging educational videos on a variety of topics.
Self-care - Anna Freud Centre
85+ Self care techniques to try at home
Mental Health and Wellbeing Guide by Postive People
Support, advice and activities for children and young people to help during lockdown
Nature Space
Immerse yourself in the most vividly detailed natural spaces on the planet, captured in unbelieveably high-res 3D sound. Naturespace is a free app for iOS and Android.
Hidden Stories
FREE Illustrated Book about Invisible Disabilities
Physical Education PE and Dance
The Body Coach - Youtube
Joe Wicks is going to be providing FREE PE Lessons every weekday from Monday at 9am for all children.
The Ballet Coach - Youtube
English National Ballet School-trained dancer Sarah Du-Feu is streaming lessons on YouTube, suitable from age three to right up to adult.
Religious Education
RE Online
Search our free, great quality teaching resources
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
Awards
CREST Awards
STEM award to complete at home
Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Science
BBC Science Focus
Website covering pretty much any topic you can imagine, content written by leading scientists. You can read the magazine for free by downloading the press reader app and using your library card number.
Science Focus Education Pack
The Science Focus education pack is a new weekly series of worksheets aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students.
NASA Website: Space
Explore NASA's online activities, e-books, podcasts and other content. The universe is waiting.
The Slow Mo Guys - YouTube
Lots of things - but in slow motion!
The Kids should see This
Videos for curious minds of all ages
Technology
Maths - BBC Bitesize
Maths learning resources
OCEAN 3D
3D Tours of locations and attractions in Cornwall
Engineering
The Bright Ideas Challenge SHELL
What will cities look like in 2050? How will they be powered to be vibrant, healthy and clean places to live?
Explore up to 75 lessons with all of the information you need, from materials lists to building instructions. Everything that you need to give a great lesson
STEM Learning
Free resources for home learning. Home to thousands of free-to-access, quality-assured resources to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Maths
MoneySense
An impartial financial education programme that uses real-life experiences to help young people develop good money habits.
Perplex: Classic puzzles, past and present
Get ready to be perplexed... try 8 different puzzles and a whole host of daily #maths and #logic challenges from The Open University and UK Maths Trust with these interactive puzzles
Wildlife
Cornish Seal Sanctuary (OFFICIAL)
Live videos meeting their residents. Sister sanctuary SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary are also doing weekly live sessions for you all to enjoy over on their page.
ORCA
To support families at home and teachers, will be producing interactive lessons, activities and Q&A sessions about wonderful whales and dolphins! To sign up, pop your details in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ORCAlessons and we will send you all further info.
Google's 3D Animals
If you have a smartphone you can google the names of animals and have them come to life in your living room!
Chris Packham
Live springwatch videos.