COVID-19

General Information

Highland Digital Schools Hub - click below

Weekly Resources for other ideas for Home Learning

Picture News resources

Rights Respecting Schools

Zoodle from Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS)

Emotion Works

Weekly Gaelic Resources

Home Learning Packs from various sites

Interdisciplinary Ideas

Daily activities for Play

Aquarium live sessions

Health and Wellbeing

Gaelic Resources

General Information

Highland Digital Schools Hub - click below

This site has been set up to become the main hub for all aspects of digital learning and teaching across Highland Schools. As you can see, the hub has been divided into a number of pages and sub-pages to help you find the information or resources that you are looking for. This main page is where you will find the latest news.

This site is intended to be of use and interest to PUPILS, STAFF and PARENTS alike...

Highland Digital Schools Hub

education.gov.scot/improvement/scotland-learns/a-weekly-newsletter-for-parents-and-carers/

Education Scotland - Scotland Learns

New resources and activities weekly to support parents and carers with providing learning at home. See the latest newsletter below.

See the digital learning page for help with digital questions and Google Classroom.

Digital Learning

Everybody Worries EpdfA picture book for children who are worried about Coronavirus

Coronavirus_INS.pdf

The Book of Hopes | National Literacy TrustAward-winning children’s author, Katherine Rundell, has launched The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown.

just-ask-poster-24-april-2020.pdf

Parent Club - For Baby Box And All Your Parenting NeedsWelcome to Parent Club! Home of Scotland’s Baby Box! If you are a parent, a carer or a parent-to-be, visit us today for parenting hints, tips and tricks!

Parentline ScotlandParentline is here for families through this uncertain time. Call 08000 28 22 33. Open 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday, & 9-12noon at weekends.

Weekly Resources for other ideas for Home Learning

Picture News resources

Rights Respecting Schools

Have a look at the Rights Respecting page for our 'Right of the Week' and activities relating to this.

Rights of the Child page

Zoodle from Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS)

Free weekly online learning at home activities while parks are closed. Click on the link below.

So far they have Panda-tastic and Waddle this Way.

learning.rzss.org.uk/

Emotion Works

Scroll down to the parent information and weekly 'Themed Idea'

Weekly Gaelic Resources

BBC ALBA Weekly Schedule Resource Plan: W/C 29th March 2021BBC ALBA and Twinkl Alba are linking up for this last week of term to support parents, teachers and learners in GME across Scotland. As we finish off another extraordinary term, a blended model is still in place in some situations and this resource is here to support parents and teachers with it. This schedule is a great way to plan learning at home, transition into learning at school or even as homework tasks. With a range of curriculum areas and age groups targeted, there will be something to suit every primary school-aged child. Twinkl Alba have provided a range of supporting resources to go along with each of the programmes in the schedule and each resource will be free for the rest of this term.

Gaelic Medium – Cluichidh sinn CòmhlaGoireas ùr bho luchd-obrach Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd a tha a’ neartachadh chothroman dha pàrantan Gàidhlig a chleachdadh le clann òga. Chaidh an goireas seo a dhealbhachadh agus a chruthachadh l…

Weekly timetable for Comann nam Pàrant

Clàr_29_Màrt_Beurla.pdf

Comann nam Pàrant

Home Learning Packs from various sites

Primary Games, Videos and Audiobooks - Twinkl GoInstant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!

Teacher's Pet - Latest Resources - EYFS, KS1, KS2 Primary ResourcesNew primary school classroom resources added daily. Posters, banners, borders, activities, planning, assessment, PowerPoints and more for EYFS, KS1 & KS2.

Talk for Writing English Booklets - Talk for WritingHome-school units for each Primary year group. Free to download.

www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html

Interdisciplinary Ideas

cfe-t-102-spring-home-learning-activities-overview-_ver_2.pdf

Easter Holidays Home Learning Challenges.pdf

World Autism Awareness Week in schoolsEverything you need to take part in World Autism Awareness Week in your school.

World Autism Awareness Week - Autism Education TrustWorld Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognised day taking place on 2 April every year. In the week of 1 - 7 April surrounding this day, we would like to encourage you to find out more about autism and explore ways to support children and young people on the autism spectrum. We have collected below a few resources for everyone wanting to know and do more. All these resources have been developed by autism education specialists, people on the autism spectrum and parents or children and young people on the autism spectrum.

What is Passover?Learn all about the Jewish festival of Passover with fun interactive videos, activities, downloads, quizzes and revision guides for KS2 school children.

What is Holi?Learn all about the Hindu festival of Holi with fun interactive videos, activities, downloads, quizzes and revision guides for KS2 school children.

Daily lessonsDaily lessons for primary and secondary homeschooling from BBC Bitesize covering English, Maths, Science and more

Dynamic Earth online

6 Fun Classroom Ideas to Celebrate World Water Day | True Education PartnershipsWorld Water Day is a day about water and climate change. Here are some helpful resources and activities to teach about World Water Day in the classroom.

World Water Day 2021 | 22 MARCH WORLD WATER DAYWorld Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis and achieving Sustainable Development

Make a cloud in a jar....

www.brighthorizons.co.uk/family-resources/blog/2017/03/world-meteorological-day

World Meterological Organisation for Youth

youth.wmo.int/

Resources - Global Recycling DayThere are plenty of ways to get involved in Global Recycling Day by organizing your own events, helping to promote Global Recycling Day by sharing activities on social media and for those working with school children and young people, we have created materials to use on the day. Download our localised activity suggestions document for … Continue reading "Resources"

International Women's Day school resourcesInternational Women's Day sees the launch of exciting female-focused books that are great for schools, universities, library displays and general reading

International School Meals Day ~ 11.3.21

Commonwealth Day - Commonwealth for kidsWe celebrate Commonwealth Day every year on the second Monday of March.

Link to information on World Wildlife Day, 3rd March

www.wildlifeday.org/content/get_involved

The Global GoalsIn 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs). It's now five years on, and we have more work than ever to do. These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.

Free Online Festival: Choose The World You Want | Fairtrade FoundationJoin us for a free festival of online events and activities to entertain, educate and inspire us all to choose the world you want

6 Amazing Ways To Get Involved In STEPS Engineers Week 2021There are many ways to get involved in STEPS Engineers Week 2021 with online events, activities and resourses avaialbe for schools and homes.

Home_Learning_Ideas_for_Early_Years.pdf

Downloads — Darrell Wakelam

Daily activities for Play

When learning at home, what really matters for younger children? It is 'just' time to play and to chat. If you do things that everyone enjoys and can chat about, then learning is automatically going to happen. If just will.

Fantastic daily ideas for play are on the blog below... Send Mrs Laird your pictures if you wish to show you having fun.

Scots language & film activities for Burns Night