Activity Ideas

Bridge the digital gap between you and your children by getting involved with their digital activities in a fun, no pressure way. This link offers an activity-per-day board game and calendar for you to try at home.

> Media Mentor Month

Apple App Store Story with a wealth of apps to make learning fun and engaging at home. There are Android alternatives available.

Learn how to aid your children with learning at home with these Apple apps (Android equivalents are available)

Crash Course has high quality educational videos for free. 

Scholastic Learn at Home has day-by-day projects to keep your children reading, thinking and growing.

Our Music department have put together an RST motivational Spotify playlist - please check it out for music whilst you work!

BrainPOP is an easily accessible popular video site for children discussing the virus and how can you prevent it along with many more topics including:

• Food Fight: To effectively grow an animal population on the Serengeti, players have to work as a team

• Wuzzit Trouble: To save the adorable Wuzzits, learners need to solve mathematical puzzles in collaboration

• Activate: To successfully build a national political campaign, players of this game need to work and communicate effectively

World Book Online has over 3,000 e-books and audio books now available for free to children at home. There are books suitable for all ages

Headspace is guided meditation to help with anxiety, stress and more now free to listen to at anytime.

AudiobookSYNC now starting two free books-per-week for 13 weeks - some amazing choices.

Audible have released a lot of free audio books for use during this period.

GoNoodle engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free.

Buddy World Books - a website made by one of our very own RST staff members to engage your children in books to read and activities and games to do. Please contact Mr Woodward if you would like a free account setting up.

> Watch the video here.

Media Mentor Month lets you try these activities engaging activities as a family every day for 1 month, if you need something to address the balance and break-up the work! 

A table of websites to go to for great reading activities and read aloud stories.

The World of David Walliams is releasing a free audio book every day!