Websites

One of our favourites! Twinkl provides instant access to thousands of teacher created, engaging and inspiring learning materials. Twinkl is a paid for service but some resources are free.

Phonics Play is a website which provides lots of activities and resources to support learning of phonics.

Spelling activities to suit all levels. They are currently offering a 14 day free trial.

Maths activities to suit all levels. They are currently offering a 14 day free trial.

An ever-growing streaming library of child-safe animated storybooks. Vooks are currently offering a free first year.

Mangahigh offers thousands of exciting and engaging maths games. Aimed at children 5-16 years old. They are currently offering a free 30 day trial and no card details are needed for the setup.

IXL provides quality resources for all ages in Literacy and Numeracy. They are currently offering a 30 day trial for educators - worth trying to sign up for.

Unlock your child's maths confidence with Carol Vorderman's maths site for 4-11 year olds. Lots of videos, games and activities. This site is usually paid for but is being offered for free at the moment.

Collins are offering free access to ebooks which are suitable for roughly N-P3. Select Teacher then login with details below:

Collins are also offering free access to their Music Express. Suitable for all ages. Select Teacher then login with details below:

Stirling Council and Young Scot are offering free Hi 5 Awards. Click the image for further information.

Dekko Comics are offering free access at the moment. They teach lessons through fun and very wacky comic stories.

Lots of fun maths-based games. A favourite of our upper school classes.

Lots of activities suitable for all levels.

This is one for our upper school pupils. There is a cost to subscribe to this website but the weekly numeracy newspaper is free.

Not a very interactive site but has some downloadable resources.

This site is suitable for all ages. It gives you access to learning clip videos. We use this lots in school.

Primary Maths Arena is a free site offering online maths games. All the games are bright, colourful and fast-paced. Who says maths has to be boring?

This link will take you to a Powerpoint produced by Education Scotland with lots of ideas on how to be a mathematician.

You Cubed is a free maths resource from Stanford University's Graduate School of Education. Tasks are activities that can be filtered by grade, level of difficulty or concept. Suitable for all ages.

Mathsframe has more than 200 interactive maths games and resources. Suitable for roughly P4-P7.

Have fun practising your maths skills with Oxford Owl's games, activity sheets, and videos.

First News are offering free download of their weekly newspaper. Suitable for ages 7+.

This is a really good site for supporting Literacy. Lots of free ebooks too.

Free resources to help support your child's learning at home. A mix of literacy and numeracy.

Resources to help you support your child's progress with Read Write Inc. Oxford Owl will be adding to the site in the coming weeks including daily virtual lessons. If your child uses RWI then this is worth checking out.

This link will take you to a list of children's authors doing online read alouds and activities.

The Literacy Shed provides a wealth of visual supports & film clips to enhance children's Literacy.

We love a story at BofA! They entertain. They teach. They keep minds active, alert and engaged.

Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. Audible - you're amazing!

This site is offering a free trial. Fiction Express modernises reading by connecting children to professional authors and giving the choice of the direction of the story to children.

Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories. Sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun!

PE with Joe 9am Monday to Friday.

NASA have made their entire media library publicly accessible and copyright free.

Explore the world at your fingertips with this list of virtual tours you can take.

This link will take you to the Learning Through Play website which has a large bank of resources and ideas.

Lots of free activities to download.

TED Ed provides everything you need to spark and celebrate your child's ideas. They have launched a new section for home learning which features interactive lessons on a daily basis.

Watch the goings on of the animals at Edinburgh Zoo through their webcams.

Why not encourage your children to learn a life skill? Typing can be learned in a fun way with Dance Mat Typing.

A variety of resources to support all curricular areas. It's also worth checking out BBC Class Clips.

This website is worth checking out if you are looking for some play-based activities. We're all for play @ BofA! Have a look at the Playful Families section.

One for our younger learners to brush up on their geographical and cultural knowledge. Lots of fun film clips.

Sign up for free to receive a weekly video which inspires children to ask questions.

This is a really good site with resources and interactive games for most curricular areas.

Most classes would watch this every day. A 10 minute children's news broadcast to give you lots to talk about.

The BBC have created this video-based tool for learning several different languages. Looks really good!

Parentzone from Education Scotland is a great resource. You will find lots of information about education and there is a learning at home section too.

An old favourite! Despite its basic appearance, Primary Resources offers activities for all curricular areas.

This link will take you to a Powerpoint produced by Education Scotland with lots of ideas on how to be an engineer.

This link will take you to a Powerpoint produced by Education Scotland with lots of ideas on how to be a scientist.

DK Findout allows your child to search, learn, and explore information on a safe and secure site. Quizzes, videos, animations and lots more too.

Wonder no more - ask the question and find the answer here! A fab site to explore and learn from.

Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids. Interactive adventures which build strength, balance and confidence.

But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and But Why find the answers.

Go Noodle engages children with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!

Why not take on a challenge to earn a Blue Peter Badge? Lots of different ones including music and sport. Mrs Macnair earned one when she was younger - can you earn one too?