🧠 Screen-Free Activities

📚 Literacy

• Daily Reading Time: Encourage 20 minutes of reading each day. Ask questions about the story, characters, and vocabulary.
• Story Writing: Give them a fun prompt (e.g. “A dragon moves into our town”) and let them write a short story.
• Word of the Day: Introduce a new word each day and challenge them to use it in conversation.

➕ Maths

• Times Tables Practice: Use flashcards or chant them aloud together.
• Real-Life Maths: Involve them in cooking (measuring ingredients), shopping (estimating costs), or telling the time.
• Board Games: Play games like Monopoly, Yahtzee, or card games that involve counting and strategy.

🌍 Topic & Science

• Nature Walks: Collect leaves, identify birds, or observe seasonal changes.
• Mini Experiments: Try simple science activities like making a volcano with baking soda and vinegar.
• Map Skills: Use an atlas or printed maps to find countries, cities, rivers, etc.

🎨 Creative

• Art Projects: Drawing, painting, or crafting with recycled materials.
• Music Time: Learn a song together or create rhythms using household items.
• Drama: Act out a scene from a book or make up a play.

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💻 Internet & App-Based Activities

📱 Educational Apps

• One Minute Maths – Children complete as many questions as they can in one minute, helping to build speed and accuracy.
• Spelling Shed – Helps improve spelling through games.
• Quick Maths –  Helps children improve mental arithmetic skills with timed challenges

🌐 Online Resources

• Topmarks.co.uk – Interactive maths games.
• Year 4 - FREE maths resources - Videos to help you help your children with maths at home.
• BBC Bitesize KS2 – Covers all subjects with videos, quizzes, and activities.
• National Geographic Kids – Fascinating facts and videos about animals, science, and geography.
• Scratch – Learn basic coding by creating animations and games.
• Oak National Academy - Free KS2 Maths teaching resources | Y3, 4, 5, & 6 | Page 1 of 2 | Oak National Academy The maths resources on Oak National Academy now match the lessons we teach during school time. If you want to help your child at home with maths this website may be useful.