Mr Smith has put recordings of him reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – all by JK Rowling, Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O’Brien, I Swapped My Brother On The Internet by Jo Simmons, Matilda by Roald Dahl, Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo, The Twits by Roald Dahl, Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine, The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith and The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton on YouTube (roughly 1-2 chapters of each per video; the links are for playlists of videos).
Battle of the Books Round 1 recordings: Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson; and Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Battle of the Books Round 2 recordings: The Raven’s Children by Yulia Yakovleva; Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford (coming soon); and Wonder by RJ Palacio (coming soon)
You can find details of spellings and spelling patterns taught in Year 5 here.
Links and ideas to support learning at home:
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Earth School – 30 environmental quests to celebrate, explore and connect with the natural world. The quests can be undertaken in any order.
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STEM learning – a library of STEM activities to do in the home
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Science Kids – experiments at home
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The Ickabog – read J.K. Rowling’s new story online as it’s published
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Crash Course Kids – a range of educational videos focusing on science and engineering
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Cosmic Kids Yoga – new videos multiple times each week
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Play a Readings Eggs lesson – comprehension or spelling
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Art for Kids Hub – many drawing tutorials
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Linguascope – practise your world languages with the username ‘TBS’ and the password 20twenty
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Melody Signs – sing and sign with Makaton!
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TED-Ed – educational videos about everything
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Pobble 365 – a new picture and story starter every day for creative writing
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AutoDraw – pairing drawing with Artificial Intelligence
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Newsela – read news and adjust texts for different reading levels
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Coronavirus: A Book for Children from the Alex Sheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo
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PE with Joe – daily PE sessions on Youtube
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Just Dance – search YouTube for new dancing opportunities
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Free ebooks on Amazon Kindle – check our list which was current as at 14/8/20. Prices may change in future.
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AudioElevenses – a daily read aloud with best-selling author David Walliams
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Oxford Owl – ebook library for 3-11 year olds, including coloured book band ebooks (video guide here). Check with your class teacher for login details
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Literacy Shed for creative writing ideas and inspiration
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White Rose Maths Home Learning – this site supports TBS’s and Maths No Problem’s approach to learning concepts
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Chatterpack – a list of online, free, boredom-busting resources
Kids Activities Blog – a list of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closures
