BL Support and Resources – Connected Falkirk

Support and Resources

Primary

Suggested Websites

Science

BP education service has hundreds of resources that are free to access and open to everyone.

Dynamic Earth’s website has a section dedicated to family learning with information and links to activities families can do together.

Family Learning

50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾ is a book published by the National Trust with 50 outdoor activities all children should experience by the end of P7. Find the online version of the book here.

They have some great new ways to enjoy National Trust together. Have fun with Lego, get outside to explore the natural world or try out some new activities – from sketching some of our favourite objects to designing new patterns inspired by paper art from Mexico. We’ve even got a family workout – stretch like a big cat, jump like a monkey or just relax like a Buddha.

SSPCA website has lots of information on the range of animals they support. The current fundraising event asks people to ‘Go Wild for Wildlife’.

Skills for Learning, Life and Work

Check out this quiz children can complete to find out what animal they are based on the answers they gave. They find out about what sort of personality they have, potential strengths and weaknesses and what types of work they would be best suited to.

Expressive Arts

The Tate Gallery has a section for kids on their website with activities under the headings ‘Make’, ‘Game and Quizzes, and ‘Explore’.

Secondary

Useful Links for Parents

Introduction to Microsoft Teams

A video overview

A written guide for families

Assignments in Microsoft Teams

A written guide for young people and their families on how to work assignments.

ELC

Suggested Websites

BookBug – Scottish Book Trust

Starcatchers UK

Cosmic Yoga

Cosmic Kids – Mindfulness

BBC Bitesize

CBeebies – Children

CBeebies – Adults

Creative Links

Can you make your own story book?
Go for a walk in your local area and see if you can spot any signs, road signs and shop names
Collections bags when out walking for example the autumn bags or listen to what sounds you can hear when out walking
What can you make with what you can find whilst out for a walk or playing in your garden
Can you make musical instruments with junk modelling?
Read and re-tell favourite nursery rhymes and songs – can your child share some they have learnt at their ELC setting?
Re-create your child’s favourite story – could your child help to make some props or puppets from it?
Can you paint with water outside?

Recipes

Playdough

You will need: 1 small cup, a large bowl and a spoon

Oil

Salt

Water

Flour

- - Put ¼ cup of oil into a bowl
  - Add 2 large sprinkles of salt into the bowl
  - Add 1 small cup of water into the bowl and mix
  - Add 1 handful of flour into the bowl and continue to mix
  - Keep adding 1 handful of flour at a time and mix together, try to create a smooth texture in the mix between handfuls of flour (don’t worry if the mixture looks a bit like porridge at this stage).
  - Once the mixture takes on a dough like consistency, take it out of the bowl sprinkle some flour on top and knead the dough

*tips – If your dough is too crumbly add some more water. If your dough is too oily add more flour

Gloop

1 cup of cold water

2 cups of cornflour

Food colouring (optional)

Then mix all together. It should feel a bit watery on top and gooey at the bottom and it will mix together the more your child plays with it. Add more cornflour or water to get a consistency you are happy with.

*tip – add various containers and spoons to the experience.

Shaving Foam

Be sure to use sensitive foam as it tends to not cause irritation to children’s sensitive skin. Spray onto a surface like a table or a kitchen basin and let your child explore.

Coloured Spaghetti

You will need:

Water

Oil

Salt

Dry Spaghetti

Food colouring

- - Cook the spaghetti in boiling water.
  - Add a little salt and a few drops of food colouring
  - Drain the spaghetti once fully cooked
  - Leave to cool
  - Let your child explore

*tip – add various containers and spoons to the experience.

ASN

PRIMARY

Suggested Websites

BBC Bitesize

Science

BP education service has hundreds of resources that are free to access and open to everyone.

Dynamic Earth’s website has a section dedicated to family learning with information and links to activities families can do together.

Family Learning

50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾ is a book published by the National Trust with 50 outdoor activities all children should experience by the end of P7. Find the online version of the book here.

SSPCA website has lots of information on the range of animals they support. The current fundraising event asks people to ‘Go Wild for Wildlife’.

Skills for Learning, Life and Work

Expressive Arts

The Tate Gallery has a section for kids on their website with activities under the headings ‘Make’, ‘Game and Quizzes, and ‘Explore’.