Please find some excellent,  free links to online resources. Many of these have recently been made free so please take advantage of them during this time at home.

Literacy 

• Thumble Tumble – Youtube channel of book series following a little witch along her many adventures on the magical Isle of Arran and beyond.

• Chatta Club – activities for children every day which support progress in language, literacy, memory and wider learning.

• Book Bug – Sessions will be  published online  for you to join in with every week. You can find most of the songs and rhymes below on the Bookbug app too.

• Authorfy – Author videos and cross-curricular schemes of work to use in the classroom or home – all completely free.

• NAC Libraries Borrowbox – Download or browse e-books and read anytime, anywhere! You can borrow up to 4 books at a time, for up to 3 weeks.
• David Walliams – Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories, so sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun!

Numeracy

• Sumdog –  all of Sumdog is currently free and pupils from St Bridget’s should have log in details.

• Carol Vorderman The Maths Factor – over a  1,000 maths sessions, organised into  topics. Carol Vorderman teaches each topic through a fun and lively video, which is coupled with practice sessions to build your child’s knowledge and confidence in maths.

• Rigour Maths –  a new edition every week where there is a focus on stories in the news from the past week and the numbers behind them.

• BBC Scotland Learning – daily learning projects updated at 10am bringing you the latest from  Bitesize, The L.A.B., Authors Live, Schools Radio and more for learners in Scotland.

Science

• European Space Agency –Space for Kids! ESA Kids features space news, information, animations and downloads for kids aged between 6 and 12.

• Glasgow Science Centre – Join every day at 10am to bring a little bit of science into your home.

• Edinburgh Zoo – new resources and materials updated regularly to help you learn at home about the Animal Kingdom.

Art

• Drawing with Steve Harpster – Artist Steve Harptoons is all about getting kids to draw, create, and imagine. Watch videos and learn to draw with numbers and letters. Youtube channel at 6pm daily.

Music

• Out of the Ark – Free music resource with new resources and songs added every week. 

Health and wellbeing

• Joe Wicks – Youtube channel streaming daily P.E sessions.

• Cosmic Kids – Youtube channel for yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+. Updated every week.

• Y dance -Every Monday from 30th March, a  package of 4 dance classes will be uploaded to the website for you to do at home for FREE. 

• Oti  Mabuse – Youtube channel with free online dance class at @11.30am everyday.

French and Spanish

• Coffee break languages- a collection of our free resources for primary and secondary on a single page which can be easily shared.

General

• First News – free, current issues of First News newspaper and activities and an extended 6-week trial of the iHub.

• Twinkl Home Learning Hub – Each day you’ll find a new set of daily activities to get involved with. Qualified Twinkl teachers will provide book readings, live lessons, positive news updates and more. 
• Family Learning Team – some handy tips and hints on useful websites and some guidance on how to support your child at home.