Category Archives: Resources

FreeRice

FreeRice is a multiple choice quiz game created for the United Nations World Food Programme. Every correct answer pays for real rice to be donated to real people in need around the world.

You can choose to set up an account (free) if you want to keep track of your score, or you can play without logging in. You can download it as an app or play via the website.

There are  various categories including:

  • English grammar
  • English vocabulary
  • World geography
  • World landmarks
  • Country outlines
  • World capitals
  • Flags of the world
  • Famous quotations
  • Famous paintings
  • Literature
  • Maths
  • Languages: French, Spanish, Czech, German, Italian and Latin
  • Anatomy
  • Chemical symbols

Questions get harder as your score rises.

https://freerice.com/

Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

Try this Harry Potter themed digital escape room from Peters Township Public Library, Pennsylvania. You can play or your phone, computer or laptop. No downloads required.

It is your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and you could not be more excited. You were just sorted into your dream house and you had dinner with your new classmates. It is time to head back to the common room and get to know your roommates.

As you head into the cozy room, the house prefect announces that you have a fun team building activity to complete before you get too settled into your new digs. The house prefect tells you about a new muggle trend where they lock themselves in rooms and have to answer puzzles to get out – no magic at all!

Next thing you know, the room is completely dark and you hear a door slam.

Peters Township Public Library

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflNxNM0jzbZJjUqOcXkwhGTfii4CM_CA3kCxImbY8c3AABEA/viewform

Barrington Stoke

Barrington Stoke are publishers who focus on reading material for young people with dyslexia. They have put together a list of useful resources for home schooling under lockdown. It pops up as soon as you go to their home page.

They also brought a lot of their free activities together here:

We know these are strange and uncertain times for all of us – we hope everyone is keeping well. To help anyone teaching remotely or homeschooling, we’ve pulled together all of the free resources we have on offer. From reading guides to colouring-in sheets, our Young Editors Scheme to crafty activities, there’s something for everyone.

http://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/blog/2020/03/23/free-resources-from-barrington-stoke/

NosyCrow Publishers

NosyCrow are one of the publishers who have free material available on their website, including a weekly audiobook in instalments, daily picture books on YouTube, craft ideas and activity sheets, daily poems on Instagram and Twitter.

They also have lots of videos on  YouTube, including author readings, character illustrations, Q&As, nursery rhymes and origami guides.

See their website for further details

https://nosycrow.com/blog/free-books-activities-and-resources-from-nosy-crow/