Online Activities for Pupils

• HelpKidzLearn
  HelpKidzLearn

  HelpKidzLearn has lots of fun, accessible games & activities designed specifically for young children and those with learning difficulties.

  Home access to this site is available for a monthly subscription.

  https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/

• Busy Things
  Busy Things

  Busy Things is a great online learning website which is suitable for SEN pupils.
  
  If you have not received your username and password for home access please contact your class teacher.

  https://www.busythings.co.uk/

• CBeebies
  CBeebies

  Everything on CBeebies is made with learning in mind. While your child is playing, they are learning and having fun at the same time.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies

• CBBC
  CBBC

  Welcome to CBBC. Here you can play free online kids games, watch your favourite shows, chat with celebrities and join in with the fun.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc

• Singing Hands (Makaton)
  Singing Hands (Makaton)

  Singing Hands will introduce you to the amazing world of signing with Makaton. Their unique and enthusiastic approach is designed to help develop someone’s communication potential through music, songs, games & activities.

  https://singinghands.co.uk/

• Kiddle
  Kiddle

  Kiddle is a visual search engine for kids, offering safe kids web, image, and video search. Results are vetted by editors.

  https://www.kiddle.co/

• SENict Activities
  SENict Activities

  The free activities at SENict have been carefully designed to help young people make progress with their access skills using assistive technology such as switches, touch devices, pointing devices and eye gaze systems.

  https://www.ianbean.co.uk/senict-members-resource-portal/

• SEN Switcher
  SEN Switcher

  SEN Switcher is a suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to develop skills with assistive input devices and children new to computers.
  SEN Switcher targets ICT skills through cause and effect, switch building, timed activation, targeting and row scanning.

  https://www.ianbean.co.uk/sen-switcher/

• YouTube Kids
  YouTube Kids

  YouTube Kids provides a more contained environment for kids to explore YouTube and makes it easier for parents and caregivers to guide their journey.

  https://www.youtubekids.com/

• BBC Bitesize
  BBC Bitesize

  Use BBC Bitesize to help with homework, revision and learning. Watch free videos, step-by-step guides, activities and quizzes.
  Bitesize also has a SEND Parents' Toolkit with activities, advice and personal stories about parenting children with additional needs.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382

• Switch Games
  Switch Games

  By using a switch (or multiple switches), many standard video games can be played by anyone, no matter the disability. One Switch is especially interested in games playable with a single switch, and in campaigning for accessibility features in all games.

  https://www.oneswitch.org.uk/

• Top Marks
  Top Marks

  Topmarks is a leading independent educational website for children, teaching professionals and parents.

  Topmarks gives children the opportunity to learn online, through safe, fun and engaging games and activities.

  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

• Starfall
  Starfall

  Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children and is especially effective for special education, homeschooling, Maths and Literacy.

  https://www.starfall.com/

• Special iApps
  Special iApps

  Special iApps have award-winning educational Apps, specially designed to support children with special educational needs.

  Unlock the key to children's learning with a membership to Special iApps.

  Included in your membership is access to our award-winning apps from only £50 a year.

  https://www.specialiapps.org/

• Phonics Bloom
  Phonics Bloom

  Phonics Bloom create interactive online phonics games to help teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write.

  The website has a selection of free games, and offers a very reasonably priced annual subscription for full access.

  https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

• LearnEnglish Kids
  LearnEnglish Kids

  LearnEnglish Kids is brought to you by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts. We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English, videos on using English at home and information about English courses for your child.

  There is also a selection of games to play in the 'Fun and Games' section of the website.

  https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/

• Ginger Tiger
  Ginger Tiger

  Ginger Tiger is suitable for student with specific learning disabilities, multiple disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, blindness and visual impairments, developmental delays, deafness and hearing impairments, mental delays, and speech and language impairments.
  The website includes accessibility features such as eye-gaze, switches, and touch screens.

  https://gingertiger.net/

• Phonics Hero
  Phonics Hero

  Phonics Hero progresses step-by-step, building from sounds to single words and then sentences, with children making daily leaps toward conquering reading and spelling.

  https://phonicshero.com/

• Shiny Learning
  Shiny Learning

  Shiny Learning online games are designed to include learners with special needs, and anyone who uses assistive technology to access a computer or device using technology such as switches, touch screens or mouse.

  An low-priced annual subscription is available for home use and you can also try out some free games.

  https://www.shinylearning.co.uk/

• Poisson Rouge
  Poisson Rouge

  Poisson Rouge has lots of free, colourful cause and effect activities to let your child create art, music and explore their virtual surroundings.

  An annual subscription is available for home users to unlock all areas of the website.

  https://www.poissonrouge.com/

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