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Gardening Live on Zoom
Spring is here so it's time to get planting! YMCA Headstart will be running a one off gardening session live on Zoom. In the session YP will shown how to plant herbs and vegetables to be grown indoors with the seeds and equipment provided. This event is invite only.
Ages 8-16
BBC Bitesize
New daily content for all ages to support education and wellbeing from home.
All ages
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Range of outdoor nature activities
A range of outdoor nature based activities during the two weeks of the Easter school holidays.
Ages 2-16
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Street Dance Workshops & Performance Training
An amazing opportunity for young people to learn street dance technique and choreography training over Easter Half Term. Come and take part in daily dance fun and activities.
Ages 2–18
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Online learning portal
Fantastic resource with FREE bitesize chunks of performing arts classes. Opportunity to subscribe to professional masterclasses. It’s creative, safe and engaging content for everyone to enjoy.
Ages 4–18
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Free Apple Books
Apple Books is offering a ‘stay at home’ collection of free read-alongs for kids, cozy mysteries and audiobooks to be enjoyed.
All ages
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Creative Online Courses
Domestika is an online creative community! Staying at home is the safest option for us all, and in support of this, we’d like to offer you a selection of our courses for free. Let’s stay safe and keep learning together.
All ages
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DIY Science Challenges
Siemens has created DIY videos to encourage families to conduct at-home science experiments using common items found in kitchen cupboards!
Ages 7-11
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Writing in Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Use the Hieroglyphics key from Royal Ontario Museum to help your child write their name in Egyptian Hieroglyphics!
Ages 8-14
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Free Kindle Books
Free Kindle books are available to download from Amazon. There's a mix of children's books and educational books to be enjoyed.
All ages
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Lessons Worth Sharing
The brains behind Ted Talks have a huge collection of lessons to share from teachers around the globe.
All ages
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Family Zone
The National Literacy Trust have developed an online portal to help parents engage their children with reading, writing and language development.
0 - 12 years
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The Maths Factor
Kids can have fun and learn at the same time with Carol Vodermans's The Maths Factor!
Ages 4 - 12 years
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Science Lessons
Science lessons that are expertly designed to engage students, achieve learning outcomes and be easy for teachers and parents to use.
All ages
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Free eBook Library
A free ebook library where books can be accessed which follow the colour banded scheme.
All ages
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Big History
Journey through nearly 14 billion years of history in a self-guided, six-hour version of Big History. Every chapter will be full of great activities for entertainment and learning.
All ages
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History Hit Podcast
A collection of history podcasts with Dan Snow covering everything from the middle ages to the information age.
11 - 16 years old
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Everyday Maths at Home
Home learning maths materials with videos, worksheets and check and answers.
11 - 16 years old
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Remote Learning with Minecraft
Use Minecraft: Education Edition to get started with the STEM currriculum and project-based learning.
All ages
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Shakespeare Learning Zone
Find all the information needed to learn about Shakespeare’s plays, including facts, scenes, pictures and videos.
11 - 16 years
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Online Story Time
You might not be able to get to our libraries for story time, but the library can come to you! Online Story Time features regular stories with illustrations from the Wolverhampton Libraries team.
Ages 3+
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Tinkercad
Tinkercad is an app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
Ages 5+
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Nature Detectives
The Woodland Trust have activities for families and children to enjoy at home or in the garden.
All ages
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Learning Resources
Seneca provides online learning resources for KS2, KS3 and GCSE levels.
Ages 7 - 16
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Badge Your Brilliance
The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA, is an international programme that helps develop and demonstrate digital, enterprise and employability skills.