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Primary educational resources

Educational resources for Primary school children age 5 to 11. Listed A to Z by subject.

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Computing and IT

The Oak National Academy (Computing)

Free interactive Computing by The Oak National Academy.

Key Stage 2 Computing by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

BBC Bitesize (Computing)

BBC Bitesize Computer Science lessons for Key Stage 1 (year 1 and year 2)

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English

BBC Bitesize (English)

English courses and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 English by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 English by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

BBC Alphablocks

BBC Alphablocks - BBC programme supporting children with phonics, segmenting for spelling and blending for reading. Free to access.

Phonics Play

Phonics Play - Phonics games for Phase 1 to Phase 6. A few games are available free, or there is a paid subscription option.

Pobble 365

Pobble 365 - A writing resource mostly aimed at primary age. A new image daily with prompts designed to inspire creative writing. Free to subscribe.

Teach your monster to read

Teach your monster to read - Online phonics game to support early reading skills. Free to play on desktop or laptop, there is also an accompanying paid for app.

The Oak National Academy (English)

Free interactive English by The Oak National Academy.

Key Stage 1 English by Oak (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 English by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

Key Stage 2 Grammar by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

Key Stage 2 Spelling by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

Key Stage 2 Reading by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

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Geography

BBC Bitesize (Geography)

Geography courses and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 Geography by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Geography by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

The Oak National Academy (Geography)

Free interactive Geography by The Oak National Academy.

Key Stage 1 Geography by Oak (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Geography by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids - activities and quizzes for younger kids.

Geography Games

Geography Games - challenging and entertaining quiz games to improve geographical knowledge.

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History

BBC Bitesize (History)

History courses and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 History by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 History by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

The Oak National Academy (History)

Free interactive History by The Oak National Academy:

Key Stage 1 History by Oak (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 History by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

History Learning Site

History Learning Site - Information on a range of different history topics. Free to access.

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories episodes, clips and games.

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Maths

BBC Bitesize (Maths)

Maths courses and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 Maths by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Maths by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

E-Maths

E Maths - Online learning resources for students and parents, mainly focused around maths from KS1-4, including some past exam papers. Free to access.

The Maths Factor: Carol Vorderman

The Maths Factor - Lessons are designed to help your child grow their confidence in maths and include: an engaging video from Carol Vorderman. Covers year 1 to year 7.

Hamilton Trust

Hamilton Trust- A selection of free and paid for lesson plans and online resources for a range of topics across KS1 and KS2, with some KS3 maths activities.

HSBC - Learning about money

HSBC's Financial education helps young people of all ages to learn about money.

Check out their 'a Fairer Tale' video for young children. Emma Dodd takes children on a journey with help from Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel.

Maths 4 All (Amazon)

Maths 4 All - free maths and computing learning resources for Key Stage 1 to 4.

Prodigy Maths

Prodigy Maths - It is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

The Oak National Academy (Maths)

Free interactive Maths by The Oak National Academy:

Key Stage 1 Maths by Oak (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Maths by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

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Religious Education

BBC Bitesize (RE)

Religious Education and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 Religious Education by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Religious Education by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

The Oak National Academy (RE)

Free interactive Religious Education by The Oak National Academy:

Key Stage 1 Religious Education (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Religious Education (year 3 to year 6)

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Science

BBC Bitesize (Science)

Science courses and revision by BBC Bitesize:

Key Stage 1 Science by BBC Bitesize (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Science by BBC Bitesize (year 3 to year 6)

The Oak National Academy (Science)

Free interactive science by The Oak National Academy:

Key Stage 1 Science by Oak (year 1 and year 2)

Key Stage 2 Science by Oak (year 3 to year 6)

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Multi-subject and other resources for primary

Action Aid

Action Aid are providing free activities to expand children's world at home! Each set of activities gives you and your kids something new to explore that day.

Buckinghamshire Family Learning

Buckinghamshire Family Learning - Free workshops on a range of topics, such as emotional wellbeing and developing scientific skills, mostly aimed at parents with EYFS to KS2 children.

Crickweb

Crickweb - Free online education resources and games from EYFS through to KS2.

Education City

Education City - Paid for resource that gives access to a mapped curriculum, activities and assessment materials for teaching KS1 and KS2 children.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy - An American site which has a range of video tutorials and practice questions for maths, English and science, as well as intros to other topics such as programming. Free to access.

Parents in Touch

Parents in Touch - Online worksheets to support primary age learning with paid subscription options.

Planbee

Planbee - A paid for website which has a wide range of detailed lesson plans and resources across a range of subjects, including cross curricular projects.

TES

TES - A selection of free and paid for resources, including worksheets and topic planning.

twinkl

twinkl create educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey. Some resources require a subscription but many are free.

Oxford Owl

Oxford Owl for Home is an award-winning website from Oxford University Press, created to support children’s learning both at home and at school. Find free resources by age, key stage and subject.

Also take a look at their free eBook library.

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Dyslexia Support

Nessy

Nessy - Information for parents on dyslexia, including a focused section on homeschooling children with dyslexia. Paid for games and activities for children.