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Looking for activities to keep young minds active at home? We have lots of free resources, eBooks and activities on Oxford Owl to keep children entertained and engaged—all perfectly matched to the curriculum! See our top 8 activities below

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Looking for activities to keep young minds active at home? We have lots of free resources, eBooks and activities on Oxford Owl to keep children entertained and engaged—all perfectly matched to the curriculum! See our top 8 activities below #Learningathome #FreeBookResources

#1 Read Together!

Take a look at our eBook library with over 100 free eBooks for age 3-11 (please note you will need to register or log in to get access) https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/

Free eBook library – practise reading with phonics eBooks | Oxford Owl

Help your young child learn to read, and love to read, with our eBook library, containing hundreds of free eBooks. Developed for children aged 3–11.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/

#2 Get to grips with #phonics

We have lots of handy resources to support parents including an audio guide, how to videos, and lots of top phonics tips https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/learn-to-read-phonics/

Learn to read with phonics | Oxford Owl

What is phonics? Find out in our phonics guide for parents. Learn about Letters and Sounds, the phonics screening test, and how to practice phonics at home.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/learn-to-read-phonics/

#3 Spelling

Accurate #spelling helps children become confident writers. We have lots of information, support and practice activities, from age 5-11. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/

Spelling | Oxford Owl

Everything you need to know about spelling at primary school, from early years to Year 6. Find out how you can help your child's spelling at home.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/

#4 Creative Writing

Unleash your child’s inner author with our #CreativeWritingIdeas! Explore story ideas, editing tips, creative writing challenges and more, with inspiration from some of our favourite children’s authors. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/creative-writing/

Creative writing | Oxford Owl

Are you a budding David Walliams or the next J. K. Rowling? Find top tips, videos, activities, and books to help unleash your inner author.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/creative-writing/

#5 Practice maths skills!

From multiplication to data handling, we have fun #mathsactivities for all key topics at each age group. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/

Fun maths games and activities | Oxford Owl

Fun maths games to help develop the skills children need at primary school, for ages 3 to 11. From Oxford University Press.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/

#6 Times tables

Learning #TimesTables by heart makes mental maths much easier and will boost your child’s confidence in their maths lessons at school. Discover our top times tables tricks and fun games and activities. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/primary-multiplication-division/help-with-times-tables/

Help with times tables: fun ideas, videos and quizzes | Oxford Owl

Learning times tables can be fun! Help your child learn their times tables with our free top tips, videos, quizzes, and worksheets.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/primary-multiplication-division/help-with-times-tables/

#7 Brain training

Find #FreeActivities from our Bond Puzzle Books, perfect to build essential knowledge and reasoning skills. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/bond-brain-training-for-kids/

Bond Brain Training for Kids | Oxford Owl

Fun puzzle books to develop children’s vocabulary, maths, and problem-solving skills. Find out more about the books and try some free logic puzzles.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/bond-brain-training-for-kids/

#8 Crafts, creative writing, cooking…

We have hundreds of fun activities to do together at home, all sorted by age and activity type. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/

Kids' activities: fun learning games for ages 3–11 | Oxford Owl

Help your child practice their developing maths and reading skills with these fun educational games and activities for 3- to 11-year-olds.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/

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