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Exploration of the day

I recently received several emails from teachers in Italy (and in the US now) asking me for help in giving their students some interesting assignments during the Coronavirus outbreak. This site is an attempt to bring people closer together during a time of fear and isolation. By participating in the same assignments hopefully we can feel a bit more connected and on a simple level it can give us something else to focus our energy on.

Mapcrunch

Teleport to a random point on the globe. Find new and exciting travel destinations. Share weird and wonderful places with your friends.

Nasa at home

Bringing the universe to you

100 Great Black Britons

This year the 100 Great Black Britons campaign includes useful learning resources to help teachers and parents doing home school during lockdown. Theses lessons and activities can be used to teach students about subject areas covered in KS1; KS2; KS3 and KS4.

Barrington Stoke Home Help Pack

Barrington Stoke has over 21 years’ experience of publishing fiction for those who find reading a challenge. During that time we have developed our own tips and advice, and have also collaborated with many wonderful organisations to help support families.

Making Puppets – With Jim Henson

Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s “Volume See” kids’ show

Rosetta Stone

Social distancing is more important than ever in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are here for you in this exceptional situation and allow students to use Rosetta Stone free of charge for three months. Children can continue to expand their horizon by learning a new language, and parents can ensure that the kids are using their time wisely.

Dogman escape room

I am but a humble School Library Media Coordinator! Dav Pilkey and Scholastic are the true creative geniuses behind Dog Man. My ONLY goal in creating this digital escape room was to empower the love of reading! ALL images and authorship belong to Dav Pilkey and Scholastic. Free images were used from topping.com and were edited using canva.com. Other images were gathered from Google Image Search.

Hogwarts Escape Room

Hello and welcome to our Harry Potter themed Digital Escape Room!

You can complete this escape room as a group or as an individual. You can compete against friends and try it multiple times. Just make sure you have fun!

Watch the Russian Ballet

The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia is and has always been, one of the main symbols of Russian state and culture. The Bolshoi presents to its public opera and ballet productions of Russian classics (20th century included), Western classics (likewise inclusive of recognized 20th-century masterpieces), and specially commissioned works.