Resources for staying in
In these difficult times, we thought it might be useful to have one place where there were details of activities you can do whilst staying isolated / distancing from others.
These are all external sites / resources, so we cannot guarantee how good they are, but worth checking them out. Please also bear internet safety in mind – details HERE
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Stay safe. Stay indoors / in your gardens. Let’s help everyone keep well.
1: The Open University have a variety of free online courses:
👉 https://open.edu/openlearn/…
2: Lots of museums have great online virtual tours, discover the top ten online:
👉 https://top10.com/virtual-museum-tours
3: BBC Bitesize have online training and learning modules around a whole host of topics!
4: Mindful colouring, which can be done via the internet or through printed pages:
👉 https://mombooks.com/mom/online-activities/
5: Online books, which are free to view and can be printed out as PDFs if you prefer to read a physical book:
6: Gentle, home workouts, which can be completed from the comfort of a chair via the nhs.uk:
👉nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/10-minute-home-cardio-workout/
7: Free music courses which incorporate audio and visual learning:
👉 https://open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/music
8: The Ashmolean Museum website has a host of free case studies and project videos which are free to download and listen to:
👉 https://ashmolean.org/case-studies-and-projects
9: The BBC Teach website has a host of free learning resources, suitable for both primary and secondary students.
10: The Milton Keynes Library service is closed, but offers a HUGE range of digital services that you can access using your library membership.
https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/libraries/digital-books
11: Audible is making hundreds of titles available for free, according to this BBC article.
12: This is a link to zoos that have live streams of animals – click HERE
13: Mindfulness drawing:
14: Keep fit:
Stay Active with Sport England
15: Podcasts and audiobooks
16: Drawing lessons:
17: Music lessons:
18: Local History:
19: Books, radio plays, music, tv & films
20: Learning:
21: Cookery:
22: Gardening:
23: Mr T Tells Tales – stories read by a school teacher – click HERE
24: Edted is the Ted Talks education page – loads of stuff to check out…