Home Learning Hub

A collection of useful websites and activities to help children practise, consolidate and extend their learning at home.

A little learning goes a long way

Children do not need to spend hours completing extra work at home. Reading regularly, practising key number facts, learning spellings and exploring subjects they enjoy are all valuable. The websites below provide additional opportunities to practise skills and discover new things.

Please remember that these activities are optional extra learning unless your child's teacher has specifically asked them to complete something.

Our school learning platforms

DoodleLearning – Every Kingston child has an individual Doodle login. Doodle provides personalised Maths and English practice and adapts activities to each child's needs. Children can use Doodle through a web browser or download the relevant apps to a compatible tablet or device. Short, regular sessions are recommended.

Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) – Available to Kingston children from Year 2. Children have their own individual login and can practise multiplication and division facts through games and challenges. Regular practice is particularly useful for building fluency and confidence.

Reception – Year 1

At this stage, the most important things children can do at home are read every day, talk about what they have read, practise phonics and develop confidence with counting and number.

• Phonics Bloom – Free interactive phonics games. Reception children can practise Phases 2–4 and Year 1 children can practise Phase 5 and phonics screening skills.
• Topmarks – Free Maths and English games organised by age and subject. Great for counting, number bonds, shapes, time and early literacy.
• ICT Games – Free educational games for children aged around 5–10, including early Maths and English activities linked to the UK curriculum.
• BBC Bitesize Primary – Free videos, activities and quizzes across primary subjects. Use the age and subject filters to find suitable activities.

Year 2

Children in Year 2 can build fluency in reading, spelling and Maths while developing independence. Practising number facts and times tables little and often is particularly helpful.

• DoodleLearning – Use your child's individual school login for personalised Maths and English practice.
• Times Tables Rock Stars – Use your child's individual school login for regular times-table practice.
• Topmarks – Choose activities for ages 6–7. Includes Maths games, English activities and useful interactive resources.
• Phonics Bloom – Free phonics games, including Phase 6 activities that support Year 2 spelling and reading.
• Pobble – Free daily writing prompts with pictures, story starters, questions, vocabulary and sentence challenges.

Year 3

Year 3 children can use these resources to strengthen multiplication facts, reading comprehension, spelling, grammar and writing.

• DoodleLearning – Personalised Maths and English practice using the child's school login.
• Times Tables Rock Stars – Regular multiplication and division practice using the child's school login.
• Corbettmaths Primary – Free primary Maths resources, including videos, worksheets and 5-a-day activities.
• Pobble – Daily free writing prompts to develop vocabulary, sentence construction, punctuation and writing stamina.
• Grammar Monster – Free grammar lessons, tests, games, spelling activities and vocabulary practice. No login required.

Year 4

Year 4 is an important year for developing fluency with multiplication and division facts. Children can also extend their reading, grammar, spelling and wider curriculum knowledge.

• DoodleLearning – Personalised Maths and English practice using the child's school login.
• Times Tables Rock Stars – Excellent for building speed and accuracy with multiplication and division facts.
• Corbettmaths Primary – 5-a-day, videos and worksheets for revisiting and consolidating primary Maths.
• ReadTheory – Free reading comprehension practice with passages and quizzes. Children can use it to develop retrieval, vocabulary and inference skills.
• Grammar Monster – Free grammar, spelling and vocabulary lessons, games and tests.
• Pobble – Creative writing prompts with vocabulary, grammar and punctuation challenges.

Year 5

Year 5 children should aim to become increasingly independent learners. Regular reading, Maths practice and retrieval of previously learned knowledge are particularly valuable.

• DoodleLearning – Personalised Maths and English practice using the child's school login.
• Times Tables Rock Stars – Regular practice of multiplication and division facts.
• Corbettmaths Primary – Free videos, worksheets and 5-a-day activities for primary Maths.
• ReadTheory – Free comprehension passages and quizzes to practise understanding, vocabulary and inference.
• Grammar Monster – Free grammar, spelling and vocabulary activities and tests.
• Oak National Academy – Free curriculum lessons across a wide range of subjects, including English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Computing and more.
• National Geographic Kids – Fun facts, articles, quizzes and activities covering Science, Geography, History, animals and the wider world.

Year 6

Year 6 children can use these resources to consolidate their learning, prepare for secondary school and challenge themselves. Children should still prioritise reading for pleasure alongside more formal practice.

• DoodleLearning – Personalised Maths and English practice using the child's school login.
• Times Tables Rock Stars – Continue to build automatic recall of multiplication and division facts.
• Corbettmaths Primary – Primary Maths videos, worksheets and 5-a-day activities for consolidation and challenge.
• ReadTheory – Free reading comprehension practice with passages and quizzes.
• Grammar Monster – Free grammar, spelling and vocabulary lessons, tests and games.
• Oak National Academy – Free lessons across the primary curriculum. Useful for revisiting topics or exploring subjects in greater depth.
• National Geographic Kids – Engaging information and activities across Science, Geography, History, animals and the wider world.

Free websites for all year groups

• BBC Bitesize Primary – A broad range of free videos, quizzes and activities across the primary curriculum.
• Oak National Academy – Free curriculum-aligned lessons and resources from Year 1 upwards across a wide range of subjects.
• Topmarks – Free interactive learning games and resources, particularly useful for Maths and English.
• ICT Games – Free educational games linked to the UK KS1 and KS2 curriculum.
• Pobble – A free daily writing prompt designed to encourage creativity, vocabulary, grammar and writing.
• Grammar Monster – Free grammar, spelling, vocabulary lessons, tests and games.
• National Geographic Kids – Explore Science, Geography, History, animals, culture and the wider world through articles, facts and activities.
• Twinkl – Free Resources – A large collection of primary resources. A free account provides access to a selection of free resources; search using the 'Free' filter.

Ideas for extra learning at home

• Read every day: Read a school reading book, library book, comic, magazine or information book. Talk about the characters, vocabulary, facts and events.
• Practise number facts: Use Doodle, TTRS or a quick mental-maths challenge. Ask questions such as 'What is 7 × 8?' or 'What is half of 36?'
• Learn spellings: Practise weekly spellings using look–cover–write–check, then use each word in a sentence.
• Write for a purpose: Write a story, diary entry, letter, review, explanation, instructions or information page about something interesting.
• Explore the world: Choose a country, historical person, animal, invention or scientific question and find out five interesting facts.
• Talk about learning: Ask your child to explain something they have learned recently. Explaining an idea in their own words is a powerful way to strengthen understanding.

A note for parents and carers

The websites on this page are provided as suggestions for additional learning. Children should not feel that they need to complete every activity. The most valuable home-learning habits are reading regularly, talking together, practising key facts little and often, and taking an interest in the world around them.

Please check that children are using age-appropriate areas of each website. Some websites may contain advertising or links to other content. Parents and carers should use their usual judgement about supervision and dev