Online resources for all ages:
Online Resources for all ages:
Library resources:
Ancestry – Now available to all library users :login to you library account with your library card and click on the “Ancestry Library Edition” link to start searching billions of records and discover your family's story.
Library apps: Access to free ebooks,audiobooks,magazines etc using the library apps
Online resources: Dictionaries to driving tests a range of resources to use:
General resources:
Amazon Prime Video – Range of Originals for children available for free.
Art UK:Bromley Historic collections
British Library :Discovering Children's Books: Get creative with activities for children of all ages. Invent your own superhero, make a pop-up book and much more!
Barrington Stoke: From reading guides to colouring in sheets, something for every age of reader...
Cambridge University Press – has made its collection of academic textbooks available online for free until the end of May.
Europeana – Free EU culture and history.
Future Learn online courses: Free online courses Mindfulness to Management and everything in between
Internet Archive – 1.4 million titles available during the crisis, no waiting list.
JSTOR – 6,000 ebooks and 150 journals available.
Libraries 4 Schools:Activities and resourses
Medici.tv : a reference catalogue of over 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940’s through to the present day and 2,000 films including concert, documentaries, operas, ballets and master classes in High Definition. Available free until April 30. Available via DCA London.
Family resources: https://www.museumofbrands.com/online-resources/
Dementia friendly activities: https://www.museumofbrands.com/online-resources/
https://nal-vam.on.worldcat.org/courseReserves/course/id/12702089
National Theatre – Free productions will be screened live on YouTube every Thursday, 7pm.
Open Culture – Free courses, books, movies.
Oxford Owl
Support for parents and learners via Oxford Owl
Support for teachers at schools using Oxford Owl
Professional Photographers of America – 1100 free courses.
Project Gutenberg – 60k free ebooks.
The Reading agency Hub:
https://readingagency.org.uk/hub/
Download the Reading Agency toolkit from here: https://readingagency.org.uk/resources/4327/
RHS Gardening:Saucer veg:With a little time and patience there are vegetables that you can re-grow again and again from kitchen scraps!
The Sofa Singers :A free & weekly online singing event from James Sills that brings hundreds of people together from around the world to spark joy and human connection.
TES (Times Educational Supplement) have a list of 74 free resources for home learning
for children from early years to 18+ covering all areas of the curriculum and beyond.
Wikisource – 463k texts in English.
Children
Audible Stories – Free audiobooks for children and teens.
Books and Guides for Home Learning: https://www.booksfortopics.com/homebooks
Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.
The British Library: Discover Children’s Books
A gallery of videos and activities to inspire creativity in book lovers of all ages
Faber and Faber:https://www.faber.co.uk/faber-childrens-resources
Kiddle:
Search engine designed specifically for children
Kid Normal : E-audiobook now free.
The Literacy Trust :https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
Love my Books:
Fun creative reading activities and story videos for pre-schoolers and families at home .
LoveReading : https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
Safe Search Kids is a search engine powered by Google for filtered search results.
STEM Organisation provides free content and resources for home learning in STEM subjects.
Swiggle is a friendly search engine for kids aimed at Key Stage 2
World of David Walliams : https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Podcasts:
Booklings Chat: https://soundcloud.com/booklingschat
Fun Kids Book Club: https://www.funkidslive.com/features/book-club/#
Just Imagine:https://justimagine.co.uk/
Library Girl and Book Boy Podcast : https://anchor.fm/librarygirl
Storytime with Mama G: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/story-time-with-mama-g/id1481374885
Young Adults
Audible Stories – Free audiobooks for children and teens.
The Mix moderated online discussion boards for young people to discuss their concerns around Covid-19 essential support for under 25s