Bitesize Primary Parents' Survival Guide: Recent Episodes
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In the final episode in the series frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from parents about what they have learned during this chaotic period. They speak to comedian Tony Law who has realized his flaws as a dad, and Jenny from Sheffield who has had some profound moments of joy with her son. They also speak to Tom who has discovered his children will do anything for ice cream. Debs catches up with Sindy and Vanel from new BBC Sounds podcast ‘Go Ask Your Mother’ to get the truth about their chaotic lockdown household.
You can find plenty of extra learning resources at bbc.co.uk/bitesize. New Bitesize daily lessons will be available every week day until the 24th of July. You can catch up with all the daily lessons, just search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
There are plenty more resources for parents on Bitesize, from wellbeing tips to practical advice on activities. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from parents whose lives have completely transformed in the pandemic. They hear from comedian and mum Tania Edwards whose career has evaporated overnight and is struggling to come to terms with her new identity as a full time mum. They also hear from Candice Braithwaite, author of ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’ and creator of ‘Make Motherhood Diverse.’ She shares her stories of struggling as a young parent, her anxieties about lockdown and how she maintains her identity. She also reflects on the huge positive life changes she has made in response to the chaos of Covid 19 and offers her inspirational advice for how people could find positives in their situation.
BBC Bitesize, Guardian: Defenders of Mathematica https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
What if lockdown has been a relief for my family? BBC Bitesize Parents Toolkit https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvy9vwx
You can find plenty of extra learning resources at bbc.co.uk/bitesize. Bitesize daily lessons are available every week day, just search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
You can find plenty more resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from comedian Esther Manito who has had enough of homeschooling. She’s tired of shouting at her children and making empty threats to them, and tells Eli how she ended up doing her daughter’s homework in the middle of the night - not very successfully. Deborah speaks to life coach Arantxa De Dios who has found peace in her family life by employing structure and neuro linguistic programming techniques to calm her anger. She shares some practical tips for parents on language and calming techniques that will allow them to stay calm in high stress situations. You can find plenty of extra learning resources at bbc.co.uk/bitesize. Bitesize daily lessons are available every week day, just search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
How do you feel after being angry? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z87d7ty
You can find plenty more resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from mum Jo who is struggling to work with children at home, but feeling guilty for shooing her kids away. Comedian Jessica Fostekew (Motherland, Hoovering Podcast) gets real about her ‘violent’ four year-old son’s challenging behaviour and confesses to finding him boring at times. She also shares some of her fails in the world of judgemental Whatsapp groups and competitive parenting, something social media expert and author Katherine Ormerod knows well. Katherine reveals why, even though so many people need it more than ever, social media can make parents feel ‘awful.’ She shares some practical tips for parents to forge a healthier relationship with social media and give themselves an easier time of it.
You can find plenty of extra learning resources at bbc.co.uk/bitesize. Bitesize daily lessons are available every week day, just search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Pirate Bunnies, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsd8xs/articles/z6vyf4j
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from mum Shanae who has been speaking to her 6 year-old son about his racial identity when he had questions about the Black Lives Matter protests. Shanae shares some of her fears about raising a black son in a society riddled with inequalities and explains why her son needs to see people that look like him in all walks of life. She also highlights what detractors of the movement don’t understand about its purpose. Eli also speaks to CBeebies presenter and Dad vlogger Nigel Clarke who has been speaking to his young sons about race. He tells Eli about his own experiences with racism, why confronting it wasn’t his choice and why the campaign for Black Lives Matter must extend beyond the news cycle.
Nigel Clarke's list of useful resources:
Reading list to start the conversation with children about race, diversity and racism. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOLHmhlQda/
Films and TV shows to help adults understand race and the issues of racism https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQvNVtlrmR/
Ks2 PSHE – Bullying and Racism, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-ks2-bullying-and-racism/z7tv8xs
Jessie Lingard, Book Club, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089rb0v/bitesize-57-year-olds-week-5-1-jesse-lingard-in-book-club
You can find plenty more resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from brilliant teachers all over the UK about their professional view of lockdown. They share their practical tips and insights from their experiences teaching children during this period. Frankie and Natalie tell Eli and Debs what the kids they teach make of Corona virus. Head teacher Dave is still struggling with the decision to reopen the school, while Naveed in Bradford has been innovating by creating a local radio station for children who are harder to reach. Eli speaks to Chloe, who has calming advice for parents and can’t wait to get back in the staff room. Debs speaks to Ryan who has been teaching since the outbreak. He is still getting to grips with smaller class sizes and social distancing measures.
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer.
Yoy can find plenty of resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear questions from parents struggling with the decision to send their children back to school. Comedian Jessica Fostekew tells Debs that like, many parents, she has surprised herself with her decision not to send her troublesome four year-old. We speak to other parents have decided to send their children, but have questions about preparing them and the anxiety and guilt of doing so. We put these worries to educational consultant Penny Tassoni who shares her practical advice to help parents come to the best decision for them. She gives her tips for reducing anxiety. You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer.
Galaxy Pugs, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/primary-games/1
Art and design, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-art-and-design/zftyd6f
If you are concerned about any of issues raised in this episode, you can find plenty of resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from mum Hannah whose 5 year-old son has begun to lash out. We also speak to psychologist Kat who, despite her professional experience, is finding managing her own children’s mental health tough. Debs puts these worries to child and educational psychologist Hannah Abrahams. Hannah shares her practical strategies for getting children to open up about mental health through creative means, such as naming anxiety the ‘Red Beast,’ drawing, and keeping a ‘worry jar’ in the house. You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer. There will be no new lessons between Monday 25th and Friday 29th May. New lessons resume on Monday 1st June.
Finlandia, BBC Young Composer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/TByVm765XjYpg6b8y5MCzM/bbc-young-composer-30-second-composition-challenge
If you are concerned about any of issues raised in this episode, you can find plenty of resources on Bitesize for parents. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear about puzzling child behaviour in lockdown from dad Tom, whose daughter Olive has started doing some bizarre new role playing. Fellow dad Sam also asks what he can do about his son’s new habit of throwing blocks at his head. They are joined by neuroscientist Paul Howard-Jones (The Secret Life of Five Year-olds) who specialises in child development. He shares his best advice for getting to grips with unusual lockdown behaviour and gives tips for activities for children that will encourage their brain development.
More from Paul Howard-Jones on the science of learning at home can be found on: sites.google.com/stem.org.uk/science-of-learning-at-home
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer.
There are plenty more resources for parents on Bitesize, from wellbeing tips to practical advice on activities. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
Fellow frazzled parents Elisha Sessions (BBC Academy) and Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hear from mum Adaeze about her busy home life and why she’s overwhelmed trying to teach maths, a topic she struggles with. They are joined by primary teacher and University Challenge finalist Bobby Seagull who shares his best advice for getting to grips with tricky topics and points parents to some easy wins and crowd-pleasers for primary kids on the Bitesize website.
Bobby’s recommendations on Bitesize:
Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica (7-9s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
Ancient Egypt (7-9s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb
Karate Cats (5-7s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkphbk/articles/zf4sscw
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer.
There are plenty more resources for parents on Bitesize, from wellbeing tips to practical advice on activities. Go to bbc.co.uk/bitesize and search ‘Parents’ Toolkit’
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
In this episode of the Bitesize Primary Planner, Eli and Debs reflect on their home schooling journey so far, and explain some upcoming changes to the podcast. You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer.
The podcast will return as Bitesize: Primary Parents' Survival Guide from this Sunday evening.
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former Deputy Head Teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From telling the difference between frogs and toads to designing your own bird hide, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on Science and Design & Technology, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Science: What are mammals? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zp92xnb
Science: Andy's Animal Raps: Series 1:10, Elephant Stomp, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p071b2mn/andys-animal-raps-series-1-10-elephant-stomp
Design & Technology: Making a 3D model of a room, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-ks1-ks2-making-a-3d-model-of-a-room/zfr2d6f
Age 7-9
Science: What is classification? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn22pv4/articles/z3nbcwx
Design & Technology: Drawing a 3D room plan and a floor plan (from above), BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-ks1-ks2-drawing-a-room-plan-in-3d/zj6gf4j
Age 9-11
Science: Can you spot the differences between a frog and a toad? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zf3fb9q
Science: What are classification keys? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxjj6sg/articles/z9cbcwx
Art & Design: Designing a portable bird hide, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-challenge-design-portable-bird-hide/zf8g92p
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former Deputy Head Teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From finding the world’s deadliest animals to writing your own exciting stories, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on Geography and English, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Geography: Go Jetters - Environment, weather and climate, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-eyfs-ks1-go-jetters-environment-weather-and-climate/zfb3scw
Geography: Living in opposite climates - North of England and North Australia, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/geography-ks1-ks2-your-world-north-of-england-north-australia/zjrtscw
English: What are the types of fiction? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6vv4wx/articles/z24rxfr
Age 7-9
English: How to write an adventure story, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx339j6/articles/zgthrwx
English: 500 Words Live Lesson, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/500-words-2020-live-lesson/zn7jkmn
Geography: Measuring temperature using a thermometer, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z99ncdm
Age 9-11
Geography: Biomes, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zvsp92p
Geography: Deadly 60, Series 1:6, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lkl9v/deadly-60-series-1-6-australia
English: 'My Naughty Little Sister' by Dorothy Edwards, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1--ks2-my-naughty-little-sister-by-dorothy-edwards/zb2rwty
English: Bringing Books to Life Collection, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1--ks2-bringing-books-to-life/zvg4xyc
English: Book Club with Naomi Wilkinson reading Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett, Bitesize Daily, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0893dfq/bitesize-57-year-olds
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former Deputy Head Teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From the inventor of the telephone to what your poo says about you, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on Maths and History in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Maths: Supermovers: The Times Tables Mash-up, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-times-tables-mash-up-with-monty-magpie-billy-the-badger/znxcpg8
Maths: How to multiply using an array, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqbg87h/articles/z3tvcj6
History: Who was Gandhi? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkj382/articles/z4fwy9q
Age 7-9
Maths: Supermovers: The 9 Times Table, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-9-times-table/zr2gt39
History: Alexander Graham Bell, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/true-stories-alexander-graham-bell/zf7gd6f
Age 9-11
Maths: Prime Numbers, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks2-prime-suspects-1-prime-and-composite-numbers/zmx8qp3
History: Florence Nightingale – The founder of modern nursing, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-florence-nightingale-the-founder-of-modern-nursing/zjbp2sg
Science: Operation Ouch: Series 8 Episode 5, Food, Poo and You! BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cgln/operation-ouch-series-8-15-food-poo-and-you
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former Deputy Head Teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From PE with Joe Wicks to growth mindsets, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on English and Physical Education, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Physical Education: The importance of fitness, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z274d2p
Physical Education: Joe Wicks on Blue Peter, 2nd April 2020, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000h1z9/blue-peter-were-staying-home?xtor=CS8-1000-%5bDiscovery_Cards%5d-%5bMulti_Site%5d-%5bSL08%5d-%5bPS_IPLAYER~C~~P_BuePeter:JoeWicks
English: How to use question marks, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/zcm3qhv
Age 7-9
English: Supermovers: Commas, Brackets & Dashes with Ben Shires, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-commas-brackets-dashes-with-ben-shires/zh32cqt
Wellbeing: Kristana’s story, coming soon to BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Age 9-11
English: How to write statement sentences, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z97r2nb
Physical Education: African drumming and dance sequences, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zstw2hv
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From making special Holi festival sweets to learning the rules of subtraction, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on English and Geography, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Maths: Supermovers: Seven Calculation Signs, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-seven-calculation-signs-with-wendy-wolf/zv32cqt
Religious Education: The story of Passover, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmq6sbk
Age 7-9
Religious Education: Celebrating Holi Festival, CBeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-holi
Religious Education: Holi – Besan Ladoo Sweets, CBeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/lets-celebrate-holibesanladoo
Maths: Calculation: Subtraction, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/subtraction/zn8bt39
Age 9-11
Religious Education: What is Judaism https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwhfg8/articles/zh77vk7
Maths: Supermovers: Live Lesson, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/super-movers-live-lesson/zj6sgwx
Maths: Percent and fractions, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/fractions/zfbnqp3
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From building epic hideouts with The Dengineers to learning how to take the perfect photograph, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on English and Geography, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Art: Picture Maker Tutorial, CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/picture-maker-tutorials
Art: Printmaking with different materials, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-printmaking-different-materials/zhytscw
Science: How does water get from the roots to leaves of a plant? BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-ks2-ivys-plant-workshop-how-does-water-get-from-the-roots-to-the-leaves/zdtfjhv
Age 7-9
Art: Vincent van Gogh, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zdyr87h
Art: Using different painting techniques for effect, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-painting-techniques/z7h76v4
Science: What does a plant need to live? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zcmtk2p
Science: The Dengineers, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bthxt0/the-dengineers-series-4-8-farm-den
Age 9-11
Art: How to photograph a moving object, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-how-%20to-%20photograph-moving-object/zrdrkmn
Science: Why are bees attracted to flowers? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zx4ktv4
Science: How plants and animals reproduce, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks2--ks3-how-plants-and-animals-reproduce/zm8fbdm
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From searching for fairies to exploring the neighbourhood in a pair of empathy glasses, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on English and Geography, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
English: Anita Rani reading Daisy and the Trouble with Life by Kes Gray, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089nqt5/bitesize-57-year-olds-week-1-2-english-and-geography
Geography: A ramble in the countryside, Barnaby Bear, Fairy Footprints, CBeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zyrd2hv
Age 7-9
English: How to write a sentence, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z88t97h/articles/zsv64qt
English: Supermovers: Capital Letters & Full Stops, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-capital-letters-full-stops/zjmrhbk
Geography: What is a map? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsfr82/articles/zdk46v4
Age 9-11
English: How to use possessive apostrophes, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs
English: Supermovers: Punctuation with The Next Step’s Trevor and Isaac, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-punctuation-with-the-next-steps-trevor-and-isaac/z7bm47h
Science: How can patterns help us draw conclusions? BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zmhxjhv/articles/zw3xb82
Geography: Race Across The World, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000g6nt/race-across-the-world-series-2-episode-1
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock, Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From number bonds to catchy songs about Henry VIII, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focussing on Maths and History, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Maths: Number Bonds with Martin Douggan https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-number-bonds-with-martin-dougan/zf6cpg8
History: Who was Queen Elizabeth https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkrkscw/articles/zkh7bdm
Age 7-9
Maths: Adding Numbers, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/addition/z774scw
History: Horrid Henry, Horrible Histories, BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b060fvs8/horrible-histories-series-6-6-horrid-henry-viii-special
Age 9-11
Maths: Supermovers: Rounding numbers, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-rounding-numbers-with-laura-bubble/zhmrhbk
Maths: How To Round Numbers, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/zyhdfcw
History: The Suffragettes, Horrible Histories, CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-suffragettes
History: The Life and Work of Muriel Matters, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-an-investigation-into-the-life-and-work-of-muriel-matters/zbtbd6f
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producers: Lucy Hancock, Troy Holmes
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From a new way to sing the alphabet, a chemistry lesson from Paramedics about oxygen, to stories from Matt Haig and beyond, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focussing on English and Science, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
English: How to sing the Alphabet, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-alphabet-with-naomi-wilkinson/zjjy2sg
Science: Galaxy Pugs, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdp4382/articles/zn7bscw
Age 7-9
English: Bullet Points, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-bullet-points/zj32cqt
Science: Earth Squad, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/earth-squad-go?exitGameUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzj7s6v4
Age 9-11
Science: What is Oxygen?, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zstp34j/articles/z83kng8
English: To Be A Cat by Matt Haig, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbkbgwx
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producer: Lucy Hancock
It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From learning counting skills through games to a singing lesson from Gareth Malone, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focussing on maths and music, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Maths: How to count with tens and ones - clip and quiz, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82/articles/zw4g2nb https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82/articles/zw4g2nb
Music: How to teach a song with Gareth Malone, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/get-singing-with-gareth-malone-teach-a-song/z78pmfr
Age 7-9
Maths: How to Partition a Number, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z69k7ty/articles/zyk8pbk https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm982hv/articles/zmr72sg
Wellbeing: 7 ways you can help during the Coronavirus pandemic, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7jkkmn
Wellbeing: The CBBC Strictly Dance Challenge https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/strictly-dance-challenge
Music: What are Melody and Pitch?, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcbkcj6/articles/zp99cj6
Age 9-11
Maths: How to multiply and divide by 10,100 and 1000, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/z2fkwxs
Music: What musical instrument should you learn to play?, CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/which-musical-instrument-should-you-learn-to-play?collection=cbbc-music-quizzes
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producer: Lucy Hancock
It’s the beginning of the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the through the summer term. From expressing yourself through dance to programming your own computer game, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Music/PE: Express yourself, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/just-for-fun-alex-scott-l1/zj4pwty
Wellbeing: What are feelings, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zms6jhv/articles/zvpbscw
Age 7-9
Maths: Supermovers, Fractions, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ksBrown2-maths-decimals-fractions-with-naomi-wilkinson/zf2gt39
Age 9-11
Wellbeing: How to prepare for secondary school, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7b9scw
Computing: How to make a computer game, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs7s4wx/articles/zw96tfr
Computing: Scratch – what is programming, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zts8d2p/revision/1
Music: Gershwin, BBC Ten Pieces https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-george-gershwin-rhapsody-in-blue/zkcy6v4
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producer: Lucy Hancock
It’s the beginning of the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the through the summer term. From learning geography with the help of William Whiskerson to making your own feelings tree, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Geography: William Whiskerson, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/william-whiskerson-london/zhttscw
Science: Neil Armstrong, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-neil-armstrong/zr9tjhv
Age 7-9
English: Nonsense poetry, BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgnxpv4
English: Crystal Explorers, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-ks2-heitor-villa-lobos/zhnyt39
Age 9-11
Wellbeing: How to make a feelings tree, CBeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/feeling-better-feelings-tree
PE: BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zdhs34j
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producer: Lucy Hancock
It’s the beginning of the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former assistant head-teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the through the first day of of the summer termn. From catchy reggae-funk songs about nouns, to developing your very own ‘growth mindset,’ they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
English: Super Movers grammar song, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-grammar-rules-with-braydon-bent-and-moonbeam/zr8sqp3
Science: Curious Cat - How are bricks made?, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/primary-science-how-are-bricks-made/z4sygwx
Age 7-9
Geography: Spotting Landmarks, Bitesize Daily https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bitesizedaily
Music: Heitor Villa Lobos - Ten Pieces, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-ks2-heitor-villa-lobos/zhnyt39
Age 9-11
Maths: Negative numbers, BBC Bitesize Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwj6sg/articles/zxthnbk
Wellbeing: What is a ‘growth mindset?’, BBC Teach https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/growth-mindset-and-wellbeing-lesson/z4g4382
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions Producer: Lucy Hancock
A brand-new podcast from the BBC, the Bitesize Primary Planner is a daily ten-minute guide to a selection of the best new content from BBC Bitesize.
Dropping every weekday morning, this podcast will provide busy parents with curriculum relevant tips on how to survive the school day, with something for every primary key stage. Hosts and fellow frazzled parents Eli Sessions and Deborah James - a former teacher - will guide listeners through the day ahead giving it some much needed structure. From dance lessons in maths, to creative tips for keeping everyone calm, there is something here for everyone from Bitesize.
Producer: Lucy Hancock
Presenters: Eli Sessions and Deborah James
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary