Primary parents
What you must know about online learning
Discover top tips, techniques and advice to help your child make the most of online learning.
Are you a teacher?
Discover a world of free support, guidance and tried-and-tested resources, including our award-winning Power Maths programme.
Maths
The Maths Factor - free 21 day trial
Looking for ways to boost your child's maths confidence? Join The Maths Factor for a free 21 days!
Carol Vorderman's online maths school has helped hundreds of thousands of 4 to 11 year old children learn maths with engaging video sessions, fun maths games, practice activities and much more.
Tackling maths anxiety
We have worked with teachers and experts in education to understand how we can best support children to overcome the obstacles to learning maths. These guides for parents have lots of useful information and tips to tackle maths anxiety and build confidence.
Best-selling maths workbooks
Our maths workbooks, as used by schools across the UK and loved by millions of children, are now available for you to buy online from Amazon.
Ideal for supporting children learning from home during lockdown to fill in gaps in their learning and help them to feel confident when they return to school.
Literacy and English
Build a love for reading
Bug Club Shared Reading features highly engaging titles with beautifully illustrated stories and a rich vocabulary, designed to be read out loud.
Browse our literacy and phonics area to watch videos of our great stories and expert advice to help you read aloud to your child.
Help your child to read
How do you help your child to read? What are phonics and how are they taught? To help you understand more about about phonics and how you can support your child with literacy, we've created some free guides and support.
You can also read more about helping your child to develop a love of reading, tips to help you read aloud and advice for helping struggling readers.
Top 10 tips to inspire children to get #ReadingAtHome
Bug Club is 10 years old! As part of our celebrations, we asked experts and authors what they recommend to get children reading.
Download our top 10 tips for reading at home
Get involved
Tag us on social media @PearsonSchools and share your photos of you reading at home! Just use the hashtag #ReadingAtHome. We can't wait to see what you have been up to!
Science
Free scientist workbooks
For every month in 2020, the Pearson science team has chosen a different scientist to talk about and celebrate. Your little ones can now enjoy our Scientist of the Month series with our new, custom-designed workbooks that are engaging, educational and fun!
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Young scientists on YouTube
We've partnered with EduTuber and BAFTA-winning presenter Maddie Moate to produce some amazing science videos to help children learn about the world surrounding them in an engaging and active way. There's lots of practice, so fun is guaranteed!
Videos are available on YouTube for free:
Mindfulness and wellbeing
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Calming and grounding techniques for children
Play Therapist Emma Brummell shares some calming and grounding techniques for children aged 4–11.
Learn more about activities you can use to begin to help your child develop the skill of mindfulness.
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Using play to support children during times of change
Find out how parents and carers can use play to help children process their feelings during times of change and uncertainty.
This guide and its associated activities are aimed at parents and carers with children aged 4 to 11.
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