Guidance for Parents and Carers on Home Learning

Hints and tips to support you with home learning

Click here for our dedicated twitter account – Hillhead Home Learning Hub (personal twitter account not required)

My 2020 Covid-19 Time Capsule Journal

Jolly Grammar Spelling Activities

*NEW* Jolly Phonics Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Phonics differentiated spelling activity sheets

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 1 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 2 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 1 & 2 differentiated spelling activity sheets

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 3 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 4 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 3 & 4 differentiated spelling activity sheets

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 5 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 6 Spelling Rules Activity Page

*NEW* Jolly Grammar 5 & 6 differentiated spelling activity sheets

Glasgow Counts Parent Guides

Below you will find a leaflet designed to support parents with the CPA Approach (concrete-pictorial-abstract), it also contains an introduction to Bar Modelling and information on Mathematical vocabulary. The Early, First and Second Level leaflets provide lots of useful visual examples to support parents with a wide variety of Maths and Numeracy concepts. These can be used in conjunction with the Home Learning Walls to provide support with layout and presentation that the children are familiar with.

Glasgow Counts Parent Guide General

Early Level Parent Guide 1 (Primary 1)

Early Level Parent Guide 2 (Primary 1)

First Level Parent Guide 1 (Primary 2-4)

First Level Parent Guide 2 (Primary 2-4)

Second Level Parent Guide 1 (Primary 5-7)

Second Level Parent Guide 2 (Primary 5-7)

Glasgow Dyslexia Support Service (GDSS)

Here you will find a variety of links, resources and information from GDSS to support adults working with children who have an identification of dyslexia, are a dyslexia style learner or have dyslexia type difficulties.

GDSS Twitter account link (personal twitter account not required to access content)

GDSS Service Information Flyer (with useful links)

Handwriting – National Handwriting Association (free products)

GDSS Alphabet Letters

Vowel Bingo – Auditory Discrimination of Vowel Sounds

Steal It – Vowel Reading Game

Syllable Bingo – Phonological Awareness Games

Social Stories

Social Stories were devised as a tool to help individuals with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) better understand the nuances of interpersonal communication in order to support them with effective interactions. The Social Stories shared below are to help children struggling with understanding the changes to social situations and to support them when coping with the associated changes.

What are Social Stories?

Staying Home Social Story

Social Distancing Social Story

Keeping Healthy Social Story