Marches Family Network newsletter May 2020

 

Inclusion Network Herefordshire No.2 MAY 2020 Things to do at home during lockdown                                                                  

Hi from Everyone at MFN and our inclusion project Allinteractive.                                                                                                                More ideas and things to do during the lockdown and as it changes.  There is news about our Big 25 Fundraising Challenge. The MFN website www.marchesfamilynetwork.co.uk now has a story corner starting with Kev’s storytelling,  along with all these  online lists  and there are more ideas on our Facebook page.

We are busy planning how we might be able to create safe activities when it is possible to do so.  LookUK have lots of great activities and mentoring programs for visually impaired young people with more information on www.look-uk.org

We check phone messages regularly and staff this phone line on Tuesdays 8am to 4pm, ring 01568 614908    If you need urgent help contact the MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) teams  in Herefordshire on  01432 260800 or in Shropshire on 0345 6789021.     Stay safe and lots of good wishes from Angela (Allinteractive Inclusion) and all at Marches Family Network

Story Telling and Poems

• Audible audio books, www.audible.co.uk  Have a look at the Beatrix Potter books
• Get Epic Audio Books https://www.getepic.com/   free for 30days  (guide age up to 12 years)
• LookUK for visually impaired young people nationally. https://www.look-uk.org/look-loves-poems-theme-2-where-i-am/  (guide age 11 up)
• Kev’s Story Time – You Tube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWg1FTj-DPNX5UJfPjWWgww
• Giraffes Can’t Dance story  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psDS8gsBUXo
• Herefordshire Green Network https://hgnetwork.org/ ,  Friday Bedtime Stories for Children Children and their families are invited to listen to two local storytellers every Friday evening (until further notice).
• Sign along with us - Olly Murs Dance with me tonight - jade Christian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dLdwZ1AJAw
• Hay Festival www.hayfestival.com/c-247-programme-for-schools.aspx?resetfilters=true&localesetting=en-GB

 

Museums with things to do at home lots of different things to do for all ages

Birmingham Museums https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/school_resources?school_topic=210 kitchen science  includes making slime, lava lamps and fizz rockets!

Museum of Childhood  https://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/learning/things-to-do/  lots of great making and craft ideas.

Ironbridge Museums, Telford https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/museum-from-home/virtual-learning/science/  including antigravity Maltesers!

Maritime Museum, Greenwich  https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover places to explore and ships to build!

Natural History Museum, https://www.nhm.ac.uk/   lots of stuff including dinosaur news and trees and social distancing and  12 ways to explore from home https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html

 

Making, Discovering and Growing Things

• Excellent SEND ideas and videos  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
• Woodland Craft based in Wrexham, https://woodlandclassroom.com/  
• Wild Life Trust Herefordshire with lots of things to do, www.herefordshirewt.org/explore/things-do-home-indoor-crafts-and-garden-projects
• The Scouts https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
• Girl Guiding https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/adventures-at-home/more-ideas-and-resources/
• Herefordshire, Growing Local all ages,  https://growinglocal.org.uk/education-resources/
• Kidadl is full of  amazing ideas and activities on https://blog.kidadl.com/subcategory/discover-learn (all ages)
• Woodland Trust  www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/

 

Art/Craft

• Lots of Craft Ideas https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/craft-for-home-school1/
• Make musical instruments  https://www.learningliftoff.com/make-homemade-music-with-these-6-diy-instruments/
• CREATE ARTS  https://createarts.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

Theatre, Dance and Music

• Platform Quarantine for arts activities in Herefordshire online its new and updated every Sunday should be fab!  https://www.2faceddance.co.uk/onlineclasses
• Courtyard Arts Centre https://www.courtyard.org.uk/top-10-creative-activities-to-do-at-home/
• Dance and fitness from Bristol based Flamingo Chicks https://flamingochicks.org/athome/
• Durham Music lots of videos/ideas for all ages https://www.youtube.com/c/durhammusic
• Music Mark lots of ideas https://www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/home-learning-resources/
• British Council Arts (@BritishArts) · Twitter

 

 

Fitness and Activities

• Cosmic Kids Yoga, Going on a bear hunt   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU
• MENCAP TV on you tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaghd-QcHk0BKP6wN34xaaw
• Physical activities https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
• Sport England  https://www.sportengland.org/stayinworkout#get_active_at_home, 

• Gympanzees  https://www.gympanzees.org/blog
• Bumble Bee Physio https://www.bumblebeephysio.co.uk/

 

Communication   

• Homestart advice for parenting teens during Covid-19 https://www.home-start.org.uk/advice-for-parenting-teens-during-covid-19https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/coronavirus/
• Family Fund info on computers etc.  https://www.familyfund.org.uk/computers-and-tablets  see also https://www.familyfund.org.uk/News/online-resources
• MENCAP TV https://www.youtube.com/user/MencapDirector/feed?filter=1
• Widgit symbols https://widgitonline.com/   Coronavirus Symbols

• BBC Bitesize   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
• Sunshine Support SEND information https://www.sunshine-support.org/covid-19
• Marches Counselling Service is  Hereford based for adults over 18 years with  on line support http://www.marchescounselling.org/
• Council for Disabled Children https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/help-resources/resources/covid-19-support-and-guidance

 

Have a look at

Herefordshire Health Watch is running a survey about making reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities and or additional needs https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5209870/My-favourite-experiences-of-Reasonable-Adjustments

LookUK (Hereford based)  have lots of great activities and mentoring programs for visually impaired young people  with more information on www.look-uk.org

Platform Quarantine for arts activities in Herefordshire online its new and updated every Sunday should be fab!  https://www.2faceddance.co.uk/onlineclasses

 

Announcing

The great Marches Family Network 25 Challenge fundraiser 

Plus in the pipeline All About Herefordshire inclusive awards  for Herefordshire  and great photos of your child when they were under 5 years old  for an MFN (Marches Family Network)  under 5s photo bank

Contact us via email development@marchesfamilynetwork.org.uk or phone the office 01568 614908