Accessing Home Learning Resources
💻 Accessing Your Home Learning
Keeping up with homework is easy using MyLogin.
Follow the steps below to access all your learning apps from home.
✅ STEP 1
Visit the Bells Farm Website
Go to:
🌐 bellsfarm.org (you are already here!)
On the homepage, look for the MyLogin button.
Click the MyLogin button to continue.
✅ STEP 2
Log In Using Your Emoji Password
Pupils should enter:
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(their personal emoji login password provided by their class teacher)
Once logged in, pupils will see a page containing all of their learning apps.
✅ STEP 3
Choose Your Learning App
🔢 NumBots (If it does not log you in automatically first time, press the numbots logo again).
Note: If you are using a tablet device you need to turn off the pop up blocker.
- Open Settings.
- Tap Apps, then select Safari.
- Turn off the Block Pop-ups switch
Use NumBots to practise:
✅ Addition
✅ Subtraction
✅ Number fluency
Great for building speedy maths skills!
🎸 TT Rock Stars
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Use TT Rock Stars to practise:
✅ Times tables
✅ Multiplication recall
✅ Speed and accuracy
Can you become a Rock Hero?
🐝 EdShed
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Use EdShed for:
✅ Spelling homework
✅ Grammar activities
✅ Vocabulary practice
Complete the tasks set by your teacher.
You can also use the mastery zone which will automatically set you new spellings to focus on based on your level.
Click here for a video guide on Spelling Shed
💜 Purple Mash (2Simple)
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Teachers may also set homework on Purple Mash.
Look out for:
✅ Reading activities
✅ Topic work
✅ Research tasks
✅ Purple Mash Library – Access to lots of E-books
🔬 Developing Experts
Children also have access to Developing Experts, an exciting online science platform available through MyLogin. Developing Experts allows pupils to revisit and review the science topics they have been learning in school through engaging videos, interactive activities and knowledge organisers. Children can test their understanding by completing fun quizzes and challenges linked directly to the science curriculum. It is a fantastic way for families to spark conversations about science at home and encourage curiosity about the world around them. 🧪🌍🚀📚
📸 Visit Our Class Blogs!
Our class blogs are a wonderful way to stay connected with your child’s learning journey. Regularly visiting the blogs allows you to see photographs, examples of work, exciting projects and key learning that has taken place in school. Sharing these posts with your child can help spark meaningful conversations at home about what they have learned, what they enjoyed most and what they are looking forward to next. Taking a few minutes to explore the blogs together helps children celebrate their achievements, reflect on their learning and develop confidence when talking about their experiences in school. We encourage families to visit the class blogs regularly and use them as a starting point for positive discussions about learning. 🌟📚💬
🔎 Swiggle Safe Search
Pupils also have access to Swiggle Safe Search, a child-friendly search engine designed specifically for children. This can be particularly useful for Key Stage 2 pupils who are carrying out research for homework, topic work or independent learning projects. Swiggle helps to filter search results so that children are more likely to find age-appropriate websites, images and information.
While Swiggle is designed with children’s safety in mind, no search engine can guarantee that every result will be suitable. For this reason, we encourage parents and carers to continue monitoring and supporting their child’s online activity when using any search engine at home. Talking to children about safe online behaviour and helping them evaluate the information they find are important parts of developing good digital citizenship and online safety skills. 🌐💡🛡️
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Aim to:
🔹 Spend a few minutes on NumBots each week. (Year 1 – 4)
🔹 Practise times tables regularly on TT Rock Stars. (Years 3-6)
🔹 Complete spelling and grammar homework on EdShed.
🔹 Check other apps for any additional activities. (For example the class teacher may ask pupils to complete tasks on Purple Mash)
🌟 Why Home Learning Matters
Regular practice helps children:
📚 Remember classroom learning
🔢 Improve maths fluency
✏️ Strengthen spelling and grammar
🧠 Build confidence
🏆 Become independent learners
❓ Need Help?
Speak to your class teacher or email teacher@bellsfrm.bham.sch.uk if:
✅ You cannot log in
✅ You have forgotten your emoji password
✅ A homework activity is not working
We are always happy to help! After School Training with Mr Lo can be provided upon request.
If you are using an iPad or tablet computing and experience difficulties opening apps this may be due to the blocking of pop ups.
- Open Settings.
- Tap Apps, then select Safari.
- Turn OFF the Block Pop-ups switch
