Kids and Reading

KidsAndReading contains over 50 articles which focus on encouraging and helping children to read. Find out about different learning styles, classroom methods and problems which can arise with reading.

3-7 year olds

Parents

Sounds and Actions

A useful demonstration on YouTube of the phonics sounds and actions from a teacher using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

5-6 year olds

Teachers

Area and Perimeter

A teaching tool for demonstrating area and perimeter on an interactive whiteboard. Drag out rectangles to show different examples.

7-11 year olds

Teachers

Addition and Subtraction Ladder

Try the simple addition and subtraction sums to build your ladder. The examples include missing numbers or addends.

5-6 year olds

Pupils

Jack and the Beanstalk

An animated story of the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk in short video clips from the BBC.

5-7 year olds

Pupils

Fruit Splat Fraction Addition

Splat the fruit in this fractions addition game. There are six levels of difficulty.

10-11 year olds

Pupils

Sentence Doctor

Something is wrong with the sentences in this game. Can you spot the problems?

7-9 year olds

Pupils

Heart and Circulation

A superb resource which looks at the function of the heart and heart disease. Find out what you can do to keep your heart healthy.

14-18 year olds

Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Dartboard Addition

Use the image of a dartboard to reinforce addition. You can choose to reveal or input the answers.

5-11 year olds

Teachers, Pupils

Online Stopwatch and Timer

Set up this digital stopwatch or set the timer to count down the time. Works well on an interactive whiteboard.

5-14 year olds

Teachers