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Learning Letters and Words through Play Activities

Help your child to learn letters and words through play activities with this guide for parents by Topmarks.

3-7 year olds
Parents

Grammar and Punctuation

This guide has been put together to help students' understanding of grammar and punctuation. Each point of grammar has an explanation and exercises. Great for either working through or dipping into if you want to brush up on a particular point.

16-18 year olds
Pupils

Counting

A site packed with free tools to help educators and parents teach maths to kids from ages 3 to 5. Great lessons, games, videos and downloadable materials to support the teaching of basic concepts of counting.

3-5 year olds
Teachers, Parents

Maths Invaders

Shoot the spaceship with the correct answer and dodge the incoming fire. A fun game to practise a wide range of key mathematical skills. There are over a hundred carefully differentiated levels.

6-11 year olds
Pupils

Spooky Spellings

This spelling game uses the words listed in the UK National Curriculum as being 'Common Exception Words' or tricky words.

5-11 year olds
Pupils

Phase 2 Phonics

The 16 Learner Guides support children learning Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds phonics programme. The fun videos help children to see letter sounds in words. It supports correct letter formation too.

4-6 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Help a Hedgehog

A super read the word challenge game. You have 90 seconds to read as many words as you can. The words are matched to Letters and Sounds Phases 2 and 3 or you can enter your own words.The game helps decoding and blending words.

5-6 year olds
Pupils

Spell Block Academy

A fun spelling game with a wizard theme. Use the provided words or create your own spelling list of words in the Spells book.

5-9 year olds
Pupils

Alphabetical Ordering

This is a game for practising ordering words into the order they appear in the alphabet. The 6 levels extend from using the first letter of the words, to ordering words where the fourth letter determines the order.

6-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Little Bird Spelling

This spelling game has tricky words listed in the National Curriculum as being 'common exception words'. It is a look, cover, write and check game.

5-11 year olds
Pupils
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