Bookstart
Bookstart is a UK programme which encourages parents and carers to enjoy books with children. Find out about free packs of books and download colourful songsheets which have songs and rhymes to share with your child.
Bud's Number Garden
Join Bud the bee to explore his magical garden and practise recognising numbers, counting, sequencing and much more! How many creepy crawlies are hiding in the leaf pile? How many eggs are left to hatch?
High Frequency Words - Spin the Wheel
Spin the wheel to see how many high frequency words you can read. This is great for a lesson starter on an interactive whiteboard.
How to Make a Mummy
Check out this site to see how the Egyptians made mummies. Creepy!
Teach Your Monster to Read
A free game for young children to practise the first steps of reading. The game is built on the principles of synthetic phonics and follows the teaching sequence of the Letters and Sounds programme.
Epic
Epic is a digital reading platform for children up to the age of 12. It has a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers. A subscription site.
RSPB Kids Learn about Nature
Learn and play your way through the wonderful world of wildlife.
Sounds and Actions
A useful demonstration on YouTube of the phonics sounds and actions from a teacher using the Jolly Phonics scheme.
Brushing up on Animals
Discover techniques for drawing animals and painting an artwork. An inspirational workshop!
Using Numbers on a Number Line
An excellent podcast with ideas for improving children's understanding of number lines and how teachers can draw out pupils' reasoning skills, use of language and the beginning of understanding proportion.
