Below you will find resources to access to support the children's learning at home.
Reading
Reading is the gateway to many other areas of learning and it is of paramount importance that the children regualrly read to help develop their confidence, fluency and comprehension skills. Below you will find resources to help support parents/carers at home, including access to online resources for reading and phonics
Oxford owl e-library
Due to our subscription with Oxford owl, we have access to a range of e-books for the children to read at home.
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e-books from the Oxford Owl e-library, sorted by age |
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Age 4-7 |
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Age 6-7 |
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Age 7-9 |
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Age 9-11 |
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Phonics
RWI phonics and banded books
Click here to access a document which provides interactive books and slideshows appropriate the where the children are within the RWI phonics programme. The slideshows will allow the children to practise their sounds and the speed can be adjusted according to the child's confidence.
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
The BookTrust
The BookTrust have a fantastic section on their website called HomeTime. It includes readings from authors, drawing guides from illustrators and also games, quizzes and competitions.
To access the HomeTime area, use the following link:
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/hometime
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Writing
We encourage children to write creatively in school using a variety of writerly skills. Throughout each of our writing units, we continuously discuss the purpose and audience and how we can achieve our intended impact upon a reader.
Pobble 365 - click here to access
Pobble 365 is a brilliant website which provides a writing stimulus every day of the year. Alongside this, each picture has discussion questions, a sentence challenge and sick sentences to improve. For those who are unsure what to write, the website also gives a story starter to help get the children writing. We recommend using the resource in the following ways:
Key Stage 1
- Create a list using your senses e.g. what can you smell?
- Write a list of nouns and adjectives from the picture
- Write 3 sentences about the picture
Key Stage 2
- Look at the picture and think about the discussion questions - maybe discuss with someone at home
- Read the story starter
- See if you can improve one of the sick sentences
- Sit quietly for a 45 minute writing session and write about the image
- At the end of the session, read through the writing and edit for spelling, punctuation and word choice (could the language be improved?)
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Music
We know how much the children love their music lessons in school and thought that they may like to take part in some musical activities at home. Click here, to open a selection of resources and activities based around listening, performing and singing.
In addition to the above link, the CBSO have put together some short programmes, which include singing, listening to a variety of live instrumental performances and follow-up activities and resources. The programmes go out on Thursdays at 11am, but they are available to be watched at any time. The link can be found here: https://cbso.co.uk/musicbox
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Get active
These resources were produced by the Wyre Forest Sports Partnership during lockdown 1. Although older weekly resources, they still contain useful ideas of activities which can be done at home.
Set 1
Pre-School challenges
Key Stage 1 and Reception physical activity challenges
Key Stage 2 physical activity challenges
Set 2
Pre-School challenges
Key Stage 1 and Reception physical activity challenges
Key Stage 2 physical activity challenges
Set 3
Pre-School challenges
Key Stage 1 and Reception physical activity challenges
Key Stage 2 physical activity challenges