Phonics and Reading 

• Teach Your Monster to Read

• Letters and Sounds games
  This site has games for Phases 2 to 4 and resources for Phase 5.

• BBC Phonics Play
  There are a number of resources available through the BBC website, this is one example.

• Family Learning Site Phonics Games

• Top marks games for phonics and reading

• Spelling Frame

• Phonics Play
  Although this is a subscription website there are some games freely available.

• BBC Words and Pictures

• Guide to pronounce each sound (phases 2 to 5).
  For the correct pronunciation of each sound, use this link.

• Pronunciation Guidance
  A teacher from a different school gives pronunciation guidance for phase 5.

• Pronunciation Guidance
  A teacher from a different school gives pronunciation guidance for phase 5.

• Practicing blending (putting sounds together to read them)
  Practising blending, especially with phase 4 (different sounds that commonly go together as blends or clusters).

Year 1 Common Exception Words (also called tricky words) These are "common exception words" . These are words for which the phonics rules don't usually work or they contain graphemes (written sounds) that the children haven't yet learnt.

• CEW.pdf

• Tricky words songs
  Look up tricky words videos and songs on youtube.

• Tricky words youtube video
  Try playing this video with the sound on and then off and see how many you can read!

• Ideas to practise spellings
  You could use these to practise spelling those tricky words!

• Ideas to practise your spellings 2

• Year 1 English Skills - there are so many elements of English to practise here!
  Use this interactive website to practise your grammar skills and get instant feedback on your answers.

Sources for Reading: E-Books and Audio Books  

• World Book Day E-books
  World Book Day have made over 3000 ebooks and audio books available for free for children to access at home!

• Audio books

• Audio Stories

 

 

Maths

At home and whilst out and about you could provide opportunities to use number and shape in everyday life e.g counting out food, sharing our dinners, discussing shapes you see and their properties, looking at prices in shops, looking at the number on a bus stop, etc.

• Numbots is a super site that helps your children to consolidate counting, addition and subtraction.
  The log in username and password should be in your child's reading record inside the front or back cover. If you don't have it, please email us using the Year 1 email address: Year1YearGroup@talbot.poole.sch.uk

• ixl.com
  This website allows the children to practise their maths skills and gives instant feedback and tips. Just select the learning objective you want to practise.

• Topmarks maths games

• BBC numeracy skills games

• Maths is fun
  Online games

• 100 square
  You can use this to practice highlighting numbers, e.g. counting in 2s, 5s or 10s, or ask questions such as "what is 1 more than or less than (say a number).

• Family Learning Site
  Maths Games

• Nrich

 

 

Creative Ideas

• The Imagination Tree
  Creative art and craft activities

• The Artful Parent
  Range of good free, art activities.

• Tinker Cad
  All kinds of making

 

 

Local Places

• What's on in Bournemouth
  Family Pages e.g. Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival, Bay Run, Christmas Tree Wonderland, etc

• Primary Times Dorset
  These are the on-line pages to the magazine that we sometimes send home.

• Your local libraries!
  Many local libraries have events besides offering a wider range of books, music and films to borrow.

• Local parks and beaches
  For free outdoor fun and activities!