Additional support for BBC Bitesize daily lessons, including free activities. For week 27th April–1st May.
BBC Bitesize lesson support: Week 2
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BBC Bitesize lesson support: Week 5
Additional support for BBC Bitesize daily lessons, including free activities. For week 18th–22nd May.
BBC Bitesize lesson support: Week 4
Additional support for BBC Bitesize daily lessons, including free activities. For week 11th–15th May.
Progress with Oxford Age 8–9
Progress with Oxford activity books help develop essential English and Maths skills. Help your child practise times tables, grammar, handwriting and more.
Progress with Oxford Age 9–10
Progress with Oxford activity books help develop essential English and Maths skills. Help your child practise times tables, grammar, handwriting and more.
Reading: Age 4–5 (Reception)
Find out how your child’s reading skills will develop in Reception. Discover fun activities, ideas, and books to support your 4–5-year-old at home.
Grammar & punctuation
Learn how grammar and punctuation is taught at primary school and find out how to support your child at home, with lots of fun ideas and free activities.
Grammar and literacy glossary: J to Q
A guide to grammar and literacy terms used in schools, with definitions, how-to videos, and practice activities. From modal verbs to pure sounds.
Struggling readers
Worried about your child’s reading? Help is at hand! Jean Gross CBE gives her expert advice on how to support children who struggle with reading.
Fun maths games and activities
Have fun practising your maths skills with these games, activity sheets, and videos.
Secondary school
Find out what your child will be learning when they start secondary school, and browse our books and resources to help their studies at home, from Year 7 to GCSEs and A Levels.
Reluctant readers
From ‘thinking outside the bookbag’ to reading for a purpose, children’s author and mum of three Isabel Thomas shares some great advice on helping reluctant readers get excited about books.
Grammar and literacy glossary: R to S
A guide to grammar and literacy terms used in schools, with definitions, how-to videos, and practice activities. From relative clauses to synthetic phonics.
Reading: Age 3–4 (Early years)
Find out how your child’s reading skills will develop in nursery. Discover fun activities, ideas, and books to support your 3–4-year-old at home.
Primary MyMaths guide for parents
Find out more about using MyMaths at home and download worksheets to support your child’s maths learning during school closures.
Encouraging boys to read
Gary Wilson gives his expert advice on getting boys to read, including tips on motivating reading habits and encouraging independence.
What to expect in Reception (age 4–5)
Find out what literacy and maths skills your child will learn in Reception, and discover ways you can support their learning at home.
Getting ready to start school
Read our top five tips for getting your child school-ready, download our Starting School checklist and print a certificate for your child.
Creative writing
Are you a budding David Walliams or the next J. K. Rowling? Find top tips, videos, activities, and books to help unleash your inner author.
Project X Alien Adventures
An award-winning reading series for children ages 4–11. Follow the action-packed adventures of Max, Cat, Ant, and Tiger as they journey through space!
Help your 6–7-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 6- or 7-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Help your 8–9-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 8- or 9-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Grammar and literacy glossary: D to I
A guide to grammar and literacy terms used in schools, with definitions, how-to videos, and practice activities. From dashes to inverted commas.
Maths: Age 4–5 (Reception)
Help your 4 or 5 year old practice maths at home with everyday maths games and activities. Help your child learn by making maths fun!
Reception at primary school
Reception means most children’s very first step into formal schooling, and can be both exciting and nervewracking! Find out what to expect and what your child will be learning.
Help your 5–6-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 5- or 6-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Help your 9–10-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 9- or 10-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Help your 7–8-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 7- or 8-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Pippi Longstocking
In 2020, Pippi Longstocking turns 75! Discover Pippi books and activities to share with your child, and find out about the Pippi of Today Campaign.
Help your 10–11-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 10- or 11-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Help your 4–5-year-old child learn
Tips and activities to help your 4- or 5-year-old develop maths and literacy skills at home.
Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Dictionary: Answer sheet
Answers to the Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Dictionary activity sheets.
Grammar and literacy glossary: T to Z
A guide to grammar and literacy terms used in schools, with definitions, how-to videos, and practice activities. From tricky words to word families.
Oxford Primary Illustrated Maths Dictionary: Using the dictionary
Answer questions about these common maths terms.
Oxford First Grammar Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary: Answer sheet
Answers to the Oxford First Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary activity sheets.
Oxford Primary Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary: Answer sheet
Answers to the Oxford Primary Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary activity sheets.
Oxford Owl height chart
Measure and record your child’s height as they grow with this height chart.
Printable Numicon shapes
Don’t have Numicon shapes at home? Download, print, and cut out these free Numicon shapes.
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie Makes Trouble
Two mischievous stories about Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur, getting into all sorts of trouble! A spell lands Winnie in double trouble, and Winnie tries out babysitting.
Kitty
Kitty dreams of being a superhero just like her mum one day, but she’s still got a lot to learn! Browse our Kitty books and fun activities.
Winnie and Wilbur: Chilly Winnie
Brave the cold with Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur, in two wintry stories. Join Winnie as she meets the abominable snowman and does her best to find some hot chocolate!
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie at Work
Two hilarious stories about Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur, taking on two special jobs at school. Winnie runs the after-school club and gets a job as the school cook.
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie in the Sun
Have fun in the sun with Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur. Join Winnie as she digs for treasure, and find out what happens when Wilbur goes missing.
How to write a great Christmas story
Five tips on writing a Christmas story, inspired by Christopher Edge’s How To Write Your Best Story Ever!
Create your own villain description sheet
Make up the details for your own dastardly villain with this description sheet.
Create your own villain character profile
Create your own dastardly villain with this character profile.
Numicon: Box of 80 Numicon Shapes
This box of 80 Numicon Shapes provides essential apparatus to parents of children throughout the primary years.
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Witchy Tales
Two fun-packed stories about Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur. Join Winnie as she stars in the pantomine and when she really brings stories to life at school!
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Holiday Fun
Two funny stories about Winnie, the world’s wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur, on an unexpected holiday adventure. Join Winnie on a mystery tour and a birthday fishing trip.
Number Square
A handy number square to help your child visualise the numbers from 1 to 100.
Fraction wall
A visual representation to help your child learn fractions.
Year 5 & Year 6 spelling words
A list of the words that children are expected to be able to spell in Year 5 and Year 6.
Speedy Green Words slideshow: Green Storybooks
Practise the Speedy Green Words for all the Read Write Inc. Phonics Green Storybooks.
Good writing: Standard and non-standard English
Practise identifying Standard and Non-Standard English.
Year 3 & Year 4 spelling words
A list of the words that children are expected to be able to spell in Year 3 and Year 4.
Roald Dahl: Odd word out
Can you spot the odd one out in these lists of related words?
Roald Dahl: Guess the origin
Learn about etymology by guessing which words come from which origins.
Roald Dahl: Hidden creatures
Circle the names of all the extra-usual creatures from Roald Dahl’s stories.
Roald Dahl: What do you call…?
Choose the correct word to match each of the descriptions.
Roald Dahl: Propsposterous plants
Can you invent your own extra-usual tree, plant or flower?
Roald Dahl: Redunculous recipes
The BFG has a surplus of snozzcumbers! Can you create a new recipe to help him use them up?
Roald Dahl: Spliffling speech
Can you fill in each of the blanks with a synonym of ‘said’?
Roald Dahl: Weather for Wonka
Can you predict the weather for Willy Wonka and write a forecast?
Roald Dahl: Giant wanted
Draw a picture of a murderful giant and label its body parts – from its foulsome teeth to its thirstbloody eyes…
Roald Dahl: GIANT crossword
Find all the gobblefunk words in this Roald Dahl crossword.
Roald Dahl: Answer sheet
Answers to the Roald Dahl Thesaurus activity sheets.
Maths in School booklet: Fraction Calculations
Find out how your child is taught to calculate with fractions in school. This booklet includes games and activities to use at home to build your child’s skills and confidence in calculating with fractions.
Recipe: Reindeer cupcakes
Practise measuring while baking these yummy reindeer cupcakes.
Maths in School booklet: Addition
Find out how children are taught to add and use these games and activities at home to build your child’s skills and confidence.
Rectangle
A rectangle is a 2D shape that has four straight sides and four right angles. The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal. A square is a special type of rectangle because all 4 sides are the same length. The word rectangle is usually used to mean the oblong rectangle.
Maths in School booklet: Counting
Find out how children are taught to count and use these games and activities at home to build your child’s skills and confidence.
Maths in School booklet: Fractions
Find out how your child is introduced to fractions in school and use these games and activities at home to build your child’s skills and confidence.
Read at Home/Take Home
The books that children bring home to practise reading with you.
Maths in School booklet: Multiplication
Find out how your child is taught to multiply in school. This booklet also includes games and activities to use at home to build your child’s skills and confidence with multiplication.
Maths in School booklet: Subtraction
Find out how children are taught to subtract in school. This booklet also includes games and activities to build your child’s skills and confidence.
Maths in School booklet: Times tables
Find out how you can help your child to learn multiplication (times) tables with our tips, tricks, games, and activities.
Maths in School booklet: Division
Find out how your child is taught to divide in school. This booklet also includes games and activities to use at home to build your child’s skills and confidence with division.
Build a bird feeder
Build a bird feeder with empty yoghurt pots and string.
Recipe: Christmas tree cookies
Decorate your tree and impress your family with these yummy Christmas cookies!
At Home with Spanish (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise Spanish greetings, animals, family, and parts of the body.
Oxford Primary Illustrated Maths Dictionary: Answer sheet
Answers to the Oxford Primary Illustrated Maths Dictionary activity sheets.
Oxford First Illustrated Maths Dictionary: Answer sheet
Answers to the Oxford First Illustrated Maths Dictionary activity sheets.
At Home with French (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise French greetings, animals, family, and parts of the body.
At Home with Grammar (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise using pronouns, verbs, and the past tense.
At Home with Maths (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise addition and subtraction, using money, and solving word problems.
At Home with Mental Maths (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise counting, calculating up to 20, fractions, and the 9 and 11 times tables.
At Home with Non-verbal Reasoning Skills (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise non-verbal reasoning by working out patterns and finding connections.
At Home with Punctuation (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise writing sentences, asking questions, and using apostrophes.
At Home with English (age 7–9)
Build up English skills at the level of words, sentences, and whole texts with these four activity sheets.
At Home with Verbal Reasoning Skills (age 7–9)
Four activity sheets to practise your verbal reasoning skills.
At Home with Spelling 2 (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise spelling vowel sounds, ‘ck’ and ‘k’ words, and ‘ow’ words.
At Home with Spelling 1 (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise the alphabet, consonants, syllables, and ‘-er’ endings.
At Home with Phonics (age 5–7)
Read ‘Gran’s Van’ and ‘Tom the Tiger’.
At Home with Maths (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise counting to 10, measuring, shapes, and time.
At Home with Handwriting 2 (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise writing with joined up letters and words.
At Home with Handwriting 1 (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise writing letters.
At Home with French (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to help you learn vocabulary around numbers and going on holiday.
At Home with English (age 5–7)
Four activity sheets to practise vowels, making sentences, blending, and comprehension.
Self-assessment/peer assessment
Children check their own work against a set of answers or criteria or swap with a partner to mark each other’s work before then discussing the marking or comments. This is proven to be an effective tool for learning.
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