Reading
During the partial school closure, we will be using a range of resources and strategies to support your child’s reading whilst they learn at home. Reading will be a focus for one of your child’s weekly English lessons but there will be other planned activities across the curriculum, that will also support your child’s development in reading.
We recommend hearing children read on a regular basis and share books with them, as often as possible – reading to and with them. A range of reading material can be used to teach or provide opportunities for your child to apply and practise their reading skills, including newspapers, magazines, online text, labels, dictionaries and manuals.
World Book Day 2021 – Who are our Masked Readers?
7 Top Tips to Support Children Reading at Home – guidance for parents
Reading with your child – a guide for parents
Top 10 tips to help children enjoy reading
We are using Oxford Owl to support pupils learning and practising reading at home. Please check with your child’s class teacher or the school office, for your child’s log-in to the eBook library.
‘The Invisible String’ by Patrice Karst, read by Miss Ottley
‘Until the Dragons Came’ read by Miss Ottley
The Great Paper Caper Story read by Miss Ottley
‘Dustbin Dad’ – read by Miss Ottley
‘Ghost in the house’ – read by Miss Ottley
Listen to Mr Wilson read My Father is a Polar Bear by Michael Morpurgo.
Part One
Part two
There are three stories to read including:
- Charlotte and Harry’s Big Adventure by Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
- The Lonely Jellyfish by Year 3 and 4
- Under My Bed by Year 5 and 6
We hope you enjoy reading the stories!
If your child enjoys Harry Potter, learning through a Harry Potter inspired curriculum will motivate and interest them.
Elevenses with The World of David Walliams
Oxford Owl – free eBook collection
BookTrust Home Time contains free books, videos, games, recipes, competitions, activity sheets and live drawalongs, created by children’s authors and illustrators.
Writing
BBC Bitesize – KS1 Creative writing
BBC Bitesize – KS2 Creative writing
Handwriting – letter families and cvc words
Handwriting – letter formation
Handwriting – guidance from Miss Ottley
Handwriting – precursive letter formation
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Singular and Plural – riddle games
Learn about adjectives, verbs and nouns
BBC Bitesize – KS1 Grammar
BBC Bitesize – KS2 Grammar
BBC Teach – KS1 English
BBC Teach – KS2 English