Phonics
- My teacher using an interactive presentation
- Everyone joining in – flashcards, robot arms, my turn your turn
- Phonics booklets for practise
- Applying my phonics into reading texts.
- Targeted groups for extra practise
Reading
Choosing Books
Choosing a book to read
Not sure what books to read? Have a look at these sites and it will give you some ideas. You may need and adult or older brother or sister to help you.
The links below give you the recommended reads for Years 1 and 2 to ensure that you have a good range of reading material to make you really smart. There are great books to share with adults and some you will never have heard of before. Take a look…
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Online Books to Read
The International Children’s Library has children’s books from all over the world. There are books in all different languages, so it is probably best to choose the language that you want a book in first. It celebrates us all being different and celebrates children around the world.
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Listen to Stories Online
The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl. Told by Lenny Henry.
Rik Mayall – Jackanory – George’s Marvellous Medicine, Part 1/5
Part One : The Marvellous Plan.What a combination, Rik Mayall and Roald Dahl could it get any better?
Jackanory – Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk. Told by Rik Mayall
The Church Mouse: Episode 1
by Graham Oakley
Read by Griff Rhys Jones
Arabel’s Raven from Jackanory, read by Bernard Cribbins
Arabel’s Raven from Jackanory, read by Bernard Cribbins. Written by Joan Aiken. BBC from an LP recording.
Jackanory Mortimer’s Portrait on Glass Part 1
by Joan Aiken
Jackanory Junior – The Last Cowboys (Told By Martin Freeman)
The show features celebrities reading children’s stories. So this one is about Martin and his dog and how they went to America. year 2008
Martin Clunes on Jackanory Junior – The Last Polar Bears – (1/2)
Martin tells this tale The Last Polar Bears.
Jackanory Junior – The King of Capri
Told by Holly Aird
Jackanory Junior – Jack And The Beanstalk (Nadine Marshall)
Sheridan Smith Jackanory Junior
Sheridan Smith narrating the story Harold and the Duck.
A brilliant website. Lots of famous actors and actresses read their favourite books. Each story comes with a free Activity Guide and can be viewed on YouTube. Rainbow Fish, Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, and To Be a Drum are just a few of the books available.
A collection of original, fairytale, and classic children’s audio stories. You can follow along with the stories as the words are there.
Their missions is to offer traditional, meaningful storytelling to every child, parent, or teacher around the world with access to the internet, for free.
Supertato: Bubbly Troubly (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life with these brilliant video stories. In this video, enjoy the story of Supertato: Bubbly Troubly by Paul Linnet and Sue Hendra, publishe…
Supertato (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life with these brilliant video stories. In this video, enjoy the story of Supertato by Paul Linnet and Sue Hendra, published by Simon & Sch…
Ruby’s Worry (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life with these brilliant video stories. In this video, enjoy the story of Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival, published by Bloomsbury. After watc…
Ravi’s Roar (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life with these brilliant video stories. In this video, enjoy the story of Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival, published by Bloomsbury. After watch…
Ladybird First Favourite Tales: The Gingerbread Man (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life for toddlers with these brilliant video books and activities, for hours of booky fun. In this video, enjoy a first favourite for little…
Ladybird First Favourites: Little Red Riding Hood (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life for toddlers with these brilliant video books and activities, for hours of booky fun. In this video, enjoy a first favourite for little…
Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo? (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life for toddlers with these brilliant video books and activities, for hours of booky fun. In this video, enjoy the story of Where Are You, …
The Hueys in… The New Jumper (Share a Story Corner)
Bring stories to life for toddlers with these brilliant video books and activities, for hours of booky fun. In this video, enjoy the story of The Hueys in.. …
Writing
Take a look at one of these Traditional Tales told by Pie Corbett. Try to join in with his actions and words and then have a go at writing the story yourself.
In writing lessons we have threshold concepts (this is what we should understand) which we return to. These are:
- Present neatly
- Spell correctly
- Punctuate accurately
We will
- Write with a purpose
- Use imaginative descriptions
- Organise our writing (including using paragraphs and sentences appropriately)
- Check our writing
- Present our writing.
You can also download them here along with copies of the Harder to Read and Spell words we learn in school.
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Use of text maps
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Using my phonics to sound out words
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Trying to form my letters correctly
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Using punctuation
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Being creative with the words I use
Speaking and Listening
Take a look at one of these Traditional Tales told by Pie Corbett. Try to join in with his actions and words and then have a go at retelling the whole story to an audience in your house.
You can download the poems here.
