Literacy

We are learning the letter names and their sounds.
Move your mouse to the letter you want to learn, then click the video link to learn more about that letter.

The phonics song

We are learning to read blends and digraphs.

(Blends are two consonants together, such as bl, sp, and cr. It is important for us to read the sounds of blends instantly.)

Blends song

Learn to blend

We are learning to read digraphs.

Move your mouse to the digraph you want to learn, then click the video link to learn more about it.

(Digraphs are when two letters are put together to make one sound, for example, sh, ou, and ey.)

When 2 vowels go walking...

We are learning to sound out little words.
(Some words are easy to 'sound out' by saying the sound of each letter, for example, r-e-d is red. When we say the individual letter sounds one after the other quickly, we are 'blending' the sounds.)

I can read - Blending

Phonics blending song

The CVC word song

We are learning the read word endings -ed and -ing.
(Sometimes words look more complicated because they have endings, such as -ed and -ing, on the end of them. If you notice these endings, reading will be much easier.)

Word ending -ed 

Word ending -ing

We are learning to hear words that rhyme.
(Words that rhyme always have the same ending sounds, such as c-at, b-at, h-at. If we can recognise and say words that rhyme, we will be able to write and read words that rhyme much easier.)

Rhyming Rappers

Rhyming words game - Which word does NOT rhyme?

Sesame Street - Rhyming Day

We are learning to read Sight Words quickly.

(Sight Words are the most commonly used words in English. Many of them cannot be sounded out, so it is important for us to know how to read these instantly.)

Sight Words Song

First 100 High Frequency Words

Sight Words - Interactive