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🧸 Early Years
Ages 4-6
🏃Action Words (Verbs) VocabularyLearn action words for ages 4-7: run, jump, eat, sleep, sing and read. Verbs are doing words! Match, flip flashcards and🐾Animal WordsLearn to read animal words for ages 4-7: cat, dog, pig, cow, hen and fox. Match words to emojis, flip flashcards and pla🧩Blending Sounds into WordsLearn to blend sounds like c-a-t into words. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-7 with word-building games to help your chi🧍Parts of the Body WordsLearn parts of the body words for kids ages 4-7: head, hand, foot, eye, nose and more. A word mat with flashcards and a 🔠Capital and Small LettersLearn capital and small letters for kids ages 4-7. See how big letters (A) match small letters (a) with easy examples an🔠Capital Letters and Full StopsFirst writing rules for ages 4-7: start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. Match, flip flashc👏Clapping SyllablesLearn to count syllables by clapping word beats. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-7 with matching games to help your chil🌈Colour WordsLearn to read colour words for ages 4-7: red, blue, green, yellow, pink and black. Match colours to pictures and play fu🔗Joining Words: and, but, becauseFirst grammar for ages 4-6: joining words like and, but and because glue two ideas into one sentence. Match, build words🔤Consonant Blends (bl, cr, st)Learn consonant blends like bl, cr and st to read words like black, crab and star. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-6 wit🐚Consonant Digraphs: sh, ch, thLearn digraphs sh, ch and th to read words like ship, chip and thin. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-6 with flashcards a🔡Consonant SoundsLearn consonant sounds for kids ages 4-7. Meet the consonants and their first sounds with fun words, emojis and a letter📅Days, Months and SeasonsLearn to read calendar words for ages 4-7: 7 days of the week, the months and the 4 seasons. Match words to pictures, fl👨👩👧👦Family WordsLearn family words for kids ages 4-7: mum, dad, baby, sister, brother and more. A word mat with emojis, flashcards and a😊Feelings and Emotions WordsLearn feelings words for ages 4-7: happy, sad, angry, scared, tired and excited. Match words to faces, flip flashcards a👀First Sight WordsLearn your first sight words for ages 4-7: the, and, a, I, to, is and in. Fun flashcards and a mini quiz to start readin🍎Food WordsLearn food words for kids ages 4-7: apple, bread, milk, egg and more. A tasty word mat with emojis, flashcards and a mat🔉Letter Sounds A to MLearn phonics letter sounds A to M for kids ages 4-7. Hear each sound, see fun words and build short words like cat and 🔤Letter Sounds N to ZLearn the letter sounds from N to Z with fun examples and flashcards. A playful phonics lesson for ages 4-7 to keep lear🔢Number WordsLearn number words for kids ages 4-7: read one to ten as words and match each to its digit. A word mat with flashcards a📦Position Words: on, under, next toLearn position words for ages 4-7: on, under, next to, in, behind and above. Match words to pictures, flip flashcards an🙋Pronouns: he, she, theyFirst grammar for ages 4-6: pronouns like he, she, it and they are little words that stand in for a name. Match, build w❓Question Words: Who, What, WhereLearn first question words for ages 4-7: who asks about people, what asks about things, where asks about places. Match, 📋Reading Instructions and ListsReading instructions and lists for ages 4-6: follow simple steps in order and read a shopping list. Match steps, flip fl🗣️Retelling a StoryRetelling a story for ages 4-6: say what happened in your own words, in order. Match story parts, flip flashcards and pl🎵Rhyming WordsLearn rhyming words like cat and hat that sound the same at the end. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-7 with matching gam🔢Story Sequencing: Beginning, Middle, EndStory sequencing for ages 4-6: learn beginning, middle and end. Put events in order, match parts of a story and play fun🔤The Alphabet: Letters A to ZLearn the alphabet from A to Z for kids ages 4-7. Meet all 26 letters with fun words, emojis, flashcards and a letter ma🦆The ck and ng SoundsLearn the ck and ng sounds in phonics. ck makes a 'k' sound (duck) and ng makes a humming sound (ring). A fun reading le⏰Time Words (morning, night, today)Learn time words for ages 4-7: morning, night, today, day, now and later. Match words to pictures, flip flashcards and p🪄Tricky Words and ExceptionsLearn tricky words like the, said and was that you cannot sound out. A fun phonics lesson for ages 4-6 with flashcards a🅰️Vowels: A, E, I, O, ULearn the 5 vowels A E I O U for kids ages 4-7. Hear the short vowel sounds with fun words, emojis, flashcards and a qui🌤️Weather WordsLearn weather words for ages 4-7: sun, rain, snow, wind, cloud and storm. Match words to pictures, flip flashcards and p
🚀 Primary
Ages 7-10
🏃Adverbs: How We Do ThingsLearn adverbs for ages 6-9: words like quickly, slowly, loudly and softly that tell HOW we do things. Match, flip flashc✂️Apostrophes for ContractionsFirst punctuation for ages 5-8: an apostrophe joins two words and stands in for missing letters, like do not = don't. Ma👶Changing y to iLearn the spelling rule that changes y to i before adding endings, so baby becomes babies and happy becomes happiness. A🧑Characters and SettingsCharacters and settings for ages 5-8: learn who is in a story and where it happens. Match characters to clues, flip flas🏫Classroom WordsLearn classroom words for kids ages 5-8: pencil, book, desk, teacher, bag and more. A school word mat with flashcards an✏️Commas in ListsFirst punctuation for ages 5-8: use a comma to separate items in a list and 'and' before the last one. Match, flip flash🧩Compound WordsLearn compound words like sunflower, rainbow and football by joining two small words into one. A fun reading lesson for 🪙Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, owLearn the diphthongs oi, oy, ou and ow in phonics. These gliding vowel sounds make words like coin, boy, cloud and cow. 🏃Doubling Letters Before Adding -ingLearn when to double the last letter before adding -ing, so run becomes running and hop becomes hopping. A fun spelling 🧁Dropping the e Before SuffixesLearn the spelling rule that drops the silent e before -ing and -ed, so bake becomes baking and hope becomes hoping. A f💡Finding the Main IdeaLearn to find the main idea for ages 5-8: read a short passage, spot what it is mostly about, match clues and play games✍️Homophones: there, their, they'reLearn the difference between there, their and they're: three words that sound the same but mean different things. A clea🎵Long Vowel SoundsLearn long vowel sounds where a, e, i, o and u say their own names, as in cake, bee and bike. A phonics lesson for ages 🔮Making Predictions When ReadingMaking predictions for ages 5-8: use clues to guess what happens next in a story. Match clues to guesses, flip flashcard📖More Sight WordsBuild your reading with more sight words for ages 4-7: you, are, was, they, said and have. Flashcards, a matching game a🏷️Nouns, Verbs and AdjectivesLearn your first grammar for ages 5-8: a noun names, a verb does, an adjective describes. Match words, flip flashcards a↔️Opposites and SynonymsLearn opposites like big and small and synonyms like happy and glad. A fun reading and vocabulary lesson for ages 5-7 wi⏳Past, Present and Future TenseFirst grammar for ages 5-8: the past already happened, the present is now, the future has not happened yet. Match verbs,➕Plurals: Adding -s and -esLearn to make plurals by adding -s and -es, like cat to cats and box to boxes. A fun reading lesson for ages 5-7 with wo🔤Prefixes and SuffixesLearn prefixes like un- and re- and suffixes like -ing and -ed that change words. A fun reading lesson for ages 6-8 with🚗R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, erLearn r-controlled vowels ar, or and er, where r changes the vowel sound, as in car, fork and her. A phonics lesson for 🧠Reading Comprehension BasicsFirst reading comprehension for ages 5-8: read a short story, then answer who, what and where. Match clues, flip flashca📝Reading Your First SentencesPut sight words together to read your first sentences, ages 4-7. Match sentences to pictures, build a sentence and take ❓Sentence Types: Statements, Questions, CommandsFirst grammar for ages 5-8: a statement tells, a question asks, a command tells you to do something. Match sentences, fl✨Silent e (Magic e)Learn the silent e or magic e rule, where a final e makes the vowel say its name, turning cap into cape and kit into kit🤫Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb)Learn silent letters in phonics: the quiet k in knee, the quiet w in write and the quiet b in lamb. A fun reading lesson🐍Soft c and Soft gLearn soft c and soft g phonics: when c sounds like 's' (city) and g sounds like 'j' (gem). A fun reading lesson for kid🌾Spelling with ie and eiLearn the i before e rule to spell words like field, piece and receive. A fun, clear spelling lesson for ages 7-9 with w👏Syllable Types and Splitting WordsLearn to split words into syllables and spot syllable types. Clap the beats in words like rab-bit and ta-ble. A fun read🐾The aw and au SoundsLearn the aw and au sounds in phonics. Both make the 'aw' sound in words like paw, saw, sauce and August. A fun reading 🍌The Schwa SoundDiscover the schwa, the lazy 'uh' sound hiding in words like banana, sofa and pencil. A fun spelling lesson for ages 7-9🤝Vowel Teams: ai, ee, oaLearn vowel teams ai, ee and oa, where two vowels make one long sound, as in rain, bee and boat. A phonics lesson for ag👨👩👧👦Word Families: -at, -an, -igLearn the -at, -an and -ig word families to read words like cat, man and pig. A fun phonics lesson for ages 5-7 with wor