The school
subscribes to Purplemash
and Teach Your Monster to Read and all children are issued with personal log ins. These
exciting resources are used by teachers to set homework and support learning
taking place in school. It also has a number of great online games were
children can pitch themselves against other children throughout the World. The
site is protected and children’s details are not shared.
Access the site here https://www.purplemash.com/login/
The school also subscribes to Teach Your Monster to Read. Again, all children are issued with personal log ins. This exciting resource takes children on a magical journey, meeting colourful characters along the way and collecting fantastic rewards. As they progress, they rehearse a range of essential reading skills; matching letters to sounds, blending, segmenting, tricky words and reading full sentences. This resource is used in class and at home.The site is protected and children’s details are not shared. Access the site here https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Useful websites for children and parents:
www.oxfordowl.co.uk – resources and programmes you can use at home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize – resources and programmes you can use at home
Woodlands Junior is an excellent site with games and challenges in grammar.
Topmarks have some free grammar and spelling games.
Phonics Play is an excellent site and there are some free sections
https://library.thenational.academy Virtual library set up by Oak National Academy in partnership with the National Literacy Trust can be accessed from the link. Every week a popular children’s author or illustrator will provide you with free books, exclusive videos and their top three recommended reads.
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