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Home Learning
We know that many parents are keen to support their child’s learning at home. We want to ensure that you are kept well informed about the individual learning needs of your children. We have always had an open door policy and are fully committed to supporting your children. Therefore we will endeavour to communicate with you in a timely fashion if we feel that any learning or activities at home, with support from you, would benefit your child’s progress.
We also strongly believe that home learning works best when it is child led, as children have a natural curiosity to find things out! This is why in KS2 we have a topic project style homework (once per big term) that allows children to have a creative approach, with guidance and support provided by teaching staff.
In KS1 we recommend regular reading with your child and daily practice of key maths skills like counting, ordering, 2, 5 and 10 times table.
The expectations of the national curriculum are extremely demanding. If you do wish to support your child further at home with some of the core skills needed in school, here are some useful links that you can use. For some of these websites a login is required which class teachers can provide.
Websites for Home learning Page
Maths
Times Table Rockstars
Fast paced times table games – play against the computer or other children around the globe and develop your avatar to become a rock legend!
Individual logins required.
Suitable for Years 3-6 Year 2 will be introduced later in the academic year.
Primary Homework Help
Maths Zone
www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/timestable/index.html
Interactive maths games and activities
Year 5 & 6 SATS Mathematics Practice Questions
KS2 Maths Sats Organiser – Click Here
To access this useful resource – you will need a password which can be requested via the school office.
For Year 6, there are topic boosters and past papers with video tutorials to help target specific weaknesses. For Year 5, there is a mini-maths (less than 5 minute) video for every day of the year to help establish a daily routine and thinking-outside-the-box puzzles. The resources can be used on PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile phones via the website.
Reading
Teach Your Monster to Read
www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Children love to get their monster to the next stage as they practise their phonics skills.
Mainly aimed at Years 1 & 2.
Reading Tube Map KS2
Reading Buddy Questions
Oxford Owl (Free online e-books)
Including Oxford reading tree.
Suitable for all ages.
Reading Roads
Click here for the Reading Roads pdf
Including Oxford reading tree.
Suitable for all ages.
Reading Support
Please click on the attached resources that show what we use during whole class reading sessions.
RIC – provides a useful overview of the type of questions that can be asked to show different understanding of a text (which could be used at home).
Please click on the following link for some age appropriate book recommendations:
Spelling Support
KS1 Spelling Fish
Click on the buttons below to view/download our spelling fish sheets.
Upper KS2 Statutory Word List
Spelling Fish 1
Spelling Fish 2
Spelling Fish 3
Spelling Fish 4
Spelling Fish 5
Spelling Fish 6
Spelling Fish 7
Spelling Fish 8
KS2 Spelling Shark
Click on the buttons below to view/download our shark spelling challenge sheets. (Dictation and answer sheet).
General
Purple Mash
www.purplemash.com/sch/cholsey
Covers all aspects of the curriculum and makes learning fun.
Suitable for all age groups.
Individual log in required.
Espresso Home Link
Please ask your child’s class teacher for login details.
Espresso uses multi-media to enhance learning. It has a wealth of video clips and activities to support the curriculum and current affairs.
Suitable for all age groups.
BBC Schools Homepage
This site has many activities and video clips which support learning across the curriculum.
Sections are labelled with the age range they are aimed at.
EYFS Useful Links
Book Trust
BookTrust transforms lives by getting children and families reading.
Parents Guide
What to expect, when? Guidance to your child’s learning and development in the early years foundation stage.
Pacey Starting School Toolkit
www.pacey.org.uk/parents/toolkit
Starting early to prepare children for what to expect can help them make a positive start at school. The Pacey toolkit offers support before school, during the first days, and throughout the first year.