TalkforWriting have produced some wonderful home school booklets for each year group from Reception to Year 6. Each booklet is based on a different story and there are lots of fun reading, writing and speaking and listening activities to do. Please click on the following links to download:

BookTrust

BookTrust is website with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, including fiction and non-fiction. Family activities are included in the ‘Home Time’ section.

The Literacy Shed have resource packs available for children in KS1 and KS2 with tasks that are based on video clips on YouTube. Why not have a go at them, they are really enjoyable.

If your child loves poetry, Poetry by Heart offers a wide selection of poetry covering different topics.

Your child will find some excellent information about a variety of books and lots of extracts to read on Love Reading 4 Kids.

Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English language. PhonicsPlay has lots of interactive games and resources, which allows children to practise their phonics daily.