How can I help my child?
Talking
Talking to your child is one of the best ways to help and support them. Most children will answer the question "What did you do at school today?" with "Nothing" or "I can't remember" or the question "How was your day?" with "Fine". Questions like some of these examples are more likely to generate an answer:
What did you learn today that you didn't know before?
What word did your teacher say the most today?
What did you today that made your brain work hard?
Who said something funny today?
What did you play at lunchtime?
Did anything surprise you today?
Learning Help
It is really important for children to read aloud on a regular basis. All children bring books home from school. Initially, we ask that they read these with an adult. Even when they are older, it is a huge benefit for them to read to others. There are lots of opportunities you can use to incorporate reading into everyday life, e.g. reading a book to a younger sibling, reading recipes or instructions, helping to plan a route, doing the supermarket shopping.
There are some resources below to help parents and carers support their children. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions or would like further guidance.
General
Curriculum Evening Presentations
Reading
These questions will help your child to think about and understand what they are reading with you at home. In turn, this helps them to develop their reading fluency and their comprehension.
KS1 Reading VIPERS Question Stems
KS2 Reading VIPERS Question Stems
Phonics
These are the phonics mats which your child uses in school to help with their spelling and reading.
Can your child say each phoneme?
Spelling
These documents show you the words, including common exception words, which children are expected to be able spell in each year group.
Reception Phase 2 Common Exception Word Mat
Reception Phase 3 Common Exception Word Mat
Reception Phase 4 Common Exception Word Mat
Year 1 Phase 5 Common Exception Word Mat
Year 2 Revision Phase 5 Common Exception Word Mat
Year 2 Common Exception Word Mat
Writing
These are the key writing skills your child will be learning in their year group.
Key writing objectives for each year group
This is how we form letters.
Maths
These are the essential skills that the children need to develop in maths. Our approach is to make sure that the children have a secure understanding of each of these before they move on to the next.
Maths Key Performance Indicators
This is our approach to the teaching and learning of mathematics.
This is how we form our numbers.
Knowing times tables is crucial for being able to understand many aspects of maths. Children need to learn and know all of the times tables facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of Year 4.
These websites will help your child to learn and practise their times tables.