Phonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Blending sounds to read CVC words
Children read consonant–vowel–consonant words by saying each sound in order and blending them, then read a short decodable sentence.
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School year: Kindergarten
Phonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Digraphs sh, ch and th - two letters, one sound
Children recognise sh, ch and th as two letters that make one sound, read and spell words containing them, and read a decodable sentence.
Phonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Introducing tricky words
Children read and begin to spell a small set of common tricky words by noticing which parts follow the sounds they know and which part is tricky, then read them in sentences.
Maths · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
2D shapes and their properties
Children name common 2D shapes and describe them by counting their sides and corners, whatever their size, colour or which way round they are.
English · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Capital letters and full stops
Children write a simple sentence that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, and use a capital letter for I and for names.
Maths · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Number bonds to 10
Children find and recall the pairs of whole numbers that make 10 and use a ten frame to explain how they know.
English · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Question marks and exclamation marks
Children recognise question marks and exclamation marks in a text, read them with the right voice, and end their own questions and exclamations correctly.
English · Ages 5–6 · 50 min
Retelling a story in order
Children retell a familiar story in the right order using time words, naming the characters and setting and including the important events.
Maths · Ages 5–6 · 40 min
Telling the time to o'clock and half past
Children read and show o'clock and half past times on an analogue clock and explain what each hand tells them.
