This year we are very excited to start our new and improved phonics programme, Essential letters and sounds (ELS).

Below are some useful powerpoints and links to help with understanding how we will be teaching phonics and how to pronounce the sounds correctly. 

Useful websites:

Phonics Play   (phonics games)

Phonics Bloom (phonics games)

Top Marks (maths games and other curriculum area coverage)

Oxford Owl  (each child has their own login which is in the front of their reading record)

You tube

Alpha blocks 

(great phonic cartoons to support with phonics and reading).

Number Blocks

(maths cartoons for children to develop their number skills).

CBeebies 

Tricky words songs

phonic songs

Jack Hartman-  maths songs, the children love them.