How to Help Your Child at Home

Supporting your child’s learning at home can make a real difference to their confidence, independence and progress. On this page, you’ll find simple ideas and useful resources to help reinforce the learning we do in school.

You can also visit our Pod – Flip Bits section to see what we’ve been learning in school and revisit learning from each week or term together at home.

 

Here are a few simple ways you can help:

There are lots of simple ways you can support your child’s learning at home. Little and often makes a big difference!

📚 Reading
Encourage your child to read regularly at home. Even a few minutes each day helps to develop fluency, vocabulary and understanding.

✏️ Spellings
Use the spelling resources sent home to practise weekly spelling patterns and key words.

🎸 Times Tables
We encourage pupils to complete 10 TTRS games each week and practise using the TTRS sheets sent home. Regular, short practice helps build confidence, fluency and speed with times tables.

🌶️ Maths Chilli Challenges
Our Maths Chilli Challenges provide additional opportunities to practise key maths skills. Going through any mistakes together is a great way to help strengthen understanding.

💬 Talk About Learning
Ask your child about what they have been learning in school. What did they enjoy? What did they find challenging? What are they proud of? Talking about learning is a simple but valuable way to support them.

🌟 Topic Showcase
Throughout the year, pupils may choose to create something linked to their current project to share as part of our Topic Showcase. This could be a piece of writing, artwork or craft, some research, an interview with someone connected to the topic — or something completely different! We encourage pupils to be creative and follow their own interests.

 

Resources You Can Access in This Section

To further support learning at home, you will also find:

• White Rose – maths resources that support methods and approaches used in class

• Speed Words – activities to help develop reading fluency through regular practice.

• Spelling Resources – words and activities linked to the spelling patterns and rules we are learning in school.

 

Games Your Child Can Play

These online games are great for practising key skills in a fun and engaging way:

• Hit the Button – quick-fire practice of key maths facts, including times tables and number bonds.

• Top Marks – a wide range of interactive games covering key maths and literacy skills.

• BBC Bitesize – games, videos and activities across a range of curriculum areas.

📚 Recommended Reads

Looking for your child’s next great read?

 We’ve included recommended reading lists for Years 4, 5 and 6, with 50 carefully selected books for each age group.

The lists include a wide variety of genres, from funny books and adventures to graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction and thought-provoking stories, so there should be something to inspire every reader.

Children are encouraged to read widely and, most importantly, to choose books they enjoy. Recommended reading lists are there to provide inspiration — children are not expected to read every book!

Click on your child’s year group below to view or download their recommended reading list.