English · Year 1

Lesson 1

Blend sounds and learn that two letters can make one sound (sh, ch, th).

⏱ 15 min · 11 questions

Lesson 2

Read and spell common words we see again and again in our reading.

⏱ 15 min · 8 questions

Lesson 3

Add 's' or 'es' to show there is more than one of something.

⏱ 14 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Join two small words together to make one bigger word.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 5

Find the doing words that tell us what is happening.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 6

Tell the difference between a sentence that tells and one that asks.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 7

Build new words by changing the first letter of a word family, like -at and -an.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 8

Add the ending -ing to doing words to show action happening now.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 9

Find words that mean the opposite, like hot and cold.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 10

Spot asking sentences and finish them with a question mark.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 11

Two letters that team up to make one sound: sh, ch and th.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 12

Start every sentence with a capital and finish with the right end mark.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 13

Special naming words for a group, like a herd of cows or a team of players.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 14

Find and make words that rhyme by changing the first sound.

⏱ 10 min · 6 questions

Lesson 15

See how a silent 'e' at the end of a word makes the vowel say its name.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 16

Add -ed to verbs to show that an action already happened.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 17

Use capital letters for the days of the week and months of the year.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 18

Use the joining words 'and' and 'but' to connect two ideas.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 19

Learn that 'ee' and 'ea' often make the long 'e' sound in words.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 20

Use question words to ask about people, things, places and times.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 21

Add words to a picture to name and explain its parts.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 22

Write a clear list, one item under another, to remember things.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 23

Read and spell words with the 'oo' vowel team, like moon and book.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Learn that the word 'I' is always written as a capital letter.

⏱ 10 min · 7 questions

Lesson 25

Use position words like in, on, under and behind to tell where things are.

⏱ 12 min · 7 questions

Lesson 26

Retell the beginning, middle and end of a story using picture clues.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 27

Spell the long 'a' sound with 'ai' in the middle and 'ay' at the end.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 28

Find the first letter of a word and put words in alphabet order.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 29

Use words like first, then, next and last to tell what happens in order.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 30

Ask who, what and where questions about a story or picture.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 31

Read and spell words where 'igh' makes the long i sound, like night and light.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 32

Discover how the letter r changes a vowel sound in words like car and for.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 33

Use 'and' and 'then' to join two ideas when telling a short story.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 34

Use words and pictures to work out how a character is feeling.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 35

Read and spell words with the 'ow' and 'ou' sound, like cow and out.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 36

Notice the soft buzzing 'th' in 'this' and the quiet 'th' in 'thin'.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 37

Sort words into naming words (nouns) and doing words (verbs).

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 38

Use the word 'because' to give a reason in a sentence.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 39

Learn the floss rule for doubling l, s, f and z at the end of short words.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 40

Add -s to verbs so they match he, she or it.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Lesson 41

Use describing words to tell more about people, animals and things.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 42

Spell the k sound at the end of short words with ck, like duck and sock.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 43

Read and spell words that start with the two letters wh, like whale and wheel.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 44

Break words into beats called syllables by clapping them out.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Lesson 45

Tell the difference between made-up stories (fiction) and books of real facts (non-fiction).

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 46

Learn about the cover, title, author, illustrator, blurb and spine of a book.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Lesson 47

Work out WHO is in a story and WHERE and WHEN it happens.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 48

Share your opinion about a book and give a reason using the word because.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions