Helpful Resources
On this page you will find some parental aids with which you can help your children at home during homework tasks or any other work they may wish to undertake.
Some of the links will be for interactive games that you can play with your children in order to enhance their understanding of a specific subject or topic area. These will generally be linked to either Mathematics or English (Sentence level and SPAG).
We hope they are ok but if you have any requests then please don't hesitate in letting us know, as this page will be consistently updated with new and more relevant information.
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Maths and English Practise Websites
IXL have separate pages of skills linked to individual Year group. The Y6 page has links to practise both English and Maths skills. Pages are then split into skills of which has a practise question for the children to think about.
BBC Education have produced a whole host of materials for KS2. Follow the KS2 link and then select either Maths or English. Each area usually has an information section for reading, plus an activity and then quiz which is marked online. Some aspects require a subscription.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
A site with both Maths and English based quizzes which are marked as you go along.
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
A site with a range of information and questions – great for revision purposes!
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm
A site with links to old style Key Stage 2 Maths Papers, Maths Tutorials as well as Maths Games. Some of these games are linked to Memory and would therefore help pupils to retain key information.
http://www.online-maths-tutor.com/
These are “old style” Key Stage 2 test papers but are still useful for practise, and in particular, creating discussion around questions and strategies to answer. View on screen or print off for free. Best used
http://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/student-resources/past-papers/key-stage-2-ks2-sat-past-papers
Click on “For Kids” to access some fun games to practise speed of recall of times tables.
This site has loads of Maths games which help to practise a range of skills.
https://www.mathplayground.com/
Loads of Maths games on a range of Mathematical concepts.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Fantastic variety of maths games for 7-11 year olds.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division
A great place to learn and practise your times tables.
http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/
A range of English games and activities.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
A range of activities and games to practise a range of spelling rules and patterns.
http://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=2255
Want to know the meaning or spelling of a word? Then the interactive Oxford Dictionary website is just for you.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/word-classes-or-parts-of-speech