Here are some literacy websites you can explore at home.
Mr. Thorne does phonics
This is a useful site to help your child learn letter sounds, words and more.
Click on the links below to go to specific videos. Scroll down until you see the black box and press play.
When you are finished close the window and you will be back at this screen.
♦ To hear all the letter sounds click on the link below (in less than 3min you can practice all the letter sounds!)
Letter sounds
Captal letter names
Letter sounds and writing letters
Magic pencil writes the letters
♦ To practice specific letter sounds and words click on the letter below.
c a d g o m h r n
i s l t k b p f e
j z u qu v w y x
sh ch th wh
♦ To learn and practice specific letter sounds and words with Geraldine the giraffe click on the letter below.
c a d g o m h r n
i s l t k b p f e
j z u qu v w y x
Learning to write letters
Mr. Thorne does phonics
This is a useful site to help your child learn letter sounds, words and more.
Click on the links below to go to specific videos. Scroll down until you see the black box and press play.
When you are finished close the window and you will be back at this screen.
♦ To hear all the letter sounds click on the link below (in less than 3min you can practice all the letter sounds!)
Letter sounds
Captal letter names
Letter sounds and writing letters
Magic pencil writes the letters
♦ To practice specific letter sounds and words click on the letter below.
c a d g o m h r n
i s l t k b p f e
j z u qu v w y x
sh ch th wh
♦ To learn and practice specific letter sounds and words with Geraldine the giraffe click on the letter below.
c a d g o m h r n
i s l t k b p f e
j z u qu v w y x
Learning to write letters
Word families
Sort the words into their word families.
Starfall.com - Listen to sounds and learn to read with this web site.
ABC’s – letters
Learn to read– Zac the rat and other stories
Phonics Games
cvc game – poop deck
cvc game – hanging monkeys
Letter shooting!
Sounds game
Initial sounds games
Reading
NGFL – Welsh website
Stories to read online
- Click on At the park At the seaside
Dotty and boo cat and the stinky wood– story - listen to the story and answer the questions
Fairy Tales on cbeebies
Storyline Online – Screen Actors Guild Foundation - storys read by famous actors and activities
My Online Reading - colourful stories Senior Infants can try to read by themselves.
Traditional stories retold by Bev Evans
Open the powerpont presentation. Click on slideshow. Click on from the beginning.
Click on the page and the story and pictures will be revealed.
The little red hen
Goldilocks and the three bears
The three little pigs
Chicken Licken
Jack and the beanstalk
The magic porridge pot
Little red riding hood
The gingerbread man
Hansel and Gretel
The enormous turnip
Cinderella
The town mouse and the country mouse
The princess and the frog
Sleeping beauty
Sort the words into their word families.
Starfall.com - Listen to sounds and learn to read with this web site.
ABC’s – letters
Learn to read– Zac the rat and other stories
Phonics Games
cvc game – poop deck
cvc game – hanging monkeys
Letter shooting!
Sounds game
Initial sounds games
Reading
NGFL – Welsh website
Stories to read online
- Click on At the park At the seaside
Dotty and boo cat and the stinky wood– story - listen to the story and answer the questions
Fairy Tales on cbeebies
Storyline Online – Screen Actors Guild Foundation - storys read by famous actors and activities
My Online Reading - colourful stories Senior Infants can try to read by themselves.
Traditional stories retold by Bev Evans
Open the powerpont presentation. Click on slideshow. Click on from the beginning.
Click on the page and the story and pictures will be revealed.
The little red hen
Goldilocks and the three bears
The three little pigs
Chicken Licken
Jack and the beanstalk
The magic porridge pot
Little red riding hood
The gingerbread man
Hansel and Gretel
The enormous turnip
Cinderella
The town mouse and the country mouse
The princess and the frog
Sleeping beauty