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136 short lessons for classes 1 to 10 that a child can read alone. Every lesson has a simple explanation, worked examples, an activity to try at home with things you already have, and a practice sheet with an answer key that prints neatly.
- 136 lessons
- Classes 1 to 10
- Printable practice sheets
- Answer keys
- 21 printable books
Daily practice
Thursday is computers and coding day
One lesson for each class group, picked for today. Read it, try the activity, then print the practice sheet. A question from each lesson is below; try it before you open the answer.
Classes 1-2 · Computers and coding
Mouse and keyboard basics
Try this: What is the small arrow on the screen called?
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The pointer (or cursor arrow).
Classes 3-5 · Computers and coding
Algorithms: instructions step by step
Try this: Why does the order of steps matter?
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If the steps are in the wrong order the job goes wrong or cannot be done.
Classes 6-8 · Computers and coding
Input, process, output
Try this: In the area pseudocode, which line is the process?
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area = length * breadth.
Classes 9-10 · Computers and coding
Lists and arrays
Try this: Add up [4, 11, 6, 9]. What is the total?
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Pick your class and subject
Choose a class group, a subject, or both. Each lesson takes a few minutes to read, and the practice sheet is a good way to check what you remember.
Subject
19 lessons in english. Show all lessons
Classes 1 and 2
Counting, letters, shapes, our senses and good habits, in short lessons with big pictures.
- English
The alphabet and phonics
Learn the 26 letters, which five are vowels, and how sounds blend to make simple words like cat and sun.
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Making simple sentences
A sentence tells a complete thought. Learn to build simple sentences with a capital letter, a naming word and a doing word.
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Phonics: the sounds letters make
Learn the sound each letter makes and blend sounds together to read short words like cat, pen and sun.
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Rhyming words
Find words that sound the same at the end, like cat and hat, and make your own tiny rhymes.
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Capital letters: when to use them
Learn the three big rules for capital letters: starting a sentence, names of people and places, and the word I.
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Opposites: word pairs
Learn opposite words such as hot and cold, big and small, up and down, and use them in sentences.
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Classes 3 to 5
Tables, fractions, grammar, the water cycle, the solar system and how to stay safe.
- English
Nouns and pronouns
Nouns name people, places, animals and things. Pronouns take their place. Learn to tell them apart and use them well.
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Verbs and tenses
Verbs are action words. Learn how they change to show the past, the present and the future.
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Adjectives and describing words
Adjectives describe nouns and make your writing colourful. Learn to use them and to compare things.
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Describing people, places and things
Use describing words for colour, size, shape and feel so that your reader can see and touch what you write about.
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Building sentences step by step
Build strong sentences from who, what they do, and extra details like where, when and how.
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Classes 6 to 8
Algebra, ratio, circuits, photosynthesis, coding ideas and how our country is run.
- English
Punctuation made easy
Full stops, commas, question marks, apostrophes and speech marks make writing clear. Learn when to use each one.
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Writing a good paragraph
A good paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting details and a closing sentence. Learn to plan and write one.
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Active and passive voice
In active voice the doer acts; in passive voice the action is done to something. Learn to change one into the other.
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Subject-verb agreement
Learn how the verb changes to match a singular or plural subject, and fix common mistakes with tricky subjects.
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Articles: a, an and the
Learn when to use a, an or the before a noun, why sounds matter more than letters, and when no article is needed.
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Prepositions of place and time
Use in, on, at, under, between, before and after correctly to say where things are and when things happen.
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Conjunctions and joining sentences
Use and, but, or, so, because, although and when to join short sentences into smooth, well-connected ones.
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Classes 9 and 10
Pythagoras, motion, acids and bases, the internet, the Constitution and money.
How a lesson works
Read, try, practise, check
Every lesson follows the same four steps, so you always know what comes next. Parents and teachers can print the practice sheet and keep the answer key.
Read
A friendly explanation with worked examples and, in many lessons, a labelled diagram.
Try it at home
A small activity using things you already have. Some need a grown-up to help, and the lesson says so.
Practise
A practice sheet of 8 to 12 questions that prints on one or two pages.
Check
An answer key on its own page, so you can mark your own work and see where to look again.